During the war, our army had always been taboo and disliked traitors , but there was such a traitor. Li Xiannian not only did not treat him coldly, but instead invited him. Why is this? Who is this person?
01 defected to Communist Party
After a while, one person walked in, but when everyone saw the person coming, they couldn't help but feel surprised. is not the traitor Guo Rentai, why did Li Xiannian invite him?
Guo Rentai was born in 1900. He was originally a child laborer in the Yingcheng Paoyan Mining District. Later, he became a leader and opened a teahouse in a small town in the mining area.
Because Guo Rentai has a cheerful personality and is loyal, he soon became successful in the Hanliu Association in central Hubei and gained everyone's support.
At the same time, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China dispatched Wang Yixin and others to Chenjiahe to carry out work.
On the one hand, we must visit the poor people, issue agricultural loans, actively publicize the anti-Japanese war, and mobilize the people to participate in the war of resistance. On the other hand, we must vigorously carry out united front work. It was also during this period that Wang Yixin and his party discovered that there was a group like Hanliuhui . The local people said that it was very powerful, so Wang Yixin and others decided to fight for the Hanliuhui.
Hanliuhui was a semi-mysterious feudal gang organization at that time. It was very famous in central Hubei and had a wide range of penetration. Most of the main members were rogue proletariat, while the rest were workers, farmers, etc.
If they are not guided as soon as possible, then in the future, the organization is likely to be exploited by the enemy and puppets, becoming a major obstacle to our party.
Therefore, according to the party's policy of the anti-Japanese national united front , the superiors ordered the Tangchi training class to be hosted in Yingcheng , and the Taozhu , which must do the work of staying at the meeting.
and for this purpose he has become "Hanliu Working Committee" , with Shen Shaohua as the director.
It is precisely based on this premise that Guo Rentai began to have intersections with our party.
At that time, Guo Rentai was the most powerful "double leader " in the Hanliu Association in Hubei. Therefore, our party focused on Guo Rentai.
However, because the Communist Party organization is not public to the outside world, it becomes a problem to contact Guo Rentai in what kind of identity should be used.
Finally, after discussion, the organization decided to use Tao Zhu's name, because at that time, only Tao Zhu's identity as a Communist Party member was public. In addition, Tao Zhu was highly respected and loved by all walks of life in Yingcheng area, and everyone called him "Mr. Tao".
So the organization began to guide Guo Rentai in the name of Tao Zhu.
After a period of hard work, our party and Guo Rentai reached three agreements in 1938:
The Hanlihui Association must resolutely resist Japan; rectify the order of Hanlihui, and resolutely resist acts that harm the people; Guo Rentai came forward, and Mr. Tao sent someone to lead a training class in Hanlihui, calling on the backbone members of the Hanlihui Association to participate and receive training in the anti-Japanese guerrilla war.
However, shortly after the agreement was reached, the Kuomintang got involved and blocked our party's plan.
Once, when Guo Rentai and others convened a meeting of gang members and were preparing to speak closer to the Communist Party, the Kuomintang suddenly attacked and arrested Guo Rentai, and posted a notice throughout the county, expressing its intention to cancel the Hanlihui meeting.
After Guo Rentai was arrested, our party sent someone to actively rescue him.
Tao Zhu immediately visited other core members of the Hanliu Association with Shen Shaohua and others, and worked with them to issue an ultimatum to the Yingcheng County Government of the Kuomintang, demanding that the other party release Guo Rentai.
At the same time, Tao Zhu also found Mr. Li Fanyi, a progressive Kuomintang, and forced the Kuomintang authorities to post bail to release Guo Rentai in the form of double pressure.
Guo Rentai was a person who talked about loyalty in the world. After being released from prison and learning the whole story of the matter, Guo Rentai said that it was Tao Zhu who saved him and his savior, while the Kuomintang was the one who killed him.
And to show sincerity, Guo Rentai is willing to obey Tao Zhu's arrangements in everything and organize the Hanliu Association to fight against Japan with the Communist Party.
02 defected
In this case, Guo Rentai led the brothers of the Hanliu Association to acquire weapons and guns discarded by the Kuomintang everywhere, and with the support of the Chenjiahe Party Group, the Chenjiahu District Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Brigade was formed, and Guo Rentai served as the deputy captain.
htmlIn November, the guerrilla brigade was adapted into the third brigade of "Ying Kang", with Guo Rentai as the captain. Soon afterwards, "Ying Kang" was reorganized again. The third brigade where Guo Rentai was located was expanded into the first brigade, with a total of 1,000 people, and Guo Rentai was still the captain.
Therefore, under the attack of the enemy, Guo Rentai's first detachment was quickly disbanded, and a small number of Guo Rentai and others fled to Chenjiahe, and after contacting others, they were stationed again in the Chenjiahe mining area.
However, not long after, the Japanese and puppet troops found Guo Rentai, and under their coercion and temptation, Guo Rentai rebelled and surrendered to the enemy and became the deputy commander of the puppet western Hubei security commander. After
surrendered to the enemy, Guo Rentai continued to absorb strength in Chenjiahe and Yingcheng areas, and the team quickly expanded to about a thousand people.
Given Guo Rentai's influence in the local area, his rebellion had a significant negative impact on the masses to a certain extent, resulting in some people's anti-Japanese sentiment becoming depressed.
In addition, anti-communist Zeng Xiancheng also started to take the initiative to incorporate Guo Rentai's team and prepare to develop anti-communist forces. Not only that, other anti-communist elements have all expressed the same idea. Seeing this, the Party organization of Ezhong District believes that it is urgent to solve Guo Rentai’s problem.
