In 1952, as the situation on the Korean battlefield gradually stabilized, Chairman Mao also came out of his busy work. Accompanied by Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing, Chairman Mao went south and went to Tianjin, Jinan, Xuzhou and other places, and arrived in Kaifeng in la

Introduction

952, as the situation on the Korean battlefield gradually stabilized, Chairman Mao also came out of his busy work. After approval from the Party Central Committee, Chairman Mao decided to take a week off and use this time to take a look at Yellow River .

Accompanied by Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing, Chairman Mao went south and went to Tianjin, Jinan, Xuzhou and other places, and arrived in Kaifeng in late October. Accompanied by the leaders of the Henan Provincial Party Committee , Chairman Mao inspected the local water conservancy projects.

Chairman Mao came to the local area to inspect work

The night when he arrived in Kaifeng, Chairman Mao met with the main leader of Henan Province in the hotel where he was staying. When he saw Bi Zhanyun, deputy commander of the Henan Military Region , he held his hand in surprise and said: "It has been 20 years since Jinggangshan left. Where have you been in so many years?"

So why did Bi Zhanyun leave Jinggangshan back then? What kind of friendship does he have with Chairman Mao?

" Red Army Generals" who came from the Kuomintang army

903, Bi Zhanyun was born in a poor family in Guang'an, Sichuan. Like most farmers, their family barely lived on the few acres of land they rented. Even if they worked hard, they could not get rid of the fate of being exploited. The family's life was very difficult.

Poor farmer

In order to reduce the burden on his family, Bi Zhanyun left his home at the age of 16 and went out to serve in the army. He participated in the Northern Expedition and made great contributions. He was brave in fighting and was appreciated by his superiors. In just a few years, he was promoted to battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Kuomintang New Eighth Army.

Facing high officials and generous salaries, Bi Zhanyun did not lose himself. As a poor man, Bi Zhanyun always considers the interests of the people. Because of this, he did not choose to join the Kuomintang.

In the process of interacting with Communist Party members, Bi Zhanyun always realized that the Communist Party is a political party that sincerely strives for the interests of the people, and that only they can lead the Chinese revolution to victory.

In April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched a counter-revolutionary coup, massacring Chinese Communists and revolutionary masses, and the whole country was shrouded in a white terror. Soon, Bi Zhanyun received an order from his superiors to shoot several company commanders in the arrest, but Bi Zhanyun said firmly: "I know whether the Communist Party is good or bad."

Korean reactionaries launched a counter-revolutionary coup

He not only did not kill the two company commanders, but also withstood the pressure and gave them some money to run away quickly. After this incident, Bi Zhanyun was repeatedly excluded in the Kuomintang troops and his life was difficult.

928, Bi Zhanyun's troops were ordered to go to Shatian, Zhanqian and other places to prevent the Red Army from entering the Xiangjiang River. During the battle, some of the officers and soldiers under Bi Zhanyun were captured by our army, but our army treated them very favorably. They not only treated them with good wine and meat, but also told them about the discipline of the Red Army and provided political education to them. They were put back in a few days.

After these soldiers returned, they talked about the situation of the Red Army. All of this made Bi Zhanyun and the officers and soldiers refreshed, and made these poor-born officers and soldiers yearn for their desire, and they had the idea of ​​surrendering to the Red Army.

During the many battles behind, Bi Zhanyun showed mercy many times and asked the soldiers not to shoot at the Red Army, which allowed our army to be safely transferred. Through detailed understanding, Chairman Mao and other leaders believed that Bi Zhanyun was different from other reactionary Kuomintang generals and could fight for Bi Zhanyun at the right time and let him return to the people's ranks.

Chairman Mao in the revolutionary war era

Shortly after, under the instructions of Chairman Mao, Zhu De, as a fellow villager, and Chen Yi, , jointly wrote a letter to Bi Zhanyun. The letter said:

"In Chiang Kai-shek's view, you are a miscellaneous army, not his direct line. The purpose of Chiang Kai-shek sending you to the front line is to destroy you through the hands of the Red Army, and he can benefit from it.I hope you will abandon the darkness and turn to the light as soon as possible and go to Jinggangshan to fulfill your responsibility for the liberation of the Chinese nation. "

After Bi Zhanyun received the letter, after thinking about it over and over again, he felt that only by seeking the Red Army was the only way out. The next morning, he sent his confidant to Suichuan and contacted the Red Army.

At that time, our representative who was responsible for receiving Bi Zhanyun's confidant was Chen Yi. Based on the current situation, they discussed the issues of the uprising and formulated a detailed plan.

Just as Bi Zhanyun was preparing for the uprising, an officer discovered the matter and quickly reported it to his superiors. Bi Zhanyun decided to launch a temporary uprising for the sake of the overall situation.

