On January 6, 1941, the Kuomintang 80,000 people suddenly attacked more than 9,000 New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, Ye Ting was captured, Xiang Ying was killed, thousands of people were sacrificed, and the anhui incident that shocked China and foreign countries nakedly tore open the fig leaf of the Kuomintang's "superficial anti-Japanese resistance and anti-communism behind it".
Zhou Enlai wrote with a deep heart, Thousands of ancient injustices, Jiangnan yiye; in the same room, why fry each other?! The inscription denounces the evil deeds of the Diehard Kuomintang.
Mao Zedong immediately called Cui Kefu and asked: "Chiang Kai-shek is lawless to this point, how should Cui Kefu deal with it?" ”
At that time, Soviet Major General Vasily Ivanovich Trikov was the head of the Soviet military mission and was The General Military Adviser of Chiang Kai-shek, and before leaving, Stalin gave Trikov the task of guiding China's resistance against Japan and coordinating the relations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
In the face of Mao Zedong's harsh questioning, Cuikov was half speechless, and then promised to give an explanation.
Ironically, when Trikov contacted two Soviet military advisers stationed in Gu Zhutong's Third Theater to understand the situation, the two men asked stupidly: "Did the Anhui Incident really happen?" ”
One sentence exposed serious problems in the work of the Soviet military advisory group.
Trikov was so angry that he almost turned his back, and after investigation, he learned that Gu Zhutong, the specific executor of the Anhui Incident, had begun to paralyze the Soviet advisory group early in order to prevent the Soviet advisory group from interfering with them against the New Fourth Army.
They arranged the Soviet advisers, Colonel Zhyepov, Colonel Shukin, and several of their subordinates together in a comfortable house that was not easy to contact with the outside world, and not only delivered good wine and good food every day, but also accompanied by beautiful women.
In addition, good agents were sent to take turns to monitor.
Gu Zhutong
In this case, although Colonel Jepov and Colonel Shu jin participated in the third theater military conference presided over by Gu Zhutong many times and also put forward relevant suggestions, they always received limited information, let alone the communist representatives, and the so-called coordination of Kuomintang-Communist relations only stayed on the lips.
Therefore, when the CCP organization in the Tunxi area sensed that there was an abnormal movement of the Kuomintang troops in southern Anhui, it immediately sent intelligence officers to deliver letters to the New Fourth Army, but was discovered by the Kuomintang agents and executed.
Later, they managed to send intelligence to the New Fourth Army through the radio of Soviet advisers, but the Soviet advisers here were seen to death by The Kuomintang agents early on.
Therefore, it was not until more than ten days after the "Anhui Incident" that Colonel Porf and Colonel Shujin were still unaware, which led to the jokes they made when They reported to Trikov.
Of course, Major General Trikov was not in vain, he was keenly aware of the seriousness of the incident, worried that the anhui incident would worsen the relations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, making China tired of civil war, and giving Japan the opportunity to threaten the Far East of the Soviet Union by occupying Xi'an, Lanzhou, Urumqi and other places.
Therefore, Cuikov visited Chiang Kai-shek with an advisory group, demanded Ye Ting's release, and severely criticized the Kuomintang's behavior in the "Anhui Southern Incident", saying:
"If you happen again, the Soviet Union will not continue to help, and I will report to Moscow the news of your attack on the Communist army."
Subsequently, Trikov met with The Kuomintang military and political leaders one by one, solemnly stressing to them the undesirable points of the civil war, and also warning them that such behavior would lead to the suspension of military assistance to the Kuomintang by the Soviet side.
In addition to the Soviet Union, Britain and the United States also demanded that Chiang Kai-shek treat the New Fourth Army fairly, and the United States even stated that if the Kuomintang fights the Communist Party again, it will refuse to provide assistance.
In addition to beating Chiang Kai-shek, Trikov also secretly met with Zhou Enlai, Ye Jianying, and others, promising to stop military assistance to Chiang Kai-shek soon, and also promising that the Soviet Union would help the Communists if necessary.
So what's the problem?
Why was Trikov so enthusiastic about the war situation in China? In fact, in addition to safeguarding the security of the Soviet Union from an international perspective, there is another reason.
