As a great military expert, Chairman Mao once commanded such an amazing military operation as the four crossings of chishui.
Interestingly, despite decades of spectacular military career, Chairman Mao never brought a gun. Refusal to take the gun does not mean that Chairman Mao is not brave, and in early 1929, Chairman Mao also took up a gun and charged bravely at a critical moment, regardless of danger.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the Red Army reached its most dangerous moment</h1>
After the Red Army arrived at Jinggangshan, the momentum of revolutionary development in the Jinggangshan area became stronger and stronger day by day. Chiang Kai-shek has always been very jealous of the Communist Party and extremely uneasy about the development of the Red Army.
In order to strangle the red army that was not yet mature at that time in the cradle, Chiang Kai-shek used He Jian as the commander-in-chief of the Xianggan bandits and mobilized 30,000 troops to besiege Jinggangshan.
In the face of the enemy's heavy encirclement and suppression, the Red Army, which was only 4,000 people at that time, was difficult to resist. In the face of the aggressive enemy, the Military Front Committee decided at the meeting that it would implement the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao, so that the main force of the Red Fourth Army would avoid its sharp edge and leave Jinggangshan to advance toward the enemy's rear, forcing the enemy to return to the rescue.
In January 1929, the Red Fourth Army set out from Jinggangshan for Gannan Province. As soon as the Red Army left Jinggangshan, its whereabouts were already discovered. He Jian hurriedly sent troops to catch up. Soon after the Red Army set out, it was blocked by the enemy.
Surrounded by the enemy, the Red Fourth Army was forced to fight in Dayu and other places, but all suffered defeats. A large number of wounded were present, which made it difficult for troops to move.
In the ongoing exchange of fire, many regimental and battalion cadres died in battle. Because of their remoteness from the base areas, the troops were unfamiliar with the roads and could not find food. On the way to the march, the local militia groups continued to attack the Red Army, which made the Red Army exhausted, and the troops were always in a state of high fatigue.
At the time of Zhenxia Village, the Red Army was once surrounded by enemy troops. At that time, many soldiers in the Red Army began to waver in their thinking, and there was a phenomenon of fighters fleeing and defecting to the enemy in battle. At the critical moment, Chairman Mao, who had always been calm, snatched a gun from He Zizhen's hand and personally supervised the battle, which temporarily stabilized the situation.
After the First World War, the Red Fourth Army lost a large number of military and political cadres. Zhu De's wife Wu Ruolan was captured, and party representative He Ying was killed. The Red Fourth Army was reduced from 3,600 men before departure to less than 2,000, with hundreds of wounded still to be cared for.
Compared with physical exhaustion, mental setbacks and blows spread like an epidemic among the Red Army. At that time, many people were full of pessimism about the prospects of the revolution, and Yuan Wencai and Liu Huixiao, chiefs of staff of the Red Fourth Army, broke away from the ranks on their own on the way to the march, and the departure of these cadres aggravated the pessimism of the troops.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the front committee prepared for the worst</h1>
At the most difficult time for the Red Army, the Red Fourth Army held a meeting in Rofu mountain. At the meeting, the leaders of the Red Fourth Army discussed the worst-case scenario.
The meeting decided that if the Red Fourth Army was dispersed, the leaders could go back to the big cities and hide first. At the meeting, Chairman Mao, Zhu De, and others all set each other's pseudonyms and contact codes.
At this time, the Kuomintang side was full of confidence in the suppression of the Red Army, and Liu Shiyi, commander of the Kuomintang 15th Brigade, in a telegram sent to Chiang Kai-shek, made a bold statement that "the communist army will be eliminated within a day."
From the perspective of the balance of forces between the two sides at that time, Liu Shiyi did have proud capital. At that time, the Red Army was defeated in successive battles, morale was low, supplies were insufficient, and the battalion was full of wounded soldiers, which was completely a one-touch collapse.
The Nationalist army won successive battles, morale was high, and there were sufficient supplies along the way. At this time, it was not incomprehensible that the Kuomintang side was clearly beginning to relax and even despise the Red Army. It's just that on the battlefield, any slackness can lead to defeat.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Chairman Mao decided to launch a Jedi counterattack in Dabaidi</h1>
On 8 February, the Red Army reached Huangbaiwei near Dabaidi. At this time, the Red Army had been on the road with the enemy for half a day, and could finally take a good rest.
Troops can rest, and intelligence work cannot be left behind. Chairman Mao immediately arranged for Zhang Zongxun to lead the reconnaissance detachment to Ruijin City to collect intelligence.
In the process of arranging the reconnaissance task, He Zizhen insisted on participating together. The other comrades all objected on the grounds that female comrades were insecure, and Chairman Mao knew his wife's abilities very well, and He Zizhen was more experienced in intelligence work, so he agreed to He Zizhen's request.
Ruijin City originally had a Kuomintang garrison, but this group of garrisons was originally reorganized by bandits and had no combat effectiveness at all. After hearing that the Red Army had reached the outskirts of the city, the group had long since fled.
There were no enemies in the city, so He Zizhen's intelligence gathering work went very smoothly. After arriving in the city, He Zizhen picked up some documents and newspapers and took them back.
On He Zizhen's way back, he encountered the enemy, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides. He Zizhen did not let his eyebrows be raised during the battle, and showed great bravery, fighting and retreating, and finally got rid of the enemy's pursuit.
As Chairman Mao's wife, He Zizhen himself was also a talent with firm revolutionary ideology and excellent military quality. From the founding of the Central Soviet Region to the Long March, He Zizhen was both Chairman Mao's wife and comrade-in-arms, and she made significant contributions to the Chinese revolution.
