Looking back at the past, countless revolutionary heroes joined the ranks of serving the motherland without hesitation with a pure heart for the country and the people, and contributed the best time of their lives to the motherland and the people. They voluntarily gave up a comfortable life, and ran around with the mission of saving the people from fire and water, determined to help the building collapse.
Lai Chuanzhu is such a person who has dedicated his life to the cause of national independence and national liberation. Even *** has a very high opinion of him, praising him as the "vanguard force" of the Chinese nation. But life is impermanent, God is jealous of talents, Lai Chuanzhu died of illness at the age of 55, ** pity for this:"I lost one of my generals.
FigGeneral Lai Chuanzhu has only a handful of people who pay attention to it, what kind of great achievements does Lai Chuanzhu have?Let's take a look.
In 1910, Lai Chuanzhu was born in a remote village in Ganxian County, Jiangxi, and his parents named Lai Chuanzhu "Pengying". Presumably for the implication of "Dapeng rises with the wind one day and soars up to 90,000 miles", it can be seen that Lai Chuanzhu has been pinned on by his family since he was a child.
The family is poor, and reading is the only way out. Unlike most children in the village, Lai Chuanzhu was sent to school by her parents at a young age to learn Xi. In terms of learning Xi, the talented Lai Chuanzhu has always been diligent and hardworking, and never has to worry about his parents.
In school, Lai Chuanzhu's grades were among the best, and later he successfully graduated from Dabu Primary School and was admitted to Gannan Middle School. Here, his horizons broadened and he was baptized with many new ideas, including Marxism-Leninism.
Lai Chuanzhu began to frantically study relevant books, desperately hoping to find a way to save the country and the people, and the seeds of revolution took root and sprouted in his heart.
In 1925, when the May Revolution broke out, Lai Chuanzhu, who learned the news, was very angry, and he could not tolerate the wanton behavior of these foreign invaders in China's territory. So he united with a large number of patriotic young people, ran around and called on people from all walks of life to donate money and materials. In addition, Lai Chuanzhu also organized demonstrations in support of the Shanghai workers' strike, which was widely supported by intellectuals.
At a young age, Lai Chuanzhu took charge of his own and burst out with vigorous enterprising spirit, and what is even more commendable is that he has a firm determination to protect the people and always pay attention to the poor people at the bottom of society. In the face of the atrocities of the invaders against the workers of Shanghai, he resolutely fought back, and together with his father, he helped the peasants form a self-defense army, and later joined the Communist Youth League.
FigChen Zanxian's oil painting In the spring of 1927, there was a ** that shocked the whole country, and Chen Zanxian, a member of the Communist Party, was killed. Chen Zanxian is the chairman of the Ganzhou Federation of Trade Unions, and once mobilized 56 local guilds in Ganzhou, with a total of 18,000 workers to join the workers' movement, creating a good achievement of "one Guangzhou, two Ganzhou". This person is dedicated to the country and is a rare talent, and his sacrifice is a great loss to our party.
Then why was Chen Zanxian murdered?
In fact, all this was a conspiracy of Chiang Kai-shek, who, in order to satisfy his ambition to monopolize power, violated his promise of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, openly betrayed the revolution, and wantonly arrested Communist Party members. "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it", Chen Zanxian, who has outstanding ability, is the first to bear the brunt.
In fact, as early as 1926, Chen Zanxian was targeted by Chiang Kai-shek. At that time, the Northern Expeditionary Army conquered Ganzhou, and Chen Zanxian was ordered to form the Ganzhou Federation of Trade Unions.
During this period, he also single-handedly organized the "Youth Cadre Society" and the "Workers' and Peasants' Movement Training Class", and was a good cadre who did practical things for the people. Speaking of which, Chen Zanxian and Lai Chuanzhu also had a friendship, and it was at Chen Zanxian's call that Lai Chuanzhu went to the iron industry trade union formed by ironworkers and achieved remarkable results.
In the course of their interactions, Lai Chuanzhu discovered that Chen Zanxian was a talented person, and from him Lai Chuanzhu learned a lot of new revolutionary knowledge, which was not mentioned in the book. Lai Chuanzhu slowly settled down and accumulated a lot of theoretical knowledge.
