During the struggle against the hegemony of the Qing bandits, He Long met with Luo Guangwen in Zizhong in Sichuan

In the struggle against the hegemony of the Qing bandits

He Long met with Luo Guangwen in Zizhong, Sichuan

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, before the agents of the Kuomintang government fled to Taiwan, they formed a stubborn "stronghold" in the southwest region of our country, and they colluded with bandits and feudal forces to instigate a small number of troops who had revolted and surrendered to carry out mutinies and launch counter-revolutionary riots, which was very dangerous.

On February 4, 1950, Deng Xiaoping, then first secretary of the Southwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Southwest Military and Political Committee, Liu Bocheng, second secretary of the Southwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Southwest Military and Political Committee, together with He Long, third secretary of the Southwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice chairman of the Southwest Military and Political Committee, commander of the Southwest Military and Political Committee, and Zhou Shidi (commander of the West Sichuan Military Region and mayor of the Chengdu Municipal People's Government), Wang Weizhou (vice chairman of the Southwest Military and Political Committee), and Hu Yaobang (secretary of the CPC Northern Sichuan Regional Committee and political commissar of the Northern Sichuan Military Region), joined the meeting. We are discussing major events in the southwest in Chongqing.

He Long

An urgent report of the bandit riot was sent to Chongqing. He Long said: "These remnants of the Kuomintang are not willing to lose and have to struggle for a few moments. I'm going back to Chengdu right away. ”

The next day, near dusk, He Long's convoy reached Neijiang. From the Neijiang River, there is a large dirt road. When they arrived at the outskirts of Zizhong City, the sky was already dark, rain and fog were intertwined, and He Long and his party had to stop.

He Long was accompanied by only one reinforced company of troops, and camped here, in case of encirclement, it was more difficult to cover the breakthrough. If you continue to go forward, you can't see the road clearly at night, and there is also a danger of driving. When everyone was in a dilemma, He Long said, "Do you know that this is the station of Luo Guangwen's Fifteenth Corps?" Let's go, let's go to town. ”

Luo Guangwen

Secretary Chen Meng and staff officer Liu Zhan suggested: That is too dangerous, or go around and find a town in front of you.

He Long said, "Since we are already here, we can't leave." Not only do we have to stay, but we also have to swing into the city. ”

Staff Officer Liu looked at He Long's calm and resolute expression, and it was not convenient to say anything more, and according to He Long's instructions, he went to the city to contact a hotel facing the street.

After Secretary Chen and Staff Officer Liu had placed the chief and entourage, they worked with several personnel in charge of security work to study countermeasures that should be taken in the event of an emergency. He Long saw their expressions and smiled heartily, "What are you nervous about?" Not necessarily. It's an accident, it's very close to Chengdu, and there's nothing remarkable about it. When you are finished eating, you hurry to rest. I'll have to hurry tomorrow. ”

Secretary Chen was eating, and a sentry reported that an officer of the rebel unit, named Luo Guangwen, had come to see Commander He. This sudden situation stunned everyone present. What is he going to do?

Secretary Chen said to Staff Officer Liu, "Let's tell Luo Guangwen that He Long is not here." ”

"Well—" Said Counselor Liu, "take Luo Guangwen away, let's talk to Mr. He again, get out of this place quickly, who knows if he came to find out the bottom?" ”

Just as they were discussing, Hu Yaobang, who was checking the safety situation outside the house, came over and said to Staff Officer Liu, "Little Staff Officer, don't be so nervous." Since General Luo already knew that Boss He was here and had personally visited him, it was better to invite him in first, otherwise he would be rude. Tell the guards not to rest first, and to wait to see what is going on. ”

He Long had not yet slept, and when he heard their conversation, he came out of the back room, and everyone looked at him in unison, expecting his decision.

