Preface
Wells once described He Long in this way - The red Robin Hood . In his eyes, He Long is a very charming and extremely talented leader in military affairs.
Such an almost legendary general was actually from the Kuomintang at the earliest, but what happened in these years made such a character choose to surrender to the Communist Party? You should know that He Long had already achieved a high-ranking position in the Kuomintang at that time, but he resolutely chose to join Red Army .
What happened in this? From the initial "two kitchen knives to the revolution" of to the final "take off the leather shoes and wear straw sandals" we will review the magnificent life of this founding general He Long.
The famous writer Wells
From a poor but fearless
He Long has been selling private salt in Guizhou and Hunan since he was a child. Because he has been dealing with the people at the bottom since he was a child, He Long learned more about the sufferings of ordinary people than ordinary people. In the more than ten years since he was in business, he has seen too many superiors fighting for power and profit, and the sufferings of the people were unspeakable, but He Long fell into deep confusion at that time.
He can empathize with these people's sufferings too much, but he has no idea what to do.
Because he was ambitions and was full of enthusiasm to serve the country, He Long, who was underage, joined Mr. Sun Yat-sen's Tongmenghui and became a member of the revolutionary party.
Mr. Sun Yat-sen
And in the turmoil of the country, He Long, as a member of Mr. Sun Yat-sen's creation of the Tongmenghui, led the members at that time to hold anti-Yuan activities.
This time, he successfully destroyed a division at that time, but soon after this activity ended, He Long made no progress. At that time, He Long was in a state of confusion, and he didn't know how he wanted to realize his ideal of serving his country.
He imagined that workers and farmers lived an equal life, but what should we do to fulfill such a wish? The conflict is too great now, so big that He Long feels that he is so small and vulnerable.
So he began to live a wandering life. While wandering, he tried every means to find a way to serve the country. On the way, he even wanted to assassinate the enemy's senior generals.
Stills
But such a reckless method ultimately failed, and at this time He Long began to constantly reflect on whether the path he chose was correct.
He Long was extremely bold at this time. After thinking for a while, he made up a decision that his own strength could not do anything big. If he wanted to find a way out, then he wanted to form his own team so that he could save the country.
does it as soon as possible. At that time, He Long, who was in his early twenties, immediately returned to his hometown to create a team. There were very few people in this team, and later gradually became a brigade.
full of ideals ended up being contrary to myself
In fact, when Mr. Sun Yat-sen was still alive, the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was very harmonious. Both sides jointly established schools and made progress and study together. Even comrades at that time could have dual party members. At that time, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were not only classmates but also comrades-in-arms.
Mr. Sun Yat-sen
But in 1925. After Mr. Sun Yat-sen suddenly passed away, everything changed. Originally, both parties were comrades-in-law, and the friendship that they could fight for for their ideals was ultimately in the same family.
The troops led by He Long were incorporated into it by the Kuomintang, and He Long also became a member of the Kuomintang. However, during the period of his tenure in the Kuomintang, He Long felt more and more painful.
He followed Sun Yat-sen to join the revolutionary party without hesitation. was because the Three Principles of the People proposed by Mr. Sun Yat-sen at that time made him see hope and light, allowing this boy from a poor family to imagine the future beautifully, a world where everyone is equal.
However, after Sun Yat-sen's death, the Kuomintang, which Chiang Kai-shek took over, had long deviated from its ideals and persistence when it joined, and even Chiang Kai-shek launched a horrifying 412 coup.
412 coup
and He Long watched his former comrades and comrades fell one by one in a pool of blood. At this time, He Long had already reached the peak of dissatisfaction with Chiang Kai-shek. Such a Kuomintang was not what he wanted to pursue. He had come because of Mr. Sun Yat-sen and chose to leave because Chiang Kai-shek betrayed Mr. Sun Yat-sen.
But he was also in pain. originally thought he was about to see the light, but he ushered in darkness again.
However, after he contacted the Communist Party, he found that even if Mr. Sun Yat-sen passed away, the Communist Party was not as corrupt as the Kuomintang, but was still following Mr. Sun Yat-sen's will and striving forward.
The arrival of Zhou Yiqun, He Long's determination to be honest
In 1926, He Long met with Zhou Yiqun, the representative of the Communist Party at that time. Facing Zhou Yiqun and He Long showed great welcome and support. While chatting with Zhou Yiqun and getting along, He Long had a strong affiliation with the Communist Party’s behavior, handling and political thoughts.
At this moment, He Long proposed the idea of joining the Communist Party. However, due to the tension in the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the Communist Party had explicit regulations that senior Kuomintang officers were not allowed to join the Communist Party.
Zhou Yiqun
But He Long did not have the slightest idea of being shaken. Instead, he said that he would accept the test of the organization as long as he could join the organization.
And what happened afterwards made He Long have a clearer understanding of the Communist Party and strengthened his beliefs, and must follow the party.
He Long saw that the Communist Party pursued justice and protected the interests of workers and peasants. It was this one thing that made He Long closer to the Communist Party. At this moment, Comrade He Long also expressed his idea of joining the Communist Party again and again.
