The Red Army marched 25,000 miles in the Long March, traveled through mountains and rivers, went through thousands of difficulties and dangers, and finally won. In fact, since the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression", the Red Army was in danger and had to transfer strategically and retain its strength. In the subsequent Long March , many touching heroic deeds emerged, but not all the Red Army experienced the Long March. A small number of them stayed in Soviet area to continue fighting against the enemy and carry out guerrilla warfare . This part of the Red Army was also called the Left-behind Red Army. They held their positions and continued to fight wits and courage with the enemy. Their spirit is also commendable.
Among the remaining Red Army, there was a man named Zhang Riqing. He was born in western Fujian and later the western Fujian and southern Jiangxi base. Zhang Riqing lived on the back of a cow since she was a child. At the age of ten, she left her hometown to be an apprentice in a workshop in the county. Soon after, the county established a revolutionary regime. Zhang Riqing was very eager, so she secretly joined the Red Army without telling her family. Zhang Riqing was only thirteen years old at that time, and everyone called him the Red Devil. Although Zhang Riqing is young, he is not careless in doing things. He serves as a serviceman and instructor of the Red Army School in the army, and is dedicated and has excellent work.
1934, the Red Army was forced to the Long March, and a group of troops embarked on a 25,000-mile journey. Zhang Riqing and others did not follow the large army to participate in the Long March, but started guerrilla warfare . Zhang Riqing led more than 30 people to form a guerrilla team and carried out guerrilla warfare in Longnan and other areas. Wherever the guerrilla team he led went, there was nowhere to hide the local tyrants.
Gradually, Zhang Riqing gained a firm foothold and formed a larger guerrilla team in the local area. During the Southern Anhui Incident, Zhang Riqing's troops also played a great role. Under Ye Ting's order, Zhang Riqing led his troops to fight with the enemy for seven days and seven nights. All the bullets were used up. The soldiers directly charged with swords and guns and fought with the enemy in hand and hand. Zhang Riqing was also lucky to break through the siege.
Zhang Riqing's ability is obvious to all. He made a lot of contributions in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation. After the Southern Anhui Incident, he also participated in the reconstruction of the New Fourth Army. It can be said that Zhang Riqing was a great contributor to the founding of New China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people ushered in a long-awaited peaceful life. The soldiers who fought on the battlefield in the past also returned to normal work and life. Zhang Riqing no longer needed to fight anymore, so he chose to study at PLA Military Academy . After systematic study, Zhang Riqing's ability and thoughts improved. When he was awarded the title in 1955, he was awarded the rank of major general and became the founding major general. Later, he also served as deputy political commissar of the Beijing Military Region and political commissar of the Shanxi Provincial Military Region.
However, in 1966, the ten special period began. In the special era, Zhang Riqing made the most wrong move in his life, that is, he participated in the seizure of power in Shanxi. In 1967, Shanxi Province had just established a Revolutionary Committee, and many people were staring at the chairs inside. Zhang Riqing became the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, while Liu Geping was the director. The Revolutionary Committee had great power in Shanxi, so the two of them fought in an armed battle over the seizure of power, and the impact was very bad at that time.
Chairman Mao also gave instructions personally, and often mentioned Zhang Riqing in his future work, and was very dissatisfied with his work. Many people also criticized Zhang Riqing. They all dissuaded Zhang Riqing, but Zhang Riqing was very impulsive and didn't listen at all. Later, with the handling of relevant departments, Shanxi gradually returned to peace and the farce ended. However, after that, Zhang Riqing was almost decoupled from power, and it was difficult to see him again in the officialdom.
Because of this incident, Zhang Riqing had to withdraw from politics and then faded out of the public eye. It was not until 1971 that Zhang Riqing was removed from his post as deputy political commissar of the Beijing Military Region and other positions, and he completely returned to ordinary people. Zhang Riqing returned home and began to develop interests and hobbies. In his later years, he often practiced calligraphy and read books and newspapers. When he was young, he did not have the conditions to read, so he loved reading in his later years. At the same time, he was also very good at painting and published a collection of paintings.In 2004, Zhang Riqing was hospitalized due to medical reasons, and eventually died of ineffective treatment at the age of 88.
