In October 1945, the first month after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek had already begun to mobilize troops and generals. He hurriedly mobilized the main force of the Kuomintang army that had "hidden" in the southwest to pick the fruits of victory.
The CCP is untrustworthy and distrustful of Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang reactionaries. They have done too many dirty things, and we have sacrificed too many comrades.
Although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party started negotiations in Chongqing on August 29, Chairman Mao, Zhou Enlai and other leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China were sure that the Kuomintang reactionaries would have to fight another civil war! No matter how this negotiation goes, this is the consensus of the top brass of our military.
In early October, due to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War and the recent liberation, Linyi City was in a sea of joy that had not yet calmed down. The people of Linyi had sincere smiles on their faces.
One day, New Fourth Army Commander Chen Yi came to Linyi City, preparing to take up the post of commander of Shandong Military Region. Most Linyi people and comrade soldiers do not know this matter.
As for Chen Yi, only one person sent by Luo Ronghuan went out of the city to greet him. Afterwards, Luo Ronghuan had a secret meeting with Chen Yi. Why is this? When a new commander of a military region arrives, shouldn't a warm welcome ceremony be organized?
Why is it greeted by just one person? Why was the meeting between Luo Ronghuan and Chen Yi "secret"? The meeting and conversation between Luo Ronghuan and Chen Yi is of historic significance.
Linyi is the capital of the Shandong Liberated Area. Chen Yi came to this place with the mission of the Party Central Committee.
Chen Yi and Luo Ronghuan are old acquaintances. They have become good friends as early as the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base. The two have a deep comradeship and comradeship.
When Chen Yi was transferred to the commander of the Jiangxi Military Region, Luo Ronghuan was the director of the Political Department of the military region. The two cooperated sincerely to fight against Chiang Kai-shek's several "encirclement and suppression" wars.
However, after the failure of the Central Red Army 's fifth "anti-encirclement and suppression" war, Luo Ronghuan embarked on the 25,000-mile Long March and arrived in northern Shaanxi to continue the revolution and resistance against Japan; while Chen Yi stayed in the Fujian-Jiangxi Border Region. , carried out a three-year arduous guerrilla struggle.
In the middle of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Yi was the commander of the New Fourth Army in the South, and Luo Ronghuan was the political commissar of the 115th Division of the Shandong Eighth Route Army. There was a Longhai Railway between them. Although
didn't meet much, the two exchanged telegrams very frequently, and they often cooperated in operations and shared intelligence.
In 1943, Luo Ronghuan suffered from severe kidney disease. After Chen Yi learned about it, he strongly invited him to Northern Jiangsu for treatment, saying that there were famous doctors in Northern Jiangsu who specialized in treating this kidney disease.
In the autumn of 1945, the two old comrades reunited in Linyi, and their joy was beyond words.
In fact, it was not Chen Yi who came to the Shandong Military Region to replace Luo Ronghuan, but Lin Biao.
htmlIn September, the central government sent a telegram saying that Lin Biao had left Yan'an and would work in Shandong. A few days after this telegram was sent, another telegram came from the central government, saying: Lin Biao will go to the Northeast to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army, and Chen Yi will go to Shandong to preside over the work of the East China Bureau.
Luo Ronghuan was extremely happy when he received the news that Chen Yi was coming to Linyi, but he did not let too many people know about it, and he only shared this joy with his wife Lin Yueqin.
At that time, Luo Ronghuan was about to leave Shandong and go to the Northeast to assist Lin Biao in his work. The Shandong Military Region would also dispatch a considerable number of cadres, comrades and soldiers to the Northeast.
However, considering the important strategic location of Shandong, Luo Ronghuan considered Chen Yi and the New Fourth Army in this matter. He sent people to make various preparations for the New Fourth Army in northern Jiangsu to go north, including food and vegetables, vacating houses, cleaning campsites, and setting up tea. Stop and wait. This is something Chen Yi, who has not yet arrived in Linyi, does not know.
In mid-September, after attending the conference in Yan'an, Chen Yi returned to northern Jiangsu, then to Hebei, Shandong and Henan, and finally transferred to Linyi City.
