1938, when Chen Xing was studying in Yangzhou, the Japanese invaders set foot on Funing. The atrocities of the Japanese invaders aroused Chen Xingren's strong patriotic enthusiasm and incomparable resentment against the invaders. Soon after he moved to Shanghai with his school, under the influence of his elder brother Xiong Tiyun (underground party member), he quickly set up his lofty ambition to save the country and the people, actively participated in the anti-Japanese national salvation struggle with his own practical actions, and thus gloriously joined China in 1942.
After the People's Party came to power in Chen Xing, the revolutionary enthusiasm was even higher and the fighting spirit was more determined. In Shanghai, where the situation is complicated and sinister, I am not afraid of spies following me, thugs following me, coming in the wind or going in the rain. I courageously and tactfully asked the party organizations for information and sent messages, which made a strong contribution to organizing workers' and students' movements and cracking down on Japanese aggressors. Later, Chen Xing's party member identity was exposed by spies. Organizational instructions, he quickly moved to his hometown Fudong County (Funing has analyzed Funing and Fudong counties at this time) to continue working for the party.
1942 After returning to his hometown, Chen Xing joined the local anti-Japanese armed river defense brigade to help Xiong Tiyun, who also returned from Shanghai, mobilize young people to join the army and strengthen the local anti-Japanese armed forces. From 1944 to 1945, Chen Xing worked in Fudong Youth Salvation Association. 1945 spring, was sent to East China Jianshe University to study. After graduation, he was assigned to Qingjiang as a public security and translator. Shortly after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Fu was transferred back to the public security department of Fudong County.
/kloc-in the autumn of 0/946, as soon as the land reform in Fudong County came to an end, the reactionary Kuomintang troops began to attack our liberated areas on a large scale, followed by the reactionary armed forces of the Home Returning Corps. In order to annihilate the effective forces of the Kuomintang army, our main force made a strategic shift and went north to Shandong after the Soviet Union's "Seven Wars and Seven Wins" and the Lianshui Defence War. In this case, the superior party Committee instructed the counties in northern Jiangsu to establish landlord armed forces in order to persist in local struggle. Under the slogan of "protecting fields and hometown and defending the fruits of revolutionary victory", driven by cadres at the district, township and village levels, the vast number of young and middle-aged people actively joined the army to participate in the war and cooperated with the main force to annihilate the Kuomintang army. More than 1500 people signed up for this military campaign in Fudong County. 1946 10, the expanded fudong county corps has ten companies. More than 180 people were recruited in Wu Xun area to form the third company of Fudong Corps. At this time, Chen Xing was transferred to a second term as a political instructor.
After coming to the army, Chen Xing devoted all his energy to army building. He cares about and cares for soldiers, pays attention to uniting cadres, and actively does a good job in the ideological and political work of commanders and fighters. Strict training and strict requirements for troops. Not afraid of sacrifice in battle, charge ahead. Therefore, it won the unanimous praise of cadres and soldiers and enjoyed high prestige.
At that time, most military cadres and soldiers came from poor families, and few people could read. Chen Xing knew that "an army without culture is a stupid army, and a stupid army cannot defeat the enemy". Therefore, we attach great importance to the cultural study of cadres and soldiers. Whenever fighting or training breaks, he works as a teacher himself to help everyone read and write. For the illiterate correspondent Shen, ask him to read and write a few new words every day; Zhou Fushan, who is proficient in copywriting, asks him to keep a diary every day. And often check and urge, give guidance, in order to continuously improve their cultural level and writing ability.
Chen Xing often cares about his comrades in his life. No matter who has difficulties, he always tries his best to help solve them. Some soldiers were short of food and clothing at home, so Chen Xing took out the money he had saved to help them. He also sent medicine to sick soldiers many times and provided sick meals. There is a trumpet player who is only fifteen years old and can't take care of himself at all. Chen Xing often tucks him in at night and sometimes tells him to get up and pee.
