After the Baojiazhai meeting, the 42nd Red Division opened up a situation in Nanliang. Xi Zhongxun also came to Nanliang in person, conducted in-depth rural investigations and research, and became one with the masses. Xi Zhongxun met He Laowu and learned about the local land conditions. He found that many farmers did not have land, and most of them were owned by landlords. If there was a good year, they could still get some bran, but if the harvest was not good, they would owe their owners money. of ground rent.
Although the land in Baozichuan is fertile, with three to four thousand acres of farmland in front and behind it, not a single acre belongs to the hard-working farmers. After learning about these situations, Xi Zhongxun told Zhang Ce in a serious tone that to consolidate the base area, we must rely on the masses. The top priority is to solve the problems that the masses are eager to solve, and he strengthened his determination to fight against the local tyrants and allocate their land.
After a period of hard work, the peasant movement and land reform work in Baozichuan and other places have progressed smoothly. The lives of the local people are getting better and better, and they have become more supportive of the Communist Party. Liu Zhidan took the initiative to visit Xi Zhongxun and was very happy to see that he had fully recovered. He also affirmed Xi Zhongxun's land reform work and asked him to stay to expand his influence and scope.
At this moment, Huang Zixiang hurriedly came to report that the enemy had gathered heavy troops to encircle the Nanliang base area. Liu Zhidan urgently arranged a task and ordered the main force to jump out of the encirclement as quickly as possible to avoid direct combat with the enemy's regular army. However, for the militia and the enemy's Local armed forces can wait for opportunities to eliminate them.
Later, Xi Zhongxun was responsible for staying behind to evacuate the masses and clear the country. The Kuomintang militia frantically searched for Liu Zhidan, arrested Liu's family, and even pursued Liu Zhidan's wife Tong Guirong angrily. In order to distract the enemy, Tong Guirong jumped off the cliff. Fortunately, Xi Zhongxun sent someone to rescue him in time.
Xi Zhongxun hurriedly took Liu Zhidan to meet his family. When Liu Zhidan saw his wife, children and father, he hid outside the door and did not dare to go in. He knew that once they met, he might not be able to walk. That kind of restrained emotion was something Xi Zhongxun could understand. . But even so, Xi Zhongxun believes that even revolution must be about emotions, and Communists cannot do without their families.
Finally, under Xi Zhongxun's persuasion, Liu Zhidan walked in with complicated emotions. When his old father saw this, he picked up a cane and beat him, angrily accusing him of becoming a high-ranking official of the Communist Party, which did not bring benefits to his family, but instead caused them to suffer. Liu Zhidan felt guilty and blamed himself, and his youngest daughter Liu Lizhen didn't even recognize that the unshaven man in front of her was her father. After a quick meeting, Liu Zhidan said goodbye with all his heart and set foot on the battlefield again.
In July 1934, the Northern Shaanxi Red Army and the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Red Army led by Xie Zichang met in Nanliang and held a Yanjiawazi Joint Meeting. The meeting strengthened the CPC Shaanxi-Gansu Border Special Committee and the CPC Northern Shaanxi Special Committee, as well as The connection between the two Red Armies laid the foundation for the next step of the alliance between the two armies and the unification of the two base areas.
Xie Zichang then led his troops to attack Hekou Town and charged bravely at the forefront. As a result, he was seriously injured in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" battle. Liu Zhidan and Xi Zhongxun came to visit overnight and ordered military doctors to save Xie Zichang's life no matter what, but Xie Zichang was still worried about the war.
The construction of the Soviet regime of the Southern Central Red Army in Ruijin, Jiangxi is in full swing. Xi Zhongxun and Liu Zhidan discussed establishing a political power belonging to the common people in the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Region. The two once again convened a meeting with everyone, intending to impress the people in the border area and elect them through democratic elections. out representatives.
After many days of preparatory work and mass voting, the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Region Soviet Government was finally established, with Xi Zhongxun elected as chairman and working closely with Liu Zhidan and others. Xi Zhongxun did not expect such a result at all. He was very grateful for the people's trust in him. When he came to power, he solemnly promised to make the people the masters of their own country and formulated ten major policies to continuously develop and expand the Soviet area.