January 15, 1937, the third day of the lunar month. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Beiping.

Xiaolu led a thousand people to Beiping. Of these 1,000 people were 800 Red Armymen, and the other 200 were political cadres plus progressive students. This time, it was Zhang Xueliang's wagon that transported everyone to Beiping, and after Beiping, how to go, it was a real headache.

These 800 people were the advance party to Rehe and the northeastern part of Hebei.

By the way, Xiao Lu and the others did not die, they did not die because of holding Jiang Zhang hostage.

A few days after the abduction, the gendarmes shot five people dead in the suburbs. I don't know where the five people came, five substitutes for the dead. Then, the newspaper published the news that the leader was held hostage by five people, including the bandit, and after being tried by a military court, he had been executed, and so on.

In order to reduce the impact, the major newspapers unanimously handled the news in a low-key manner, especially those in Nanjing and Xi'an, and almost none of the newspapers published the news.

According to Xiaolu's suggestion and in accordance with the established guidelines of the central government, the Rehe advance team was formed. The work began when the Xi'an incident began.

In accordance with the requirements of the small road, the Western Route Army selected 800 Red Army soldiers and organized them into a regiment, and the selection criteria were very simple: North China and Northeast China were very cold, and non-northerners could not do it, and the people of Suiyuan in Northeast Hebei Province were the best. In the end, Xu Zhizhen and Zhang Qingyun were selected. With Xu as the captain and Zhang as the political commissar, it was organized as the Rehe advance team.

According to the experience of the Northeast, the Rehe advance team was responsible for the advance work in Rehe, southern Liaoning, northern Hebei and western Chahar. The mission is the same as that of the advance team in the northeast, but there is an additional task, which is to open another passage to the outside of the border.

The other 200 people were political cadres and students assigned to the small road, and they were graduates of the Anti-Japanese Red Army University, whose task was to engage in political work in the cities and villages. Progressive students will continue their training at the trail before being assigned work.

Zhang Xueliang asked them to carry weapons, made them a train wagon, got on the train in Xi'an, and got off in Beiping. During the journey of more than 30 hours, several leaders from the Northeast, two captains and a few people from Xiaolu lived in a half-section of the carriage. Several people have been discussing the spirit of the Central Committee and the development of its work.

When the car arrived in Beiping, the stuffy tanker stopped at the station, and in the evening, the soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Northeast Army got off the bus, lined up in four columns, and left the station to the north, and then walked towards Tiananmen Square. Then take Chang'an Avenue westbound and turn into Fuyou Street, then go up to Deshengmen Inner Street, and go straight to Deshengmen.

This idea came out of the way, so that everyone can just walk with confidence. The police generally dare not ask or care. When he arrived at the city gate, Xu Zhizhen said: "It's true, no one asks, no one cares." This Beiping is simply an undefended city. The Japanese devils are stationed at the gate, why doesn't the Kuomintang garrison? ”

Xiaolu said: "This army is not necessarily the army of the Kuomintang. They were originally from the Northwest Army, and the government was in charge for a few years. The place where the camp is stationed is not far from the devils. This city is not fortified, and the devil spies enter and exit as if they are walking on flat ground. When you get to the devil's territory, it's different, there are garrisons in the city, and there are checkpoints at the city gates on the road. With a little dozen, a large army of devils will soon arrive. ”

Seeing the big stone tablet in the city of Deshengmen, Zhang Qingyun said: "We sent troops to win, that is, we must go to Deshengmen." ”

The team went out of Desheng Gate and outside the city wall, that is, out of the city of Beijing. Outside the city was a big slope, down the slope, after crossing the river, and after a short walk along the road, there was a field of crops.

Walked four or five miles of road, to the fork in the road, forward to the northwest, is the Changping Ming Tombs, and then to the northwest is Badaling Yanqing Huailai, to the east a road straight to Shunyi, to the northeast a road leads to there are still Miyun, and then want to go forward can reach Chengde, the capital of Rehe Province. This road is the road used by the emperors of the Qing Dynasty to go to Rehe.

The destination of the Rehe advance team was these cities, and of course Chifeng in the north, and Zhang Shouhou, also known as Li Zhaolin, his destination was Chaoyang. Wang Wenbin's Chaoyang team will cooperate with his work. In addition, Wang Wenbin will send other leaders to other cities in Manchuria. Another 200 people were cadres assigned to the Northeast Advance Team, and Wang Wenbin was also responsible for the placement.

Here, the Rehe advance team was separated, part of it went to the direction of Changping, and part of it went to the direction of Chengde.

Xiaolu led Li Fanglin to Tianjin.

16th, Tianjin.

According to Zhang Qingyu, he is now in Tianjin. According to Zhang Qingyu's address, the two found Zhang Qingyu's home in Tianjin.

This is a large quadrangle courtyard, to be precise, two quadrangle courtyards strung together. The person who opened the door was a man who looked like a man, but he seemed to know Xiao Lu, and said, "It turned out to be Young Master Lu, Master Lu has been waiting for you for many days." Please. ”

Entering the backyard, Zhang Qingyu had already greeted him and said, "Brother Lu, what you said is really accurate." Sure enough, something big happened. The old brother admired. Please come, please. ”

After entering the house, before Xiaolu could say anything, Zhang Qingyu said: "I've been thinking about how the situation will develop in the next step these days. What should we do to follow the general trend? ”

Xiao Lu said: "This is a personal letter from our vice chairman Zhou Gong. Read the letter first and then talk about the situation. ”

Zhang Qingyu opened the letter and read it. I read it again, read it from the beginning, and said, "Zhou Gong is a master." Zhang is a martial artist, and he is really ashamed to be so evaluated by Zhou Gong. ”

Xiaolu said: "Brother Qingyu, you sealed this credit wax and buried it in the ground, and after twenty years, it will be a family heirloom." ”

Zhang Qingyu said: "Okay, I'll listen to you, brother." Keep it as a family heirloom. Tell me about the current situation. ”

Xiaolu said: "The Xi'an Incident, a peaceful solution is of great benefit to the country, and the situation of unity to resist Japan has taken shape. In this way, the large-scale civil war stopped. However, the Japanese have already taken a peek at North China and Shanghai-Nanjing, and it is inevitable that it will be carried out in these two places in the near future. At that time, the full-scale war between China and Japan began. ”

Zhang Qingyu said: "Japan will start a war, this is certain, the key is when to start. ”

Xiaolu said: "It was estimated that it would be early at the beginning of the year and late in summer, but now it seems to be the same. We must be prepared for the moment when the great war breaks out. ”

Zhang Qingyu said: "According to what you said, I have already moved my family to Chongqing. During this period of time, I have recruited some more people, and now I want to pull the team, and the number 300 people are pulling. ”

Xiaolu said: "The soldiers lie in the essence and not in the many." Be sure to pay attention to quality. The one who is looking for must have the determination to die. Brother Zhang, you pull these people and find a place to stand in Jingbei, and later, North China will send you a political commissar, so that you can really join the Red Army, called an advance force of the Red Army, and fight the Japanese. ”

Zhang Qingyu said: "Okay." I think the Tangshan area is good. ”

Xiaolu said: "In addition, you are not alone, we also have an advance team in the north of Rehe Hebei." When the time comes, they will contact you. ”

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1, Xu Zhizhen, a native of Hebei, the head of the Red Fifth Army Special Service Regiment, died in the battle in Gaotai County in January 1937.

2, Zhang Qingyun was born in 1910, a native of Quzhou County, Hebei Province, the director of the Organization Department of the Political Department of the Red 30th Army of the Western Route Army, and the director of the Political Department of the 88th Division.