"Dadada...Dadada..." A sound of horse hooves disturbed Xu Haidong who was thinking about the combat plan at Zhangcunyi.
After a while, an Red Army soldier walked in. He looked at Xu Haidong and saluted, "Left Commander, this is the letter from the political commissar who asked me to give you."
Xu Haidong was very confused. Now is the critical moment to prepare for the battle. What is the important thing about the political commissar?
Xu Haidong opened the letter and saw that it read: Comrade Xu Haidong, Cheng Zihua, and Liu Zhidan: Thank you for your hard work! Thank you for your help and support...... This makes us very happy. Our rendezvous is a great victory for the Chinese Soviet movement! We would like to express our warm congratulations..."
Looking at the contents of the letter, Xu Haidong became more and more excited. He immediately ordered: The troops stopped attacking and talked about it when I came back.
It turned out that political commissar Cheng Zihua told him that Chairman Mao was going to visit them at the Legion headquarters.
Xu Haidong rode his horse straight to the authentic Tao Zuopu where the Legion headquarters was located. He knew that he could finally see Chairman Mao whom he was thinking about.
Zhangcunyi is 135 miles away from Daozuopupu.
Zhangcunyi is 135 miles away from Daozuopu. The long distance seemed to become short at this moment.
Three hours later, Xu Haidong returned to the corps headquarters. He had just washed his face when Chairman Mao walked in.
Looking at the people in the room, before Cheng Zihua could introduce, Chairman Mao held Xu Haidong's hand tightly, familiarly as if it was not the first time the two met.
Xu Haidong was also very excited. Before he could speak, Chairman Mao spoke in a thick Hunan dialect: "Comrade Xu Haidong, thank you for your hard work. "
Xu Haidong waved his hands repeatedly : "Chairman, thank you for your hard work..."
I met Chairman Mao for the first time. Chairman Mao's voice, appearance and smile became the most affectionate nostalgic in Xu Haidong's memory.
Time flickered, and more than 30 years have passed.
On the last night of March 1969, Xu Haidong did not sleep all night. He heard that the party's " Nine National Congress " was about to be held on April 1, but at this time, no one notified him. Could it be that he was not selected for the list of representatives participating in the meeting?
Xu Haidong was worried It was a long night, and because of his unbearable mood, it became longer.
In fact, what Xu Haidong didn't know was that in this late night, Premier Zhou Enlai was closely summoned by Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao was very angry that Xu Haidong's name was not on the list of representatives of the Nine National Congress, and immediately asked Zhou Enlai what was going on.
Zhou Enlai was upset and then held an emergency meeting in Great Hall of the People .
Looking at the people in front of him, Zhou Enlai said seriously: "According to Chairman Mao's suggestion, Xu Haidong should attend the Ninth National Congress of the Party and propose that he participate in the presidium of the conference. "
When the people attending the meeting heard it, the messy sound came out, and many people said that Xu Haidong had a problem.
Zhou Enlai's face changed and he said loudly: "Chairman Mao said that we all know that Comrade Haidong is a person who has made great contributions to the revolution. ”
The venue was quiet for a moment, and someone shouted: “Agree, agree. "
That's it. Xu Haidong, who had not been sleeping all night, got good news the next morning. Chairman Mao nominated him to attend the Ninth National Congress and suggested that he join the presidium.
Hearing Chairman Mao's concern for him, Xu Haidong burst into tears on the spot.
What contribution did Xu Haidong have to the revolution, why did Chairman Mao call him a person who has made great contributions to the revolution?
In September 1935, Xu Haidong, then the commander of the 25th Red Army, led his troops to northern Shaanxi through the Long March .
According to the instructions, after Xu Haidong discussed with Liu Zhidan, the leader of the Northern Shaanxi Red Army, and others, he decided to reorganize the 25th Red Army, the 26th Army, and the 27th Army into the 15th Red Army, with Xu Haidong as the commander of the corps, Cheng Zihua as the political commissar, and Liu Zhidan as the deputy commander and chief of staff of the .
Just as the troops were reorganized, Xu Haidong commanded the battles of Laoshan, Yulinqiao and other battles. On the one hand, these battles consolidated the base area, and on the other hand, they welcomed the big brother in the Red Army with good news, Central Red Army .
On October 19, 1935, under the leadership of Chairman Mao, the Central Red Army arrived in Wuqi Town in northern Shaanxi. Soon, Xu Haidong, Liu Zhidan and others received a notice letter from the Central Committee.
