Xu Xiangqian, a famous general of a generation, has been underestimated by many people who like military history, including me.
Because of Xu Shuai 's record in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, it looks less brilliant than Lin Biao, Su Yu and Peng Dehuai.
In fact, Xu Xiangqian has both profound military theory and rich experience in fighting, and has also brought out many outstanding generals.
Think back then, Xu Xiangqian was also a top student in the first phase of Huangfu Military Academy. He participated in the " Eastern Expedition "; he was also the commander of the Red Fourth Front Army and trained a large number of military talents.
Looking at Xu Xiangqian's military career, in the early days, there was a very interesting battle, and he actually had a fight with his old superior.
As a result, the subordinate defeated the boss and the boss was extremely ashamed.
1, "Desire to make contributions", Yue Weijun Risingly advances
Yue Weijun
The incident happened in early 1931, when Xu Xiangqian was the chief of staff of the 4th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
In the revolutionary base of Hubei, Henan and Anhui, the performance of the Red Army was a bit eye-catching. Chiang Kai-shek personally took charge of Nanchang and sent 100,000 troops to target Dabie Mountains . He wanted to encircle and suppress the Red Army in the Dabie Mountains, and had a stance of "killing everything, leaving no grass behind".
Among the 100,000 troops, there is a commander of a large army named Yue Weijun, who is the commander of the 34th Division. He also has another identity, and was once Xu Xiangqian's old boss.
What kind of person is Yue Weijun? He has a very old qualification. He was the Henan Supervisor under Feng Yuxiang for a long time. In 1925, he was the commander of the Second Army of the National Army.
Although he is a veteran, Chiang Kai-shek is not "close" to him because he is Feng Yuxiang's man and is not Chiang Kai-shek's direct troops.
This person who is usually pampered and has a fat and stagnant diet has been looking for opportunities to get Chiang Kai-shek to recognize, but he has never encountered a suitable opportunity.
That winter, when Yue Weijun received the order to "encircle and suppress Dabie Mountains", he was very excited because Yue Weijun felt that there was an excellent opportunity to become famous.
Do whatever you want and never delay. Yue Weijun set off with his two brigades, four regiments, two mortar companies, and a mountain artillery battalion.
With this configuration, Yue Weijun will cause the opponent you encounter to suffer a big loss.
Countless historical experiences tell us that in addition to equipment and supplies, the factors that determine victory on the battlefield also have the level of the commander and the will of the soldiers.
Yue Weijun led his army and sat in a sedan chair, rushing day and night. In just four days, he rushed from Xiaogan, Hubei to Shuangqiao Town west of Guangshui County.
Shuangqiao Town, as the name suggests, is famous for its "shuangqiao", which means there is a river here and there is a lot of water.
The entire Shuangqiao Town is beautifully surrounded by mountains on all sides and a river to the east, like a jade belt. It is really: the green mountains are accompanied by green water, and the jade belt passes through the village.
Yue Weijun's troops camped in Shuangqiao Town. He was very happy, and at the same time he was a little scared. The people here were fierce, the guerrillas were frequent, and the established Red Army often moved here. The key is that in order to make contributions, they ran too fast, which was a bit of a stand-alone army. Why does
run so fast? Because he boasted to Chiang Kai-shek and others that he wanted to occupy Shuangqiao Town within 5 days, only 4 days have passed. I think the officials must be satisfied.
If the Red Army and the guerrillas surrounded the 34th Division, the lonely division, what should we do?
Yue Weijun felt a little nervous.
2. The two armies faced off, Yue Weijun was in a mess
After Yue Weijun arrived in Shuangqiao Town, he immediately sent reconnaissance personnel to inquire everywhere! Without discovering the main force of the Red Army, Yue Weijun's heart suddenly became much more stable. The danger was still far away, at least it was still far away from himself.
War is not about eating and drinking, nor is it about coming to vacation freely. Yue Weijun, who wanted to make contributions, still sent people to look for the Red Army. After finding it, he was ready to find an opportunity to give the Red Army a heavy blow. In this way, his glory will come, and he will embrace himself when he becomes successful.
Yue Weijun stayed in Shuangqiao for three days, nothing happened, and the Red Army did not find it.
At dawn on the fourth day, it was not yet dawn, and Yue Weijun was still in his dream.
Suddenly, gunshots came from all directions, east, west, south, north and west. Yue Weijun understood that the Red Army came to the door like a heavenly soldier and general.
Before, Yue Weijun heard that the Red Army liked to engage in sudden attacks. This time, this incident happened to my own army.
Since ancient times, soldiers come to block the water and soil, then fight!
What Yue Weijun didn't expect was that his army could not resist and retreated one after another. Originally, they were encircled and suppressed the Red Army, but they were not expected to be surrounded by the Red Army.
After two hours of fighting, it was already bright. Listening to the battle reports, Yue Weijun frowned on his fat face, Jianjitougang in southwest of was lost, and Xiaokuishan in the southeast was also occupied by the Red Army.
