Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

the next morning

Li Yan, the little beggar, Zhao Long and Zheng Hu disguised themselves as ordinary people

Walking in the streets and alleys of Yudu

It is not only to appreciate this red ancient capital, but also to implement the inspection policy.

Li Yan originally thought that Yudu, which had just experienced a war,

Every family will close their doors, everyone will shut their doors

But what he didn't expect was

The streets are crowded

Bustling

Li Yan curiously stopped at a stall selling wontons.

Said: "Boss, what holiday is today?"

"Why are there so many people on the street?"

The wonton stall owner looked at Li Yan and his companions' clothes.

He smiled and said, "This young man..."

"You are from out of town, right?"

Li Yan smiled and said, "Boss, you have good eyesight."

“I’m from Hunan”

"This is not my hometown and we are facing soldiers and bandits"

"no way"

"Come to Jiangxi to hide"

The wonton stall owner had no doubts

He sighed and said, "These days, wars are everywhere."

“There are too many people fleeing.”

"But, you guys are lucky."

If you had come two days earlier

"I guess you'll have to keep fleeing."

"but"

"The Red Army just returned to Yudu yesterday"

“You are safe here.”

Before the wonton stall owner finished speaking

A middle-aged man eating wonton next to him

He interrupted and said, "Yeah."

"The Red Army's Return"

"Those white dogs have all run away"

“We can have a few days of comfort.”

"And I heard that the Red Army will hold a public trial in Ganjiang today."

“Everyone is out now.”

"First, welcome the Red Army back"

"Secondly, everyone was holding their breath and wanted to see the Red Army avenge us."

......

After Li Yan left the wonton stall

Looking at the crowded crowds with smiles on their faces on the street

I feel happy but also stressed.

I am happy that the people of Yudu trust the Red Army.

High pressure

Because I can't face the hopeful eyes of the people

Li Yan knows

It won't take long

They are about to leave Yudu

Li Yan was walking on the street while thinking

When Li Yan was in a complicated mood

Hearing a familiar voice

Li Yan looked up

A crowd of people gathered at the entrance of a grain store.

He Ming was standing on a stool at the entrance of the grain store.

He said with a smile: "Fellow villagers"

"You also know that our Red Army returned to Yudu yesterday."

“It’s almost deep winter.”

"The superiors know that everyone is out of food and that life is difficult."

“So the first thing the superior does is…”

“It means opening the warehouse and releasing grain.”

“To relieve everyone’s urgent needs”

"hehe"

"I won't say anything else."

"Everyone line up"

"We will start distributing food to different levels immediately."

He Ming had just finished speaking

The noisy crowd suddenly quieted down

He Ming saw that no one moved.

Puzzled, he asked, "What's going on?"

“Why aren’t you queuing?”

The crowd remained quiet

Li Yan frowned

At this time, an old man took two steps towards He Ming.

Said: "Little comrade"

"When the Red Army left, they also opened the granaries and released grain."

"The large force coming to Yudu this time"

“Are you leaving too?”

The old man finished speaking

The people in front of the grain store all looked at me with complicated eyes.

Looking at He Ming

He Ming was speechless for a moment

The people panicked

"Comrade, we don't want food anymore"

"You guys just stay here."

"Yes, the Red Army is short of soldiers."

"I sent my third son here."

"His elder and second brothers were also Red Army soldiers."

"Comrade, is the Red Army short of weapons?"

"We donated money to the Red Army"

......

Li Yan looked at the "rioting" crowd

My heart trembled

But soon he walked to He Ming's side

The little beggar Zhao Long and Zheng Hu followed closely behind.

He Ming quickly got down from the stool

"Brother Li, why are you here?"

Li Yan did not answer

He shouted directly: "Fellow villagers, be quiet and listen to me"

The common people looked at Li Yan's clothes

The riots did not stop

Still shouting: "Stay"

He Ming quickly said: "Fellow villagers"

"listen to me"

“This is our leader.”

"Our leader has something to say to everyone."

He Ming shouted three times

The grain store door finally quieted down.

Li Yan then said: "Fellow villagers"

"I am Li Yan, commander of the 24th Red Division"

"I know everyone wants us to stay"

"We, the Red Army, also want to stay"

“But it won’t be long.”

"The national army will send troops to Yudu"

"If we don't leave"

"Yudu will be engulfed in war again."

“That’s hurting everyone.”

The people know that what Li Yan said is right

Everyone fell silent, their eyes filled with disappointment.

The old man who spoke at the beginning

shake your head

Turn around and leave

Li Yan quickly grabbed the old man

Sincerely said: "Old man"

"Don't leave yet"

"Hear me out"

“I know my words have disappointed everyone.”

"I also know that after our Red Army left"

“Everyone’s life has become even more difficult.”

"but"

"I can assure you"

"Within a month"

"We, the Red Army, will definitely come back"

"Until that time"

"Our Red Army will not leave"

The old man trembled and said: "When the main force of the Red Army left..."

“That’s what I said.”

“But we’ve waited so long.”

'They didn't come back'

"Is everything you said true this time?"

Li Yan nodded heavily

Then he said to the crowd: "You may not know"

"At the end of the year before last"

"When our Red Army left"

"There were less than 30,000 people left in the Soviet area at that time"

"Among the injured, civilian personnel account for more than half."

"That's it"

"We still have to face the encirclement and suppression of hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops."

“But in the end, we were outnumbered.”

“We had to disperse and break out”

"Later, during the breakout process"

“Again, we were met with heavy enemy attacks.”

"Many Red Army commanders and fighters died"

“Less than one in ten people succeeded in breaking through.”

“I won’t say anything else.”

"Let's talk about our journey"

"When we broke out, there were four companies, nearly 500 people."

"Wait until we break through to Changting"

“There are only about 100 people left.”

“Even these 100-plus people were dispersed.”

"Finally, I led more than 20 people into Meiling, Fujian, half of whom were injured."

“But we still haven’t given up resistance.”

"We relied on our remaining personnel and weapons in just one year."

"Fought back nearly 100,000 nationalist troops in southwestern Fujian"

"We have taken over the four counties of Wuping, Liancheng, Longyan and Shanghang."

"The team has grown from just over 20 people at the beginning to now have four divisions with 30,000 to 40,000 people."

"Later we were under the orders of our superiors"

"We have recovered Longnan, Dingnan, Quannan, and Xunwu."

“The reason why we can’t stay in Yudu now is…”

“That’s because we still have too few troops.”

“There is no way to protect so many bases at the same time.”

“So I hope everyone will give us some time.”

"At least one month, at most three months"

"We, the Red Army, will definitely come back again"

The crowd watching

I can tell what Li Yan said is true.

I can't help but get excited

Someone is crying

Some people hugged each other

Some even shouted: "Long live the Red Army!"