Hong Xuezhi, the founding general, is a senior general of the People's Liberation Army, with outstanding achievements. He served in the army for decades and devoted all his efforts to the success of the revolution and the construction of new China. He not only adhered to justice and principles, but also died with his eyes closed and lived a long life. He is one of the many generals.
I passed death many times, but they all came back to life.
Hong Xuezhi, a soldier, has been through many battles in his life and miraculously saved the day several times. He is a lucky man.
1929, Hong Xuezhi, 16 years old, participated in Shangnan Uprising, and was later incorporated into the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. From the day he became the Red Army, Hong Xuezhi was not afraid of sacrifice, but dared to fight and rush; 19 years old, served as the company commander of heavy machine guns. Every time he meets a dangerous battle, he charges ahead. Hong Xuezhi later wrote: "My idea is simple: killing one is enough, killing two will make money, and as long as you are not killed, you will continue to fight hard with the enemy!" In a battle, Hong Xuezhi was seriously injured, and everyone thought he was dead. When his injury improved and reappeared in his hometown, the villagers couldn't believe their eyes.
When the Long March crossed the grassland, Hong Xuezhi was dying of typhoid. The army found a famous local old Chinese doctor. The old doctor of traditional Chinese medicine made a prescription, but several important medicinal materials were missing. The soldiers searched all the mountains and found it. Hong Xuezhi's resurrection is really fatal. Later, Hong Xuezhi's son, Hong Hu, talked about it and said, "It was because I had grazed that I could find herbs and my father's illness was cured. It can also be said that the Long March saved him! "
Hong Xuezhi during the Anti-Japanese War.
In War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Hong Xuezhi served as the head of the Eighth Route Army, and later served as the deputy commander and chief of staff of the Third Division of the New Fourth Army; During the War of Liberation, he was transferred to the Northeast Field Army to participate in and direct the campaign to sweep the Northeast. Then go south, draw the gold, fight Hunan and Jiangxi, and liberate Hainan Island; During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he was urgently ordered to become Marshal Peng's right-hand man and the supreme commander of China's military logistics support.
In the long and cruel revolutionary war, Hong Xuezhi narrowly escaped death and was tempered into steel.
In his later years, when Hong Xuezhi recalled his revolutionary career, he could not be calm for a long time. He said: "Those who survived the war survived, but those who survived from the Fourth Army survived." He also said, "When I was a teenager, I followed * * *, from the Hubei, Henan and Anhui base areas to Sichuan and Shaanxi to participate in the Long March, from persisting in the anti-Japanese struggle behind enemy lines to the Northeast Liberation War, and then I was ordered to participate in the command of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. In more than 20 years of fighting, every day is not a life-and-death struggle with the enemy, and every day is not a life-and-death choice ... We have fought for decades, not just to get today's war.
He was awarded the rank of general twice, which is unique in the history of our army.
Hong Xuezhi is an outstanding senior general of the People's Liberation Army, and he is also a versatile, resourceful and decisive man. In the Korean battlefield, he led the troops to fight against the indiscriminate bombing of the US military and established an unbreakable and impregnable "steel transportation line", which played an important role in the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Hong Xuezhi's creative art of logistics command won the praise of the central leading comrades, and Mao Zedong demanded "to study the situation and experience of logistics work in the Korean War, so as to achieve the purpose of modernization and regularization of our army's logistics work". Commander-in-Chief Zhu De said that "logistics played half the role" in the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Ms Liao and Ms He Xiangning, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), are famous social activists. After the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, she has been paying attention to Chinese people's Volunteer Army's feat of defending the country and learned that Hong Xuezhi has made outstanding achievements. The old revolutionary during the Revolution of 1911 was very excited and gladly drew a picture of wealth and longevity for Hong Xuezhi in recognition of his great contribution to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
1September, 955, China People's Liberation Army awarded the title for the first time. At the age of 42, Hong Xuezhi was awarded the rank of general and became one of the founding generals of the Republic.
1 955 65438+1October1,at Tiananmen Gate. From left: Hong Xuezhi, Xiao Hua, Su Yu and Chen Geng.
