At Rao Shoukun's hongmen banquet.

Rao Shoukun is legendary in the general spectrum of China People's Liberation Army. As early as the early 1930s, under the leadership of Fang Zhimin, the famous leader of the Red Army, he took the lead in defending the base areas in northeast Jiangxi, from ordinary soldiers to the head of the second regiment of the Independent Division of the Red Army in northern Fujian, and made many outstanding achievements. Regardless of his personal safety, he went to the "Hongmen Banquet" to negotiate with the leaders of the Broadsword Club, and the story of turning enemies into friends spread like wildfire.

In September 1935, when Rao Shoukun arrived in the northeast of Fujian, he learned that Lin in Zhenghe County was the most powerful one among many knife clubs. The man used to be a poor Chai Fu. He was a soldier in the old army, participated in the Green Red Gang, had a little knowledge of writing, and used fortune-telling and demon-killing to deceive people, sometimes playing tricks to deceive people. For example, when he was sleeping, he quietly put a flashlight wrapped in red silk under a thin quilt and twisted it bright, giving off red light all over his body, creating an illusion of a divine mask, or he stuck out his tongue like a snake dragon when he was sleeping, deliberately letting his disciples see that he was a snake dragon and the real dragon emperor came to earth. These tricks made him famous, with a total of 10 thousand followers. He called himself "Shuntian Salvation Army", and with the support and instigation of the Kuomintang, he specifically opposed the Red Army.

At first, because the Red Army wanted to fight back, it hit the arrogance of broadsword followers, but it also brought some bad effects. On one occasion, Rao Shoukun took several people through a ravine and heard the wailing of grief in the distance. They ran to the sound and saw a woman about 30 years old crawling and crying in front of a new grave. Next to her stood a gray-haired old woman and a four-or five-year-old girl, also wiping their tears. Rao Shoukun stepped forward to help the crying woman. Before asking questions, the woman saw that they were the Red Army and ran away in panic. Rao Shoukun was puzzled. Only when she arrived in the village did she know that her husband was a disciple of broadsword and was killed when he attacked the Red Army a few days ago. Rao Shoukun was in a very sad mood. He arrived at her home that day only to find that the family was penniless. This incident touched Rao Shoukun very much: although the broadsword club was manipulated and used by the Kuomintang reactionaries and often did things against the Red Army, most of them were deceived and victimized. We should change the principles and strategies of fighting against them. Rao Shoukun began to work at once. For the upper class, he stated his interests through letters, made clear his righteousness, and urged him to save him fiercely; For the lower classes, we should first be good parents, relatives and friends, and persuade them to abandon darkness and move towards light through them. Considering that the broadsword will rely on its own strength and will not give in easily, it will also give necessary military pressure moderately.

1935165438+10, near the hill in the north of Wudi village at the junction of Jianyang, Jian 'ou and Zhenghe counties, more than 500 broadsword followers attacked the Red Army. Rao Shoukun led a beautiful ambush and captured 100 missionaries alive. After asking, I found my uncle Lin and asked him to take a message to Lin. Lin expressed his willingness to negotiate and cooperate with the Red Army. The two sides agreed that Colonel Rao would negotiate with Lin's resident. Everyone was worried that Eva would stage the "Hongmen Banquet" and advised Colonel Rao not to go. Rao had no idea, but he thought it was a favorable opportunity to win the joint broadsword meeting, even if it was a sea of knives and mountains, he would go for a break. Other leaders in the regiment were worried about him and insisted on sending 1 company to protect Rao Shoukun. The next day, Rao Shoukun led a group of people to Lin's base camp-Qianbaodai Village in the south of Zhenghe County. When I arrived at the gate, I saw missionaries with broadswords and spears lined up and were on the verge of exploding. After a few commonplaces, we sat down at the stone table in the open stoping. In the west, Lin's followers are eyeing in a semicircle; To the east, a company in Rao Shoukun is also majestic. The teams of the two sides are very close, with swords and guns facing each other. Further outward are the families of Christians who have been captured and killed. They are heartbroken, crying for husbands, inside and out. Rao Shoukun and Lin live in the center.

At this point, Rao Shoukun stood up and said several things in one breath: First, the prisoners are safe and their families can rest assured. Second, the Red Army and the Broadsword Society are mostly poor people and should not kill each other. Thirdly, it exposes the fact that the Kuomintang government and its army have harmed the people and deceived and fooled the Broadsword Club, introduces the surging revolutionary situation and the growing strength of the Red Army, and points out that only by uniting and defeating the enemy can the people have a good life and the Broadsword Club have a way out. As soon as the voice fell, all the disciples and their families said that they spoke well. That's what happened. Lin invited Rao Shoukun into the room to discuss in detail: "Colonel Rao, your words really tempted me. I have been playing the banner of "Shuntian Salvation Army" for several years. As a result, I have been following the Kuomintang, hurting the people and our kindness. I am sorry for you! " The mountain king turned his head and complained bitterly: "I am also having a hard time! With the Kuomintang, you won't let my people go. Thanks to you, the Kuomintang will turn the gun and hit us again. What do you think I should do! " "The key is not to let people go, but to go the right way. Isn't saving the country and the people your original intention? You cooperated with the Red Army to save the people from whitewashing. Besides, you have a knife and I have a gun. What are we afraid of if we unite? " Lin Yi was so excited that he punched the table and said, "Ok, unite! You let people go. " "Let people go!" "Keep your word?" "Rao never lies!"

"Bring the wine!" At that time, the disciples' family killed chickens and cooked, and the disciples set the wine on the table, giving the head of the regiment a break and having a meal with them. At Lin's request, Rao Dazuo drank chicken blood wine with him according to the custom of the broadsword club, and swore to heaven: "God is above, loess is below, and if there is a breach of contract, heaven will punish the land!" After that, the red army and broadsword joined forces against the enemy. The enemy is scared to death and hates the alliance between the Red Army and the broadsword. One day, the security team around Zhenghe County attacked Qianbaodai Village in an attempt to eliminate the Broadsword Club. Rao Shoukun decided to thrash the enemy. According to the characteristics of few big swords and spears, many knives and spears, and it is appropriate to attack from a distance in close combat, he asked the big sword to ambush in the bamboo forests on the slopes on both sides of the east and west ridges of Houbaodai Village. The red army attracted the enemy into the encirclement, and then surrounded and annihilated the enemy. The next morning, when more than 500 enemies approached, both the Red Army and the enemy caught fire. After a few minutes of stalemate, they pretended to be exhausted and retreated while fighting. The enemy is in hot pursuit. When all the enemies entered the north and south areas of 1 Dori, only one horn sounded, and the broadsword rushed down from the bamboo forest, and the Red Army also turned around to fight back. After 1 hour of fierce fighting, nearly 100 enemies were buried at the bottom of the valley and the remnants fled. After the battle, the Red Army and the Broadsword Club held a celebration together and gave some of the seized weapons and ammunition to Lin. He was so grateful that he took Rao Shoukun's hand again and again and said, "Is the Red Army better?" The news that Lin Dadao will fight with the Red Army soon spread in northeast Fujian, and other Dadao clubs also shook hands with the Red Army.