, and He Long gradually became close to the Communist Party, which made the then National Government very uneasy, and even sent out murder to target Comrade He Long. At that time, more than 80 families in the He Long family died at the hands of the Kuomintang.
He Long's speech
Gold and silver cannot be exchanged for faith
Facing He Long's obvious tendency toward the Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek was also anxious at this time.
Not only He Long's military capabilities are also outstanding. You should know that the troops led by He Long at that time were extremely elite troops, not to mention that they were large in number, well-equipped, and strong in obedience.
According to the "Report on the Situation in Hunan and Hubei" delivered by Yan Changyi to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Hunan Military Commission , Yan Changyi , it is better to use He Long's troops. He had more than 20,000 soldiers, more than 10,000 guns, and more than 1,000 capable of using them. His subordinates could be commanded by the emperor, and they would not chastise the military or raise funds. The value of troops like
is immeasurable. So Chiang Kai-shek immediately wanted to win over He Long for his own use, so Chiang Kai-shek offered a nearly sky-high reward. He said that as long as He Long surrendered to the Kuomintang, he would immediately allocate a total of 500 oceans to He Long.
At that time, He Long had not given money to the army for a long time, just because someone in the Kuomintang disliked him and secretly stumbling to He Long. This proposal could almost be regarded as an urgent need to rescue He Long, but He Long was still unmoved.
Seeing this, Chiang Kai-shek made up his mind to make a lot of money. As long as He Long surrendered to the Kuomintang, he would give He Long several villas, and even handed over the full power of the weapons manufacturer to He Long for management.
Hanyang Arsenal Factory
The most shocking one is the Arsenal Factory. You know, the Arsenal Factory promised by Chiang Kai-shek at that time was Hanyang Arsenal . At that time, almost all the weapons were from the Hanyang Arsenal. It can even be said that as long as you own this Arsenal, half of the firepower in the country is in He Long's hands.
In Chiang Kai-shek's mind, almost no one can refuse such a condition, but He Long still chose to refuse.
The whole family is loyal and majestic
. When Chiang Kai-shek was shocked when he learned that such good conditions were not able to bribe He Long. He had no way to understand why He Long put such good conditions without them.
But when we look back at General He Long’s family, it is not difficult to find why He Long can be able to firmly stand up for his beliefs no matter what happens. No matter how many temptations and difficulties along the way, He Long has never given up pursuing his beliefs.
He Long's ancestors have always had many talents, and many aspiring people were also very angry. During the Qing Dynasty, some of his ancestors launched a peasant uprising, which made the local officials of the Qing government at that time very frightened.
And in He Long's generation, although his family is poor, fortunately, his family has never relaxed in his education on He Long. This led to He Long having a good family education environment since he was a child, and he was also chivalrous under the education of his elders at home. and his sister He Ying is also a revolutionary martyr.
He Ying
It is not difficult to see that He Long resolutely refused to give up his ideals in his heart in the face of Chiang Kai-shek's coercion and inducement.
Getting what he wants finally joined the party
Regarding why He Long defected to the Communist Party Peng Zhen once said:
He Long accepted Marxism-Leninism in his long-term contact with the Communists. In the face of complex social phenomena, he removed the essence, removed the false and preserved the truth, compared one by one, and compared one by one, and compared one by one; from the outside to the inside, he saw the essence from the phenomenon and realized that only the Communist Party can save China, and only the Communists do not care about personal reputation and status, and ignore personal safety, so he closely linked his personal destiny with the party.
11927 , what He Long did finally impressed Zhou Enlai, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee at that time. So Zhou Enlai came to , Wuchang , accompanied by Zhou Yiqun, to meet He Long.
Peng Zhen
During the meeting with Zhou Enlai, He Long repeatedly mentioned that his ideal was to follow Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People, so that both farmers and workers could live a good life.
During this talk with Zhou Enlai, He Long felt a lot
I met a real Communist Party member (Zhou Enlai). He said that people should have class awareness, class viewpoints and class positions, and learn to be good at using class analysis to understand things. His words played a decisive role in promoting my ideological awareness. That's how I became a communist.
This also shows that He Long still has his trust and admiration for the Communist Party at this moment. Subsequently, He Long showed his determination to stand on the side of the broad masses of people in a series of activities and stood up when the Communist Party was in crisis.
Zhou Enlai
August 1927 He Long also participated in the "Nanchang Eight Union" that shocked China and the world, and this cooperation allowed the Central Committee to see Comrade He Long sincerely approve him to join the Communist Party.
At this point, He Long applied for more than 70 times to join the party and finally got what he wanted.
summary
In those years when it was almost dark and there was no future, there were always people who were constantly striving forward. He Long is a typical example of that period of time. He was born in poverty and understood the sufferings of the lower class and always left his life and death behind for his ideals.
In the face of the changing times and historical choices, he firmly stood on this side of the Communist Party of China.
Someone didn't understand what He Long wanted if he was in the Kuomintang at that time, his status and money had no desire? Chiang Kai-shek once sighed: "I have never spent so much effort to win over a soldier, but I still failed."
But this is an persistence that we cannot understand in those dark years. It is like a bright light illuminating the darkness at that time. Although it is not bright enough, it is also a persistence enough.