1988 In September, the Central Military Commission held a grand ceremony to award the title of General Officer of the China People's Liberation Army. A total of 12 people were awarded the rank of general officer again, accounting for 0.75% of the original number of general officers. People call them "second-class generals", 9 of them were awarded by the former major general, 2 by the former lieutenant general, and 1 was the former general, that is, Hong Xuezhi. This is unique in the history of our army, and there is no precedent abroad. At the time of the second knighthood, the Central Military Commission had abolished the establishment of marshals and generals, and the general became the highest rank in the new period.
Being awarded the highest rank is the dream of many war generals. But Hong Xuezhi's children never heard his father mention it. Hong Xuezhi, with an open heart, always said that I was luckier than those who died in the war. He believes that being an official means doing more things and doing more useful things for the people.
Hong Xuezhi won this honor, of course, is well deserved, but there is no lack of luck. Hong Hu explained: "The military rank system was implemented in 1955, and my father was awarded the rank of general. Later, in 1959, my father left the army because of Peng's involvement. 1965 After the reform, the army abolished the rank system and had no rank. 1988, decided to restore the level again. Some people no longer work in military posts, and of course they no longer have titles. At that time, because his father was a deputy secretary-general of the Central Military Commission and a soldier, he retained his army status, so he was awarded the rank of general. It should be said that he caught up with this opportunity. This is not to say anything special, just because his opportunity has caught up. "
The happy marriage achieved by the Long March is 20 years longer than the golden marriage.
1On May 30th, 936, after the Red Fourth Front Army crossed two snow-capped mountains, it held an all-army sports meeting on the grass, and Hong Xuezhi sat on the rostrum. After the sports competition, there will be entertainment programs. Zhang Wen (formerly known as Zhang Xize) took a female soldier from Class 1 of the Supply Department to the stage and sang "Fighting Cavalry". The song was sonorous and powerful, which attracted warm applause from the soldiers under the stage.
Seeing Zhang Wen's performance, Hong Xuezhi was moved to remember clearly decades later. "After singing, they ran back to the team with their heads down in shame." . Under the "matchmaking" of others, Hong Xuezhi and Zhang got married. "Wedding banquet" is noodle soup.
Just one month after marriage, Hong Xuezhi went to "Hongda" (predecessor of "Kangda") to study. Three years have passed, and there is no news.
"Are you in Yanan or at the front? "Zhang Wentai miss it.
1In August, 977, Hong Xuezhi took a photo with his wife Zhang Wen after returning to work in the army.
"If he is still here, why not come to you? Don't wait for him, find another one. " Female soldiers have made suggestions for Zhang Wen. However, Zhang Wen stubbornly wants to wait.
One early summer, Zhang Wen came to "Kangda" to study. One day, she was reading in a cave when she heard a familiar voice calling her. She opened the window and saw Hong Xuezhi standing under the slope laughing. Later, she learned that Hong Xuezhi was implicated in "Zhang Route" and "disappeared".
During the Long March, on the vast grassland, Hong Xuezhi and Zhang Wen became husband and wife, and devoted their love to the revolutionary cause that they fought for all their lives. They are glorious and they are happy.
From then on, the two were soul mates, caring for each other, sharing weal and woe, and still loving each other as before in their later years, which made many military and political leading cadres envious. People often say that 50 years of marriage is a golden wedding. Hong Xuezhi and Zhang Wenneng made revolution together and struggled together for 70 years, which is 20 years longer than the golden wedding. What a blessing!
After several ups and downs, he was demoted three times and promoted three times.
In the long revolutionary career, Hong Xuezhi has been demoted and promoted three times, which really answers the old saying that "good news has its own good news".
The first time was1June, 937, when Hong Xuezhi attended the advanced class of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University of the Red Army. In his research, he discussed Zhang's misfortune to the party. Hong Xuezhi disagrees with some people's extreme left views. He said: "Zhang did good deeds. He did good deeds in Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and later he did good deeds in Sichuan and Kangbian. Otherwise, how to explain the fact that the Fourth Army has grown to 80,000 people? "
This matter has been reflected. A few days later, Xu suggested that everyone pull up their troops and go back to Dabie Mountain. Hong Xuezhi, Zhan and others are all responders. This is the origin of the so-called "Zhang remnants armed group conspiracy and organized anti-CPC Central Committee activities" that later sensationalized Yan 'an.