Trikov had a "Chinese affair" that was rare among the average Soviet.
Born on February 12, 1900, Trikov, from a poor family, left home to work at the age of 12, was influenced by the Russian Revolution, came into contact with the new ideas of the proletarian revolution very early, read through the Communist Manifesto, and entered the Training Class of Military Instructors in Moscow of the Red Army at the age of 18 to receive military training.
After graduation, he participated in the civil war, successively served as deputy company commander and regimental commander, and was awarded two red flag medals for his bravery in battle.
Young Trikov
In 1926, Trikov first came to China as a diplomatic courier, traveled to many places in North and South China, and also learned to speak fluent Chinese, and was very fond of Chinese food, especially hot pot.
The following year, Trikov returned to China as a military adviser and had a close relationship with General Ye Ting.
Two years later, as plenipotentiary of the Soviet Far East Army Command, Trikov went to the northeast to negotiate with Zhang Xueliang.
If Cuikov's first three visits to China were short-lived, then his fourth visit to China is a long stay, and the "long stay" here refers to December 1940 to March 1942, this time, as we mentioned earlier, Cuikov was the military attaché stationed in China and also the general military adviser of Chiang Kai-shek.
On the one hand, Trikov has been to China many times, worked in China, and is familiar with the situation in China.
On the other hand, during this period, Trikov had already been promoted from brigade commander to commander to commander in the Soviet Union, participated in many battles, and was a senior general who could independently command battles.
Therefore, Stalin appointed him to China as the most suitable military adviser.
For more than a year, CuiKov saw the true face of Chiang Kai-shek because of the "Anhui Incident" and also formed good friendships with Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Ye Ting, Ye Jianying, and others on the Communist side.
Middle-aged Ye Jianying
In particular, Marshal Ye Jianying, during Cuikov's military adviser, he was the director of the Eighth Route Army's office in Chongqing, and the two often met and talked about things, admired each other, and had a deep friendship.
Although Trikov left China in 1942 and never came back, in November 1957, when Ye Jianying visited the Soviet Union, he saw Trikov again, he was also at the rank of marshal at the time, and personally went to the airport to meet Ye Jianying's delegation.
Ye Jianying and others visited the Soviet Union
Two old friends who hadn't seen each other in 15 years embraced warmly.
In the hotel where they stayed next, the two marshals reviewed the years of working together, and Ye Jianying was excited and composed a poem:
"Don't dream of fifteen years, pluck the clouds and break through the fog to see the sunny day." The Nie River will be a former friend, talking about the past and the present. ”
Marshal Ye Jianying uses a "fog" word in the poem to express the triple meaning:
The first is to use "fog" to symbolize the location, because the two met in Chongqing, the capital of fog;
The second is to use "breaking the fog to see the sunny day", metaphorically Chinese people to win the victory of the War of Resistance;
The third is alluded to China's current visit to the Soviet Union to participate in the gathering of the Communist Parties of various countries in Moscow, the unity of all countries to correct wrong behavior, the unification of thinking, and the situation of the international communist movement is clear.
After listening to the translation, Cuikov praised Marshal Ye Jianying's literary talent on the one hand, and lamented the breadth and depth of Chinese chinese on the other hand.
At the end of the visit, when the Chinese delegation returned to China, Trikov also presented Ye Jianying with a refined sword and a special Makarovka pistol as a souvenir, with his signature on it "To the old friend Marshal Ye Jianying as a souvenir, Trikov saluted."
Unfortunately, this was the last time the two marshals met in their lives, and what was rare was that a few years ago, Marshal Trikov's grandson, Nikolai Trikov, came to China and talked about his grandfather's Chinese love.
It can be seen that the friendship established between them not only affects the descendants of the two people, but also witnesses the unswerving friendship between the Chinese and Russian peoples.
Trikov's grandson is in China
All we mentioned earlier are the unforgettable friendships between General Trikov and China and senior Chinese generals, stories that are passed down by word of mouth among China's older generation of military personnel, but few of the younger generation know about them.
