In 1958, in front of the west gate of Zhongnanhai, Beijing, I saw a tall old man with a tough face full of anger, and lost his temper at the guards: "No, I want to see ***."
The young guards in charge of duty made a difficulty, ** every day, the number of people who wanted to see the chairman every day was countless, if each of them was put in, then it would be necessaryBesides, according to the current regulations, if you want to see the chairman, you must make an appointment in the Zhongnanhai office in advance and make an appointment in advance.
So the guard replied: "If there is no office appointment now, no one can see the voice of the *** old man, his eyebrows are horizontal, he points to the guard's nose, and his voice is raised several degrees: "What's something!."If you hurry up and make a **, just say that I am Li Decai!See you now *** What else do you need to make an appointment!”
The guards had no choice but to pretend to be deaf to the guards, seeing that they could not be reasonable. "I don't care, I'm Li Decai, commander of the Baoding Military Region!I want to see *** Li Decai scolded in his mouth, pushed the guards away, and was about to break inside with his head stuffy.
It's worth it!Zhongnanhai is full of important national leaders, what happened to the commander?Here, even if you are the king of heaven, you can't mess around, the guards are blocking it, and their hands have quietly touched the pistol behind their waists.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
The other person who was traveling with Li Decai was wearing a straight military uniform, and when he saw that Li Decai wanted to break into Zhongnanhai, he was so frightened that his soul flew out of the sky, and he hurriedly pulled and persuaded: "Hey, Lao Li, Lao Li!."Forget it, Beijing is no better than Baoding!Don't mess around. ”
What the hell, I'm going to see *** and I'm going to fight ** now, right?OK!You tell him!The dirty guy is coming!Li Decai was dragged and carried out of the guard room by the accompanying Dun Liangbi, and stood on the side of the road scolding, panting.
At this time, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy walked on the side of the road, and he happened to be spotted by Li Decai. His eyes lit up and he laughed, "Huh!."Come here, boy!The young man was stunned for a moment, looked this way, ran to Li Decai in three steps and two steps, and gave him a standard military salute without saying a word: "Hello Uncle Li, why did you come to Beijing?"”
Li Decai's eyes narrowed with a smile, touched the young man's head and said: "You kid has learned to be polite when you come to Beijing, I'm here to see ***, can you help me bring a letter to ***!."”
No problem, my house is very close to the chairman's house. As the family member of a certain leader, it is indeed convenient to enter and exit Zhongnanhai.
So Li Decai took out a notebook and pen from his pocket and wrote on it: "*I am Li Decai, I have come to Beijing, and I want to see you very much!".Li Decai seemed to be afraid that the chairman would forget, so he bit his pen and thought for a long time, and then filled in a bracket at the end, and wrote "local guy" in it, before tearing off the paper and solemnly handing it over to the young man, Li Decai and the two returned to the guest house.
After returning to the guest house, Li Decai lost his temper with the secretary of the party committee of the military sub-district who accompanied him: "Is it wrong for me to want to build a basketball court?"If it weren't for the fact that I wanted to get some cement and meet the chairman by the way, who would have come all the way to Beijing!”
It turned out that Li Decai had been sent to the Baoding Military Region as a commander for many years, and recently he found that something seemed to be missing from his military compound. Why do other military districts have basketball courts for soldiers to relax and entertain, but their own military districts do not?Li Decai, who has been strong all his life, thinks that his own military region must also have it.
He immediately approached the local leader and asked to buy a batch of cement. The leader was embarrassed to say that it is now in the period of the Great Leap Forward, and cement is difficult to buy as an important building material, even in the city, it is very lacking, and it is difficult to buy it with money.
For the basketball court, then go to Beijing!said to go, so Li Decai and Dun Liangbi bought train tickets and came to Beijing, wanting to find *** to see if they could solve this difficulty. This is the scene of the angry attack on Zhongnanhai at the beginning.
A day later, a Hongqi sedan stopped at the door of the guest house, and the director of the guest house walked in with a person, who was yesterday's young guard. At this time, Li Decai was chatting with his comrades-in-arms, and the young guard politely asked, "Who is the head of Li Decai?"The President, please come and visit. ”
FigThe great leader *** Li Decai's eyes squinted, and he immediately understood that the letter was delivered yesterday. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he deliberately put on an angry look, crossed his hands and said, "I'm tired today, and I don't want to go." "The young guard was a little embarrassed, ** the person you want to see, how should you explain if you don't go?When he was in trouble, thanks to the persuasion of the people present, Li Decai put away his temper and got into the car.
In front of the Juxiang Book House, Li Decai tidied up his appearance and strode in with the staff. ** Smoking a cigarette inside while squinting at a book. Li Decai was not stunned when he saw ***, and immediately saluted: "Okay, Li Decai is here to see you!."* Put down the book, spoke in a Hunan dialect, and said happily instead of angry: "It's been a long time, local guy, don't come to harm!."”
