On December 1, it was already the beginning of winter, and the night wind blew from the Xiangjiang River, digging into the thin clothes of the Red Army soldiers after the war, and wrapping the sad and desolate clothes with the cold became more and more bloated.

Liu Yimin walked around in front of the team, his vicious eyes also swept around, and then stood still in the middle of the team and shouted: "The cadres above the company level of the Red Eighth Army are out of the ranks!" The first platoon, cadres above the regimental level, the second platoon of battalion-level cadres, and the third platoon of company-level cadres. ”

Soon, cadres above the company level stood in three columns, and Liu Yimin saw that there were 2 cadres at the regiment level, 6 at the battalion level, and 21 cadres at the company level. One of the regiment-level cadres is Chen Qian, the political commissar of the regiment, the other is Huang Changchang, the deputy commander of the regiment, and the six battalion-level cadres are Chen Heguang and Li Meng, and the deputy battalion commanders Chen Gansheng, Wang Fengming, Zhang Peng, and Li Yingjie.

Liu Yimin had the intention to integrate all 3,400 people into the Red 34th Division and the 18th Regiment, but after thinking about it, he still forgot it, the soldiers of the Red 8th Army were all new recruits and veteran soldiers of the original Central Guard Division, and their combat effectiveness was too poor.

The ranks fell silent. The sound of the wind and the water whimpered, and they continued to play every string of this miserable night.

Liu Yimin opened his mouth and said: "Comrades of the 8th Army Corps, more than 10,000 of you are about to collapse at the touch of the enemy, and flee in anticipation of the enemy. The corps commander can't find the division commander, the division commander can't find the regiment commander, the regiment commander can't find the battalion commander, the battalion commander can't find the company commander, the company commander doesn't care about the troops, what about your revolutionary fighting spirit? What about your heroism? Shame, this is a shame for the entire 8 Corps, a shame for our Central Red Army! You have disgraced the flag of our Red Army! If you want to wash away this shame, it is a man's, take up the weapon in your hand and wash away your shame with the blood of your enemies! I order that all of you be reorganized into one regiment, with Huang Changcheng acting as the regiment commander, Chen Qianqian acting political commissar, Chen Heguang as the first battalion commander temporarily, Li Meng as the second battalion commander temporarily, Chen Gansheng as the third battalion commander temporarily, Wang Fengming as the fourth battalion commander temporarily, Zhang Peng as the fifth battalion commander temporarily, and Li Yingjie as the sixth battalion commander temporarily. The battalion commander selects the company commander, the company commander selects the platoon commander, and the platoon commander selects the squad leader. I will give you 10 minutes to organize the troops, and after the formation is completed, the first and second battalions will be responsible for carrying the wounded, and the acting commander of the remaining four battalions will be responsible for burying the remains of the martyrs immediately. After completion, it is responsible for the handling of captured ammunition and food. The whole regiment crossed the river in the order of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th battalions. After crossing the river, it obeyed the command of the 34th Regiment of the 102nd Division, and returned to the 8th Army Corps after joining the main force. Do you have an opinion? ”

The cadres replied in unison: "Resolutely carry out the order!" ”

Watching the cadres of the 8th Regiment divide up and sort out the team, Wang Dahu came to Liu Yimin and said: "We have too few people, when will the 18th Regiment be restored to its original 1,500 people?" Liu Yimin looked at Wang Dahu: "Envy that there are too many people in the 8th Legion?" The combat effectiveness is not high because of a large number of people, and the Central Committee will reorganize their regiment after crossing the river. Now that there are soldiers, it depends on whether we can stay or not. ”

Wang Dahu said excitedly: "Where is it? Liu Yimin said: "It's going to be there right away!" He raised his head and shouted: "The cadres above the International Division Company of the Young Communist Party are out of the ranks!" ”

Five red imps stepped out of the team: "Huang Liancheng, deputy battalion commander of the International Division of the Young Communist Party, He Tie, deputy battalion commander, Li Xiaowu, company commander, Wei Shengli, deputy company commander, and Zheng Yingcai, deputy company commander, report!" ”

Liu Yimin glanced at a few red imps, thinking that this was the heart of the Party Central Committee, and it must be protected. I immediately ordered: "Your unit is temporarily organized into a battalion, move with our regiment, cross the river to catch up with the main force, and then return to the formation, I appoint Huang Liancheng as the temporary battalion commander, He Tie as the temporary instructor, Li Xiaowu, Wei Shengli, and Zheng Yingcai as the commanders of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd companies respectively, and immediately replenish ammunition and dry food." Got a question? ”

"Resolutely carry out the order!"

