In September 1933, the old Chiang mobilized 1 million heavy troops to launch the fifth "encirclement and suppression" of the Central Soviet Region, although the vast number of Red Army soldiers fought bravely, but due to the wrong command of Li De and Bogu, the Red Army not only failed to repel the enemy's attack, but also suffered serious losses. On October 10, 1934, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission led the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 9th Armies of the Central Red Army and more than 86,000 troops directly under the Central Military Commission to start the Long March from Ruijin and Gucheng in Jiangxi Province. At that time, these 5 corps had a total of 12 divisions, so who were the division commanders of these 12 divisions? What happened next?
Li Jukui, commander of the Red 1st Division: A native of Anhua, Hunan, he served as a soldier in the Tang Shengzhi Department of the Xiang Army in his early years and participated in the Northern Expedition. In July 1928, at the age of 24, Li Jukui participated in the Pingjiang Uprising and officially joined the Ranks of the Red Army. After that, he participated in the first to fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" operations, and in the Battle of Sanjia mountain, he led the Red 1st Regiment to block the attack of Chen Cheng's three divisions, and became famous in the first battle, and won the second-class Red Star Medal for his battle merits. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as the president of the Logistics College of the People's Liberation Army, the minister of petroleum industry, and the political commissar of the General Logistics Department, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Chen Guang, commander of the Red 2nd Division: Yizhangren of Hunan, joined the Red Army after the Shonan Uprising, and successively served as the deputy commander of the first column of the Red Fourth Army, the commander of the 30th Regiment of the Red Tenth Division, the commander of the Red 12th Division, the commander of the International Division of the Young Communists and the commander of the Red 2nd Division, participated in the first to fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" operations, and won the Second Class Red Star Medal. During the Long March, he commanded the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Red Division to march at a speed of 120 kilometers a day to seize the Luding Bridge, opening the way for the Red Army to move north, and died in June 1954.
Luo Binghui, commander of the Red Ninth Army and commander of the Red 3rd Division: Yiliangren of Yunnan, who served as a soldier in the Yunnan Army in his early years, participated in the Patriotic War and the Northern Expedition War, joined the Red Army in 1929, served as the commander of the Red Ninth Army and the commander of the Red 3rd Division during the Long March, and died of illness in 1946 at the age of 49.
Hong Chao, commander of the Red 4th Division: A native of Huangmei County, Hubei Province, he joined the Red Army after the Guangzhou Uprising, served as a guard for Zhu Laozong, and during the Red Army period, he successively served as the squadron leader and brigade commander of the 1st Column of the Red 5th Army, the staff officer of the Red 8th Army, the commander of the 1st Division of the Red 5th Army and the commander of the 4th Division of the Red 3rd Army. After the start of the Long March, Hong Chao was unfortunately killed in battle with The Forces of Xinfeng and Chen Jitang in Jiangxi, at the age of 25.
Li Tianyou, commander of the Red 5th Division: A native of Lingui, Guangxi, he served as a soldier in the Gui clan's Li Mingrui Department in his early years, joined the Red Army after the Baise Uprising, and successively served as the commander of the special agent company of the Red Seventh Army, the commander of the 13th Regiment of the 5th Division of the Red Third Army, and the commander of the 5th Division of the Red Third Army. After the start of the Long March, he led his troops to participate in the capture of Loushan Pass, the capture of Zunyi City, the four crossings of Chishui, and the forced crossing of the Dadu River. He was awarded the rank of General in 1955.
Cao Deqing, commander of the Red 6th Division: A native of Yiyang, Hunan, he joined the Red Army after the Pingjiang Uprising, and successively served as the commander of the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division of the Red 3rd Army and the commander of the 6th Division of the 6th Red 3rd Army, and died of illness in Tashi, Yunnan in February 1935 at the age of 26.
Chen Bojun, commander of the Red 13th Division: A native of Daxian County, Sichuan, he participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and during the Red Army period, he successively served as the chief of staff of the Red 20th Army, the commander of the 7th Division of the Red 3rd Army, the commander of the Red 15th Army and the commander of the Red 13th Division, during which he led his troops to participate in the Battle of Caoshi pass, the Battle of Longyuankou, the Battle of Huangyangjie, the First to Fifth Anti-"Encirclement and Suppression", the Battle of Zhangzhou, the Battle of Nanxiong Shuikou and the Battle of Le'an Yihuang, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Peng Shaohui, commander of the Red 15th Division: A native of Xiangtan, Hunan, he joined the Red Army after the Pingjiang Uprising, and successively served as the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Red 3rd Army, the chief of staff of the 4th Division, the commander of the 10th Regiment of the 3rd Division, the commander of the 1st Division, the commander of the 1st Division, and the commander of the Red 15th Division. He was awarded the rank of General in 1955.
Zhou Kun, commander of the Red Eighth Army and commander of the 21st Division: A native of Pingjiang, Hunan, who participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, he served as the commander of the 34th Division of the 12th Army of the Red First Army, the commander of the 11th Division of the Red Fourth Army, the commander of the Red Fourth Army, the commander of the Tenth Division of the Red First Army, and the commander of the Red 21st Division. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the chief of staff of the 115th Division, and disappeared in Shanxi in March 1938 with 30,000 military expenses, and his whereabouts are unknown.
Zhou Zikun, commander of the Red 22nd Division: A native of Guilin, Guangxi, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising and the Shonan Uprising, and served as the detachment leader of the 2nd detachment of the Red 6th Army, the chief of staff of the Red 3rd Army, the chief of staff of the Red 5th Army, the chief of staff of the Jiangxi Military Region, the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Military Region, and the commander of the 22nd Division. During the Long March, he participated in the Battle of the Xiangjiang River, the attack on Zunyi, the sidu Chishui and the rush to cross the Jinsha River, and was killed in the Anhui Incident in 1941 at the age of 40.
Sun Chaoqun, commander of the Red 23rd Division: A native of Funan, Anhui Province, he joined the Red Army in 1929 and served as the political commissar of the 14th Regiment of the Independent Fifth Division of the Red Army, the commander of the Independent Fourth Division of the Red 22nd Army, the commander of the Ruijin Teaching Regiment of the Red Army, and the commander of the 23rd Division of the Red Eighth Army. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as the principal of the anti-aircraft artillery school, the commander of the air defense army of the North China Military Region, and the deputy commander of the PLA engineering corps, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
Chen Shuxiang, commander of the Red 34th Division: A native of Changsha, Hunan Province, he participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and during the Red Army period, he successively served as the commander of the Seventh Company of the 31st Regiment of the Red Fourth Army, the commander of the Special Agent Company, the commander of the Independent Seventh Division of the Fujian Provincial Military Region, the commander of the 56th Division of the Red Nineteenth Army, and the commander of the Red 34th Division. After the start of the Long March, he led the Red 34th Division to fight a bloody battle on the Xiang River and several times the enemy for 4 days and 5 nights, and completed the task of covering the main force of the Red Army across the river with great sacrifice. Subsequently, he led his troops to fight fiercely with the enemy in Jianghua County and Dao County, and was seriously wounded and heroically sacrificed, at the age of 29.