At 6 o'clock the next morning, when the residents of Jingwuzhou Street were still sleeping, the Red Army troops drove in companies to the farmland outside Jingwuzhou Street, where a small platform had been erected.

The first battalion and the first company began to sing, singing "Three Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention", and as soon as the singing was finished, the second company began to sing, followed by the third company, and then the other battalions. After singing, it doesn't show whose level is high. Zhao Jie, the instructor of the first battalion, was reluctant, and immediately stood up and shouted: "All the battalions are there, listen to my command and shout slogans: one battalion, one battalion, pioneer." Ready, shout! ”

"One battalion, one battalion, pioneer! One battalion at a time, a pioneer! The shouts of hundreds of people were uniform, very majestic.

Li Congmin, the instructor of the second battalion, concocted the same method, and immediately shouted the slogan of "Second Battalion, Second Battalion, Assault Hero".

Hu Xuerong, the instructor of the third battalion, heard this, one of you is a pioneer and the other is an assault hero, is our third battalion worse than you? Didn't you shout two words? I shouted four sentences. So "three battalions, three battalions, heroes of the Red Army." Able to attack and defend, invincible! The four slogans sounded in the wilderness of the morning light.

Liu Yi, the instructor of the fourth battalion, thought to himself, you have run out of good words. You are pioneers, assault heroes, and can attack and defend, so what are we? So, the four battalions also shouted: "Four battalions and four battalions, pacesetters of the Red Army." Tactical flexibility, every battle is sure to win. ”

Wang Nanhu, an instructor of the Fifth Battalion, was a veteran of the Pingjiang Uprising, and knew that this was an excellent period to boost morale and enhance the pride of the soldiers, but he could not show weakness. Although its own battalion was newly formed after the Xiaoshui War, the two backbone companies were also the old companies from the time of the Xiyan training, and the battle of Xikou was fought with great success, and it was a veritable main battalion. Don't you have two or four sentences? But each sentence is four words, and I'll give you seven words. After a little practice, it began: "The ranks of the Red Army - the number of five battalions, the battle of Xikou - became famous." Go north to resist - to be a pioneer, to fight in the south and in the north - to be a hero. "One company shouted the first four words, and two companies shouted the last three words, which was magnificent.

The commander of the sixth battalion looked at it thunderously, yes, where is this shouting slogans, is it simply attacking the mountain? One is more morale than the other, and one is more confident than the other. Who have we been afraid of in the Sixth Battalion? Lao Tzu is also the main battalion fought in the Battle of Xiaoshui and the Battle of Xikou. Although the formation was a little late, don't blame me, blame the regiment commander for his mistake, he didn't discover our old Lei's ability earlier, and he should have formed the sixth battalion a long time ago! Without waiting for instructor Li Deguang to ponder the slogan, he stood up and commanded and shouted: "Thousands of troops and horses-look at the six battalions, cut the pass and seize the pass-let rampant." Kill one - bright road, clean up the mountains and rivers - a red. ”

Li Chang, the commander of the artillery battalion, couldn't bear it anymore for a long time, and when he heard the slogans of the infantry combat battalion, he felt irritable. As soon as the thundering sixth battalion finished shouting, the artillery battalion picked up: "Artillery battalion, artillery battalion, the battlefield is dominant." God's eyes shoot and hit. ”

When He Mingming, the commander of the engineer battalion, heard that the artillery had gone up, what was the engineer battalion waiting for? If you don't rush forward, the engineer battalion won't be mixed up in the future. Hurriedly asked the instructor Ren Chaoran to discuss, it happened that Ren Chaoran was also pondering, two people, you one, I one, and soon got four sentences. After compiling it, the artillery battalion is still shouting, and the shouting is shaking the sky, He Mingliang thinks what is so great about the artillery, so good! Although our engineer battalion has not done engineer work now, we have been issued weapons according to the standards of the combat battalion, of course, there are no artillery yet, but there will be one in the future. During the battle at Xikou, the regiment commander used the engineer battalion as the main battalion. Thus, the engineer battalion began: "Engineer sapper, technical pioneer." Able to fight and build, exemplary of the Red Army. ”

