preface
At first, Wang Shusheng was not very convinced of Xu Xiangqian, and had some doubts about this deputy division commander with small eyes and a long thin face. As a result, after the First World War, he admired the other party from the bottom of his heart and wanted to worship him as a teacher to learn command.
Wang Shusheng and Xu Xiangqian first met
In June 1929, with the end of the Chiang-Gui War, Chiang Kai-shek won the final victory and replaced their rule in Hubei and southern Henan.
For the red area of Eyubian, it is regarded as a thorn in the eye! After the end of the melee, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized his troops to prepare for encirclement and suppression, hoping to flatten the red base area with one foot.
In the initial battle, the goal of the Nationalist army was to take the lead in annihilating the Thirty-first Division of the Eleventh Army of the Red Army. Since our side did not receive news at that time, the troops were somewhat dispersed, and the only troops left in the Soviet area were the brigade led by Wang Shusheng and another brigade, with a total number of only more than 100 people.
In addition, Wu Guanghao, commander of the Thirty-first Division, was ambushed and attacked by the enemy on the way to transfer, and finally died heroically.
Soon after, the Central Military Commission dispatched Xu Qianqian as deputy division commander and took over the military command of the team.
Xu Xiangqian, who had just arrived at his post, spoke to all the officers and men, and At this time, Wang Shusheng was also in the ranks.
For this deputy division commander who had parachuted in, Wang Shusheng was a question mark for his military talent. When listening to Xu Xiangqian's speech, because the other party spoke a thick Shanxi dialect, Wang Shusheng actually did not understand a few words. Although he was not convinced, Wang Shusheng immediately carried out the orders issued by Xu Xiangqian.
In early July, the enemy launched an attack on the base area, and Wang Shusheng and others led their troops to counterattack. If you fight hard, you can also keep it, but this is not Xu Xiangqian's style.
To this end, Xu Xiangqian immediately made a decision, adopted the policy of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, concentrated the main force, and launched a counterattack against the enemy's weak combat effectiveness.
Under the command of Xu Xiangqian, this team won successive victories, which greatly encouraged the confidence of the military and the people. Wang Shusheng had also fought before, but it would take a lot of casualties to achieve victory. Xu Xiangqian's command style is very "fresh" for Wang Shusheng.
After the battle, Wang Shusheng also learned a little bit of Xu Xiangqian's information.
Knowing that the other party was from Huangpu and had participated in the Guangzhou Uprising of the First Great Revolution, he was regarded as a commander who wanted theory and theory and practice.
After this battle, Wang Shusheng was very convinced of Xu Qianqian, so he worshiped Xu Qianqian as a teacher and began to learn military command.
Xu Xiangqian himself did not have any shelf, and the two talked speculatively, and since then they have formed a revolutionary friendship that has lasted for half a century. In Xu Xiangqian's eyes, Wang Shusheng was not afraid of death when fighting, and he had some military knowledge, but he was not systematic. As long as you hone on the battlefield, it is easy to grow into a warrior with both wisdom and courage.
After that, Wang Shusheng would go to Xu Xiangqian to inquire about anything he didn't understand in the military. For his questions, Xu Xiangqian will also patiently explain, plus it was the era of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and there was no shortage of opportunities for practice.
This is also the reason why Wang Shusheng has made rapid progress in military command.
When Xu Xiangqian was the commander of the division, Wang Shusheng was the commander of the regiment; when Xu Qianqian was the commander of the army, Wang Shusheng was the commander of the division; when Xu Xiangqian became the commander-in-chief of the Red Fourth Front, and Wang Shusheng was the commander and deputy commander-in-chief...
Play classic battles together
During the years of fighting with Xu Shuai, the two also cooperated in classic battles, such as the Battle of Huang'an city in 1931. On November 7, 1931, the inaugural meeting of the Red Fourth Front was held in Qiliping, Huang'an.
This time, Xu Xiangqian served as the commander-in-chief, of which Chen Changhao was the political commissar, with a total strength of nearly 30,000 people.
At that time, after Chiang Kai-shek's "third encirclement and suppression" of the Central Soviet Region failed, he began to plan another encirclement and suppression of the Eyu-Anhui Soviet Region, and for this reason mobilized 15 divisions around the Eyu-Anhui Soviet Region.
Due to the high tide of anti-Japanese sentiment in China after the outbreak of the September 18 Incident at that time, the encirclement and suppression operation planned by Chiang Kai-shek could not be launched for a long time.
The Nationalist troops were still in a state of dispersion, and the enemy's loopholes were also detected by Xu Xiangqian, so he suggested taking the opportunity to launch a counter-offensive to disrupt the Kuomintang's "encirclement and suppression" deployment.
After consultation, it was finally decided to launch the Huang'an Campaign to consolidate and expand the Soviet area.
At that time, the 69th Division of the Nationalist Army was stationed here, and the commander of the division was Zhao Guanying. Because this team changed its defenses soon, its control over the surrounding area was not strong, and there was not much food in the city. To this end, Xu Xiangqian decided to adopt the method of "encircling points to fight for assistance", in which the combat task of fighting for reinforcement was handed over to Wang Shusheng.
After receiving the order, Wang Shusheng immediately led his troops to occupy Taohua Town and Gaoqiao River on the enemy's reinforcement route to block the attack.
Zhao Guanying was a little panicked in the face of the Red Army's actions, so he sent a report to the nearby friendly troops for help. However, the reinforcements of the other side, when they encountered the defensive front set up by Wang Shusheng, were basically unable to move.
According to Wang Shusheng's arrangement, he adopted the tactic of blocking and blocking! Peach Blossom Town is a defensive pass, Wuyun Mountain is the second road, and Mount Zhang is the third defensive line. It was in this way that although the enemy's attack was very brave, it still took two days to reach the third level.
In the face of our stubborn resistance, the enemy's reinforcements were never able to break through, and in the end they could only declare defeat. It was the reinforcements commanded by Wang Shusheng that made a great contribution to the victory of this battle.
After that, I conveniently launched a general attack on Huang'ancheng, successfully captured the enemy general Zhao Guanying alive, and captured a large amount of military supplies.
A mentor in life
Xu Xiangqian not only helped Wang Shusheng militarily, but also helped Wang Shusheng a lot in his life. At the beginning, Wang Shusheng's wife, Ms. Yang Ju, because of shyness, although the two have been in love for two years, there is still no news of marriage.
This made Wang Shusheng's old chief Xu Xiangqian anxious, so he wanted to find an opportunity to help the two.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1944, Wang Shusheng led Yang Ju to visit his old chief Xu Xiangqian. At that time, He Long happened to be there, and everyone talked about revolution and life together. For Wang Shusheng's idea of wanting to get married, Xu Xiangqian knew it, so he and He Long cooperated with each other and proposed that the two might as well marry on this festival.
After Yang Ju heard this, he directly blushed, and although he was willing to marry Wang Shusheng in his heart, he still couldn't let go. To this end she said:
"Here, it's not good. And haven't reported it to the organization yet? ”
After Xu Xiangqian listened, he said directly, I am wang Shusheng's leader, and I can make the decision for him. Coupled with the "help" of Chen Geng and He Long, the two finally entered the marriage hall hand in hand.