Cao Jinju is from Pei County, Jiangsu Province. /kloc-joined the local guerrillas at the age of 0/5. 1949 went south with the army and moved to Bijie, where he worked until his retirement. After retirement, Cao Jinju still cares about the development of the country and Bijie and never forgets to serve the people. It can be said that the development of Bijie marks his footprint.
Now talking about that hard but unforgettable eventful autumn, Cao Jinju tells it as if it was yesterday.
Teenagers join the army just to make a living.
1937, Cao Jinju responded to the call and joined local armed groups. "In fact, in addition to responding to the call, joining the army at that time had another purpose, that is, being poor and hungry at home. As long as I have food, I will join the army. " That's true, but later, with the advance of the war, Cao Jinju changed from the idea of having a full stomach to conquered people's determination to die.
1938, Cao Jinju officially joined the local revolutionary armed forces, and later served as the squad leader and captain, leading his comrades to punish the strong and eliminate evil in the local area and deal with the enemy.
Cao Jinju said that in more than ten years of war, he has forgotten how many battles he participated in and can't remember the process of each war. However, he clearly remembers the scene where his sworn brothers were killed by the Japanese army. "When I joined the army, I became brothers with 12 comrades, but later this 12 brother died because of the war.
Cao Jinju said that what saddened him most in those years was not only the sacrifice of his comrades, but also the cruel means of the enemy. "One of my second grandfathers, who was over 60 years old at that time, had only half a life left and could do nothing but stay in the cave. Later, when the enemy swept through, he was stabbed to death in a brick kiln. "
What Cao Jinju remembers most clearly is an enemy prisoner caught in the battle.
"I remember this incident most specifically and most sadly, because the prisoner killed my sworn brother Ren Ge." Cao Jinju said that his brother was killed by the enemy in the battle. When the other party was arrested, the angry comrade-in-arms wanted to kill the prisoner and avenge the lost comrade-in-arms, but in the end they obeyed the regulations and handed over the prisoner.
1940, Cao Jin local revolutionary armed forces were scattered by the enemy. After returning to his hometown, he joined the guerrillas in his hometown through the introduction of underground organizations and served as the captain. In the next five years, he and his comrades fought against the Japanese army. Although faced with life and death many times, they are all close in the end.
Later, Cao Jinju went south with the army and moved to Bijie. From then on, he became attached to Bijie and started a different life.
Come to Bijie to witness the change and development.
Cao Jinju introduced that he went to Bijie because he received the task of "liberating the poor and serving the suffering people", and the liberation of Bijie was one of them.
"At the beginning of Bijie, there were many beggars without clothes and quilts, just at Daheng Street and Xiaoheng Street in Bijie at that time. At that time, there were only a few small Chai Men in the city, and it was still rickety and airy. In winter, men and women, old and young, keep warm around a stove. "
Later, with the development of the times, Bijie began to have buildings, with lights and telephones installed upstairs and downstairs, and gradually with sewing machines, washing machines, televisions and other electrical appliances, people's lives gradually improved. Cao Jinju also served as the (former) public security director of Bijie County Public Security Bureau, deputy secretary of the county party committee and secretary of the county party committee until 1983 retired.
After retirement, Cao Jinju still maintained the true nature of workers, and took the initiative to clean the courtyard of more than 40 families in Bijie's retired cadres' home, so as to give full play to the waste heat for building a harmonious community and civilized compound. Bijie Daily once reported his deeds with the title "Retired cadres swept out a civilized compound in the 1980s".
"The happiest thing in my life is to see the development of Bijie. Now there are planes, cars, trains and tall buildings in Bijie. My mission has been completed, and the next development needs the younger generation. "
Retire at home, care about society, and never forget to study.
Today, Cao Jinju is 94 years old, but he is still very concerned about state affairs. Every day, he learns about major events at home and abroad by reading newspapers. He must read every reference news and care about the development of the country. At the same time, he also read the Journal of Experimental Zone to understand the development of Bijie. Although he didn't participate in the construction, he attached as much importance as others.
According to Cao Heping, the son of Cao Jinju, his father never stopped teaching himself. Although he didn't really go to school, he studied while working after joining the army and went to schools in Guiyang and Beijing for further study many times. Because there was no writing, my father studied harder, and later he developed the ability to make a one-day report without looking at the written prompts.
"Father's love for study and study has a great influence on our children." Cao Heping said that after his father retired, he often read books and newspapers, discussed state affairs with his children, put forward his own opinions and suggestions, and analyzed his own views on one thing, which had an important impact on their lives and work.
"In the education of children, my father has always taught us to love our country and our family, and to know how to be United and harmonious, but we must fight against bad people and things and we must not let them go."
Now, recalling the past, Cao Jinju is filled with emotion. Facing the future, he said that he still has a wish: to watch the military parade on the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in his lifetime.
"Some time ago, my father went to the hospital for medical reasons. During the treatment, my father told the doctor that he hoped the doctor could extend his life until September 3, and he wanted to watch the military parade of the 70th anniversary of the victory of China people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. "
"When I was old, I was not afraid of death. Now I want to live a little more and see more news of victory. Those tasks that we have not completed in the past can only be completed by young people now. I hope that the motherland will develop better and the world will be peaceful. " Cao Jinju said.