The gunshots of the Nanchang Uprising in that year opened the prelude to the creation of the people's army by our Party, and before that, there had been an armed force under the full leadership of our Party, dating back to the ironclad convoy in 1924. Several of the founders and leaders of this company-level contingent are members of our Party, and it is worth mentioning that this unit also has the characteristics of a later people's army:
Strict discipline, equal status of officers and men, extensive contact with the masses, and open accounts of troop expenditures.
It is precisely because of the difference of this unit, although his soldiers are not many, he has a strong combat effectiveness and has always created military miracles, and today's protagonist is Zhou Shidi, the leader of the ironclad team.
Later, the reason why the ironclad team disappeared in the long river of history was because it evolved into a prestigious revolutionary team.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > nanchang uprising as a division commander</h1>
In 1925, the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army formed the 12th Division, specially set up the 34th Regiment under the jurisdiction of the party members of our party, the backbone of this unit was the members of the ironclad motorcade, and later the 34th regiment was changed to the independent regiment directly under the fourth army, Zhou Shidi served as the commander of the first battalion, and the regimental commander was the famous Ye Ting, and later this team had a glorious name "Ye Ting Independent Regiment".
During the Northern Expedition, the Ye Ting Independent Regiment was the vanguard of the Northern Expedition, and its brilliant achievements in the Northern Expedition were obvious to all, but the officers and men of the Independent Regiment also suffered huge casualties, and there were more than 60 cadres above the platoon level who sacrificed their lives alone. After the Northern Expedition, the meritorious ministers of the Independent Regiment were vigorously promoted, and Zhou Shidi was promoted to regimental commander, but at this time, the number of the Independent Regiment was changed to 73rd Regiment of the 25th Division.
In 1927, the 25th Division participated in the Second Northern Expedition, and was defeated by the elite Feng army in Henan, which shook the Central Plains, and the revolutionary situation rose again. However, in April and July, Chiang Kai-shek and Wang staged counter-revolutionary coups in Shanghai and Wuhan and persecuted our Party. Comrades' blood cannot be shed in vain, and on August 1, several people gathered in Nanchang to launch an uprising.
Previously, Li Hanling, commander of the 25th Division, also co-opted Zhou Shidi, hoping not to follow our party, but was sternly rejected by Zhou Shidi.
On the morning of August 1, after learning the news of the Nanchang uprising, he consulted with Nie Rongzhen on countermeasures, took advantage of the lunch break to take most of the 25th Division out of the garrison, and while marching along the railway line, he was blocked by Zhang Fakui's guard battalion, but was surrounded by the officers and men of the 25th Division and disarmed. It is worth mentioning that a batch of "flower organs" captured this time played an important role in the sidu chishui in the later Long March.
Early the next morning, Li Shuoxun and the officers and men of the 25th Division arrived in Nanchang, and after they joined, the Nanchang rebel army increased to more than 20,000 people, and the 25th Division alone accounted for nearly a quarter.
Zhou Shidi served as the commander of the 25th Division, and at this time his seniority in the army was quite good, and it can be understood by looking at the positions of the founding fathers in the army at this time.
Lin Zong was the commander of the 7th Company of the 73rd Regiment of the 25th Division, and Chen Yi, who came to participate in the uprising shortly after, served as the political instructor of the 73rd Regiment. General Su Yu was the squad leader of the 24th Division's teaching brigade, General Chen Geng was the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Division of the 20th Army, and Xu Guangda, who joined the rebel army halfway, was only a probationary platoon leader.
It can be seen that at this time, Zhou Shidi's military status was higher than that of marshals and generals, so why was it only awarded to the founding general later? This also begins with the rebel army moving south.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > return to the revolutionary ranks</h1>
At the beginning of October, the officers and men of the 25th Division stayed behind at Sanheba to take charge of the task of blocking the enemy, and in three days and nights of fierce fighting, the 25th Division eliminated thousands of enemy troops, but it also suffered heavy casualties. However, the enemy forces in front of them were not defeated, and there was a steady stream of reinforcements, in which case the 25th Division could only retreat in echelons.
At this time, it was also learned that the main force had failed in the Battle of Tangkeng, and the idea of creating a base area in Chaoshan was completely broken, and only a new way out could be found. After the decision of the party committee, Zhou Shidi and Li Shuoxun went to Hong Kong and Shanghai to find party organizations and seek work arrangements after that.