However, it was also during this time that Lai Chuanzhu made the most regrettable decision in his life: to join the Kuomintang. It was during the first Kuomintang-Communist cooperation, when Chiang Kai-shek's ambitions were not yet fully apparent.
But Chen Zanxian's death made Lai Chuanzhu completely see the ugly face of the Kuomintang. The white terror created by the reactionaries spread everywhere, and for a time the whole city was panicked, and countless communists were subjected to it. In the face of Chiang Kai-shek's coercion, everyone was in the army, and the revolution fell into a low ebb for a while.
FigChiang Kai-shek, but Lai Chuanzhu was different, he resolutely joined the Communist Party of China and became a staunch revolutionary when everyone was only concerned about self-preservation. At Chen Zanxian's memorial service, Lai Chuanzhu said with righteous indignation: "Although Comrade Chen Zanxian is dead, thousands of Communist Party members are still alive. The Kuomintang reactionaries cannot be trusted, they are just a group of people who show off their might in human skin, and I am determined to join the Communist Party of China and fight for the cause of the liberation of the masses of the people all my life!”
Since then, Lai Chuanzhu has officially become a member of the Communist Party and has begun his glorious revolutionary career. However, Lai Chuanzhu's move was undoubtedly an open confrontation with the reactionaries and angered the Kuomintang headed by Chiang Kai-shek. In order to evade his pursuit, he returned to his hometown of Ganzhou.
In Ganzhou, Lai Chuanzhu did not forget the revolution, and together with other Communist Party members, he propagated the agrarian revolution around the masses of the people, hoping that the broad masses of the people would be able to shake off their poor life as soon as possible. On the other hand, in order to defeat the landlords, gentry and other exploiting classes, Lai Chuanzhu also set up the "Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Committee of the Southern District of Ganxian County" to prepare for the Dabu riot.
Originally, everything went well, but because of the disparity between the forces of the enemy and us, the Dabu riot finally failed. This peasant uprising was of great significance, and it made a great contribution to the exploration of the revolutionary road with Chinese characteristics.
But Lai Chuanzhu also paid a terrible price for this: his parents were brutally murdered;The second uncle and the eldest brother bravely fought against the enemy;Uncle and uncle were hanged to death by the enemy. When Lai Chuanzhu returned home, there was only a ruin left in front of him, and his family had made great sacrifices for the revolution!
But the strong Lai Chuanzhu did not despair, and after burying his family, Lai Chuanzhu left his hometown and continued to devote himself to the revolutionary cause. At the beginning, he came to the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base Area and joined the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army.
In 1934, the fifth anti-encirclement campaign failed, and the Red Army began a majestic long march of 10,000 miles. At that time, Lai Chuanzhu served as the political commissar of the First Division of the Red First Army, and his partner was the famous division commander Li Jukui. In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices and preserve the strength of the Red Army, the organization decided to send the 1st Red Army Corps to take the lead, and at the same time to probe the enemy's situation, remove obstacles along the way for the follow-up troops.
FigWhen Li Jukui Lai Chuanzhu was in Jinggangshan, he had done things under ***, and he liked this high-spirited young man very much. He said to Lai Chuanzhu: "Don't be afraid, the flame of revolution will never be extinguished, and we all welcome you to come to Jinggangshan to carry out the revolution." ”
In this way, Lai Chuanzhu has been fighting with *** everywhere, accumulating rich combat experience, and at this time he can be regarded as a revolutionary veteran who has experienced a hundred battles. Along the way, under the command of Lai Chuanzhu, the soldiers were like bamboos, and they successively broke the enemy's three lines of defense.
At this time, Lai Chuanzhu received an order from his superiors: to rush across the Xiangjiang River at the end of November and cover the safe crossing of the Xiangjiang River by the ** column. When the First Division of the 1st Red Army Corps arrived at Xiangjiang, 300,000 Kuomintang soldiers were heavily armed and menacing, ready to attack the Red Army at any time, and the two sides were bound to engage in a life-and-death struggle.
In the face of a strong enemy, Lai Chuanzhu was not afraid, showed extraordinary leadership, and resolved the crisis step by step. Later, he built a bridge in the area of the Wujiang River, and received the follow-up troops to cross the river safely, ensuring that all members of the army successfully broke through the enemy's fourth blockade line.