He Long took a deep breath of his cigarette and said frankly: "Luo Guangwen took the troops to other places for reorganization in accordance with the orders of the military region, and the route he took was also predetermined, and there was nothing abnormal about it. Let us not be suspicious of others. So he said to Secretary Chen, "Big Chen, you should invite him to sit in my room." He came, and we just happened to talk, which is also a good opportunity to do work. ”

He Long said, straightening out the black leather jacket that he had just taken off, and while buttoning it, he said to Hu Yaobang, "You go and ask Shi Di and Elder Wang to talk together." Usually, if you want to meet, I am afraid it is not easy! ”

Secretary Chen invited Luo Guangwen to the house to talk, and He Long got up to greet him, and Luo Guangwen respectfully saluted He Long and said, "I have heard reports from my subordinates that Commander He passed by here on his way back to Chengdu from Chongqing and came to visit. ”

He Long returned the favor, shook hands with him kindly, and said, "Thank you!" Then, he introduced Zhou Shidi, Wang Weizhou, Hu Yaobang and others to him.

After everyone sat down, He Long said, "General Luo, we were in a hurry, we didn't want to disturb you, who knows or alarmed you, you braved the rain to run in person, it is really too much to go." ”

"I didn't expect to meet Commander He and all the chiefs here, and I am very happy, and it is rare to meet them." However, the conditions here are too poor. Are you going to stay overnight at our place, and tomorrow we will send you on your way. ”

"No thanks. It's late, don't bother again. ”

"I heard that there are bandits in Chengdu, and the road is not safe, so we still send a paragraph and do my best to take a little responsibility." Sichuan's robe brother is powerful, tens of thousands of people moving, I hope you will be more careful. ”

General Luo was assured that someone from Chengdu would come to pick him up. You went to Zhejiang to reorganize this time, and you don't know how the troops are feeling? ”

"I was originally a guilty person, and the Communist Party gave me the road to regeneration, and I could not repay it." My subordinates still remember your speech when you received the insurrectionary officers at the Chengdu People's Theater, and you must do it in accordance with your instructions, have no hesitation, and work with the Communist Party with one heart and one mind to build a new China. The officers and men of the army were all grateful for the leniency of the Communist Party. If in the future, we can arrange a way to live, each gets its own place, and there will be no accidents, I can guarantee this. ”

"Our Party's policy will not change. Millions of troops are stationed in Sichuan, and Sichuan cannot afford to eat one thing alone. The government has just taken over, everything is waiting to be rebuilt, and the finances and food are tight. The troops are transferred, and I think you can understand them. ”

"The outward transfer is the government's trust in our army. We have done things that do not stand up to the Communist Party in the past, and now we are increasing the burden on the government, and we are very uneasy in our hearts. I have been in the reactionary army for many years, and in the future I will certainly be reborn and strive to transform..."

"Haha!" He Long looked at Luo Guangwen's restrained look and smiled heartily. Then he said, "If you want to talk about transformation, you must transform." Premier Zhou often said that revolutions do not take place in any order. I used to work in the old army, and we're all the same. If you join the revolution, you can no longer settle old scores. As long as you follow the party wholeheartedly, it is still the same sentence I said to you before: the future is bright. ”

Luo Guangwen did not expect He Long to say this, especially the sentence "We are all the same", which made him even more moved. His restrained expression also relaxed, and he said humbly, "Where, where, I am wearing the body of sin, how can I be like you." ”

"Here you are again. A family doesn't speak two words! ”

"Yes, yes. You can rest assured that under the leadership of the Communist Party, I will definitely use the second half of my life to do something useful for the people and make up for my past mistakes. It's time for you to rest, and I'll send you off tomorrow morning. He stood up and bid farewell to several chiefs one by one.

He Long, together with Zhou Shidi, Wang Weizhou, and Hu Yaobang, sent him out of the courtyard. When they broke up, He Long said: "The gentleman's friendship is as light as water, I don't care if I send it or not, tomorrow you don't have to send it." ”

He Long returned to the house, and while taking off his jacket, he said to Secretary Chen, "Luo Guangwen and I had a good conversation." Earlier, he had listened to the rumors of the Kuomintang agents and was suspicious of our Party's policy. I asked the comrades of the underground party to convey to him a message, as long as he honestly accepted the reorganization and arrested the spies in his troops, he had a bright future. Sure enough, he removed the agent from the troops and handed it over to us. ”

The next morning, the rain stopped. Trees and bamboo forests near and far are clearly visible, and cooking smoke is swirling. He Long, Zhou Shidi, Wang Weizhou, and Hu Yaobang traveled to Chengdu by car. A large-scale struggle against banditry and hegemony awaits them to command.