Liu Chou Xi

Liu Chou Xi

Liu Chou Xi (1897-1935) was born in Wangcheng, Hunan Province. He was one of the early military leaders of the Communist Party of China. He graduated from the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy. After graduating from the Academy, he served as the party representative of the third company of the first regiment of the Huangpu Military Academy. He was injured in the first eastern expedition and lost his left arm. In early 1929, he went to molongzhi military academy to study. In August 1930, he returned to work in the Central Soviet Area and served as the first Red Army He was the commander of the eighth division of the third army. He made many achievements in many anti encirclement and suppression operations and was known as the "one armed general". In February 1933, he served as the commander in chief of Fujian military region, commander of Fujian Zhejiang Jiangxi military region and commander of the tenth red army. In August 1934, he was awarded the second grade Red Star Medal and served as the commander of the tenth Red Army in November. Later, he was severely injured by Wang Yaowu in the battle of Tanjiaqiao and transferred to huaiyushan. In January 1935, he was surrounded and captured by the Kuomintang in Huaiyu mountain area. On August 6, he died bravely with martyr Fang Zhimin in Nanchang.

Life of the characters

Liu Chou Xi, born in 1897 in Wangcheng, Changsha, Hunan Province. He was admitted to Hunan provincial first normal school in 1920, joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League in the winter of the same year, and transferred to the Communist Party of China in the summer of 1922. In May 1924, he was admitted to the first issue of Huangpu Military Academy and participated in the pacification of the rebellion of the Guangzhou business group. After graduation in November of the same year, he served as the party representative of the third company of the first teaching and guiding regiment.

In 1925, Liu Chou Xi was seriously injured and his left arm was amputated during the crusade against Chen Jiong Ming. In the summer of 1927, he served as the staff officer of the 24th division of the 11th army of the National Revolutionary Army, took part in the Nanchang Uprising, and later served as the battalion commander and chief of staff of the regiment. At the beginning of 1929, he went to the Soviet Union and studied in volongzhi military academy. He returned to China in August 1930 and was sent to the central revolutionary base.

In the winter of 1930, in the first anti "encirclement and suppression" campaign, the first front army of the Red Army set up an ambush in Longgang. Long Zhidao, commander of the eighth division of the third army of the Red Army, who was in charge of the frontal interdiction task, was killed. The headquarters of the Red Army immediately ordered Liu Chou Xi to take over the command. Liu Chou Xi led the 8th red division to stop the enemy at Dongshao, which played an important role in ensuring the victory of the battle. The headquarters of the Red Army commended the 8th division of the Red Army for "chasing tigers and guarding Mount Tai". Later, he led the Ministry to take part in the second and third anti "encirclement and suppression" campaigns. Liu Chou Xi was brave and good at fighting. He was a "one armed general" who was known by the people of the central base area as a powerful and courageous enemy.

Soon after, Liu Chou Xi was transferred to the director of the Political Department of Ruijin Central Military and political school, and trained a large number of military and political cadres for the Red Army. In July 1932, he was transferred to be the commander of the red 21 army and led his troops to fight in the Fujian Jiangxi border region to carry out guerrilla warfare and cooperate with the fourth "encirclement and suppression" campaign in the central base area.

In 1933, Liu Chou Xi was appointed commander of the Fujian Zhejiang Jiangxi military region, commander of the new 10th army of the Red Army, and executive member of the Fujian Zhejiang Jiangxi Soviet government. He led the army and people in the Fujian Zhejiang Jiangxi base areas to fully support the fifth anti "encirclement and suppression" struggle in the central base areas. He was elected as the executive member of the Central Committee of the Soviet Republic of China and was awarded the second-class Red Star Medal by the Central Revolutionary Military Commission.

In July 1934, the Central Committee decided that the red 7 corps, led by xunhuazhou, would form an advance team to fight against Japan in the north. In November, the 7th Red Army joined forces with the 10th Red Army led by Liu Chou Xi and Fang Zhimin. The two armies formed the 10th Red Army and still served as the advance team for the northern Anti Japanese war. Liu Chou Xi served as the head of the army and the commander of the 20th division.

In December of the same year, the 10th Red Army was surrounded by Kuomintang troops in Huaiyu mountain area on the border of Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Liu Chou Xi led his troops to fight repeatedly and fought hard. His only right arm was wounded by the enemy, but he failed to stand out and was captured in January 1935. In prison, he was indomitable and fought with the enemy firmly. He said to his friends, "stretch your neck hard, and you'll get a knife from it. You'll never be spared in the face of disaster."

On August 6, 1935, Liu Chou Xi died bravely in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province at the age of 38.

Commemoration of later generations

After the founding of new China, the people's Government of Changsha County sent a gold plaque of "great martyr" to Liu Chou Xi's widow.

Family situation

Nephew: Liu Jianguo

Chinese PinYin : Liu Chou Xi