In the contest with the enemy, Lai Chuanzhu always took the lead and took the lead, and there were many brushes with death, and over time, the new and old injuries on his body were too many to count.
After the Zunyi meeting, the organization decided to let Lai Chuanzhu serve as the political commissar of the Fifth Regiment of the Second Red Division, which was relatively small. But even here, Lai Chuanzhu did not relax, he was a new official who took office with three fires, but he plunged into his work and shined for the party's cause.
In April 1935, the Red Fifth Regiment arrived in western Yunnan. **The column also advanced westward at this time, and after Lai Chuanzhu learned of the situation, he ordered the army to rest in place and let the ** column pass first.
The accident happened at this time, and no one expected that several enemy planes suddenly appeared in the sky, and they were hovering above the head of the ** column. It turned out that Chiang Kai-shek had already learned the route of the Red Army's Long March, and in order to annihilate the Red Army in one fell swoop, he specially sent a large number of planes and elite troops to raid the Red Army here.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Lai Chuanzhu was anxious and wise, organized the Red Fifth Regiment to attract enemy firepower, and put the safety of the ** column first. There were many enemy troops and horses, and the number of Lai Chuanzhu's army was less than one-tenth of the enemy's army, and the strength of the two sides was very different.
In the face of the enemy's rain of bullets, Lai Chuanzhu was not to be outdone, and led everyone to launch heavy machine guns to counterattack. For a while, the enemy army was beaten and fled in all directions, but it was only a moment, and it was not long before the enemy troops who reacted made a comeback.
Seeing that he was about to run out of ammunition, Lai Chuanzhu decided to kill the enemy in person. In the face of the enemy's crowd tactics, he ordered his subordinates to divide into two ways to flank the enemy on the left and right, and he fought his way out of the encirclement from the middle. But just when Lai Chuanzhu was red-eyed, a Kuomintang soldier attacked behind him, and a bullet entered Lai Chuanzhu's chest impartially.
A large amount of blood gushed out of Lai Chuanzhu's chest, and the situation was very critical. A young soldier noticed this scene and hurriedly stepped forward to support Lai Chuanzhu: "Political commissar, how are you?"Don't get busy, you need to get off right away**. As long as you go to the battlefield, you have the determination to die, everyone can rest assured that I am fine, you don't have to worry about me, just kill the enemy bravely!Lai Chuanzhu said strongly.
At this time, Lai Chuanzhu knew in his heart that if he ended up at this moment, it would inevitably affect the morale of the army, and he would not be able to win the battle in one go, so he would not give up the battle no matter what. Soon, Lai Chuanzhu endured the pain that very human beings could bear, and threw himself into the battle again, and when the battle situation was almost clear, he went to the side to rest for a short time, and did not forget to observe the battle situation at all times.
This time, Lai Chuanzhu's injury was more serious than any previous time, and after the injury, the wound was enlarged due to violent pulling, and the bandaging was not carried out in time, resulting in excessive blood loss. During the health team's **, the doctor specially instructed Lai Chuanzhu to rest well, otherwise he would fall ill and his body would not be able to bear it when he was old.
Lai Chuanzhu, who was already riddled with old illnesses, was in a coma for several days before he woke up this time, and in the face of everyone's visits, he just smiled and said: "I don't care, everything is for victory." "Lai Chuanzhu is dedicated to the party and never cares about personal safety and gains and losses.
This operation was a classic case in the history of the Red Army's war in which the weak defeated the strong with less, and fully embodied the witty, brave, calm and resolute qualities of General Lai Chuanzhu, which not only protected the safety of the core figures such as the Red Army, but also ensured the continuation of the revolutionary follow-up vitality and made important contributions to the successful transfer of our army.
Who would have thought that after Lai Chuanzhu's wound healed, he would return to the Red Fifth Regiment without stopping, he was a natural revolutionary!Later, under the leadership of Lai Chuanzhu, the soldiers of the Red Fifth Regiment climbed the snow-capped mountains and crossed the grasslands all the way. Although the march was difficult, Lai Chuanzhu, as their superior and partner, encouraged everyone along the way.
Originally, the superiors were sympathetic to Lai Chuanzhu's serious injury and had not recovered, so they specially arranged a mount for him, but Lai Chuanzhu gave it to the young or injured soldiers and asked them to take turns to ride.