When Xiao Su wrote this article, he looked through the relevant historical materials and was greatly moved by General Trikov's special contribution to the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japan.
However, General Trikov not only hung his name in China, his name was almost thunderous in the history of the world's World War II, and the "Battle of Stalingrad", which represented a major turning point in the Second World War, was indispensable to his command.
On July 17, 1942, the Soviets and Germans fought near Stalingrad, and Trikov led the 64th Army to prevent the Germans from approaching Stalingrad while taking advantage of the opportunity to carry out a counter-offensive.
Trikov commanded the battle
On 12 September, General Yelymenko and Front Military Commissar Khrushchev appointed Trikov as commander of the 62nd Army, replacing General Lopatin, who had been defeated in Stalingrad.
Trikov was ordered to solemnly swear:
"I will never leave the city, I will do everything in my power to hold out. I was determined to either hold the city or die there. ”
Subsequently, Trikov reorganized the 62nd Army, regarded Stalingrad as the final battlefield, and vowed to fight the enemy backwaters and never retreat half a step.
In the face of the Onslaught of the Germans fighting day and night regardless of casualties, Trikov commanded his troops to use the support points composed of buildings and the resistance hub to block them strongly.
Trikov in the war
At Trikov's insistence, the Soviet High Command secretly assembled a large number of troops to plan to encircle the enemy groups in the Stalingrad area, and on November 18, 1942, the Soviet army shifted from defensive to offensive at the Battle of Stalingrad.
Trikov's 62nd Army and friendly forces jointly surrounded and annihilated the German 6th Army's attack on Stalingrad, and after more than two months of fierce fighting, the German army showed a trend of defeat and retreat.
On January 26, 1943, the Soviet 21st Army surrounded and annihilated the scattered southern group of the German army, and the 62nd Army led by Trikov surrounded and annihilated the northern cluster of the German army, less than 10 days later, the German army collapsed, gave up resistance, and the commander of its 6th Army, Marshal Paulus, was obediently captured, and the Soviet army lasted half a year and won the Battle of Stalingrad.
Paulus was captured
In this battle, the 62nd Army led by Trikov broke Hitler's arrogant attempt to destroy the Soviet Union and dominate the world, and became a successful reversal of the situation in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union.
After the Battle of Stalingrad, at Trikov's suggestion, the headquarters of the High Command reorganized the 62nd Army into the "8th Army", because Trikov admired Generals Zhu De and Peng Dehuai very much, and the renamed Eighth Army sounded a bit like the Eighth Route Army.
Judging from the highest leadership of the Soviet Union, the name change was to form the guards of the troops with rich combat experience, which was a rare and noble honor, and it was even more morale-boosting for the subsequent battles.
However, from the perspective of Trikov himself, this name change shows his own sincere admiration for the generals of the Eighth Route Army in China.
Sure enough, the Eighth Army attacked Berlin in the later stages, invincible, and finally won, and like the previous Battle of Stalingrad, it also left a strong mark in the history of World War II.
In addition to the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Berlin, Trikov fought on the front lines until 8 May 1945, when the Germans officially surrendered.
In battle, he not only did not fear bloodshed and sacrifice, but also flexibly used various methods and modes of urban combat, and gave full play to the respective advantages of commanders and fighters, commanded the battle, and with his bravery and military ability, he was greatly shocked in World War II.
On March 18, 1982, at the age of 82, Trikov passed away peacefully, and he spent his life on horseback, distinguished himself in battle, and was commended by Stalin's 17 general orders, the Order of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov of the First Class, and the Order of the Red Star.
Trikov was an outstanding military and diplomat commended by the state, and a Hero of the Soviet Union in the hearts of the people at that time.
In the minds of the Chinese people, Trikov came to China four times and served as a military adviser twice, and his strategic thinking promoted the Soviet Union's military assistance to China, achieved the purpose of containing Japan, and also promoted the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and his military advisory group was an important force in the development of trilateral relations.
Several senior Chinese generals, represented by Ye Jianying, have always remembered their precious friendship with Cuikov, and Chinese people thank cuikov for his contributions in China and respect his outstanding performance in World War II.