In 1972, Chairman Mao handwritten Bai Juyi's famous poem, marking the end of his more than 40-year relationship with Lin Biao.

In January 1928 (the twelfth lunar month of the lunar calendar), Zhu De and Chen Yi led the troops retained from the Nanchang Uprising. With their strong cooperation, they launched the famous "New Year's Eve Riots", that is, the Southern Hunan Riots, outsmarting Yizhang County, and later occupied Chenzhou, Zixing, Leiyang and other cities. After capturing Yizhang County, the army was renamed the First Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. Zhu De was appointed as the division commander, Chen Yi was appointed as the party representative, and Wang Erzhuo was appointed as the chief of staff. The original troops were reorganized into three battalions. During this reorganization, Lin Biao was appointed as the commander of the second company of the first battalion.

In a battle after the Shonan riots, the young Lin Biao once again showed his courage and talent. That was in Laiyang. Under heavy enemy attack, the main force of Zhu De's troops retreated towards Chenzhou. A company led by Lin Biao lost contact with the main force and was attacked by an enemy regiment. The enemy troops were divided into two groups, two battalions on one side and one battalion on the other side. Lin Biao ordered the soldiers to ambush on the roadside. The enemy's large army marched forward in a majestic manner. The soldiers felt itchy and wanted to shoot. Lin Biao quickly stopped them until the two enemy battalions passed by. The last battalion arrived, led by the battalion commander, holding a riding crop in his hand, looking very impressive. Only then did Lin Biao give the order to fire, and one shot killed the battalion commander. The men and horses behind were in chaos and were quickly eliminated.

The Shonan riots greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the party and the people in nearby areas, and also greatly shocked the enemies of Hunan and Guangdong provinces. Under the control of the first "Left" putschist line, the Southern Hunan Special Committee put forward the extremely "Left" slogan of "Strengthen the walls and clear the country, burn down the houses within five miles on both sides of Chenyi Avenue, and give nothing to the enemy", which severely damaged the country. It was separated from the masses and caused strong dissatisfaction among the masses. In April, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized Bai Chongxi, Xu Kexiang, Fan Shisheng and other troops, as well as reactionary militia forces, to launch a "suppression campaign" from Qujiang and Lechang to the north, and from Hengyang to the south. Double attack. Under the enemy's powerful joint attack, Zhu De and Chen Yi led their troops to withdraw from southern Hunan and move to the Jinggangshan area.

At that time, the troops were divided into two groups: the Nanchang Uprising troops led by Zhu De withdrew from Laiyang and captured Anren and Chaling, and the Hunan peasant army led by Chen Yi withdrew from Chenzhou to Zixing. On the way to the transfer, Chen Yi's troops were fortunate enough to meet the Second Regiment of Chairman Mao's Ministry led by Yuan Wencai and He Changgong, who came to meet them. They then arrived at Miandu, a county, and met up with Zhu De's troops who had arrived earlier. Zhu De saw He Changgong and asked: "When will Comrade Mao Zedong arrive?" He replied: "Maybe he will arrive in Ninggang in about two days." He also said that he would rush back to Ninggang with the second regiment to prepare houses and food. , Welcome the two armies to join forces.

The two revolutionary armed forces that survived the Nanchang Uprising and the Autumn Harvest Uprising had been in close contact with each other long before they met.

Chairman Mao has always been concerned about the fate of the Nanchang Uprising troops. Not long after he went to Jinggangshan, he sent He Changgong to inquire about the whereabouts of the Nanchang Uprising troops. When Chairman Mao assigned tasks to He Changgong, he pointed to the map of Jinggangshan District and said: "Now we are going to take root here. This is just the beginning of establishing a base area. The struggle will be long in the future. We must quickly expand our strength and cooperate with our superiors." Just get in touch. Our front committee decided to ask you to go out and contact the Hunan Provincial Committee and the Hengyang Special Committee to try to find the troops of the Nanchang Uprising."

After accepting the mission, He Changgong disguised himself as a deserter. I went down the mountain in early October, first went to Changsha to find the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, and then went to Guangzhou via Wuhan. After learning in Guangzhou that the Nanchang Uprising had failed and that Zhu De had led the remaining troops to be recruited by Fan Shisheng, He Changgong went to Shaoguan to search. While taking a bath in a bathhouse, I overheard the discussion of an officer from Fan Shisheng's department, and then I learned that Zhu De had changed his name to Wang Kai. He Changgong was overjoyed and hurried to Zhu De's regiment headquarters at the plow shop. Here, he met Zhu De, Chen Yi, Wang Erzhuo, Cai Xiemin and other comrades. Zhu De and Chen Yi inquired in detail about the terrain, people, products and other conditions of Jinggang Mountain and were very satisfied. Zhu De said with envy and admiration: "We are running here and there just to find a place to stay. We have already sent Comrade Mao Zetan to find Mao Runzhi. If nothing happens, we will probably have arrived." They said to Chairman Mao I really appreciate the principle of "the branch is built on the company" established during the reorganization of Sanwan.