Li Decai, who was called a local guy, scratched his head and smiled, he bent over and looked up and down, and said after a while: "Chairman, you are so fat, is there a lot of good things to eat in Beijing?"* laughed, didn't see annoyance, but swayed up and down with his fingers at Li Decai, and quipped: "Guy, I didn't wear my pants backwards when I entered the city this time, right?"Then the two looked at each other and smiled.
The easy-going attitude of the leader also infected the staff around him, and a young girl playfully asked, "Chairman, what does this mean?"* laughed for a while, and then told everyone about the interesting stories of the war-torn years.
Back then, before joining the army, Li Decai's family lived in the deep mountains of Pingxiang, Jiangxi, and lived a life facing the loess with his back to the sky every day. In 1930, Mr. Peng led the Red Army through Li Decai's hometown, and Li Decai was attracted by this team with strict military discipline, and participated in the revolution with a hoe and sickle, and became a Red Army.
Soon after, the Red Army captured the city of Changsha. Li Decai, who came to the provincial capital for the first time in his life, was dazzled, and the wide streets and novel buildings gave Li Decai a sense of freshness. When the electric light came on at night, Li Decai remembered what it looked like to smoke a cigarette at home, and lit it with a light inhale on the kerosene lamp, so he took a cigarette from his comrade-in-arms and threw it on the electric lamp.
But he tried everything, but he couldn't light the cigarette. The comrades-in-arms on the side laughed so much that they couldn't straighten their waists, and only after a while did they explain clearly to Li Decai: "This is an electric light, which is lit by electricity." ”
On another occasion, the team won the battle and captured a lot of loot. Li Decai was assigned a pair of military trousers, and Li Decai, who was used to wearing linen pants and using a rope as the waistband of his trousers, saw that there was a slit in front of the pantsFasten the button and it becomes a big hole?
Li Decai** knew that there was a zipper on it, but he felt that people in the city were particular about wearing pants, and he deliberately opened a hole in his stomach in order to defecate, so he self-righteously wore the slit side to the back.
This is a big joke, and the comrades-in-arms present are all out of breath laughing, laughing and scolding: You are really a dirtyman!Therefore, Li Decai's nickname of "local guy" also spread in the army, and the soldiers in the team all knew that there was a local guy who "wore military pants against him".
Under the witty and humorous narration, the staff accompanying the scene laughed, and the chairman also laughed. Only the local guy himself didn't care, scratched his head and said: "No matter how big it is, wearing my pants backwards won't prevent me from fighting." The chairman nodded and said approvingly to those present: "That's right, this guy is not ambiguous in fighting!."”
Speaking of war, the local guy's conversation box can be regarded as open. Li Decai can be regarded as a veteran in the army, from the Red Army period to participate in the revolution until now, all the way with the team to fight in the south and north, and has made great achievements.
In that year, the Red Army's Long March, after crossing the Jinsha River, was surrounded and intercepted by Chiang Kai-shek's troops, and the team was ready to cross the Dadu River and advance to the northwest of Sichuan. However, there was the enemy's main force on the opposite bank, and the enemy tried to rely on the moat of the Dadu River to drag the Red Army to the death and cripple the main force of the Red Army.
During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Shi Dakai suffered a crushing defeat at the Dadu River, resulting in a complete loss. Faced with the difficult scene of a strong enemy in front and a chasing army in the rear, the person in charge of commanding the team at that time immediately decided: No matter what the price is, the Dadu River must be crossed!Otherwise, surrounded by the enemy, the Red Army will fall into a place of no return!
The 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the 1st Red Army of the Red Army, where the Tuyan belonged, received the vanguard task of the assault, and the whole regiment became nervous as soon as the order was given. They knew very well in their hearts that the first battle that would decide the fate of the whole army was coming, and a fire was ignited in the hearts of every soldier, and for the victory of the revolution, even if they were crushed to pieces, they would annihilate the enemy troops on the other side.
After a rapid march of more than 80 kilometers, the 1st Regiment, which was tasked with assault, rushed to Anshun Field by the river, and immediately entered the battle without having time to rest. The defending enemy was crushed in a single blow and found an abandoned fishing boat by the ferry.
In the early morning of the second day, ** and *** came to the position in person, and the battle of storming the Dadu River began. The enemy was stationed across the raging and wide Dadu River, and the Red Army could only rely on a single fishing boat. At the same time, the enemy army behind the butt was still approaching, completely relying on the team behind the hall to fight and retreat, dragging the enemy to the death.
FigRushing to cross the Dadu River (oil painting) is in a hurry!With an order, the seventeen warriors leaned on a fishing boat and charged the enemy on the opposite bank. At the same time, all the light and heavy **all** on our positions to suppress the enemy's firepower.