KMT soldiers

Under Bi Zhanyun's mobilization, the soldiers opened their hearts one after another. They unanimously agreed to join the Communist Party's team and fight for China's revolutionary cause. After the successful uprising, the organization decided to adapt the team led by Bi Zhanyun into a spy battalion, which was directly led by the Red Fourth Army Military Department. Since the spy battalion often follows the military department, Chairman Mao is very concerned about the soldiers of the spy battalion. It was during this period that Chairman Mao and Bi Zhanyun formed a deep friendship. After joining the Red Army team, Bi Zhanyun devoted himself to the battle with more high spirits. He led his troops to attack Gannan and switch to western Fujian , and the first to the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" battle in the Central Soviet Area. The Red Army was forced to carry out strategic transfer due to the wrong command of Bogu , Li De and others, and started the famous Long March 3 25,000 miles. According to the deployment of the Party Central Committee, Bi Zhanyun wanted to cover the main force for the transfer. He ambushed the enemy while retreating, and successfully completed the task assigned to him by his superiors.

The Red Army was on the way to the Long March 2, and at the same time, he was also actively promoting the revolution to the people. The members sent their relatives to join the Red Army. By the time Bi Zhanyun took his retirement to catch up with the main force, the team, which was originally less than a hundred people, had already developed to the scale of two regiments. After the Red Front Army and the Red Fourth Front Army , the troops entered the grassland. At this time, the Red Army was facing a more difficult situation. There were often enemy planes bombing in the sky, and there were also Kuomintang troops siege and intercepting them, resulting in heavy losses in the team.

was suddenly attacked by the enemy when the team was passing through the Tibetan area. Bi Zhanyun and several soldiers lost contact with the large army. Seeing the soldiers falling one by one, Bi Zhanyun felt extremely sad. In desperation, he had to hide in a Tibetan home.

However, the enemy's pursuit of the Red Army team did not stop. In order to avoid the search of the resisters, Bi Zhanyun had to wear Tibetan clothes to hide in the woods in the snow-capped mountains, and only then dared to return to the homes of Tibetan compatriots to sleep at night. After the enemy left, Bi Zhanyun embarked on the road to finding the large army.

The soldiers were marching

In order not to be discovered by the enemy, Bi Zhanyun had to beg along the road. When he was hungry, he would ask the nearby families to ask for something to eat, and when he was thirsty, he would grab a few handfuls of snow and eat it. At the same time, he relied on inquiries and newspapers on the ground to find out the news about the team. In this way, he begged and walked all the way and finally arrived in Lanzhou. After

came to Lanzhou, there were many sentries and strict investigations, and there was a possibility of being arrested at any time. Seeing this, Bi Zhanyun accelerated his pace. He walked all the way from Lanzhou to Xi'an, and from Xi'an to Luochuan .

In the winter of 1937, after Bi Zhanyun's persistence, under the guidance of local party organizations, the Red Army was finally found.

looked at Bi Zhanyun in front of him, and the soldiers were stunned. I saw the man in front of me had torn clothes, and his body was still bleeding. His hair and beard had covered his face, attracting flies to fly around him.

At the beginning, the soldiers did not recognize Bi Zhanyun. It was not until he revealed his identity and his experience during this period that they recognized him and hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Later, when Bi Zhanyun recalled this experience, he couldn't help but say with emotion: "This experience will never be forgotten by me for my life. It was my loyalty to the party that made me persevere."

Chairman Mao in the revolutionary war era

After returning to northern Shaanxi, Bi Zhanyun's mobilization was too frequent, and he did not meet Chairman Mao either. Soon, with the development of the war situation, Bi Zhanyun once again came to the front line.

Huaihai Battle , making great contributions to logistics support

In December 1937, the Central Military Commission formed the Eighth Route Army Left-behind Corps, and Bi Zhanyun served as the position of director of the Staff Department of the Left-behind Corps.

939, organizational general Bi Zhanyun was transferred to Taiyue Military Region to be responsible for united front work, and later he served as Chief of Staff of Taiyue Military Region. During this period, he actively mobilized the masses behind enemy lines, dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders, and made great contributions to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in .

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Bi Zhanyun thought that a peaceful and stable situation would be realized, but he never thought that Chiang Kai-shek launched a large-scale attack on the liberated areas despite the opposition of the people of the whole country. Soon, Bi Zhanyun served as deputy commander of the Hebei East Military Region. In 1948, Bi Zhanyun served as deputy commander of the Henan-Anhui Soviet Military Region. On the eve of the Huaihai Battle, the Henan-Anhui-Su Military Region established the Support Command, and Bi Zhanyun served as the commander.

A scene in the Huaihai Battle

Soon after, Bi Zhanyun received an organization's task and asked him to raise 150 million jin of grain immediately. After receiving the task, Bi Zhanyun did not dare to delay and immediately devoted himself to the intense work.

In order to show his determination, Bi Zhanyun mobilized in the middle of the team: "Start with me, reduce rations, rather we are hungry than let the soldiers on the frontline eat and wear warm clothes."