In order to keep it secret, in order to prevent the Kuomintang reactionaries from figuring out the situation in the Shandong Liberated Areas and the New Fourth Army, or to let them know about it later.Therefore, Luo Ronghuan's first job handover meeting with Chen Yi was not scheduled at a grand welcome meeting, nor on a crowded road outside the city, but in a large bungalow in his own home.
On the morning of Chen Yi's arrival, Luo Ronghuan only sent one person in charge of the staff office to greet Chen Yi on behalf of himself and the Shandong Military Region.
Chen Yi and his party rode horses and galloped to the front of Linyi City. As soon as Chen Yi entered Linyi City, he directed his entourage to go to the apartment to put down their things, and he rode his horse to Luo Ronghuan's residence.
Chen Yi really didn't rest for a moment. He wanted to see his old comrades so much.
When Chen Yi came to Luo Ronghuan's house in a hurry, Luo Ronghuan was half lying on the bed looking at documents. I heard the patter of footsteps outside the yard, and saw the guard running into the house to say that guests were arriving.
Luo Ronghuan guessed at once that it was Chen Yi who had arrived. The joy of reunion suppressed the tormenting pain. He quickly opened the quilt, got out of bed, and walked to the door to greet her.
At this moment, Chen Yi stepped across the threshold. As soon as he saw Luo Ronghuan, he grinned widely and excitedly held Luo Ronghuan's hand: "Commander Luo, hello!"
This is a two-person war of resistance. The first meeting after the victory.
Luo Ronghuan could not see the pain of being tortured by the illness on his face, and he replied with a cheerful expression: "Commander Chen, you have worked hard along the way."
Chen Yi laughed loudly: "It is not hard to be in body or in life, it is not hard to be in trouble." Then, He asked about Luo Ronghuan's physical condition with concern: "Comrade Luo Ronghuan, I heard that your condition has become serious again recently. You should stay in bed."
Luo Ronghuan straightened his back, indicating that he was fine and his body was quite strong. But Chen Yi, an old friend for many years, didn't know Luo Ronghuan's temperament. He pulled Luo Ronghuan up and tried to persuade him to sit down.
The two of them drank tea, sat at the table, and began to talk about the handover of work in the Shandong Military Region.
Chen Yi asked Luo Ronghuan how many people he would take to the Northeast this time. Before he could answer, he immediately wailed: "You can't uproot me and leave an empty shelf for me."
Luo Ronghuan was amused by his exaggerated performance: "How come, in full compliance with the instructions of the Central Committee, 7 main divisions, 1 teaching regiment, 1 security brigade and 1 advancing column set off in three batches, divided into two groups, sea and land."
Chen Yi pretended to be unhappy: "Hey, the main force is all After being transferred, what will be left?"
Luo Ronghuan said seriously: "40 regiments, more than 200,000 troops, a lot, right?"
then explained: "The 4th Division and the 8th Division? , Military Region Special Agent Regiment, and the newly formed 5th Division, these are all veteran troops that have been battle-tested for a long time. The other security brigades and divisional cadre teams are indeed less experienced in combat, but they are all good soldiers. They should fight more battles. That's good. I have good soldiers, and I will leave you with good generals. Xu Shiyou, Sun Jixian, Wang Jian'an, Chen Shiqu, etc., these are all the heroes of the Shandong Military Region. I will leave them all to you. Satisfied?"
Hearing this, Chen Yi almost jumped up with joy and shouted: "I knew you were reliable!"
Luo Ronghuan, who has always been serious, was led by the funny Chen Yi, and he could laugh constantly when talking about national affairs. I was so happy that all my illnesses were forgotten.
After Luo Ronghuan finished his work, he was about to leave for the Northeast. When his wife Lin Yueqin was packing her things, she pulled out a complete tiger skin. Luo Ronghuan proposed to give it to Chen Yi, and Lin Yueqin readily agreed. Both husband and wife were very generous.
Chen Yi decisively refused, saying that the winter in Northeast China is very cold, and Lao Luo needed this thing more. But Luo Ronghuan and his wife convinced me without saying a word.
Luo Ronghuan went to the Northeast, but Chen Yi did not send him off in person because he took his headquarters to the Jinpu front line to command the troops in Shandong and East China and launch the Jinpu Campaign.
In this battle, they won a complete victory. They controlled a section of the Jinpu Line , seized the opportunity, and blocked Li Yannian's attack. The prelude to the war of liberation is slowly beginning.
