Chapter 83: The Long March (2)
On the fifth day after crossing the Jinsha River, the Seventh Army led by Liu Hua successfully arrived at Zhongdian at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, where a large number of ethnic minorities, especially Tibetans, gathered. As soon as he arrived in Zhongdian, General He and Ren Political Commissar convened a meeting of the party committee, especially emphasizing the central government's issue of treating ethnic minorities, resolutely understanding the customs and habits of ethnic minorities, and respecting the customs and habits of ethnic minorities......
In the face of the central government's policy, the Seventh Army resolutely carried out the policy, but because a large number of Tibetan compatriots were subjected to the reactionary propaganda of the Kuomintang, they were full of suspicions about the arrival of the Red Army. Many people hid food and other supplies. Due to the transfer of nearly a month, even the food reserves of the Seventh Army Corps, which are abundant, are not much, let alone the other two legions.
In order to be able to prepare sufficient supplies for climbing the snow-capped mountains, all the cadres of the Seventh Army Corps, under Liu Hua's order, took the ocean everywhere to propagate the policy of our army. Coupled with the strict military discipline of the Seventh Army Corps, it did not offend the common people. The Tibetan compatriots who had gone into hiding finally returned to their homes and sold their surplus grain to the Red Army, and in this way, with the ample preparation of the Seventh Army Corps, sufficient supplies were raised for the entire Second Front Army.
Under the premise of sufficient supplies, and with the help of a large number of mules and horses of the Seventh Legion, the Seventh Legion began the arduous climb of the snowy mountains.
As a graduate student in later generations, Liu Hua knew what the biggest obstacle in the snow mountain was, "In the face of great difficulties, Liu Hua ignored the opposition of the political commissar and others, in addition to the centralized management of the remaining materials of the Seventh Army Corps, all the remaining vacated mules and horses were distributed to each company, so that each infantry company of the Seventh Army Corps had 4 to 5 mules and horses." Each warrior was dressed in a thick enough cotton coat and prepared enough chili peppers and other refreshing food. Finally, the Seventh Army embarked on the journey to climb the snow-capped mountains.
In the face of the thousand-year-old snow and snow pits that are ubiquitous on the snowy mountains, if a person falls, he can no longer be afraid, and all the troops are mules and horses in front to open the way, and the warriors follow behind. When he was tired, he pulled the tail of the mule and horse forward, and when he was sleepy, he ate a bite of chili pepper and snow...... With the help and efforts of cadres, soldiers, mules and horses, the Seventh Army successfully crossed the snow-capped mountains. and joined forces with the Red Fourth Front Army that came to meet him in Ganzi.
Looking at the jubilant soldiers, Liu Hua's mood was not calm at all, because Liu Hua knew that this division was not so successful in history, because Zhang Guotao, the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Front Army at this time, had already set up a separate central committee to fight against the real Central Red Army, and in the face of such a situation, Liu Hua shook his head. I hope that with my own strength, I can save more cadres and soldiers of the Four Front Army. Thinking of this, Liu Hua took the political commissar and others and walked towards the headquarters to greet the troops.
Suddenly, the troops who came to greet them spread out a small road, and several people walked towards Liu Hua. At this time, Liu Hua was stunned, because it was the two great men left in the Fourth Front Army by the Central Committee who came to greet them, "Commander-in-Chief Zhu De and Chief of General Staff Liu Bocheng", with the help of the political commissar, Liu Hua recovered his nervous mood and ran quickly towards the commander-in-chief and chief of staff.
"Report to the commander-in-chief, chief of staff, and commander of the Seventh Army Corps Liu Hua, and political commissar Guan Xiangying should smoothly cross the snow mountain and meet the comrades-in-arms of the Fourth Front Army, and ask the chief to review it." Liu Hua solemnly thought to the two great men and saluted a standard military salute.
"Hehe, Comrade Liu Hua, it's been a year since we wanted to say goodbye, hehe, the troops are getting more and more powerful, you are a miracle in our Red Army, we will talk about your affairs in the evening, what about General He and Ren Political Commissar, Xiao Ke, Wang Zhen and other comrades?" The commander-in-chief replied with a military salute to Liu Hua and the others and asked.
"Report to the commander-in-chief, this time the Seventh Army Corps is the vanguard of the whole army, and now General He and Political Commissar Ren and others are still on the way here, and it is estimated that they will all arrive in Ganzi tomorrow morning." Liu Hua replied.
"Well, it seems that you have quite a lot of personnel in the Second Front Army, go, go back to the headquarters, and tell me about the situation of the Second Front Army and your Seventh Army in the evening." The commander-in-chief said as he looked at the soldiers of the Seven Legions who were constantly passing by.
At the suggestion of the commander-in-chief, the group walked towards the temporary headquarters.
In the evening, Liu Hua, Guan Xiangying, commander-in-chief, chief of staff, and private records of the temporary headquarters of the Seventh Army Corps, the reason why they were not in the welcoming headquarters of the Fourth Front Army, Liu Hua knew clearly in his heart that the commander-in-chief was going to tell some important things
"Liu Hua, Comrade Guan Xiangying, you can first introduce us to the current situation of the Second Front Army, so that we can have a number in our hearts." The commander-in-chief hurriedly asked after sending everyone else away.
"Commander-in-chief, there are now about 22,000 personnel in the Second Front Army, and after nearly half an hour of explanation, the faces of the two great men finally showed smiles of joy and excitement.
"Boss, now with the protection of more than 20,000 people from the Second Front Army, we finally don't need to look at Zhang Guotao's face, and we can finally return to the center." The chief of staff said to the commander-in-chief with a smile.
"Yes, Comrade Liu Hua, Comrade Guan Xiangying, I and the chief of staff have learned about your situation, and now I will tell you about the current situation of the Fourth Front Army, and there is one more matter, the content of our conversation tonight must be kept secret." Seeing the solemn nodding of the two, the chief of staff began to speak out about the current situation of the Fourth Front Army.
After listening to the words of the chief of staff, Liu Hua was silent, although Liu Hua knew about the crimes committed by Zhang Guotao in the Fourth Front Army, but he didn't expect it to be so big. However, as a political commissar with a strong principled surname, after listening to the words of the chief of staff, his eyes were not only red, but he gritted his teeth. "Commander-in-chief, chief of staff, don't worry, the political commissar and I know what to do, and I guarantee that all the officers and men of the Seventh Army Corps will be loyal to the party and obey the party's command." Ah stood up and said solemnly. At the same time, political commissar Guan Xiangying also stood up.
"Commander-in-chief, chief of staff, the corps commander and I must take the troops well, and the Jiang revolutionary forces will be brought to Yan'an, and we will not give those people a chance."
After listening to the statements of the two, the two great men smiled and nodded.
The next day, the entire Second Front Army finally arrived in the Ganzi area, and under the auspices of the commander-in-chief and chief of staff, the Second and Fourth Front Armies held a successful meeting of divisions, but on the second day of the meeting, the situation seemed to have changed somewhat, and the party committees of the Red Second Front Army were called by Zhang Guotao to talk, and Liu Hua, the commander of the Seventh Army Corps, who was also the party committee, was also invited.
Just before inviting Liu Hua, Zhang Guotao paid special attention to the newly formed Seventh Army Corps of the Red Army, especially Liu Hua, you must know that Liu Hua's Seventh Army Corps was formed after leaving the Central Red Army, and his feelings for the Central Red Army were not as deep as those of the Second and Sixth Army Corps.