Liu Yimin waved his hand: "Act now!" ”

There were about 400 scattered personnel in the rest of the troops, including the 1st Army Corps, the 3rd Army Corps, the 5th Army Corps, and the 9th Army Corps, and there were several ragged old Red Army soldiers in their 30s. Liu Yimin came to them and said: "Comrades, you have been incorporated into the 18th Regiment of our Red Sixth Division, and cadres at and above the company level and comrades who have served as cadres at or above the battalion level are invited to come out. ”

This time it is very strange, the 10 people who stood up were all ragged old Red Army. Liu Yimin shouted: "Sign up!" ”

"Liu Jianjian, former deputy chief of staff of the 1st Red Army"

"Li Qing, the former political commissar of the 1st Red Army, reported to duty"

"Former Red First Regiment Commander Gao Yuan Reports"

"Zhang Hongtao, the former head of the Red Third Army, reported for duty"

"Chen Dayong, the former head of the Red Fifth Army Corps, reports for duty"

"Hong Chaoyuan, the former head of the Red Ninth Army, reports for duty"

"Zhao Shan, the former deputy head of the Red First Army, reports"

"Wang Nanhu, the former deputy head of the Red Third Army, reported for duty"

"Li Deguang, the former deputy head of the Red Third Army, reports"

"Chen Dazhong, the former deputy head of the Red Fifth Army, reported to duty"

Liu Yimin shouted in his heart that he had picked up a treasure, these are all Red Army divisions and regiment-level commanders who have been refined into steel, and anyone can pull up a regiment. Why are their names not in the history of the military in later generations? It is estimated that according to the original history, they all died on the side of the Xiangjiang River, and like the other Red Army martyrs who fell in the Xiangjiang River, they did not even leave their names, only a wisp of heroic soul guarded the waves of the Xiangjiang River that shed endless heroic blood year after year.

Director Cai Zhong next to him quietly told Liu Yimin that these were all backbone cadres of the original main Red Army who were dismissed from their posts in the encirclement of the Soviet area.

Liu Yimin nodded, and then said: "In order to restore combat effectiveness and complete the combat tasks assigned by the Central Revolutionary Military Commission and the legion, I order: Comrade Liu Jianli is temporarily the chief of staff of the Red 18th Regiment, Comrade Li Qing is temporarily the director of the Political Department of the Red 18th Regiment, Comrade Gao Yuan is temporarily the commander of the first battalion of the Red 18th Regiment, and Comrade Zhao Shan is temporarily the deputy battalion commander, with jurisdiction over the first company, the second company, and the third company; Comrade Zhang Hongtao temporarily served as the commander of the second battalion of the 18th Red Regiment, Comrade Wang Nanjing served as the deputy battalion commander, with jurisdiction over the fourth, fifth, and sixth companies, Comrade Chen Dayong temporarily served as the commander of the third battalion of the Red 18th Regiment, Comrade Li Deguang served as the deputy battalion commander, and had jurisdiction over the seventh, eighth, and ninth companies; Comrade Hong Chaoyuan temporarily served as the commander of the recruit battalion; Comrade Chen Dazhong served as the deputy battalion commander; and Comrade Li Qing concurrently served as the battalion instructor. The chief of staff is temporarily responsible for leading the troops directly under the regiment, and the director of the political department acts with the recruit battalion, understand? ”

The 10 old Red Army soldiers replied in unison: "Understood!" ”

Liu Yimin shouted to the Red Eighteenth Regiment again: "Shen Nantang, Li Yunlai, Chen Dongsheng, Zhang Shan, Tian Taiping, Yao Mingjun, Liu Run, Li Letian, Peng Hu, Southern Red Army, Cheng Guangrong, Shi Tugen, Yang Yan, Hou Sanxi, Ding Jiesheng, Yu Qingshan, Sang Yida, Cheng Baocheng, Chen Xi, Guo Decheng, out of the ranks!" ”

The cadres who were named shouted "arrive" and stepped out of the line.

Liu Yimin ordered: "Shen Nantang is the commander of the sixth company, Chen Dong is promoted to the instructor of the sixth company, Li Yunlai is the commander of the seventh company, Zhang Shan is the instructor of the seventh company, Tian Taiping is the commander of the eighth company, Liu Run is the instructor of the eighth company, Yao Mingjun is the commander of the ninth company, and Li Letian is the instructor of the ninth company. Act now. ”

Seeing that the first, second, and third battalions had all taken the team away, the newly appointed battalion commander Hong Chaoyuan was anxious, and hurriedly saluted and reported: "Report to the regiment commander, where are our recruits?" ”

Liu Yimin: "Our recruits are the soldiers of the Gui Army and the Hunan Army that we have captured, these people have undergone strict training and have a certain tactical level, we can't put them back and continue to fight us, we must turn them into our recruits." The task of the new battalion is to transform these prisoners of the Gui Army and the Hunan Army into qualified Red Army soldiers, and then become our main battalion. ”