When Chairman Mao stood alive in front of Xu Haidong, Xu Haidong felt it was too incredible. After that, he held Chairman Mao's hand tightly, as if Chairman Mao would leave.
Looking at Xu Haidong, Chairman Mao smiled and the friendship between the two began.
The winter in northern Shaanxi always begins early. In October, the full range of mountain elixirs will wither, and the cold wind blows freely and never stops.
The Central Red Army soldiers who experienced the Long March of 5,000 miles were in a very bad situation at this time.
Some soldiers were wearing shorts, and some battles, not even cloth shoes. In such a situation, how should the troops spend their first winter in northern Shaanxi safely?
Yang Zhicheng, who was in charge of logistics work in the Central Red Army, came to Chairman Mao: "Chairman, we don't have enough money. If we want the soldiers to spend the winter intact, we still need at least to 3,000 yuan to 3,000 yuan."
Chairman Mao was also a little anxious in his heart. He had been through all the dangers. Is the army going to fail?
In the room, Chairman Mao walked around, and suddenly, he laughed again as if he had remembered something.
Chairman Mao looked at Yang Zhicheng and said, "You go and try Comrade Xu Haidong. I believe that as long as possible, Comrade Haidong will definitely help us." After
After saying that, Chairman Mao wrote an IOU: Comrade Haidong, please lend 2,500 yuan to the Central Committee to solve the problem of the Central Red Army.
Yang Zhicheng took the IOU and went straight to Xu Haidong's residence.
Xu Haidong's face looked a little ugly after reading the content of the IOU, and Yang Zhicheng felt desolate.
Suddenly Xu Haidong spoke : "Director Yang, I'm so sorry. I should have thought of this a long time ago."
It turned out that Xu Haidong's face looked ugly because he didn't think too much about it and showed his expression because of guilt.
At Xu Haidong's order, Cha Guozhen, the Minister of Supply of the 25th Red Army, came to him.
Xu Haidong looked at the Minister of Supply Cha Guozhen and asked, "Old Cha, how much money do we have?"
Cha Guozhen looked at Xu Haidong vigilantly: "Legislative Commander, what are you going to do?"
Xu Haidong: "You answer me first."
Cha Guozhen: "There is still 7,000 yuan."
Xu Haidong was overjoyed: "Take five thousand out and give it to the Party Central Committee."
Cha Guozhen was surprised: "Legislative Commander, although we have so much money, we can't stand the flowers at all. We have to buy medicines for the soldiers and cook... ..”
Xu Haidong looked at the "stingy" supply minister in front of him and said earnestly: "Yes, we have difficulties in this way, but think about it, the Central Red Army, the Party Central Committee, Chairman Mao, and Chairman Mao took the initiative to borrow money from us, which means that the Party Central Committee is more difficult than us. We don’t eat, don’t wear, and are cold and hungry. We also have to support the Party Central Committee and ensure that they spend their first winter in northern Shaanxi..."
Cha Guozhen is also an old revolutionary who experienced the Long March. After hearing Xu Haidong's words, his tears fell.
Cha Guozhen said: "League Commander, stop talking, I'll get the money now."
The next day, Xu Haidong rode all the way and put the money in front of Chairman Mao.
Looking at Xu Haidong who was exhausted, Chairman Mao was moved. Even Peng Dehuai, who rarely smiled, expressed his admiration for Xu Haidong's move.
Peng Dehuai said to Xu Haidong: "This money is really a "timely help". Thank you, God of Wealth,"
After hearing this, Xu Haidong said with some guilt: "Sir Peng, you are too polite. This is what we should do. I wanted to give more, but we were poor and couldn't get it..."
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, every time Chairman Mao thought of this, he would sigh: "At that time, thanks to the 5,000 yuan."
This is the main reason why Chairman Mao said that Xu Haidong made great contributions to the revolution.
What is little known is that Chairman Mao said that Xu Haidong made great contributions to the revolution actually had a special reason, and we must consider the environment at that time.
One day in October 1960, Chairman Mao met his old friend at the Juxiang Bookstore in Zhongnanhai. American journalist Snow . Snow asked Chairman Mao a question: "When is the darkest moment in your life?"
Chairman Mao thought for a while and said slowly: " That was the struggle between the grassland and Zhang Guotao during the Long March in 1935. At that time, the party was facing division, and there was even a civil war with uncertain future."
In June 1935, the First Red Front Army and the Fourth Red Front Army met in Maogong area, Sichuan. This was originally a happy moment, but an unexpected thing happened.