Chen Yi said with deep understanding: "Chairman Mao's method is good and treats the root cause. We can no longer use the same old tactics to lead the troops!"

At this time, Zhu De, Chen Yi and others were planning the Shonan riot, and He Changgong When returning to Jinggangshan, Zhu De asked He Changgong to bring a letter to Chairman Mao and told him: Return to Jinggangshan quickly to get in touch with Chairman Mao and tell him that we are preparing for the Shonan riot. He also made a special statement: Our two armies must be in constant contact, and our forces must be concentrated in the future. In early February 1928, when Zhu De's troops attacked Chenzhou, Chairman Mao sent Mao Zetan to lead a spy company to Chenzhou to contact Zhu De.

Zhu De, Chen Yi and others knew the news that Chairman Mao led the Autumn Harvest Uprising troops to Jinggangshan earlier. At the end of October 1927, when the Nanchang Uprising troops arrived in Xinfeng, southern Jiangxi, the local party organization’s Gannan Special Committee sent people to contact them. They said that Comrade Mao led the troops of the Autumn Harvest Uprising on the Hunan-Jiangxi border and began to go to Jinggangshan. Zhu De and Chen Yi were very happy to hear the news. Chen Yi had read Chairman Mao's "Inspection Report on the Peasant Movement in Hunan" before. He knew that he was a famous Communist Party member and leader of the peasant movement and had admired him for a long time. The news that Chairman Mao went to Jinggangshan greatly encouraged the troops of Zhu De and Chen Yi who were fighting alone.

In November, Zhu De and Chen Yi sent Chairman Mao's brother Mao Zetan to Jinggangshan to make contact. After accepting the mission, Mao Zetan changed his name to Qin Ze. Wearing the uniform of the Kuomintang regular army and carrying his ID, as the adjutant of the 16th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, Mao Zetan successfully passed through the Kuomintang checkpoints from Zixing to Chaling, and in Jinggangshan. Maoping met Chairman Mao, introduced Zhu De's headquarters and its actions in detail, and conveyed Zhu De's greetings.

Soon after, the Third Battalion of the First Regiment of the Jinggangshan Army, led by Zhang Ziqing and Wu Zhonghao, was attacked by bandit armed forces in Dafen on the way up Jinggangshan. It lost contact with the main force and moved to the Shangyou area. Chen Yi received the report from the local party organization, put on plain clothes and went to contact them in person. Later, through Zhu De's relationship, this unit also moved into Guidong County in the name of Fan Shisheng's department. Zhu De replenished the battalion with ammunition and military supplies obtained from Fan Shisheng, and some of them were carried back to Jinggangshan by the battalion. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued instructions twice, requiring Zhu De to contact Mao’s Ministry to plan armed separatism.

During the riots in southern Hunan, Zhu De saw this sentence in the enemy's newspaper: "Of the Mao tribe in Hunan and Jiangxi and the Wang Kai tribe in southern Hunan, the Wang tribe is the most fierce." He said to Chen Yi humorously : "The greater our reputation is, which means the power of the revolution is stronger. You cooperate well with me, but your reputation is not good enough for me." Chen Yi, who is Zhu De's party representative, then said: "Yes! You If you want to cooperate with Chairman Mao, the two of them will become even more famous together." After saying this, the two laughed. After the failure of the riot, Zhu De and Chen Yi were more determined to go to Jinggangshan. Now, after going through many hardships and twists and turns, the two heroic troops finally come together.

This was an unforgettable day in late April 1928. The blue sky is like a wash, the distant mountains are like dark green, the mountain flowers are blooming, the bamboos are green, and a clear Longjiang River meanders through the city. Lungshi, surrounded by mountains, looks particularly beautiful under the early summer sunshine. As soon as Chairman Mao returned to Longshi and heard that Zhu De had arrived with his troops, he immediately said excitedly to the cadres: "Don't leave, let's go together to see Comrade Zhu De." As he said that, he walked forward with vigorous steps. go. When Zhu De learned that Chairman Mao was coming, he hurriedly waited outside the door with Chen Yi and Wang Erzhuo to greet him. The two giant hands of Chairman Mao and Zhu De were tightly held together. From then on, they fought side by side in the long revolutionary journey and stayed together through thick and thin. Chairman Mao said to Zhu De in a congratulatory tone: "This time the enemies in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces did not attack you!" Zhu De said: "We moved quickly because of your cover.

At the ancient and majestic Wenxing Pavilion of Longjiang Academy on the riverside, Chairman Mao, Zhu De and Chen Yi had a historic meeting. The leaders of the two armies exchanged information and discussed the establishment of the Fourth Red Army. Chairman Mao and Zhu De held a meeting of company and above cadres of the two armies in Wenxing Pavilion. Nearly a hundred people attended the meeting, and both Mao and Zhu De spoke at the meeting. The major issue of joint establishment of the two armies was discussed and approved by Zhu De. He proposed that the two armies jointly use the designation of the Fourth Army. He said: "During the Northern Expedition, Ye Ting's Fourth Army was invincible and repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, so it was known as the 'Iron Army'.