Seeing that the cadres were listening very carefully, Liu Yimin continued: "I order: Peng Hu is the commander of the first company of recruits, Cheng Guangrong is the instructor of the first company of recruits, the Southern Red Army is the commander of the second company of recruits, Shi Tugen is the instructor of the second company of recruits, Yang Yan is the commander of the third company of recruits, Ding Jiesheng is the instructor of the third company of recruits, Hou Sanxi is the commander of the fourth company of recruits, Yu Qingshan is the instructor of the fourth company of recruits, Sang Yida is the commander of the fifth company of recruits, Chen Xi is the instructor of the fifth company of recruits, Cheng Baocheng is the commander of the sixth company of recruits, and Guo Decheng is the instructor of the sixth company of recruits. The platoon leaders and squad leaders of each company were selected from among the deputy platoon commanders and deputy squad leaders of the five old companies, and the regimental headquarters guard squad and the communications squad were abolished, and all the two squads were assigned to the recruit battalion to serve as squad leaders and deputy squad leaders. Battalion Commander Hong, you immediately take the cadres, guard squads, and communication squads to reorganize the Gui Army and the Hunan Army into prisoners, and now it is a vicious battle, our army is being pursued, and the emotions of the captives are not easy to control. I'll give you 10 minutes to pull the line up. Have faith? ”

Hong Chaoyuan saluted: "Please rest assured, the head of the regiment, to ensure that the task is completed!" ”

Liu Yimin looked at Hong Chaoyuan with satisfaction: "Take out the majesty of the head of the main regiment and carry out the order!" ”

Hong Chaoyuan shouted, "The cadres of the new barracks, the regimental guard squad, and the communication squad will give me go," and he turned around and ran.

Seeing that Liu Yimin dealt with the chaotic stragglers of the 8th Army Corps in such a short time, organized the remnants of the International Division of the Young Communist Party, and pulled up the four backbone companies and six recruit companies of the 18th Regiment, Political Commissar Cheng Cuilin thought to himself, this kid has the style of a general, and his future is limitless.

Later generations of military historians commented on this reorganization very objectively and fairly, holding that Liu Yimin was not chaotic in the face of danger, and spent 10 minutes to rectify the scattered troops of the 8th Army Corps, speed up the crossing of the river, and reduce personnel losses; at the same time, the remnants of more than 300 troops of the International Division of the Communist Party of China were reorganized, and more than 400 separated combatants of other Red Army units were allowed to join the Red 18 Regiment, so that the Red 18 Regiment quickly restored the level of the main force, and also incorporated more than 600 prisoners of the Gui Army and 300 prisoners of the Hunan Army. Incorporated into the 18 regiment battle sequence. In particular, the bold use of 10 Red regiment-level cadres who had been idle by the wrong line made up for the lack of the backbone command force of the 18 th Regiment and laid the foundation for the 18 Regiment to be expanded into a corps-level unit of the Red Army, a division-level unit of the Eighth Route Army, a first-class military region, and a lions with millions of troops during the War of Liberation. The 18th Regiment also became the Red Regiment with the most generals and the most multiplication units among the main regiments of the Red Army.

After 10 minutes, all units reported that the integration was complete.

After Liu Yimin reported to Political Commissar Cheng Cuilin, he ordered the troops to wade across the river in order.

On the night of December 1, the night when the Red Army's troops on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River were completely annihilated in history, and the night when the Gui Army, the Hunan Army, and the Central Army were madly wreaking havoc on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River and grabbing the Red Army prisoners, due to the arrival of Liu Yimin, the two regiments of the Gui Army were annihilated, so the Gui Army occupying the Jieshou Ferry did not rush to the Fenghuangzui Ferry as quickly as in history, only the vanguard of the Hunan Army pounced up, and was eliminated by Liu Yimin with a sharp company and the 101st Regiment of the 34th Division pretending to be the Gui Army. The 34th Division of the Red Army effectively controlled the ferry, and the scattered Red Army units on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River were reorganized and unified in command and leadership. The Red Army cadres led the troops to jump into the icy Xiangjiang River, and some of the soldiers took a sip of wine, some had chili peppers in their mouths, took off their pants and shoes, and held ropes connected by leggings, carrying the wounded and carrying the captured baggage, and rushed quickly and firmly to the opposite bank.

More than an hour later, the Hunan army's encirclement and suppression troops and the Central Army's Zhou Hunyuan unit rushed from the Jieshou ferry to the Fenghuangzui ferry on the Xiangjiang River, leaving them with the corpses of the Hunan army all over the ground and the torch team of the Red Army on the other side that could be vaguely seen hidden in the mountains.