There are only two solutions to solve this problem. One is to solve it by force, and the other is to adopt peaceful means.
The New Fourth Army team in Henan and Hubei had developed to 4 teams, but even so, it was not 100% sure to completely eliminate Guo Rentai's thousand-man team.
What's more, if Guo Rentai's team is really eliminated, then given the influence of the Hanliu Association in central Hubei, it will inevitably cause a stir in central Hubei, and the consequences are likely to be out of control.
Considering this reason, Our party decided to fight for Guo Rentai and others anyway . Although this is difficult, it is not completely impossible.
Because in Guo Rentai's team, miners and farmers are still the main ones, and have been influenced by our party. He is willing to fight against Japan from the bottom of his heart and has a certain emotion for the Japanese and puppet army.
Furthermore, although Guo Rentai surrendered to the enemy and repeatedly expanded his team, he actually did not hook up with the Japanese and puppet troops and had engaged in hostile activities with our party.
What's more, Guo Rentai, as a man in the world, always remembers that Tao Zhu is his savior and is bound to be unwilling to be enemies of the Communist Party where Tao Zhu is located.
. Our party also followed the trend and sent Tao Zhu and others to come forward to contact Guo Rentai and others.
03 Ending
At the same time, our party's victory in New Street battle also greatly stimulated Guo Rentai, causing many people, including him, to have the idea of defecting to the Communist Party.
At that time, Xinjie was a small town in Jingshan County, with forty or fifty families. After arriving here, the New Fourth Army Henan and Hubei Independent Guerrilla Detachment launched guerrilla war with the Japanese puppet army.
The headquarters and the first and second regiment of the New Fourth Army Henan-Hubei Independent Guerrilla Detachment were just established. The day before the battle, the Third Battalion of the First Regiment was stationed outside Xinjie, the Second Regiment lived in the big mountain not far away, and the Command was located in nearby Liujiachong.
In the early morning of October 13, more than 300 Japanese invaders and more than 400 puppet troops gathered together, and they divided into three groups to encircle the New Fourth Army's Henan-Hubei Independent Guerrilla Detachment, and launched a fierce attack on our garrison with artillery shells.
Even so, the soldiers of the Third Battalion still tried their best to defend their positions and repelled several enemy attacks one after another. It was precisely because the Third Battalion's deadly defense saved the vitality of our large army.
Immediately afterwards, after the enemy was exhausted, the New Fourth Army adjusted its troops, organized firepower to launch a counterattack against the enemy, and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop.
Then, the second and third battalions surrounded the enemy from three directions, pressing each step at a time. In addition, Li Xiannian arrived with the support troops, leaving the enemy with no power to fight back.
Finally, under the siege and attack of our army, most of the Japanese invaders were eliminated, their guns were seized, and a small number of Japanese invaders escaped by chance.
It was the victory of this battle that exerted the military's military prestige, broke the myth of the invincible Japanese army, and greatly inspired the people in central Hubei to fight against Japan.
Therefore, after this, many guerrillas surrendered to the New Fourth Army and demanded a joint anti-Japanese war. This naturally included Guo Rentai, which was exactly the same as our party's wishes.
For this reason, Tao Zhu and others first conveyed to Guo Rentai the care of Li Xiannian and other leaders for him, and also persuaded Li Xiannian to accept the changes of the New Fourth Army through his wife.
Although Guo Rentai also had the same idea, because the Kuomintang was also fighting for him, he was hesitant and was a little shaken about the temptations of the positions promised by the Kuomintang.
even other anti-communist elements came to join in the fun, not only wooing Guo Rentai, but also trying to kill our party to contact Guo Rentai's comrades.
After discovering this situation, our party immediately stepped up Guo Rentai's conversation, and under a series of persuasion and guidance from our side, Guo Rentai finally made up his mind to accept the adaptation of our army.
However, this does not end.
After Guo Rentai was incorporated, the first thing he had to face was the transformation problem. The team he led had to undergo transformation in all aspects. It was during this transformation that Guo Rentai and some others could not bear to leave the New Fourth Army and became puppet army again.
However, after learning the news, Li Xiannian was not in a hurry to find Guo Rentai. Instead, he was full of confidence in him and believed that Guo Rentai would definitely come back.
As Li Xiannian expected, a year later, Guo Rentai sent someone to send a letter saying that he hoped to give another chance. Many people did not support this, and those who often turned against each other have never been trustworthy.
But Li Xiannian disagreed and took advantage of the conflict between the Japanese and puppet troops to make Guo Rentai a spy in our army and provide intelligence for our army until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
At the same time, Guo Rentai also reported a man named Li Chunshan. The latter hid in Dahongshan after the founding of New China and threatened to prepare for riots in the future.
At this time, Guo Rentai knew that The Communist Party's liberation of China had become the general trend, and the people's will. Even if people who are not kind-hearted struggles, it will be useless. Therefore, he took the initiative to explain his guilt towards Li Xiannian and our army.
Li Xiannian acted very generously and later specifically told the local area not to make things difficult for Guo Rentai, which gave Guo Rentai, who had once been a traitor, a stable old age.
Conclusion:
As the saying goes, Those who know the times are the heroes . In any era, we must have a long-term vision and choose the right team. Don’t ruin the future because of a moment of confusion.
When facing Guo Rentai, the adults who did not remember the villain's mistakes made us again understand the reason why our party's revolution was successful!
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