In order to make the political education such as "Three Disciplines and Eight Notices" vivid, Chen Xing not only explained it with various concrete examples, but also tried his best to draw the educational content and stick it in the camp for everyone to see and keep in mind at any time. He also carried out ideological and political work by combining universal education with individual help, and achieved good results. Zhengqing Liu, the deputy company commander, is bold and provocative in his work and brave in fighting, but he is complacent and has a poor democratic style. The soldiers have a problem with him. Therefore, Chen Xing talked with him many times to help him gradually understand and overcome his shortcomings.
Chen Xing also attaches great importance to the ideological and political work in the training ground, and requires officers and men to "train with the enemy's situation", set an example everywhere and take the lead in exploring. He went to the scene to demonstrate various training subjects such as bombing, shooting and assassination. In this way, the combat effectiveness of the troops has improved rapidly, and recruits can participate in actual combat soon after joining the army.
In view of Chen Xing's strong revolutionary enterprising spirit and outstanding work achievements, the army leaders once awarded him the glorious title of "model instructor", and soon he was promoted to deputy political instructor of a battalion (not due to work needs).
From 1947 to 1948, guerrilla warfare in the border region was very frequent. At that time, the headquarters of Fudong County Corps was only a few tens of miles away from the Kuomintang military stronghold, and sometimes it was necessary to fight several battles in a row every day and move to several places overnight. Relying on the familiar terrain of the Home Returning Corps, Kuomintang troops often come to our village to harass and destroy. In order to combat the arrogance of the Kuomintang troops, the head of the Corps decided to send some troops to attack on New Year's Day in 1948. After this glorious task was issued, Chen Xing was very excited to mobilize before the war; "comrades! Holidays are the most paralyzing time for the enemy, so they are also an excellent opportunity to attack them. This time, we will rush into the enemy's bunker, catch him off guard and bring more prisoners back for the New Year! ..... ",Chen Xing's mobilization, make the whole company up and down everyone spirit, all high morale. At midnight, the battle order was officially issued. Despite the cold wind and heavy snow, Chen Xing led the Golden Lotus cadres and soldiers to the Kuomintang army stronghold south of Brick Bridge in Funing County. "Hands up, don't kill!" Kuomintang officers and men who are playing mahjong with their fists are scared out of their wits by this sudden call. Before they knew what was going on, they had obediently become prisoners of our army.
1one day in March, 948, the 48th Brigade of the Kuomintang Army stationed in Funing County (later reorganized into the 51st Division) and the Home Returning Corps actively planned to "mop up" our liberated areas. The superior ordered the Third Company of Fudong Corps to attack Sanzao, Qiansanjiao and Brick Bridge. Chen Xing asked the comrades of the whole company to fight bravely, resolutely fight this battle and successfully complete the combat tasks assigned by their superiors. He himself commanded the operation in the second platoon and ambushed the Kuomintang army between the first three stoves and the brick bridge. The team set out at four o'clock in the morning and arrived at the destination before dawn. But the cunning Kuomintang army crossed the brick bridge as early as two o'clock at night and occupied the first three stoves. Faced with the changed enemy situation, Chen Xing led the machine gun group to quickly occupy the nearby graves, and at the same time ordered classes 4, 5 and 6 to compete with the Kuomintang army for the cemetery with favorable terrain ahead under the cover of the fire of the machine gun group. At this time, the Kuomintang army has occupied the west side of the cemetery, which is only more than 20 meters apart. The enemy is strong and we are weak, and the situation is even more severe. However, Chen Xing and others calmly commanded and responded calmly. Fighting until about 7: 30 in the morning, Chen Xing just looked up and was hit in the forehead by a vicious bullet from the Kuomintang, and immediately fell into a coma. Zhengqing Liu, the deputy company commander, learned that the instructor was seriously injured and immediately went out to reinforce him. According to the disparity between the enemy and the enemy, Deputy Company Commander Liu made a decisive decision, and arranged to withdraw from the battle while organizing forces to block the cover. After several bitter counterattacks and hand-to-hand combat, the Kuomintang troops stubbornly resisted and the whole company moved safely. After returning to the station, Chen Xing died gloriously at the age of 24 because of his injuries.