With the intervention of Mao Zedong, Hong Xuezhi was released. However, he did not change his original intention and said: "It is forbidden to evaluate the advanced level of a party across the board. We * * * people are the most materialistic, so one size fits all is not Marxism. "
1957 1, Hong Xuezhi (first from left) took a group photo with,, and Peng at PLA Logistics College.
The second time was in 1959 because of the "Peng problem". After the Lushan meeting, in the voice of criticizing Peng, Hong Xuezhi spoke bravely, saying: "Peng Zong's Hundred Regiments War is only a late order at most, and it is always right to fight the devil. The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was Chairman Mao's instruction, and General Peng carried it out very well. You can't always say the wrong thing. If a person makes meritorious deeds, you can't erase them once. "
Just because he said a few fair words, Hong Xuezhi was classified as the main member of Peng Military Club, and was suddenly demoted from the head of the General Logistics Department and the secretary and member of the Party Committee of the Central Military Commission to Jilin as the director of the Provincial Agricultural Machinery Department. Faced with unfair treatment, Hong Xuezhi said: As long as there is work to do, we can continue to do things for the party and the people, and there is nothing to expect. Summing up this period of history, he wrote: A real man should always believe in the truth, stick to principles and call a spade a spade. In the past, our party's struggle with political careerists and dissidents in the party was sharp and fierce, even fatal, although there was no artillery fire. In this complicated struggle, a real * * * person must dare to stick to the truth, adhere to principles, respect facts and call a spade a spade. If have it both ways framed comrades, fabricated lies, fabricated lies, he was not a real revolutionary and * * *, but just a speculator. In previous inner-party struggles, some people failed to stand the severe test for their own promotion, honor and disgrace, and their words and deeds violated the principle of party spirit and personal conscience, and the lessons were extremely profound.
After the "Cultural Revolution" began, Hong Xuezhi was hit again, criticized by the rebels and imprisoned for a long time. 1970 65438+February, at the age of 57, he was sent to Jinbaotun Shengli Farm in Tongliao, Jilin (now Jinbaotun Shengli Farm in Zhelimu League, Inner Mongolia). During this period, due to the intervention of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, Hong Xuezhi was appointed as the director of the Heavy Industry Department of Jilin Province (1973).
1987, Hong Xuezhi was once again appointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission, together with Deng Xiaoping.
1In August, 977, Hong Xuezhi was re-elected as a member of the Central Military Commission and was appointed as the director of the Office of National Defense Industry. 1980 65438+ 10, Hong Xuezhi once again served as the head of the general logistics department, which is his command seal after a lapse of 20 years.
In the long revolutionary career, Hong Xuezhi experienced ups and downs, and his heart was selfless and broad.
Hong Xuezhi is cheerful and open-minded, tolerant and open-minded, well-dressed, affordable and open-minded. This good attitude enables him to face bad luck calmly. Of course, it should also be pointed out that whenever someone is killed, there are always lucky people who come to the rescue and save the day. It can be seen that Hong Xuezhi is a blessed person.
There are 3 men and 5 women in Hong Xuezhi, all of whom grew up healthily in the war-torn era. He once said that my greatest wealth is these eight children. 1939, the eldest daughter was born in Panlong, Yan 'an, and Hong Xuezhi named the child "Xinghua". Shortly after the baby was born, Hong Xuezhi led his troops to "counter-aggression" behind enemy lines and needed to pass through enemy blockade lines at night. At the most dangerous moment, the child cried. Afraid of being discovered by the enemy, Hong Xuezhi decided to leave the child behind. He has no time to find his family. He ran into a small hut on the side of the road and quickly told a couple inside that we were the Eighth Route Army and couldn't take care of the children. "If we die in the war, you should treat the children as your own daughters!" Say that finish, he gave the child to them, even without asking the name. Zhang Wen is still more careful. When he found out that the place name was "East and West Mountain", he kept it firmly in mind and recorded all the information at the moment of separation from the child: the birthmark on the child's left arm and the red cloth wrapped around him.
