In November 1934, after the Long March of the Red 25th Army, the remaining troops included the 82nd Division, the 1st and 2nd Guerrilla Divisions (equivalent to battalions) under the leadership of the Western Anhui Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Eastern Hubei Independent Regiment under the leadership of the Northeast Hubei Provincial Committee, the 3rd and 9th Guerrilla Divisions, as well as two companies and a pistol detachment of the 25th Red Army, totaling nearly 2,000 people, who persisted in the struggle in several small guerrilla base areas such as the border between Mall and Jinzhai, the southern part of Mall, Dawu Mountain, and Laojun Mountain. In December of the same year, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized 10 divisions and, with the cooperation of the reactionary local armed forces, launched a "clean-up" campaign against us, and the guerrilla base areas were occupied by the enemy.
In January 1935, Gao Jingting, former member of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Western Anhui Provincial Party Committee, convened a meeting of cadres of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Border Region at Liangtingao in Taihu County to form a new Hubei-Henan-Anhui Provincial Party Committee with Gao Jingting as secretary, reorganized the Red 28th Army, under the jurisdiction of the 244th Regiment of the 82nd Division and a pistol regiment, and Gao Jingting was also the political commissar of the army (there was no army commander), and it was determined to establish new guerrilla base areas in the areas of Yingshan, Taihu, Qianshan, and Huoshan. The main force of the Red 28th Army relied on the Dabie Mountains to carry out guerrilla warfare and effectively dealt a blow to the attacking enemy. At the same time, the 246th Regiment composed of the 1st Division of the 28th Red Army led by the Special Committee of Western Anhui to operate in the areas of Huoshan, Shucheng, and Qianshan, opening up new base areas. The troops under the leadership of the Northeast Hubei Provincial Committee also took an active part and reorganized themselves into an independent regiment.
At the end of 1935, Chiang Kai-shek's three divisions transferred from Guizhou and other regions, together with the 11th and 25th Route Armies, once again launched a "purge campaign" against us. The Red 28 th Army dispersed its activities in battalion units, extensively waged guerrilla warfare in mountainous areas and plains, and dispatched a small number of troops to strengthen the local clothing units and adopt tactics such as attacks and ambushes to strike at the enemy; after a year of struggle, no less than 10 battalions of the enemy's regular army were annihilated and crushed, the guerrilla areas were expanded to more than 50 counties, and the Red 28 Army and various guerrilla units were greatly developed. In April 1937, Wen Yibai, under the command of Wei Lihuang, once again launched a "clean-up" campaign against us, with more than a dozen divisions and more than 30 security regiments. The Red 28th Army still used scattered activities to deal with the enemy's "clearance".
The 1st Battalion of our 244th Regiment successively captured more than 30 large and small market towns, and advanced to the southern Henan guerrilla zone with the 1st Pistol Regiment to fight the enemy together with the southern Henan guerrillas. By October, when the Red Army partisans were concentrated, more than 2,000 people remained.
Gao Jingting has made great contributions.
In 1939, Gao Jingting was unjustly killed. On November 30, 1975, Mao Zedong received a letter from Gao Jingting's daughter, Gao Fengying, requesting clarification of the reasons for her father's murder and making a conclusion. Mao Zedong instructed the relevant departments to re-examine the case, and commented on the materials related to Gao Jingting: "I feel that this case has been handled improperly. On April 27, 1977, the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army issued the "Notice on the Rehabilitation of Comrade Gao Jingting" after verification by the relevant departments organized by the Central Military Commission. The "Circular" affirmed the history of Gao Jingting's merits outweighed his demerits, and held that "it is wrong to put him to death."
On April 27, 1977, the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army issued the "Notice on Rehabilitating Comrade Gao Jingting." In April 1980, Gao's family and relevant departments held a grand ceremony for Gao's ashes in the Hefei Martyrs Cemetery.