Later, the situation became even more difficult, the Red Army was extremely short of food, and when he saw the hungry soldiers, Lai Chuanzhu brought a big knife, killed the mount, cooked it and distributed it to everyone, but he himself did not eat a few bites. The soldiers persuaded him to eat more, but Lai Chuanzhu said, "I'm not very hungry, you eat." You are growing up, and when we are full, we can continue on our journey. ”
The soldiers in the army all said: "He has no leadership at all, he is a man of high moral character." In the end, the 5th Regiment of the 2nd Red Division led by Lai Chuanzhu finally arrived safely in northern Shaanxi. In August 1937, Chiang Kai-shek was forced to agree to reorganize the ** Red Army into the National Revolutionary Army, the anti-Japanese national united front was formally formed, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party began their second cooperation.
Looking at the growing ranks of the Eighth Route Army, the small-minded Chiang Kai-shek once again reneged on his promise and unilaterally announced a break with the Communists. The officers and men of our army fought desperately with the Japanese invaders on the front line, but the frenzied Chiang Kai-shek launched the "Southern Anhui Incident" in the rear.
For a time, our army directly fell into a dilemma. Without the support of the Kuomintang's armaments and materials, our army was deficient in the follow-up on the battlefield, which directly affected the combat level of the army and the final result of the war.
In this unfavorable situation, Lai Chuanzhu took the initiative to stand up and proposed that our army would not yield to Chiang Kai-shek under any circumstances, and that without his help, we would have full confidence that we could win this war. Lai Chuanzhu resolutely upheld our party's political stand of independence and self-determination, and decided to persist in resisting Japan to the end. Under the guidance of Lai Chuanzhu, the New Fourth Army was reorganized into seven divisions for comprehensive deployment.
He himself soon joined the Sino-Japanese War. On the battlefield, Lai Chuanzhu was brave and fearless, not afraid of sacrifice. Every time he fought, he always rushed to the front to fight with the Japanese army, and every bloody battle tempered Lai Chuanzhu to be more tenacious, his eyes were full of determination to repel the invaders, and his body exuded a kind of courage to fight for the revolution to the end.
In many confrontations with the enemy, Lai Chuanzhu also observed the enemy's combat methods and informed the officers and men in the army of this, and gradually our army became more comfortable on the battlefield. On the other hand, Lai Chuanzhu actively mobilized the masses and contributed his own strength to the War of Resistance Against Japan. Soon, our army switched from passive defense to active attack, destroying hundreds of thousands of enemies, and achieved a complete victory in the War of Resistance against Japan.
When the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, Lai Chuanzhu put the country and the people first during his tenure. When electing cadres, he never appointed cronyism, and always took virtue and talent as the first criterion, and was a notoriously fair person.
The same is true for his family, Lai Chuanzhu's family style is extremely strict. He taught the children to mingle with the masses, to be clean and simple in their daily life, not to be extravagant and wasteful, not to be special, and not to pay attention to food and clothing just because they are the children of cadres. The children have a lot of respect for their father, and they know from their mother how difficult it has been, and they always remember his teachings.
In his later years, Lai Chuanzhu's physical condition has not been very good, and he often has pain all over his body. He knew that these were the root causes of the wounds he had been wounded on the battlefield, but he also had no regrets in his life, and he often said to his wife: "This is my merit, it is my pride." ”
On December 24, 1965, Lai Chuanzhu died of illness at the age of 55. The great hero of the revolution walked peacefully, without much suffering from illness.
Fig** I am very sad for Lai Chuanzhu's death, and I regret it. Subsequently, the state held a grand public memorial meeting for Lai Chuanzhu, and many people came to the conference that day. They all deeply regretted the death of Lai Chuanzhu, who had served the country and the people all his life, and at this last moment, everyone wanted to come and see him off for the last time.
Lai Chuanzhu is a proletarian revolutionary who is both civil and military, he has gone through a long and arduous revolutionary process all his life, and has composed his magnificent song of life with loyalty and bravery.
Time flows, and everything in the past returns to peace. General Lai Chuanzhu's heroic deeds will never leave us, and Lai Chuanzhu reflects the great revolutionary spirit of thousands of revolutionary martyrs who served the country and the people and Xi them with tenacity and perseverance