Li Decai, who was a heavy machine gunner at the time, tightly held the Makqin heavy machine gun, firing long, short, and point fire, leading the only dozens of machine guns to frantically suppress the enemy's firepower.
Seeing that the ferry was about to dock and hundreds of enemies who had come to reinforce arrived, the fire on the opposite shore suddenly became fierce. ** Anxious to sweat beads on his temples, he shouted: "Aim for me!."Before the words fell, the mortar gunner Zhao Zhangcheng showed his might, and one shell after another drilled straight into the enemy group as if it had eyes, blowing up the enemy's formation.
The goblin seized the opportunity, closed his left eye and aimed at the enemy, and began to shoot. Although they were separated by a distance of more than 100 meters, the enemy on the opposite bank fell in response. The local guys' miraculous shooting skills impressed the soldiers by the river, and the soldiers were greatly boosted, and they cooperated with the seventeen warriors who had crossed the river to seize the position on the opposite bank.
Seeing this scene, *** couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and dropped his hat, and laughed regardless of the image of the commander.
The goblin is well fought!”
The goblin is playing well!”
Fig** For his heroic performance in battle, Li Decai was awarded the medal of "Dadu River Hero". also relied on this battle, ** and other senior leading cadres also heard about the deeds of the local guys.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the local guys participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan and marched into the foothills of the majestic Taihang Mountains with the team. Subsequently, he also appeared in famous battles such as the Battle of Nanbo Pass, the Battle of Loess Ridge, and the Battle of the Hundred Regiments.
During the War of Liberation, Li Decai participated in the Battle of Taiyuan again, and even captured three army commanders and three division commanders alive. While making great achievements, he also reaped the scars all over his body. The long years of war have left him with more than a dozen serious wounds, each of which is fatal, but he has survived, and the scars all over his body seem to follow him forever.
After the liberation of the country, Li Decai put on a military uniform again and participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and participated in the surprise attack on the White Tiger Regiment and the Jincheng counterattack. It was not until 1952 that he returned home from the icy North Korea.
After Li Decai finished speaking, the on-site staff all showed respectful expressions. No one could have imagined that this swarthy and rustic-looking "local guy" was actually an old Red Army with great achievements.
** sighed, and there was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes. "Listening to you say this, I remembered that when the revolution was carried out, I ate at the villagers' houses, lived in the villagers' houses, and chatted with the villagers about their families when they had nothing to do. I have always said, come from the masses, go to the masses!”
Fig**Then*** pointed to the room: "Look, now according to Lao Luo (Minister of Public Security***, get me this Zhongnanhai, this is where the emperor lives, is it possible to see me as the emperor?."Now even the masses rarely see it!There was some imperceptible loneliness in the chairman's eyes.
Everyone didn't dare to say anything, the atmosphere at the scene was a little dull, and the chairman waved his hand after discovering it: "Don't mention this, local guy, when you are your commander in Baoding, why did you suddenly come to Beijing to find me?"Could it be that it was made to chat with me?”
Only then did Li Decai remember Beijing's purpose, and hurriedly told the chairman his idea of building a basketball court in the military region. The chairman shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't care about these things, but it's a good thing to set up a basketball court in a military subdivision, let me say hello to you." ”
At the behest of ***, the staff dialed ** in the Prime Minister's Office. The cement matter was quickly arranged, Li Decai rubbed his hands, grinned: "* You see that it is not easy for me to come to Beijing to see you, or you can leave me something as a souvenir, I will take it out and see it when I think of you..."”
** gladly agreed: "Look, I have anything you like here, just take it as a souvenir!."Li Decai was overjoyed and walked around the study. In fact, the most precious thing in the room is all kinds of books, many of which are unique collections, but the local guy is a big boss, even if the book knows him, he doesn't know the book!
After picking a circle, Li Decai finally fell in love with the pen on the *** desk. ** lit a cigarette and looked at the local guy with a smile: "Okay, you can take it if you want." ”
FigWhen he was young, Li Decai has passed so many years, and the young soldier who was black and strong back then has also become an old man with frosty white temples. ** Seeing Li Decai's eyes glancing around the room again, he knew that he was not satisfied with a pen. The chairman beckoned the orderly on the side and asked him to bring a belt and hand it to Li Decai with his own hands.
I'll give you another leash and go back and tie it up as a thought. The local guy smiled and thanked the chairman, both saw the chairman and got things done, and then Li Decai and Dun Liangbi saluted the chairman with satisfaction and left Zhongnanhai.
After returning to the Beijing Military Region Guest House, Dun Liangbi gave Li Decai a thumbs up. I'm afraid there are few people who dare to talk to the chairman like this except the local guys, but the local guys are already familiar with this kind of thing.