Wang Dahu, an instructor of the Eighth Battalion, took up his post yesterday. Since Xinwei met Liu Yimin, Wang Dahu felt that a brand new door had opened in front of him, and the treasures inside were shining, everything was fresh, unseen and unheard of. Therefore, he kept every word Liu Yimin said and every action he did in mind and carefully figured it out. After being promoted from platoon commander to company commander and becoming the leader of the most elite sharp knife company of the 18th Regiment, Wang Dahu felt a heavy burden on his shoulders and studied harder and harder. Yesterday, three new combat battalions were set up, and Wang Dahu did not expect that he, his instructor, and the commander of the second company would be directly promoted to battalion instructors beyond the deputy battalion level, so he has been pondering how to raise the morale of the troops. In addition to discussing with the battalion commander, he also consulted Cai Zhong, Liu Jianli and Li Qing, and in the end, Cai Zhong personally compiled a few allegro words and asked Wang Dahu to take them back to teach the soldiers to learn. It just so happened that he was learning and selling, and he shouted: "Being the Red Army is the most glorious, and the Red Army is the children of workers and peasants." Carrying guns and fighting for the workers and peasants, the workers and peasants said that we are heroes. Say the eighth battalion, the eighth battalion, the eighth battalion is a newly built battalion of the Red Army. The 123rd Battalion is the model, and the 456th Battalion is the pacesetter. The newly built battalion is a new recruit, and he has worked hard to learn and train. Come to the battlefield, charge into battle and do miraculous feats. ”

This shouting not only conformed to the reality of the Eighth Battalion, but was also full of high morale, and the soldiers of the other battalions applauded one after another.

Although most of the recruits were new soldiers who joined the army through the passage, and many of them had not yet fired enough 10 bullets, the grenade group of the recruits made a great contribution during the Xiaoshui battle, and they did a good job of camouflaging and covering and escorting prisoners in the Xikou battle. Therefore, in the minds of many soldiers, they are already old Red Army, but the result is good, yesterday the troops were reorganized, and the soldiers of the new barracks are still the soldiers of the new barracks, although the two battalion commanders have gone to the combat battalion to be battalion commanders, there are still soldiers who are not convinced. No, when I saw that the Eighth Battalion actually ran to the front of his own battalion and shouted slogans, he was angry, obviously he was still a prisoner captured by himself the day before yesterday, why is he in the combat battalion now, and I am still in the recruit battalion? Therefore, as soon as the recruit battalion commander Chang Huayu made a gesture, a roar that shook the sky gushed out: "The new battalion of the Red Eighteenth Regiment is a small dew in the first battle. The grenade fell to the enemy and was frightened, and the blood stained the clothes and bayonets red. ”

The new soldiers of the Seventh Battalion and the Ninth Battalion stood there quietly, with singing and slogans in their ears for a while. How many soldiers are all caught in a mess, learn to shoot and assassinate under the commander's whip, follow the commander to fight and arrest people, when have you ever seen this kind of formation! Some fighters even thought that in the past, they just thought about whether it was three oceans or five oceans to catch a red bandit, and then went to drink, gamble or bask in the sun, where would they have thought that the red bandits would be such a group of enthusiastic warriors! It seems that they are really fighting for their ideals, who can beat such an army. It seems that the move to join the Red Army was really the right move.

Without waiting for the seventh and ninth battalions to shout slogans, the time was already 7 o'clock. Liu Jianli, who presided over the meeting, announced the opening of the inaugural meeting of the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. The first thing to do was to welcome the new fighters into the army. The cadres above the platoon commander level of the six main battalions and directly subordinate units stood in a row in front of the rostrum, holding the saffron that had been made last night, including the new barracks and the new soldiers who fought in Xiaoshui and Xikou under the leadership of the cadres, came to the rostrum in turn and asked the cadres to wear the saffron on their chests. The red star on the hat, the red collar badge on the shoulder, and the red flower on the chest reflect the warmth in the heart of every new soldier.

Many years later, a new soldier who joined the Red Army said in an interview with reporters: "At that moment, let alone let me take a gun to shoot the white dog, even if I was asked to block the enemy's machine gun hole, I would not hesitate to pounce." You are young and don't understand, old China, human life is as cheap as grass. When did I enjoy the dignity and glory of being a man and a soldier when I grew up so big! ”

The next thing to do is to summarize and commend the battles of Xiaoshui and Xikou. First of all, Li Qing read out the order of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission on recording collective special merits to the 18th Red Regiment, and then Wu Zheng read out the order of the 3rd Red Army Corps to record collective special merits to the 1st Red Battalion, 2nd Red Battalion, 3rd Red Battalion, 4th Red Battalion, Heavy Machine Gun Battalion, Sniper Platoon, and Radio Station, and to record collective first-class merit to the artillery battalion, 5th Red Battalion, 6th Red Battalion, engineer battalion, recruit battalion, cavalry company, and reconnaissance platoon, as well as to the baggage battalion, teaching team, guard platoon, communications platoon, and battlefield ambulance station.