We follow the designation of the Fourth Army, which shows that our army is determined to inherit the glorious tradition of Ye Ting's army and make new contributions to the liberation cause of the Chinese people. "The meeting decided to hold the founding meeting of the Fourth Red Army on the anniversary of the May 4th Movement.

Logically speaking, Lin Biao, who served as commander of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company under Zhu De, should also have attended this meeting and met Chairman Mao. However, I am afraid that in such an occasion with hundreds of people, Chairman Mao would not notice a young face in the crowd who had just turned 20.

On May 4th, the beautiful scenery of Lung City. Dressed in festive attire, a podium was set up with door panels and bamboo poles on the lawn to the east of Lung City, surrounded by numerous bright red flags, which were fluttering in the wind. The podium was lined with slogan boards. It reads: "Celebrating the successful rendezvous of the two revolutionary teams! ""Down with the Kuomintang reactionaries! "Waiting for the revolutionary slogan. Early in the morning, tens of thousands of people, holding small red flags, poured into the venue from all directions in a steady stream. The bugles were loud and the troops were majestic. More than 20,000 soldiers and civilians gathered at the venue, and steel guns and spears were shining dazzlingly. At ten o'clock, after a burst of crackling firecrackers, leading comrades from all walks of life walked onto the podium amidst thunderous applause. Executive Chairman Chen Yi spoke first. He announced: After the two armies joined together, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was established. In the Fourth Army, Zhu De was appointed as the commander of the army, Chairman Mao was appointed as the party representative, and Wang Erzhuo was appointed as the chief of staff. Then Zhu De gave a passionate speech. The chairman walked from the presidium to the front desk and began to speak. He pointed out that this meeting was of historic significance and analyzed the bright future after the meeting very optimistically. He was wearing a white cloth shirt and a gray military uniform, and his eyes were bright. Guang Guang, gesticulating forcefully when speaking

He said that although our troops are not as good as the enemy in terms of numbers and equipment, we have revolutionary ideas and the support of the masses, and we are not afraid of being defeated. Enemies. The enemies don't have Sun Wukong's abilities. Even if they have Sun Wukong's abilities, we can still deal with them, because we have Tathagata Buddha's abilities. They can't escape from Tathagata Buddha's hands. We must be good at finding the enemy's weaknesses! Concentrate our forces specifically to attack this part. Ten fingers have different lengths, lotus water has different heights, and the enemy is also strong or weak. There is no guarantee that the enemy's force distribution will not be inconsiderate. We will seize the enemy's weakness and strike hard. When we win, we immediately divide into groups and hide behind the enemy to play "hide and seek" with the enemy. In this way, we can seize the initiative and play with the enemy in our hands. Chairman Mao also announced the workers' and peasants' revolution. The military's "three major tasks" and "three major disciplines and six points of attention"

Chairman Mao's wise and humorous words aroused bursts of laughter and applause for those who heard Chairman Mao's speech for the first time. The officers and soldiers of Zhu De's troops were extremely impressed. Wang Erzhuo and other representatives also spoke. According to the new organization of the Fourth Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, Chairman Mao also served as the commander of the 11th Division. Gun. Chairman Mao looked very excited and joked to Zhu De: "Hold the gun." The division commander meets the corps commander. "Made everyone laugh. At this time, Lin Biao's headquarters was the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division.

On December 21, 1973, Chairman Mao met at his residence to attend Zhu De was also invited to attend the Central Military Commission meeting. When Chairman Mao saw Zhu De, whom he had not seen for a long time, he said emotionally: "Commander Red, Commander Red, how are you?" Zhu De said happily with a Sichuan accent: "I'm fine." "Chairman Mao took a puff of cigarette, looked around, and then said to Zhu De: "Some people say you are a black commander, and I am not happy. I said Commander Red, Commander Red," he repeated. Then he added: "Without Zhu, how could there be Mao? Zhu Mao, Zhu Mao, Zhu comes first. "In this conversation, Chairman Mao made self-criticism for the wrong handling of a large number of veteran cadres. He said that the actions of He Long, Yang, Yu, Fu, and Luo Ruiqing were all because of listening to Lin Biao's one-sided words and accepting Lin Biao and his gang.

Although this statement was rarely heard in that era, it was nevertheless the self-criticism made by Chairman Mao himself. After that, Chairman Mao re-appointed a large number of veteran cadres, including Deng Xiaoping.

In 1972, Chairman Mao hand-recorded the third poem in "Five Poems with Preface" by Bai Juyi, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty:

The concise verses are Chairman Mao's instructions for his employees. His self-blame and introspection for his oversight also brought an end to his more than 40-year relationship with Lin Biao.