When the Anti-Japanese War was won, Li Decai, who was still the commander of the regiment, dared to openly find the first to ask for guns and equipment. Unexpectedly, the bad-tempered ** didn't get angry, but asked Li Decai if he wanted to go to the Northeast with him.
After that, the local guys used chicken feathers as arrows, and whenever old comrades-in-arms and old acquaintances led troops through his defense area, they had to leave some equipment. Some people didn't want to give, so he moved out to speak: "If you pass from me, you have to leave the 'road money', or let's go to Mr. Lin to theorize together." ”
No matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, and in the face of the "unreasonable" local guys, the comrades-in-arms who can't cry and laugh will more or less leave some guns and equipment. **After knowing this, he joked with a smile: "The local guys also have a day of making 'foreign money'!."”
After returning to China in 1952, Li Decai was arranged in the guest house of the Beijing Military Region, where he rested for several months with good food and drink. As a veteran who has fought all his life, this kind of life undoubtedly makes him extremely depressed, and his wife often eats his bad temper.
He always muttered that he was a big boss, that he would only lead troops to fight in this life, and now that the war was over, he was a waste. Yang Dezhi, the old regiment commander of Li Decai's Red Army, came to Beijing and learned that his old subordinates were also in Beijing, so he came to chat with him.
Li Decai's wife knew that her husband was full of complaints, and she was fine at home, but after all, she had a bad influence in front of her superiors. After her admonition, Li Decai agreed to the request not to lose his temper with an unhappy face. The two agreed on a code, and when they met Yang Dezhi, if Li Decai couldn't bear his temper, his wife would pull the corners of his clothes, and Li Decai controlled his tone.
FigWhen Li Decai's family photo arrived, Yang Dezhi and Li Decai didn't talk a few words, and he played a trick: "I eat and sleep here every day, and when I sleep and play, my brain is going to rust." Seeing that her husband was about to lose her temper again, the wife hurriedly tugged at the corner of her husband's clothes according to the agreed code, hoping that he could control his temper.
Unexpectedly, Li Decai shook off her hand, stood up suddenly, and lost his temper at Yang Dezhi. After all, it was a soldier led by himself, Yang Dezhi had long understood the temperament of the "local guy", and he didn't think it was wrong, but comforted him: "Don't be excited, the organization has specially cared about your work problems, and even *** Mr. Nie passed it for me."
Hearing that *** and Mr. Nie still remembered himself, Li Decai's anger in his heart suddenly disappeared, but he still deliberately kept a straight face, and said angrily: "Thank you *** and Mr. Nie for your concern." Yang Dezhi saw his thoughts, held back a smile and continued to ask: "If you are given a job, do you think it is better for you to stay in Beijing as a member of the government agency or go down to the locality?"”
His wife persuaded him to stay in Beijing, not to mention his work, and to solve the problems of housing and his children's schooling. Unexpectedly, Li Decai directly refused, his temperament was straightforward, and he couldn't get interpersonal communication in the unit.
I don't stay in Beijing, and I don't go to local units!I can only fight and lead troops, now there is no war, if you want to arrange a job for me, arrange me to go to the Jinchaji Military Division, I was there during the Liberation War, and I am still willing to lead troops there. He told Yang Dezhi firmly.
Yang Dezhi couldn't cry or laugh, isn't this a naked "important official"?But he also knew in his heart that Li Decai was right, if he was allowed to stay in Beijing, it would be more uncomfortable than beating him, and his stinky and hard temper was easy to cause trouble when he arrived at the place. After thinking about it, let's let the local guy return to the military camp he is most familiar with in his life!
So Yang Dezhi made a decision on the spot: "Okay, I'll do what you want, then you will go to Baoding Military Division to be a commander!."Give me a good army!"Thank you, old master!Li De, who had been depressed for several months, finally smiled.
FigYang Dezhi (right) In November 1952, Li Decai returned to this familiar land as he wished, and served as the commander of the Baoding Military Division. In 1955, Li Decai was awarded the rank of colonel.
Soon after returning to the Baoding Military Division, the cement specially approved by the first batch was also transported to the province. After Li Decai built the basketball court, there was still a surplus of cement, and the remaining cement was allocated to the school for expansion.
It is a pity that due to years of conquest, Li Decai's physical condition was not good, and after coming to the local military sub-division, he devoted himself to work, resulting in heart disease**, and died in Baoding, Hebei Province in 1960 at the age of 56.
Li Decai went through hardships and dangers with the party and made great achievements for the founding of New China. From the Dadu River to the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, from the Battle of Taiyuan to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he used his blood to tell his loyalty.
After returning to work, he worked diligently to burn the residual heat, was honest, honest and lovely, never proud of his achievements, and carried forward the fine tradition of the party's simple style until his death: never forget the original intention, unswervingly.
I will always cherish the memory of the "local guy" Li Decai, a person who has made meritorious contributions to the establishment of the republic and silently dedicated himself!