In order to facilitate and effectively manage, Bi Zhanyun formed a stretcher group and managed it according to the organizational form of the troops. At the same time, he also established a political work and life management system similar to the troops, which not only ensured the smooth completion of the pre-support tasks, but also ensured the personal safety and physical and mental health of migrant workers.

At the same time, he also actively commanded the troops to repair railways and highways. He would actively lead the logistics troops to do whatever they needed to do.

The people were supporting the front line

In November, the Huaihai Campaign entered the most difficult stage, and various materials were consumed very much, and the work of supporting the front faced more severe challenges.

In order to ensure the final victory of the Huaihai Campaign, Bi Zhanyun organized a large amount of manpower and material resources. During the most difficult time, the people from various military regions were mobilized. Except for the elderly and children, almost all the personnel were devoted to the support work.

Under Bi Zhanyun's leadership, the district has raised a total of more than 300 million kilograms of grain, far exceeding the pre-set goals. Until the end of the Huaihai Campaign, there were still 140 million jin of remaining grain, which fully demonstrated that Bi Zhanyun did a very good job in logistics support.

Chen Yi once said: "The victory of the Huaihai Battle was launched by the people with small cars." Therefore, Bi Zhanyun and the staff of Zhiqian made outstanding contributions to the victory of the Huaihai Campaign.

Chairman Mao asked Bi Zhanyun: Where have you been there for so many years?

Shortly after the end of the Huaihai Campaign, the Party Central Committee formed the Henan Provincial Military Region. Due to his outstanding contribution, Bi Zhanyun served as the commander of the Henan Provincial Military Region. During his tenure in Henan, Bi Zhanyun has been working diligently and has made outstanding contributions to the construction and development of the army.

Chairman Mao

While working, Bi Zhanyun never mentioned his achievements in the Huaihai Battle, nor did he ask for anything from the organization. He always adhered to the ideals and beliefs of a Communist.

On October 1952, Chairman Mao finished his busy work and came to Henan to inspect water conservancy construction. During the inspection of the work, Chairman Mao saw a familiar figure, which was Bi Zhanyun.

Since leaving Jinggangshan, Bi Zhanyun hasn't met Chairman Mao for 20 years. He thought Chairman Mao had forgotten him, but he never thought Chairman Mao recognized him at first sight. Chairman Mao looked at Bi Zhanyun in front of him and couldn't help but recall the revolutionary years before. He held Bi Zhanyun's hand tightly and said: "Since the last time I parted, I haven't seen each other for 20 years. Where have you been there in so many years?"

Then, Bi Zhanyun talked about his experience. When mentioning that begging, Chairman Mao said excitedly: "Thank you for so many years, it's really not easy."

Chairman Mao came to inspect the work

Soon, Chairman Mao also asked Bi Zhanyun in detail about his life. After learning that everything is fine now, Chairman Mao nodded happily.

That night, Chairman Mao and him chatted with him in the yard for a long time. When they mentioned the experience in Jinggangshan, they felt inexplicably moved, and the two of them couldn't help but shed tears.

In 1955, in order to commend those comrades who made contributions in the revolutionary war years, the Party Central Committee decided to award the titles of revolutionary heroes. Bi Zhanyun was awarded the rank of lieutenant general for his outstanding contributions.

961, the organization transferred Bi Zhanyun to Wuhan Military Region and served as deputy commander. No matter what position he was in, Bi Zhanyun had been working diligently. He actively responded to the call of the Party Central Committee and scientifically trained militias within his jurisdiction, making outstanding contributions to our country's national defense construction.

General Bi Zhanyun

962, accompanied by Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing, Chairman Mao came to Wuhan to inspect work. Bi Zhanyun reported in detail the problems in militia training and put forward a series of his own suggestions.

After learning about the actual situation of militia training in Wuhan Military Region, Chairman Mao couldn't help but pat Bi Zhanyun on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I did not read the wrong person."

In 1965, Bi Zhanyun's health was getting worse and worse due to the root of the disease caused by the Revolutionary War era and his high-intensity work, and he had to leave his job to recuperate.

During the period of rest, Bi Zhanyun was always paying attention to the development of the country and the army, and constantly making suggestions for the modernization of the army's national defense.

Bi Zhanyun and his wife

977, Bi Zhanyun's condition worsened again and was sent to the hospital for treatment by his family. But this time, the old general never woke up again and died in Zhengzhou, Henan at the age of 73. After the death of the veteran general, with the approval of the Party Central Committee, his ashes were buried in Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery .

Nowadays, in the Bi Zhanyun General’s Deeds Exhibition Hall in Guang'an, Sichuan, many people come to participate every year to learn about the revolutionary deeds of the old general and commemorate the revolutionary spirit of the older generation of pioneers.

Monument of General Bi Zhanyun

There are no heroes falling from the sky in the world, only mortals who stand up, the older generation of revolutionaries represented by General Bi Zhanyun. They are like a ray of light, illuminating the way forward of the Chinese nation. We who live in the new era cannot let down the efforts they have made. Only when all Chinese people work together can the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation be realized.