Mao Zedong understood their concerns very well, but from overall considerations, especially from a strategic perspective, Mao Zedong believed that he could not leave northern Shaanxi. At that time, the strength of the enemy and our forces was almost 10 to 1. Hu Zongnan had 250,00

In March 1947, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized heavy troops to launch an attack on the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. For Chairman Mao's safety, everyone suggested crossing the Yellow River to the east and moving to a relatively safer place.

Mao Zedong understood their concerns very well, but from overall considerations, especially from a strategic perspective, Mao Zedong believed that he could not leave northern Shaanxi.

At that time, the strength of the enemy and ourselves was almost 10 to 1. Hu Zongnan had 250,000 people, while we only had more than 20,000 people. Mao Zedong believed that if he stayed on the front line in northern Shaanxi, Chiang Kai-shek would not dare to send Hu Zongnan to other battlefields, which would reduce the pressure on other battlefields.

There is another more important factor in Mao Zedong's insistence on staying in northern Shaanxi, and that is the people of northern Shaanxi. He described After the Central Red Army Long March, the Communist Party was like a child suffering from an illness. It was the water of Yan'an Xiaomi and Yanhe that restored the child's vitality and gave the revolution a firm foothold.

Regarding this, Mao Zedong said: " We have lived in Yan'an for ten years and have always been in a peaceful environment. Now we have to leave as soon as there is a war. I have no face to face the folks in northern Shaanxi, and it will be difficult to meet them in the future. I am determined to The people of northern Shaanxi are together, and they will never cross the Yellow River unless they defeat Hu Zongnan. ”

This is what Mao Zedong was like. In his heart, the people are always above everything else, even personal safety.

In the end, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Ren Bishi led the central agencies and the People's Liberation Army headquarters to form a front committee and stayed on the front line in northern Shaanxi. For the sake of confidentiality, the central column was called the "Kunlun Column". Mao Zedong changed his name to Li Desheng, and Zhou Enlai changed his name to Hu Bicheng , and thus embarked on the road to fight in northern Shaanxi.

The troops defending the Kunlun column were only four and a half companies. Zhu De and Liu Shaoqi both felt that it was too few. Mao Zedong said: " is enough. The soldiers must go to the front line to destroy the enemy. We have the people of northern Shaanxi." He believed that where are the people? Where there is support, there is safety.

This is indeed the case. During his move to northern Shaanxi, Mao Zedong visited a total of 12 counties, 38 villages, and lived in 42 households . Although Mao Zedong's pseudonym was Li Desheng, he had stayed in northern Shaanxi for more than ten years, and many people knew him. Including the villages where Mao Zedong stayed, many people actually recognized Li Desheng as Chairman Mao, but no one told the outside world. They all spontaneously and silently kept this secret.

As Mao Zedong said: The masses of the people are the real iron and steel wall . This sentence was best proved during the battle in northern Shaanxi.

Under such circumstances, Mao Zedong still directed the national liberation war, and could even be said to control the direction of the liberation war.

Especially in the northwest, under the command of Mao Zedong, Peng Dehuai led the Northwest Field Army to win three major victories in Qinghua Bianjun, Yangma River, and Panlong . After "three battles and three victories", Zhou Enlai hosted a massive victory celebration in Zhenwu Cave, Anzhai County.

After the victory celebration meeting, Hu Zongnan learned that Mao Zedong was still in northern Shaanxi and was shocked. Chiang Kai-shek was so angry that he cursed Hu Zongnan as "incompetent. He can't even figure out where the leader of the Communist Party of China is." He immediately ordered Hu Zongnan: Even if three divisions are lost, Mao Zedong must be captured alive.

In order to find out Mao Zedong's exact location, the Kuomintang obtained the most advanced wireless direction finder provided by the United States. Because, although Mao Zedong was fighting in the thousands of ravines in northern Shaanxi, he was still commanding the war of liberation in major battlefields across the country, so telegrams were exchanged very frequently, and the radio waves were extremely intense.

This reminds me of Zhou Enlai's wonderful description during the three major battles of Xibaipo commanded by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He said: " Chairman Mao commanded a world war from the smallest headquarters in the world." The largest People's Liberation War in the world, our headquarters did not send out guns, men, or food, but only sent telegrams. "

Sure enough, when Mao Zedong led the Kunlun Column and was stationed in Wangjiawan - because it was here. The pause was relatively long, almost two months - the radio waves were monitored by the Kuomintang's direction finder .

Hu Zongnan immediately ordered Liu Kan to lead his troops to attack, "raid Wangjiawan and capture Mao Zedong alive."

Because the Kunlun column only had four and a half companies, the situation was extremely critical. After receiving the information, Mao Zedong analyzed that he should go west and get closer to the Ma Hongkui department, one of the "Two Horsemen in the Northwest", and use Ma Hongkui's localism to avoid Liu Kan.

In this way, the Kunlun Column went west to a place called Tianci Bay, which was the final point of the "move to northern Shaanxi" westward. The Kunlun Column dispersed and hid here to monitor the enemy's movements.

Liu Kan missed the target at Wangjiawan, but found horse hoof prints heading west, so he ordered his troops to quickly pursue westward until they reached a place only four or five hundred meters away from Tianci Bay.

The young soldiers looked at the approaching enemies, their hearts beating fast. Mao Zedong said calmly: We are at the junction of Hu Zongnan and Ma Hongkui. Hu and Ma are in cahoots, and it is just right for us to take advantage of the loophole. As long as we remain calm, the enemy may not notice us. As long as the enemy does not discover us, we are not allowed to shoot even under our noses. "

Finally, Peng Dehuai got this information and immediately sent Wang Zhen to lead his troops. With the cooperation of local troops and guerrillas, the Kunlun column was relieved.

Just imagine, if a shot was fired at that time, the consequences would be disastrous. Because Liu Kan led four and a half brigades, while the Kunlun column only had four and a half companies.

Taishan collapsed in front of him without changing his expression; regardless of the wind and waves, Mao Zedong was so calm!