Fate and Choice

Author: Fu Jianwen
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: The smoke of war suddenly rose, Gao Shuxun raised the banner of rebellion at the outset of his life, he wavered; Wu Huawen returned to the city of Quancheng and struck at the enemy in battle; the sword general exposed his true colors by "disrupting" his own ranks; the Tang family trio caused chaos in Jiangyin, with his trusted general plotting rebellion; Chiang Kai-shek faced increasing difficulties as the remnants of the Southwest National Army turned against him. Taiyuan was in dire straits, the 129th Division moved swiftly to launch a night raid on the airport, Chen Xilian led the charge with astonishing bravery, Liu Bocheng set up overlapping ambushes in the Battle of Linfen, Chen Geng laid an ambush at Shentouling with indomitable fury, Peng Dehuai fought with passion in the battle for the headquarters breakout, and Zuo Quan was wounded at the Bloody Cross Ridge.
The conflict in Chu, the Northern Expedition Army swept across the southeast like a whirlwind, the Battle of Nanchang City unfolded in twists and turns with shifting winds, the flames of war spread across Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a struggle for power, endless disputes merged into a muddy stream, blood and wind swept across the land, bloodshed in the Central Plains, a turbulent and unpredictable chaos.
Farewell to the Red Capital, an unexpected long march, the bloody Battle of Xiangjiang, a tragic and sorrowful tragedy. As the sun began to rise, opportunities were brewing in the blood, "conspiracy" triumphed, the Zunyi Conference marked a major turning point, the four crossings of the Chishui River, the eternal classics of war, the Snow Mountains and grasslands, monuments forged by life.
The war situation, with vastly different troop strengths, the great Mao Zedong personally formulated a grand strategy to turn the tables, our intelligence personnel moved like ghosts and gods, underground party members were active, successfully persuading a large number of senior Nationalist Party generals to turn their guns against their former comrades, striking back and greatly weakening the combat effectiveness of the Nationalist army, accelerating the collapse of the Nationalist reactionary rule on the mainland. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese forces converged on Taiyuan, Shanxi was in dire straits, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and Peng Dehuai sent urgent telegrams from the battlefield to Mao Zedong, suggesting that the 129th Division move into action—thus marking the beginning of the 129th Division's anti-Japanese campaign.
Night raid on Yangming (Yangming), ambush at Qigencun (Seven Gorges Village), showcase at Shentouling, intercepting the enemy at Changle tree, advancing into the Jinnan Plain, luring and ambushing at Xiangchenggu, capturing Baijin Road and Zhengtai Road, attacking Nanquan, fighting in Yuliang, fierce battle at Guanjia Nao, opening up the Taiyao and Zhongtiao Mountain bases.
In March 1926, the people of Hunan launched a movement to depose Wu (Peiufu) and drive out Zhao (Hengtuo), taking advantage of the situation, Tang Shengzhi seized Changsha, Wu Peiufu launched an attack on Tang Shengzhi, who was forced to seek aid from the Southern Government. The Southern Government resolutely decided to intervene, marking the beginning of the Northern Expedition: defending Xiangnan, easily capturing Changsha, fierce battles at Tingsha Bridge and Hesheng Bridge, bloody battle at Wuchang Bridge, three battles at Nanchang, directly seizing Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Just as the war was advancing step by step, the ambitious Chiang Kai-shek launched a counter-revolutionary coup, and for a time, blood and wind swept across the land. The failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement" campaign forced the Central Red Army to leave their Jiangxi base and embark on a long and arduous journey. The bloody Battle of Xiangjiang cost the Red Army tens of thousands of casualties, but the flowing blooded a turning point. After the conference, the Red Army turned toward Guizhou, crossed the Wujiang River, and cleverly captured Zunmi, where they seized a historic opportunity.
After Mao Zedong regained military command, he led the Red Army through the four crossings of the Chishui River, crossed the Jinsha River and Dadu River, climbed the Snow Mountains, and traversed the grasslands, finally arriving in Shaanxi with a victory. Soon after, they launched an eastward campaign.