Xu Haidong's statement, Chairman Mao was very excited
When the army met, the soldiers and leaders of the two armies were very excited. However, at this moment, Zhang Guotao, the main leader of the Red Fourth Front Army, had other ideas in his heart.
Zhang Guotao has 80,000 self-supported the Fourth Front Army, but on the one hand there are less than 10,000 people, which has produced the warlord idea that "whoever has more guns will be the boss."
"Xu Xiang Front Pass" records a detail: After the Lianghekou Conference, in order to replace Mao Zedong's leadership, Zhang Guotao instructed some people to submit reports to the Central Committee. For example, Chen Changhao called the Central Committee during the march, Tao was appointed as the Chairman of the Military Commission, Zhu De was appointed as the commander of the front-line enemy, and Zhou was appointed as the vice chairman and chief of staff. ”
Among the leaders of the Red Army at that time, Chairman Mao and Zhang Guotao were both participants in . They can be said to be one of the main founders of the Communist Party of China. Faced with Zhang Guotao's behavior, Chairman Mao decided to do his best to maintain the unity of the Red Army for the sake of the overall situation.
Facts have proved that all the efforts made by Chairman Mao to maintain the unification of the Red Army were failed.
Faced with such a situation, Chairman Mao finally made a decision and led 7,000 Red Army troops northward, while Zhang Guo Tao, in the end, led more than 80,000 Red Army to the south.
This incident made Chairman Mao very sad.
So, what does this matter have to do with Xu Haidong?
You should know that the Red 25th Army led by Xu Haidong is actually a team commanded by the Fourth Front Army.
From the perspective of Xu Haidong's relationship with Chairman Mao and Zhang Guotao, Xu Haidong had never met Chairman Mao, and he was Zhang Guotao's old subordinate in the Hubei, Henan, Anhui Soviet Area.
Under such circumstances , Xu Haidong's attitude is very critical.
is fine, but in the end, Xu Haidong showed the firm party spirit of a Communist Party member.
From the incident of Xu Haidong giving money to the Central Red Army, we can see Xu Haidong's firm belief in the revolution and the Party Central Committee. This shows that Chairman Mao was excited at the time.
Because Xu Haidong did not disappoint him, nor did the party organization disappoint.
From the overall perspective, compared with the money sent by Xu Haidong, Chairman Mao's statement to Xu Haidong was more satisfied.
This is why Chairman Mao mentioned Xu Haidong many times afterwards, saying that he made great contributions to the revolution.
Xu Haidong led the 15th legion to lay the foundation for the Central Red Army in northern Shaanxi, which led to the rapid expansion of the Shaanxi-Gansu base area, and also laid a solid foundation for the Party Central Committee to place its base camp in northern Shaanxi.
Xu Haidong made an indelible contribution between here.
It is precisely because of this that in 1942, when he learned that Xu Haidong was in serious condition, Chairman Mao wrote a cordial letter to him: Rest in peace and care, and the sky bed was not in charge.
It is precisely because of this that when he was awarded the title in 1955, Chairman Mao named Xu Haidong: "Comrade Haidong should be a general, second only to Su Yu."
It is precisely because of this that during the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1969, when he learned that Xu Haidong was not on the list of representatives at the meeting, Chairman Mao summoned Zhou Enlai late at night to ask Zhou Enlai to resolve the matter.
Chairman Mao had a special relationship with Xu Haidong, and the source of this relationship was Xu Haidong's statement when he was in northern Shaanxi in 1935 and his gift to the Party Central Committee.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, when Xu Haidong was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Eighth National Congress, Chairman Mao always asked first: "Is Comrade Haidong here?" Only after receiving a positive answer could he continue to speak.
Xu Haidong was very moved by Chairman Mao’s appreciation. He tried hard to maintain a good health, work for the party organization better, and serve the people.
On April 1, 1969, before the Ninth National Congress was held, a deputy director of the General Office of the Central Committee and a member of the Military Commission's office came to Xu Haidong's bedside.
The two conveyed the resolutions of Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai and asked him: "Can you attend today's meeting?"
Xu Haidong knew that Chairman Mao wanted to attend by himself, so he shed tears on the spot: "The Chairman mentioned my name. If his health is not good, even if he dies, I will go."
After a while, Xu Haidong came to the Ninth Conference Hall wearing an oxygen cylinder . Chairman Mao saw him and smiled and nodded.
All representatives who attended the meeting stood up and gave Xu Haidong warm applause.
At this meeting, Xu Haidong was re-elected as a member of the Central Committee.
Unfortunately, a year later, Xu Haidong died of illness at the age of 70.