Representatives of meritorious service units stood in front of the rostrum in an orderly manner, and Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong stepped down from the stage and presented awards to the units with special merit, first-class merit, and second-class merit respectively.

No greetings, no greetings, no words of praise or encouragement. The scene was silent, and whoever dared to cough would attract a roll of eyes. Awards, salutes, handshakes, awards, salutes, handshakes, and so on.

When Liu Yimin handed over the last certificate of award to Gao Yuan, the commander of the first battalion, and the two solemnly saluted and shook hands, there was a cry from the scene, which was the old Red Army of the 18th Regiment who couldn't hold back their excitement and turned from sobbing softly to crying. Yes, who would have thought that the 18th Regiment, which had exhausted all the bullets at the beginning of Gulingtou and was waiting to die with the enemy, could be reborn from the ashes and develop into the Central Guard Division that was about to be established?

When the crying subsided and the mood of the soldiers stabilized a little, Li Qing began to read out the decision of the Party Committee of the 18th Regiment on giving meritorious service to the soldiers who showed courage and outstanding results in the battles of Xiaoshui and Xikou. There are too many names and too many documents, so I won't count them all in this article. A total of 3,320 people were awarded third-class meritorious service, 960 second-class meritorious service, 390 first-class meritorious service, and 15 special meritorious service.

On an early winter morning, the air was fresh, and the smell of earth from the farmland reached the nose, waking up the Red Army soldiers who were still sobbing and suffering just now. The residents of Jingwuzhou, who got up early, gathered in a circle to watch, although they did not understand the mood of the old Red Army, but watching the soldiers line up, row by row to receive the award, wearing saffron, it feels really fresh, and the soldiers also wear saffron, which is a rare thing that will only be there in which dynasty and which generation. However, no one is stupid, and the villagers know that this Red Army unit has won a big victory, and now it is evaluating its merits!

Fifteen cadres and soldiers who have been awarded special meritorious service have come up to receive the awards. They were: Wang Tongsheng, the sniper platoon commander of the enemy's 48th Brigade, who first wounded the enemy's 48th Brigade commander Liu Jiren in the Xiaoshui ambush battle; Li Buffalo, a soldier of the sniper platoon who wounded the enemy's division commander Zhang Liangji, killed the enemy's division commander Zhang Liangji in the Xiaoshui ambush battle; Wang Shangwu and Liu Bin, sniper platoon soldiers who killed the enemy's 63rd Division commander Chen Guangzhong and chief of staff in the Xikou battle; Hu Laohu, the cavalry company commander who decisively fired the first shot with 50 people; He Xinghua, the radio station commander and Lu Wen, the radio operator who disguised the enemy radio station and lured the enemy into ambush, and Qi Fengnian, the commander of the third battalion and the seventh company and one platoon who harassed the enemy's Wang Yuying Brigade with one platoon. In the first battle of Xiaoshui, the heavy machine gun battalion gave full play to the superiority of heavy machine gun firepower, the first company and one platoon of the long tiger and the second platoon long and tiger son, Yang Degui, the mortar of the fourth battalion of the fire support company that hit the enemy's mortar position with one shot when Tao Guangbu was annihilated in the battle of Xikou, Zhang Chenglin, the commander of the first and second platoon of the artillery battalion mortar who played a key role in defeating the enemy when Tao Guangbu was annihilated in the battle of Xikou, and the soldiers of the first battalion and one company who killed 17 enemy with a rifle in the battle of Xiaoshui and Xikou Bai Dagui, Xiaoshui, In the battle of Xikou, a light machine gun killed countless enemies, Cheng Ningwang, a machine gunner of the second platoon of the seventh company of the third battalion, and Wang Chunming, the first squad leader of the sixth company and the third platoon of the second battalion who rushed to the road in the first battle of Xiaoshui.

Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong put on red and flowers for the heroes of Rongli Special Merit!