Hearing the sound of shouting and killing from afar in the command post, Yue Weijun seemed to cheer up, carefully walked out of the command post door, held the telescope and looked around, and found the Red Army and guerrillas rushing towards Shuangqiao Town in the south. Among those fierce opponents who were fearless, some soldiers were holding guns, while others were holding large blades and red tassel guns, which were terrifying.
Yue Weijun was a little panicked and sweated coldly.
As a veteran who has fought many wars, Yue Weijun, relying on his more advanced equipment, personally directed his two regiments to greet him with machine guns and cannons, trying to block the attack of the nearby Red Army. In order to successfully block the attack, Yue Weijun's superiors hoped that the aircraft would support it.
The plane arrived as promised, and in a hurry, he threw down several bombs and flew away.
Red Army soldiers and guerrillas rushed up to Shuangqiao Town like a tide.
At noon, a Red Army team rushed into Shuangqiao Town. Yue Weijun was about to escape alone, calling the groom and sedan chair bearer, but found that they had already been bumped, and his war horse was ridden by the groom.
I regret it. If I hadn't entered Shuangqiao Town alone for military merit, how could there be such danger? But, there is no medicine for regret in the world.
Yue Weijun threw away his military cap, took off his military uniform, changed into a blue robe, and prepared to escape along a ravine with few people. But the obese body could not support running in fear, so she ran for a while and sat down to rest. Just at this moment, the Red Army and the guerrillas surrounded...
In this way, Yue Weijun was captured.
At this time, he didn't know that the other party's commander and him were acquaintances.
3. Xu Xiangqian said: What do you think of our Red Army? Yue Weijun: In this battle, Yue Weijun had 6,000 men, more than 1,000 casualties, 5,000 prisoners, and all the guns and cannons became spoils!
Yue Weijun was taken to a nearby thatched house. He walked back and forth, sometimes sighing, sometimes thinking, sometimes saying "It's a pity". In short, he can be described in an idiom: he is restless when sitting or lying down.
One problem he couldn't figure out was: his side had been reconnaissance for three days, but he didn't even notice the Mao from the Red Army. Why did the Red Army suddenly fall from the sky?
He thought, he really wanted to meet the other party's military command.
"I want your head, the highest commander here!" Yue Weijun shouted.
Guard responded: "The command is not here, please be quiet!"
Yue Weijun once heard that the Red Army did not kill prisoners, so he relied on his courage and shouted again: I want to see your commander!
"Stop shouting, the commander is busy, and I will come to examine you after you work. Why don't you surrender early? In that way, you die less, and we will not suffer any casualties!"
In the evening, the kerosene lamp in the hut was just lit, and the commander of the Red Army came.
This person is thin and tall, wearing a gray military uniform, and has a pair of old cloth shoes common in rural areas. Although his eyes are small, he is very energetic. Yue Weijun looked over and looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.
The person who came here was 30-year-old Xu Xiangqian.
Xu Xiangqian pulled a bench, sat down with a golden knife, pointed to the bench opposite and said: Sit, please sit!
At this moment, Yue Weijun squatted on the ground in panic, and he was not optimistic about the future.
"Do you still recognize me? Commander Yue?" Xu Xiangqian asked.
"No, I don't know you!" Yue Weijun said with his hands blocking the light.
"You don't know me, I know you!"
Yue Weijun's head is running quickly, it must be from Huangpu . Is it Chen Geng, Xu Xiangqian, or Lin Biao? He recalled carefully.
"Sorry, I can't recognize you! Who are you?" Yue Weijun asked.
"5 years ago, you were the commander of the th Army of . You have a 6th Mixed Brigade under you, right!"
"Yes!"
"I am a staff officer of the 6th Brigade!" Xu Xiangqian said with a smile.
Yue Weijun finally had some impressions, and nodded slowly and said, "I have some impressions!"
"What do you think of our Red Army's combat?" Xu Xiangqian always likes to ask questions like prisoners to understand how the enemy views us.
Yue Weijun lowered his head and said: I am ashamed!
Yes, the former little adviser beat him to pieces, how can he not be ashamed?
Soon, Yue Weijun said, "I hope I can take care of you. If I don't kill me, I am willing to agree to all the conditions you have proposed!"
Yue Weijun wanted to save his life and strive for it in the end.
Xu Xiangqian said, "Cheng Kai-shek wants to kill us, but you have to know that the Red Army cannot suppress it."
Yue Weijun lowered his head again...
Postscript:
After Yue Weijun was arrested, the Red Army did not kill it as soon as possible.
However, the Red Army was surrounded and suppressed by the Kuomintang army again and again, which made the Red Army feel no good about the Kuomintang generals. In August 1932, Yue Weijun was executed in Xinji Town, Guangshan, Henan Province.
If it were during the War of Liberation, the probability of survival of prisoners like Yue Weijun should be higher.
A former subordinate and a former superior, confronted the two armies, and eventually the subordinate defeated the old boss.
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