Hong Xuezhi's family took a group photo.
After liberation 195 1 year, Zhang Wen began to try to find his eldest daughter. After such a long time, the useful information is extremely limited, and the chances of finding a child are slim. However, a miracle happened and I gave it to my daughter. 12 years later, I got it back! Hong Xuezhi's other daughter also lived in an ordinary family and was found back four years later.
It is not easy to raise children in a war environment. Zhang Wen said: "Although the children who were given away have been away from us for a long time, they have never suffered anything because the people are very kind to them. The children who have been following us in the war are actually more pitiful! "
At that time, the medical conditions were poor, the war environment was harsh, and the child mortality rate was high. But none of Hong Xuezhi's eight children died, and all of them survived healthily. Hong Xuezhi attaches great importance to the education of children, and it is also very effective. Although he suffered a heavy blow politically, the children did not feel depressed. They all live up to expectations and study hard. With their own skills, they all passed the prestigious schools in Beijing and had a successful career. China's traditional idea is that many children are more blessed; According to the modern concept, it is parents' greatest blessing that children live up to their expectations. Hong Xuezhi has eight children, each of whom has a successful career. He is really a blessed man.
At the age of 94, he won the love of the people and had an excellent reputation.
On October 20th, 2006/kloc-0, Hong Xuezhi finished his life course at the age of 94.
During the mourning period, people expressed their grief in various ways. Countless wreaths filled the yard; The party and the country * * * and nearly 10,000 cadres and people in the capital attended the farewell of the body; Old local leaders, old comrades, old comrades, old landlords and old villagers who fought and worked before his death mourned him in various ways; The citizens who came from Changchun pulled up a banner that read, "The old general walked all the way and kowtowed to you"; The descendant of a volunteer who rode a bicycle from Shandong knelt in front of Hong Xuezhi's portrait and kowtowed three times. Tens of thousands of people went to Babaoshan to see him off in the cold winter wind. ...
During his serious illness, Hong Xuezhi left his last words: "No memorial service will be held after death, farewell to the remains and send the ashes back to his hometown in Jinzhai, Anhui." He specifically told: "I have no legacy in my life. The only legacy is my three medals (namely, People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC) 1st Class August 1st Medal, 1st Class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and 1st Class Medal of Liberation won by 1955). Leave it to my grandson Hong Kai as a legacy so that he can remember his grandfather's past. "
On June 2, 2008, 10, according to Hong Xuezhi's wishes, a solemn and simple foundation laying ceremony was held in his hometown of Jinzhai County, Anhui Province.
Huang Miaozi, a famous painter, calligrapher and epitaph in China, personally revised the epitaph, which read:
Hong Xuezhi, two British generals, is an outstanding minister in our country. Born in Shuanghe peasant family, he participated in Shangnan Uprising, made outstanding achievements in the war of conquering the south and going north, made great contributions to the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, laid the foundation of modern logistics, and performed brilliantly in reform, opening up and innovation. Adversity is resourceful, twists and turns are loyal, brave and elegant, straightforward and soft-hearted, with true weight and high status among the people. The soul returns to the hometown, and the feelings are for the villagers. Mulberry stands as a monument and will be carried by future generations forever.
This is a true portrayal of Hong Xuezhi's revolutionary career.
Eighty years ago, Hong Xuezhi walked out of Dabie Mountain with the song "Osmanthus fragrans Bloom Everywhere in August" and embarked on the road of revolution without hesitation. After 80 years, when osmanthus was in full bloom, Hong Xuezhi's leaves took root, and his ashes returned to his native land and hometown.
China sages have a wise saying: "Great virtue leads to longevity" and "Benevolence leads to longevity". Hong Xuezhi is indifferent to fame and fortune, open-minded, and values the interests of the Party and the people more than Mount Tai. This is the virtue of man, the greatest virtue in the world, and a great secret of his longevity. People in China like to associate longevity with happiness, and often say that "the happier, the longer you live". In my opinion, the reputation of ordinary people is more important than longevity. Hong Xuezhi died at the age of 94. He was deeply loved by the people and had an excellent reputation. He is really lucky.