As soon as the two left, only zhu Laozong, Chen Yi, and Wang Erzhuo were left in the remnants of the rebel army, three cadres at or above the regimental level. It can be said that they were the only remaining revolutionary flames of the Nanchang uprising, and it was under the leadership of the three people that they moved to many places and marched into Jinggangshan after leading the Shonan uprising, laying the foundation for the consolidation and expansion of the Jinggangshan base area and also establishing the special position of the three people in the revolutionary army.
On the other hand, Zhou Shidi, who came to Hong Kong, became pessimistic about the prospects of the revolution in the midst of illness and helplessness, and finally went to Nanyang to break off relations with the organization, and it was six years after he returned to the revolutionary ranks, and the subordinates who participated in the Nanchang Uprising together now have a prominent position in the people's army, and their influence and position have long exceeded that of Zhou Shidi.
For the original wrong decision, Zhou Shidi also regrets, although the regrets of that year can not be recovered, but now he can use his own ability to make up for it as much as possible. A few months after returning to the Soviet zone, Zhou Shidi began the Long March with the Central Red Army.
At this time, he served as the chief of the command section of the cadre regiment, and in 1935, when the Red Army crossed the Chishui River to Zunyi, the enemy army chased after the Red Army from the direction of Tongzi and even broke through the Red Army's rearguard force. The situation was so critical that the upper cadres stayed behind to take charge of the vigilance.
In fact, with the addition of the soldiers who had just been taken in, the cadres only had more than a hundred guns, and each of them had only a few rounds of ammunition. Zhou Shidi, who was in charge of command, had rich combat experience, and he arranged for most of the soldiers to set up an ambush in the front and personally led two squads to ambush on the side. The enemy only fired at a distance of tens of meters from the ambush point, the Red Army was short of ammunition, but the close enemy fired, and the bullet hit rate was very high.
Seeing that the enemy army was attacked, Zhou Shidi also led two squads to attack from the flank. The enemy saw that there were ambushes on all sides, thinking that they had encountered the main force of the Red Army, and even the wounded soldiers did not want to retreat quickly. This battle can be described as a victory in danger, but without the spirit of sacrifice and rich combat experience, Zhou Shidi could not have imagined this dangerous move no matter what.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="24" > partnered with several marshals</h1>
During the Long March, Zhou Shidi resumed his party membership, his military position was rapidly promoted, and after the three main forces of the Red Army met in northern Shaanxi, Zhou Shidi became the chief of staff of the Red Second Front, and became a partner with Mr. He.
If it were not for the severe lung disease of Zhou Shidi in 1944, he would have to leave the army for the rear for medical treatment, and the cooperation between the two of them would continue. After more than a year of recuperation, Zhou Shidi finally returned to work, and in 1948, when the North China Military Region was established, Zhou Shidi was promoted to deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the First Corps, and the commander and political commissar was Marshal Xu Qianqian.
In their military careers, the two seem to have little communication, but the two are old classmates of Huangpu Phase I, and their feelings are not generally deep, and they are naturally a good pair.
After the founding of New China, Zhou Shidi was transferred from the Eighteenth Corps to the air defense unit as commander, this is a newly established branch of the army, and the technical content is very demanding, the inexperienced Zhou Commander was really under pressure at first, but the organization entrusted this heavy responsibility to him, zhou Shidi had to do a good job.
After a little bit of study and step-by-step improvement, the work of the troops has gradually come to the right track; during the period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, it fought more than 10,000 battles, shot down more than 400 enemy planes, and wounded nearly 1,600, and at the same time a number of combat heroes and heroes emerged.
In 1955, the Training Directorate of the People's Liberation Army was established, with Zhou Shidi as the deputy minister, during which two marshals served as ministers, one Liu Shuai and one Ye Shuai. Throughout his military career, he partnered with four marshals and two of his subordinates.
Soon Zhou Shidi participated in the grand conferment of the title and was awarded the rank of general, and it is worth mentioning that his son-in-law Peng Fujiu also participated in the ceremony of awarding the title, or a major general.
After the founding of New China, General Zhou's position rose step by step, and as a senior general in the army, he has always maintained a hard and simple style of life.
Once Xiao Jinguang went to his house as a guest, saw that the sofas at home were rotten and did not look good, and after he could not see it, he reflected this situation to the relevant parts. However, when the service department purchased several pieces of decent furniture and shipped them to his home, they were rejected by Zhou Shidi. Later, It was Elder Zhou who was sent elsewhere to recuperate, so he took the opportunity of his departure to replace a few pieces of rotten furniture.