1936 In August, the Red Fourth Front Army entered Zhangxi 'an County, captured Zhangxi 'an County on August 19, and then rested in Zhangxi 'an County. Propagandize the principles of resisting Japan and saving the nation, beating local tyrants, distributing fields and engaging in revolution, and encourage young and middle-aged people to actively participate in the Red Army and take practical actions to resist Japan and save the nation. Yang Shilin was so excited that he took the lead in signing up for the Red Army.
During the red army's rest, it began to establish revolutionary armed forces and revolutionary regime while propagating. At that time, the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee established the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China in Sanlipu with Min County as the center, and on August 23, it established the Zhang Xi 'an County Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Zhang Xian Workers' and Peasants' Democratic Government, with Shilin as a member of the Workers' and Peasants' Democratic Government.
After Yang Shilin took part in the revolution, he actively strengthened the revolutionary force for his team. In Chengguan and Yanjing areas, many young people were mobilized to sign up for the army. He and some young people who just joined the army also took part in the battle to annihilate the Mao Bingwen Army, which was located in the Beishan area, threatening the rest of the Red Army and public safety. They outflanked the enemy in Honggou area in the north of the city. In this war, more than 20 enemy soldiers were destroyed, more than 30 prisoners and an enemy band were captured in Baishaquan area alone. Because Yang Shilin fought bravely, when more and more people joined the Red Army and established the "Zhang Xi 'an Red Army Armed Youth Camp", he was appointed as the battalion commander.
During the Red Army's stay in Zhangxi 'an County, some people went up the mountain to hide under the influence of the Kuomintang's deceptive propaganda, which made it difficult for the Red Army to rest and mobilize the masses. Yang Shilin led the Red Army soldiers to climb mountains and drill forests, looking for the masses, publicizing the policies of the Red Army to the masses, and made a serious explanation to the masses with his own personal experience, so that some people who ran out quickly returned home and worked with peace of mind. There are also many people who are enthusiastic about helping the Red Army sew clothes and make shoes. Due to the propaganda of Yang Shilin and the Red Army soldiers, some shops in the county also opened one after another, which quickly restored the social order to normal.
After the masses came back, Shilin actively cooperated with the troops to raise food and funds. He not only contacted various places to raise food, but also transported food to places forty or fifty miles away. His shoulder was worn out, and he didn't complain. His lover, Lin Yulan, didn't have much food at home soon after giving birth, but he still gave the only two jars of noodles at home to his weaker comrades. His lover blamed him: "You take the noodles, what do I eat with the children?" He replied, "The army needs food more than we do. We can't fight without food. I'll try to eat at home! " The villagers were moved by Yang Shilin's behavior. In a few days, tens of thousands of kilograms of grain were raised for the Red Army, which solved the urgent needs of the troops.
The arrival of the Red Army is a great threat to the reactionary forces of the Kuomintang in Zhang Xian. When Gao Yumen, the county magistrate, heard that the Red Army was coming, he instructed Cai Rongze, the director of education, to act as the county magistrate and escape by himself. In order to become a veritable "county magistrate" in the future, Cai Rongze wreaked havoc in the dark. He used some local ruffians and hooligans to undermine military-civilian relations. After robbing the masses of property, the crime was added to the Red Army. Wang Yaogong, a vicious gangster in Chengdong Street, was instructed by Cai Rongze to steal clothes and other property of the masses when they were not at home, and even made a rumor that "the Red Army and Yang Sixty-one were robbing people!" Let people who don't know the truth panic. Yang Shilin led the Red Army and captured Wang Yaogong alive. At the same time, Zhang Xx (nicknamed San Mao Ghost), a county evil gentry, and the donkey who snatched the gun from the Red Army in Yanjing were also captured and handed over to the county democratic government for trial. They were sentenced to death after publicly exposing their conspiracy. Yang Shilin and the Red Army soldiers also captured Cai Rongze, the acting county magistrate who manipulated the plot behind the scenes, cracked down on the sabotage activities of the Kuomintang, smashed the enemy's plot, and the people applauded.
The Red Army rested in Zhang Xian for more than 40 days. Yang Shilin made positive contributions to the revolution, won the praise of the Red Army commanders and won the support of the broad masses of the people. But the reactionaries regarded Yang Shilin as a curse, and some families of the reactionaries suppressed by the democratic government put all their hatred for * * * and the Red Army on Yang Shilin. On September 28th, when Yang Shilin was on a mission in Nanshan County, he was followed by some children of reactionaries, and was ambushed by Wang Yaogong's son Wang and other gangsters in Zhuangxiamen, Ma Quan. They arrested Yang Shilin in the forest and beat him. Wang Xuyuan also said to Shilin, "Do you know what you have done?" Shilin has long been regardless of life and death. He angrily denounced the gangster: "I was born in the Red Army, and death is the ghost of the Red Army. I want to kill you, it depends on you! " The gangster gave Yang Shilin a good beating. He lost consciousness and fell in a pool of blood. When the gangster saw that Yang Shilin was dead, Wang cut off Yang Shilin's hamstring with a knife and said, "Cut off your hamstring and see how you can follow the Red Army!"
The next day, several kind farmers found Yang Shilin lying at the foot of the mountain, still breathing weakly, so they carried him to a deserted place and bandaged him. When Shilin woke up, he explained that he was a Red Army resident and asked the villagers to find a way to send him to the county seat. But it was also on this day that the Red Army was all ordered to go north. Shilin's adoptive parents had to hide him temporarily and ask a doctor to treat the wound.
After the Red Army went northward, the Kuomintang reactionaries began to "clean up the countryside", and a "clean up the countryside group" headed by the big landlord Zhou (sentenced by our government after liberation) was formed in the county town, brutally persecuting comrades who left the Red Army and peasant associations who had worked for the Red Army. Qing Xiang Group searched everywhere for Yang Shilin, but the villagers had to secretly transfer him to his sister's house in Fangjiagou. Later, due to the traitor's informer, the "Qing Xiang Regiment" caught him and carried him back to the county seat on a donkey.
1936, 10 year123 October, the reactionaries tied a rope to Yang Shilin's leg and dragged it to Xiguan, the county seat, bleeding all the way. At that time, although Yang Shilin was hurt all over, he never said a word and died. In order to set an example, reactionaries brought people from all over the world to watch the execution. The children of reactionaries suppressed by the Red Army are rubbing their hands, as if to vent all their hatred on Yang Shilin.
At noon, Zhou, the head of the League, said to the forced crowd: "Whoever joins the Red Army, the fate of Yang Sixty-one is his fate." "If you have enemies now, you will get revenge. Revenge must be reported! " Words haven't say that finish, suppressed by the red army against tong Wang and Wang reunification, rushed up and cut with a knife, Wang Yaogong woman also mercilessly cut Yang Shilin's head with a knife. Yang Shilin died heroically at the age of 23.
Yang Shilin's life is short, and the time to participate in revolutionary work is even shorter. However, his spirit of working actively in front of the enemy, without hesitation and perseverance will last forever.