Northwest Years 西北岁月 Episode 3

In order to cheer up the students, Wu Tingjun hoped that the other party could talk about the uprising. Everyone has heard about Liu Zhidan for a long time and wanted to hear his personal experience and insights. He told the story of Liu Zhidan and said that he is a courageous and resourceful leader.

In May, Liu Zhidan led his team to Weihua to cooperate with the peasant movement, and at the same time raised the banner of the Northwest Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. Unfortunately, the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves was too great, and a few people were arrested by the reactionaries. Liu Zhidan led his team to retreat to the Qinling Mountains . The students were inspired by the stories of these revolutionaries. Xi Zhongxun had the same belief as Liu Zhidan, which is to fight for the cause of communism to the end and to death.

Song Zheyuan, chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Government, heard that a group of patriotic students had been arrested, and out of sympathy for these children, he personally called them to his office. Song Zheyuan angrily criticized them for not studying well in school and insisting on going out to make mischief. He proposed to read everyone's palm, but in fact, he wanted to see whether there were gun cocoons in each person's hand. In the end, Song Zheyuan found a reason and released Xi Zhongxun and other students.

However, the students were freed and Wu Tingjun was still imprisoned. When they parted, Wu Tingjun quietly told Xi Zhongxun that he would find a way to contact the organization after he went out. Xi Zhongxun decided to go to Liu Zhidan in person if he had the opportunity. All the family members came to pick him up. Xi Zhongxun followed his third uncle back home and found that his father Xi Zongde's health was deteriorating. Xi Zongde held his breath and saw his son for the last time. He hoped that his son would stay at home for two years and then become a Communist Party member when he grew up to help the poor. People do things.

In 1929, famines occurred frequently in Guanzhong, and people died of hunger everywhere. It was known in history as the Famine of the Eighteenth Year of the Republic of China. This year, Xi Zhongxun's mother and aunt also died one after another. As the eldest son of the family, the young Xi Zhongxun shouldered the heavy farm work and the responsibility of raising his younger siblings in the difficult situation. Under the leadership of the party organization, he secretly devoted himself to the peasant movement.

In Baoan County, Shaanxi Province, Liu Zhidan, Xie Zichang and others learned that Ma Yunfan, Secretary of the Youth League Provincial Committee, had been arrested and rebelled, and Li Zizhou, acting Secretary of the Provincial Committee, was also arrested. Yang Guodong and others said that after the Provincial Committee was destroyed, the central government had instructed Du Heng to serve as the interim Provincial Committee secretary. At present, the provincial party committee has sent Liu Zhidan back to northern Shaanxi to serve as the secretary of the Special Committee Military Commission. It is hoped that Liu Zhidan and Xie Zichang will start an uprising together and build troops. However, they have no money, no guns, and three have no money. How to build troops and separatist regimes has become a big problem.

On the other side, Liu Jingfan hurriedly told his father Liu Peiji that his brother Liu Zhidan had returned to northern Shaanxi. As a result, he accidentally left behind Marx's book. Liu Peiji was very angry and accused his younger son of following the revolution. Although angry, Liu Peiji still feels sorry for his son. Now Liu Zhidan's reward orders are posted everywhere, and he is always worried about Liu Zhidan's safety.

On the other hand, Liu Zhidan's wife and Guirong couldn't wait to prepare bath water and clean clothes for her husband, and stood at the entrance of the village waiting for Liu Zhidan's return. Liu Zhidan held a secret meeting with everyone and decided to use the "three-color theory" to continue to develop revolutionary forces. Red is to rely on the masses to establish the workers' and peasants' Red Army led by the party; white is to win over the White Army and the Kuomintang team with a better political foundation; gray is to reform the Ge Laohui and bandits. Most of them are poor people who were forced to go to Liangshan.

After Liu Zhidan finished the conversation, he saw his younger brother Liu Jingfan waiting outside the door. He was also busy with revolutionary matters and had no time to go back to visit his father and wife, but he thought of a name for his unborn child "Liu Lizhen." Tong Guirong waited from day to night, but unfortunately her husband still didn't come.

In the spring of 1930, in order to implement the spirit of the "Military Work Resolution" of the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Shaanxi Provisional Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China appointed Xi Zhongxun and others to go deep into the Second Battalion of the First Division of the Northwest People's Army stationed in Changwu to secretly carry out troop movement work. Seventeen-year-old Xi Zhongxun went to battalion commander Wang Dexiu with Guo Peisheng's recommendation letter. With a few words, he made the other party very happy. He asked the third company commander Li Xunrong for his opinion and allowed Xi Zhongxun to stay in the second battalion.

Originally, Wang Dexiu considered that Xi Zhongxun had studied and wanted him to stay at the battalion headquarters as a communications platoon leader, but Xi Zhongxun decided to be the leader. Li Xunrong felt that Xi Zhongxun could take over the position of special agent chief of the Second Company with his ability. Wang Dexiu felt that this position was too important and needed to be investigated. Later, Xi Zhongxun secretly met with Li Xunrong and the second company secretary Li Tesheng. The three of them were Communists lurking in the second battalion, and they introduced themselves to each other.