In fact, I found the memoirs of Major General Hu Jicheng, because some time ago I wrote about Chairman Mao borrowing money from General Xu Haidong after his Long March to northern Shaanxi. I always felt that the usual propaganda was too simple. A leader who can lead an army to co

[Compilation] Excerpts from the memories of Major General Hu Jicheng (1) Xu Haidong's Dayang

In fact, I found the memoirs of Major General Hu Jicheng, because some time ago I wrote about Chairman Mao's Long March borrowing money from General Xu Haidong after arriving in northern Shaanxi. I always felt that The propaganda has always been too simple. A leader who can lead an army to complete the Long March must be thoughtful. So I specifically looked for information related to Red 25th Army , and finally got the following circumstantial evidence:

"

At the end of October, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent someone to send a letter to all officers and soldiers of the 15th Red Army, which fully affirmed our Red 25th Army. The heroic struggle in Hubei, Henan, and Anhui and the westward expedition to southern Shaanxi, Gansu, northern Shaanxi, and Shanxi fully affirmed the historical achievements of the officers and soldiers of the Red Army in the Shaanxi-Gansu Revolutionary Base Area led by Liu Zhidan. After listening to the letter to the soldiers, I felt very cordial and inspired.

At the same time, the Party Central Committee also sent me a radio station

We gave each member of the Central Red Army a set of clothes. We also handed over a batch of silver coins to the central government.

Our 25th Red Army produced a large batch of silver coins in the Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi base area. When we withdrew from southern Shaanxi for the Western Expedition, each of our regiment cadres kept 100 for the public. A large amount of silver coins were buried in southern Shaanxi across the ocean (when people were sent to dig them out later, most of them were rusted). When the whole army left southern Shaanxi, there were still 20 people carrying silver coins and 6 mules carrying silver coins. and medicines. After arriving in Gansu, they obtained a lot of silver coins and military supplies. After the Central Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, Commander Xu Haidong only left 1,000 yuan for the 15th Army, and all the remaining silver coins were given to the Central Red Army. Tens of thousands of dollars. With this batch of silver coins, the Party Central Committee and the Central Red Army doubled their financial and material resources, which played a very important role in improving the combat effectiveness of the troops.

In fact, there is another paragraph before:

After leaving Banqiao Town in Northeast Gansu, the Red Twenty The Fifth Army passed between Donghuachi and Taibai Town , forcibly crossed the Hulu River, and quickly marched northward along the mountains and ridges of the Shaanxi-Gansu border.

The mountainous terrain in this area is complex, and it is a place where the Red Army led by Liu Zhidan in northern Shaanxi often haunts. The enemy is everywhere. We dared to pursue boldly. However, the land along the way was poor, the people were sparse, and there was no food. It was very difficult for our army to move northward. After a few days, our troops were too hungry to move. The cadres all killed their own horses and had them eaten by the commanders and soldiers.

A few horses could not solve any big problem. The troops continued to walk for a few days, and then they were so hungry that they could no longer walk. Many officers and soldiers were walking on the road. As we walked, we fainted from hunger.

There is no end to the road. Just when we were too hungry to walk, we happened to meet a sheep herder from the north. We quickly paid a high price to buy them all. The merchant was so happy that he rushed to the south to sell hundreds of sheep. Unexpectedly, he made a fortune on the way, and he didn't dare to leave for a long time after taking the money. We told him, brother, let's go. We are the Red Army, a team of the poor, and we trade fairly. We will never make things difficult for you. Not only will we not make things difficult for you, we also want to thank you! You made us all use to sacrifice !

After hearing what we said, the sheep herder left happily.

To be honest, those hundreds of sheep really saved our lives. At that time, we had won several victorious battles in southern Shaanxi and Gansu, and we had plenty of oceans. Giving the merchant a few extra silver dollars was nothing at all.

We ate mutton for several days and continued walking north, arriving at Baozi River in the northeast of Heshui in early September. The Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi Provincial Committee held a meeting here and decided that Cheng Zihua would act as secretary of the Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi Provincial Committee and political commissar of the 25th Red Army, Xu Haidong would be appointed commander of the 25th Red Army, Dai Jiying would be chief of staff, and Guo Shushen would be director of the political department. . At the same time, political mobilization was carried out for the troops to enter the Shaanxi-Gansu revolutionary base area to join forces with the Shaanxi-Gansu Red Army, requiring the troops to reorganize their military appearance, respect the local government, and humbly learn from the Shaanxi-Gansu Red Army brother units and the people in the base area.

Historical Note: The Long March of the Red 25th Army was actually very difficult, but their advantage was that the average age of the team was young, and the leadership was relatively strong and united, especially the outstanding military political commissar Wu Huanxian, who played a very important role. Therefore, compared with the Red Front Army, Red Second Front Army, , and the Red 25th Army's Long March, they were relatively less hungry. And Red Fourth Army walked on the grass three times. That was really tough.

Therefore, the appearance of the Red 25th Army after the Long March was relatively neat. Major General Hu Jicheng was seriously injured in the anti-encirclement and suppression battle after the Long March arrived in northern Shaanxi. During his recovery period, he left this record:

In this battle, I fought with the 223rd Regiment. When we entered the battle as the second echelon, we were responsible for attacking the enemy's last three solid earthen fences. When I led my troops to attack, I was hit by a bullet from the enemy's machine gun in the left shoulder blade, and was seriously injured. The leader and political commissar of the 225th Regiment were also seriously injured. The regiment leader Lang Xianmin and I were both injured near arteries, and the regiment political commissar Liu Zhen (the founding general and later deputy commander of the Air Force) was injured on the cheek.

My left shoulder was pierced, and the bullet grazed the carotid artery. Lang Xianmin's leg was injured, and the bullet grazed the leg artery. The doctor sternly warned us: we cannot eat or move within a week, and we must lie in bed. Otherwise, the blood vessels will rupture and rescue will be impossible. At that time, the medical conditions on the battlefield were poor, and the doctors had no other options, so they just let you hold on.

After three days of starvation, we couldn't stand it anymore. Liu Zhen, who was in the same ward, teased us during the meal, and the doctor scolded us severely. Now that I think about it, the doctor scolded Liu Zhen well. If the doctor hadn't scolded Liu Zhen, I might not have been able to hold on and would have gone looking for something to eat. If you really can't help but eat something, the consequences will be disastrous.

Captain Lang finally couldn't hold it back. It was probably the morning of the fifth day. He got up and went to the kitchen to get a bowl of millet porridge to drink. He then defecated the next day and suffered a ruptured artery and blood vessels. He failed to save him and died gloriously. Commander Lang's sacrifice shocked me greatly. It could also be said that I was frightened by this unexpected situation. I really lay down for a week without eating anything. Seven days later, when the doctor saw that my wound was growing well, he asked the nurse to slowly feed me clear rice soup. Hey, now that I think about it, I still think that clear rice soup is so delicious!

Before my injury recovered, the Central Red Army’s Front Army arrived in northern Shaanxi. I couldn't help but asked the nurse to carry me to the door to take a look. I saw that the Red Army, which had gone through many hardships, was dressed in rags. Many of them were covered with dog skins and sacks. They were sallow and thin, and they were not good with guns . I think they must have suffered more than us.