The Southern King of Guangdong for eight years - the legendary Chen Jitang (Part 2)

The Southern King of Guangdong for eight years - the legendary Chen Jitang (Part 2) Yu Yushu (5) The communist army surrounded Lingnan (Part 2) After the successful breakout, Mao Zedong was proud to have...

The Southern King of Guangdong for eight years - the legendary Chen Jitang (Part 2) Yu Yushu (5) The communist army marches around Lingnan (Part 2) After the successful breakout, Mao Zedong proudly wrote: "It's too late in the east, but the army of Mo Dao marched early. People who have traveled through the green mountains are still young, and the scenery here is unique. The peaks outside Huichang City are directly connected to the east. The soldiers looked at southern Guangdong, which was even more lush and green." On October 12, 1934, a total of 85,000 people When the "Red Star Column" broke through to the Jiangxi-Guangdong border, Chen Jitang also issued an order to his generals accordingly: "You are not allowed to fire unless the enemy shoots at me. You are not allowed to attack until the enemy attacks me." On the 20th, the Communist army quickly surpassed the gap in the bunker front that had not yet been encircled and broke through the first line of defense. After hearing the report, Chiang Kai-shek was shocked and angry, and urgently ordered Chen Jitang's South Route Army and He Jian's West Route Army to establish a second line of defense from Rucheng, Renhua, to Lechang on the border of Guangdong and Hunan. After receiving the order, Chen pretended to be pretentious and sent Li Hanhun, the director of appeasement in northern Guangdong, to lead the Dusan Division and the security brigade to set up defenses. In fact, Li Bu had already received Chen's secret order: focusing on "protecting the territory and the people", he allowed the Communist army to successfully cross the small town of Ertang, and soon left the border of Guangdong Province. The only contact was his inner loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek. The second Yu Han planned to separate the second division and passed through Longnan at all costs. Da Geng pursued the Communist army westward and fought a small victory at Jinzun Ao near Yanshou. After the "Red Star Column" broke through, they rushed non-stop to Zunyi, Guizhou. Starting on January 5, 1935, the famous "Zunyi Conference" in the history of the Communist Party of China was held for ten consecutive days. After the meeting, Mao Zedong made a comeback and Qin Bangxian was dismissed as General Secretary. Replaced by Zhang Wentian, Mao also served as Chairman of the Central Military Commission, which was originally held by Zhou Enlai. Zhou was demoted to Vice Chairman. In addition, Mao was also a member of the Politburo and the Standing Committee. It can be said that he combined the power of the party, military and government, and led the Communist army to continue to march into northwest Sichuan. When Chiang Kai-shek learned that the ambiguous attitude of Chen Jitang's Southern Route Army had allowed the communist army to break through easily, he was furious. On the one hand, he sent a telegram angrily to Chen Jitang: "Pang usually pays for the troops to be ready, but if something happens, he will support his troops with self-respect. This time, Pang stood still and allowed the communist bandits to flee westward, which has caused a huge stain on our national revolution." On the other hand, He Jian was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the pursuit army, with jurisdiction over fifteen divisions, two brigades, seven regiments and one detachment, divided into five routes: Commander Liu Jianxu of the first route, Xue Yue, commander of the second route, Zhou Hunyuan, commander of the third route, Li Yunjie, commander of the fourth route, and Li Yunheng, commander of the fifth route. Among them, the commander of the second route, Xue Yue, was also a Cantonese general who knew how to fight. He led four divisions, two brigades, and one detachment. Although the task was arduous, he performed the best. He successively defeated Zhang Guotao and Zhang Guotao in the southwest of Xikang, Tianquan, and Baoxing. Xu Qianqian's left-leg communist army pursued them all the way to Chengxian County, Gansu Province, and completed their mission with honor. The person who continued the unfinished mission was Zhang Xueliang's love, Yu Xuezhong, the deputy commander-in-chief of the "Northwestern Bandit Suppression". If the "Xi'an Incident" had not happened, history would have been rewritten.