【Zhang Yunyi of the Ten Great Generals' Anti-Japanese War Story】
Among the ten founding generals, Zhang Yunyi was very low-key, there were not many stories, and everyone was not deeply impressed by him, but in fact, Zhang Yunyi's revolutionary seniority was even earlier than That of Zhu Laozong, and he was also the only one among the ten major generals who enjoyed the treatment of marshal.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the New Fourth Army had two commanders, the first being Ye Ting and the second being Chen Yi.
Below, we will take a look at general Zhang Yunyi's contribution during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
First of all, in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhang Yunyi made crucial contributions to the formation of the New Fourth Army.
The reason why this unit was called the "New Fourth Army" and was accepted by Chiang Kai-shek at that time was that there was one person who was very crucial, that is, Ye Ting, and Zhang Yunyi played a very important role in Ye Ting's return.
The friendship between Zhang Yunyi and Ye Ting is very long, they were classmates when they were in the Whampoa Army Elementary School, and later they both served in the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, Zhang Yunyi was the chief of staff of the 25th Division of the Fourth Army, and Ye Ting was the commander of the Independent Regiment of the 12th Division of the Fourth Army.
The Fourth Army was a progressive revolutionary brigade during the Period of the Great Revolution, especially during the Northern Expedition, the Fourth Army attacked Kerui, and in the battle against Changsha, it was Zhang Yunyi's strong initiative that ye Ting's independent regiment became famous in one battle and achieved the "iron army" known all over the world.
In 1927, under the cover of Zhang Yunyi, Ye Ting, Li Shuoxun, Zhou Shidi and others secretly led their troops to participate in the Nanchang Uprising, and then held the Guangzhou Uprising. Zhang Yunyi did not participate in the Nanchang Uprising, but participated in the Guangzhou Uprising.
After the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, Ye Ting went abroad to study military affairs in Moscow, but the Comintern mistakenly charged Ye Ting with the failure of the Chinese revolution, and Ye Ting angrily left the Soviet Union and lost contact with our Party.
Under the situation of increasing japanese aggression, Ye Ting resolutely returned to China, but because he lost contact with the organization, Ye Ting had to temporarily commit himself to the 19th Route Army that launched the Fujian Incident.
At the same time, our party was also looking for Ye Ting, so we sent Zhang Yunyi, who had a deep friendship with Ye Ting, to look for it.
(Photo: Zhang Yunyi on the left, Three leaves on the left)
Zhang Yunyi painstakingly found Ye Ting, which showed the Trust and Great Expectation of the Communist Party in Ye Ting, dispelled Ye Ting's concerns, and finally prompted Ye Ting to return, and used his huge influence within the Kuomintang to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek, which led to the acceptance of the southern revolutionary armed forces into the reorganization of the Nationalist government.
It should be known that the revolutionary armed forces in the south led by Xiang Ying, Chen Yi, Su Yu, and others at that time were the most feared force of the Kuomintang reactionaries, and Chiang Kai-shek wanted to find a way to eradicate them no matter what; even under the situation of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communists, Chiang Kai-shek still adopted the strategy of "suppressing the north and the south," and Chen Yi almost died under the siege of the burning mountains of the Kuomintang army!
At this time, Ye Ting came forward to negotiate with the Kuomintang, which broke the deadlock and allowed Chiang Kai-shek to stop the encirclement and suppression of the southern guerrillas.
Chiang Kai-shek always looked at Ye Ting differently, and if these Red Army guerrillas came under Ye Ting's command, Chiang Kai-shek would still be very relieved, so he agreed to the reorganization of these Red Army guerrillas.
The reason why this unit is called the "New Fourth Army" is also the proposition of Ye Ting and Zhang Yunyi, because they both miss the prestigious "Fourth Army" during the Great Revolution, so they strongly advocate that the new unit be called the "New Fourth Army" and inherit and carry forward the style of the "Iron Army" of that year.
Therefore, to some extent, Zhang Yunyi is also one of the main founders of the New Fourth Army.
After the formal establishment of the New Fourth Army, Ye Ting served as the commander, Xiang Ying as the deputy commander, Zhang Yunyi as the chief of staff, and the commander of the third detachment. At that time, Chen Yi was the commander of the first detachment, and Su Yu was the deputy commander of the second detachment.
In the early days of the establishment of the New Fourth Army, the main force was still in the old land of Jiangxi, and Zhang Yunyi suggested that the New Fourth Army should move to the Suwan region, where the Japanese Kou, Wang Puppet, and the Kuomintang were all regarded as the core of their rule, and from then on, the Jianghuai area began to be active in the new Fourth Army' fighting.
Zhang Yunyi was not only good at doing united front work, but also had outstanding military command ability; the Jiangbei troops of the New Fourth Army led by him smashed the Japanese and Kou "sweeps" and "cleared the countryside" many times, opened up important base areas in eastern Anhui and northern Jiangsu, and successfully met with the Eighth Route Army.
After the outbreak of the Anhui Incident, military commander Ye Ting was imprisoned, deputy commander Xiang Ying, director of the Political Department Yuan Guoping, and deputy chief of staff Zhou Zikun were all killed, and under the auspices of Chen Yi, Liu Shaoqi, Zhang Yunyi, and others, the New Fourth Army was rebuilt.
In the reorganized New Fourth Army, Chen Yi served as the commander, Liu Shaoqi as the political commissar, and Zhang Yunyi served as the deputy commander and commander of the 2nd Division, and when Chen Yi was away, he acted as the commander.
In November 1943, Chen Yi was transferred to Yan'an by Chairman Mao because of his disagreement with Rao Shushi, and the New Fourth Army has been under the full command of Acting Commander Zhang Yunyi ever since, and his credit is no worse than that of General Manager Chen.
Mr. Chen commented: "Zhang Yunyi is not only a good protagonist, but also a good supporting role. When the protagonist can brainstorm and be good, when the supporting role is actively cooperating, sincere cooperation. He also praised him for "having the capacity of the sea and the virtue of the mountains."
While acting as commander of the New Fourth Army, Zhang Yunyi launched a new struggle against the Japanese puppet army and the Kuomintang stubborn army and won a major victory. In the face of the blockade of the Kuomintang reactionaries, Zhang Yunyi also led the New Fourth Army to carry out production and self-help activities, set up commercial and trade enterprises, and obtained great funds and material supplies for the New Fourth Army.
Therefore, under the blockade and encirclement and suppression of the Kuomintang reactionaries and the Japanese puppet army, the New Fourth Army not only did not disappear, but grew stronger and stronger, and finally grew to more than 300,000 people, and the militia contingent was nearly a million people, and established anti-Japanese base areas in central China that spanned Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, and other provinces, making indelible contributions to the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.
These achievements are naturally inseparable from Zhang Yunyi's credit!
(References: "Biography of Zhang Yunyi", "Annals of Zhang Yunyi", "History of the New Fourth Army", "Anhui Incident")
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