Several soldiers of the guard platoon followed behind the regiment commander and political commissar with ribbons and red flowers cut out of red cloth in their hands, and the meritorious service certificate was handed over to the meritorious soldier, and then turned around and took the bowl of red flowers from the hands of the soldiers of the guard squad and put it on the chest of the meritorious soldier, and Cai Zhong then draped the red ribbon on the body of the meritorious soldier. Then, Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong took a step back together, saluted, shook hands with the soldiers, and shouted in unison: "Meritorious service!" Almost every meritorious soldier replied loudly with tears in his eyes: "The Red Army will win!" ”

This time, for all the Red Army soldiers, including the old Red Army and the new Red Army, it was a real shock to the heart! Meritorious service is glorious, and great merit is the most glorious! Especially the new soldiers, seeing that Yang Degui and Bai Dagui, who were also new soldiers, accepted the red and flowered flowers from the regiment commander and political commissar, the monstrous waves set off in their hearts were shouting wave after wave, the enemy is coming, the enemy is coming, I also want to make meritorious and great contributions, and I also want the regiment commander and political commissar to wear red and flowers!

After the commendation ceremony, it was time for the establishment ceremony of the Central Guard Division.

Liu Yimin was appointed commander and secretary of the party committee of the Central Guard Division, Cai Zhong was appointed political commissar and deputy secretary of the party committee, Liu Jianli was appointed member of the party committee and chief of staff, Li Qing was appointed member of the party committee and director of the political department, and Wu Zheng was appointed member of the party committee and director of the logistics department.

Then, Cai Zhong read out the Red Army's General Political Department's report on the organization of the first, second, and third guard regiments under the jurisdiction of the Central Guard Division and the appointment of cadres: The 1st, 4th, and 6th battalions of the original 18th Red Regiment were organized into the first guard regiment, with Gao Yuan as the regiment commander, Hong Chaoyuan as the political commissar, and Lei Ming as the chief of staff; The 2nd, 5th, and 7th Battalions of the original Red Eighteenth Regiment were organized into the Second Guard Regiment, with Zhang Hongtao as the regiment commander, Zhao Shan as the political commissar, and Li Yimo as the chief of staff; The 3rd, 8th, and 9th Battalions of the original Red Eighteenth Regiment were organized into the Third Guard Regiment, with Chen Dayong as the commander, Chen Dazhong as the political commissar, and Shi Ran as the chief of staff.

After the order was read, the units relined themselves in the new order and held a flag-awarding ceremony.

I only heard the host Li Qing shouting: "The flag awarding ceremony for the establishment of the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army begins, and the flag presenter: Liu Yimin, commander of the Central Guard Division." Flag Receiver: Commander of the 1st Guard Regiment Gao Yuan. Ask the guards to pick up the flag. ”

The plateau, Hong Chaoyuan, and thunder came out of the ranks, and walked in unison to stand in front of Liu Yimin and salute. Liu Yimin unfurled the red flag in his hand, and saw a golden five-pointed star embroidered in the upper left corner of the red flag, next to it was the word "August 1," and below the "First Guard Regiment" in the middle was the eight characters "invincible and invincible," and in the lower right corner was the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, December 15, 1934.

Liu Yimin handed over the flag to Gao Yuan and shouted loudly: "People are in the flag, and they will be passed on forever!" ”

The plateau received the flag in his hand, hula let the flag flutter in the wind, and shouted loudly: "People are in the flag, and they will be passed on forever!" Thank you, Commander! Then the flag guards walked towards a column.

The flags of the second regiment and the third regiment are the same as those of the first regiment, but the difference is that the flag of the second regiment is embroidered with "perseverance and perseverance, victory in a hundred battles", and the embroidery on the flag of the third regiment is "both offensive and defensive, and the courage of the enemy".

After the flag-awarding ceremony, Liu Yimin, the new commander of the Central Guard Division, delivered a brief speech, which later military historians called the Jingwuzhou Oath: "Today, the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was established, which is the affirmation of the officers and men of the 18th Red Regiment by the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, Vice Chairman Zhou, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu, and is our supreme trust. The task of the Central Guard Division in the future is to defeat all enemies, defend the Party Central Committee to the death, and defend [***]! Carry out the workers' and peasants' revolution to the end, drive out all aggressors, eliminate all reactionaries, and strive to build a prosperous, strong, civilized and harmonious new China! ”

Amid the applause of the fighters, the inauguration ceremony of the Central Guards Division ended.

Later military historians commented on this section as follows: "On December 15, 1934, during the Long March, the inauguration ceremony of the Central Guard Division held in Jingwuzhou was grand and enthusiastic, which played a role in rallying people's hearts and boosting morale, and opened up a new way for our army's ideological and political work. Since then, the old Red Army and the new soldiers of the Central Guard Division have been integrated. It laid a solid foundation for the development and growth of the department into a corps-level unit of the Red Army, a first-class military region during the Anti-Japanese War, and a million lions during the War of Liberation. It is really a phoenix nirvana. ”