While He Zizhen was gathering intelligence, Chairman Mao, Zhu De, and others were not idle. Through observation, Chairman Mao found that Dabaidi was a small village surrounded by a large mountain, where the roads were narrow and the mountains on both sides were densely forested, and it was a good place to set up ambushes. If the Red Army ambushed on this high ground, it was entirely possible to fight a war of annihilation.
Chairman Mao told Zhu De about this idea, and Zhu De also thought that this idea was good. In order to unify opinions, Zhu De organized a military meeting together.
At this time, He Zizhen's intelligence had also been sent, and through the newspaper, Chairman Mao knew that the pursuing soldiers were two regiments under Liu Shiyi. Chairman Mao believed that although the regiment was highly morale, it had already been proud and complacent after defeating the Red Army many times. The proud soldiers will be defeated, and they will certainly not care about the ambush.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > military democracy unifies the military heart</h1>
Lin Biao, as the leader of the regiment, objected at the meeting, and Lin Biao believed that the current people were trapped and lacking, and there was a risk of losing again if they continued to fight. Chairman Mao did not agree with Lin Biao's views, but he promoted military democracy and asked instructors at all levels to hold combat meetings to understand the opinions of the soldiers.
Surprisingly, the soldiers generally believed that the Red Army had reached a life-and-death situation and had no way to retreat. Coupled with the fact that they were constantly defeated by Liu Shiyi's troops along the way, the soldiers had already gritted their teeth at Liu Shiyi and were willing to fight with Liu Shiyi's troops.
Luo Ronghuan, in particular, has been asking Chairman Mao for war. At the request of all the fighters, the front committee finally made the decision to fight an ambush in Dabaidi.
Military democracy is the biggest difference between our revolutionary army and the old feudal army and warlord army. In the course of our army's growth, the democratization of the army has fully aroused the enthusiasm of soldiers and made military decision-making more scientific, which is one of the magic weapons for our army to win every battle.
Here I can't help but feel the firmness of the revolutionaries' will. At that time, the Red Army was already so difficult, and there were many escapees. On the eve of the battle, there was also bad news about the loss of Jinggangshan.
However, this group of revolutionaries remained highly motivated and ready to fight. This kind of ambition and will is something that the Kuomintang does not possess. This ambition accompanied the Chinese revolution through the difficult early days of the Red Army, and will also accompany the Red Army through the more difficult Long March.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > fight after Chinese New Year's Eve meal</h1>
Although the whole army has unified its thinking, the troops are still facing the problem of insufficient food. Man is iron, rice is steel. No matter how strong the willpower is, there is no combat effectiveness without food.
On February 10, Chinese New Year's Eve, in order to give everyone a good meal, the Red Army personally went to the hometown to borrow things, registered and made a record, and issued vouchers.
Fellow villagers took the initiative to donate materials for the New Year to support the Red Army, and with the support of the common people, the Red Army ate a full meal of Chinese New Year's Eve, which greatly boosted the morale of the Red Army.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Chairman Mao personally charged Dabaidi eventually became a place of victory</h1>
On the morning of February 11, the enemy began to approach the ambush circle. This enemy was very arrogant, and in the foggy weather with insufficient visibility, it still swung forward, not even sending a scout.
At this time, Chairman Mao ordered the vanguard troops to go forward to lure the enemy, and after the vanguard troops exchanged fire with the enemy, they quickly pretended to retreat, and on the way to retreat, the Red Army still left its luggage along the road.
Liu Shiyi saw that the Red Army had lost its armor and believed that the Red Army had no combat effectiveness, so he ordered the whole army to accelerate its advance in order to completely annihilate the Red Army. After the enemy had all entered the ambush circle, Zhu De ordered a general attack.
Shouts of killing and gunfire rang out all over the mountains, and the enemy was in a chaotic mess in an instant. Liu Shiyi was also quite panicked at first, but he quickly calmed down and organized his troops to counterattack.
Although it was a siege war, the Red Army only had one thousand and five guns at that time, and could not play a condescending advantage. Liu Shiyi's troops were well-equipped and relied on fire superiority to resist.
If the enemy is allowed to take the initiative, then the Red Army will be in danger after running out of ammunition, and it is likely that it will be counter-charged. In a hurry, Zhu De personally led the reserve and launched a charge against the enemy.
Chairman Mao also grabbed a gun from He Zizhen's hand and led his troops to charge down the mountain. Seeing that Chairman Mao and Zhu De had rushed up, the fighting spirit of the soldiers was boosted, and the entire Red Army came at the enemy like a flood.
Liu Shiyi saw that the Red Army was unstoppable as a fierce tiger descending the mountain, and he could not take care of the troops, so he retreated first. After seeing Liu Shiyi retreat, the enemy army was suddenly in chaos, and the two regimental commanders under Liu Shiyi were quickly captured.
By noon, the enemy had basically surrendered, and the Red Army had finally won a victory. In the Battle of Dabaidi, the Red Army annihilated two enemy regiments and annihilated more than 800 enemy troops.
The Red Army completely reversed the unfavorable situation and replenished a large number of guns and ammunition, laying a solid foundation for the creation of the central base area.
The Battle of Dabaidi tempered the revolutionary ranks, and the revolutionaries, with their tenacious convictions, turned the Chinese revolution from danger to safety. In this battle, marshals such as Zhu De, Chen Yi, Lin Biao, and Luo Ronghuan emerged.
The CPC can go from weak to strong be inseparable from the firm conviction and tenacious will of the COMMUNIST Party members. Because the ideals of Communists are great, the power of ideals and convictions is great.
Text/Yu Xin