"The Red Army is not afraid of difficult expeditions, and thousands of miles and mountains are just waiting for leisure. The five ridges are soaring and the waves are thin, and the Wumeng is majestic and walks the mud pills. "The leader used a song "Seven Laws of the Long March" to vividly show us the scene of the Red Army's Long March. The war years, the conditions were difficult. For the sake of the safety of the motherland and the people, the soldiers of the Red Army braved difficulties and dangers, crossed grasslands, climbed snow-capped mountains, ate chaff vegetables, and walked 25,000 miles with their feet in straw sandals or cloth shoes.
The Red Army soldiers who had gone through the Long March could not rest their minds and rest, but needed to immediately plunge into the brutal war. The heroic warriors on the battlefield threw their heads and spilled their bloodIt can be said that the peaceful and prosperous world we are now was bought by the Red Army with their lives in those years。According to historical records, later generations found that the average age of the Red Army ranks was about 30 years old. It is not difficult to see that the fighters are in the prime of life, and this is just the average age. There were many young soldiers in the ranks of the Long March. Xiang Xuan, the youngest Red Army in China, joined the revolutionary ranks before he was 10 years old and participated in the entire Long March.
Although Xiang Xuan was very young when he joined the army, he was not short in ambition, and he never regarded himself as a child, and he has always been strict with himself.
1. Born in a military family
In March 1926, Xiang Xuan was born in Sangzhi County, Hunan Province. Xiang Xuan's legendary life has been doomed since he was still in his mother's womb. Mothers of other children should be well maintained when they are pregnant, for fear of accidents and accidents, which will cause damage to adults and children.
And Xiang Xuan's mother, He Mangu, couldn't care so muchWhen she was pregnant with Xiang Xuan, she was still fighting guerrillas in the mountains. It was important for her to be pregnant, but it was even more important to fight off the enemy with her own strength for the safety of the peasants. In this way, Xiang Xuan had already followed his mother to fight against the enemy before he was born.
In addition to his mother, who is a revolutionary fighter, Xiang Xuan's uncle is a famous revolutionary and military strategist of the People's Republic of China. Xiang Xuan's aunt is a martyr He Ying who sacrificed his life for the revolution. It can be said that Xiang Xuan is from a revolutionary home, a soldier's home, and a hero's home.
He Mangu. He Mangu is heroic as a warrior, and she has the courage to not lose to a man. As a mother, she is loving, she does not worry about others taking care of her children, and has always taken the youngest three children with her to take care of herself. It's just that war is dangerous, and revolution is a matter that can lose lives at any time.
During a transfer of the wounded, He Mangu was betrayed by traitors and taken to prison by the enemy. He Mangu was also locked up with her three young children. At this time, Xiang Xuan was only 2 years old. In order to get information, the enemy tortured Xiang Xuan's mother, but even so, He Mangu never let up. So the enemy brutally killed He Mangu, and Xiang Xuan had no mother.
2. I want to join the army too!
Xiang Xuan, his brother and sister, who lost his mother, were rescued by his aunt He Ying, and Xiang Xuan began to live with He Ying from then on. He Ying, who knew the danger of the current situation, began to teach his nephewNieceLearn martial arts. Xu is because there are many soldiers in the family, Xiang Xuan learned very quickly with his aunt, and he had already learned to hit targets when he was more than 3 years old.
He Ying. In this way, Xiang Xuan lived with his aunt until he was 7 years old. In 1933, Xiang Xuan and his aunt were betrayed by traitors and were suddenly attacked by the enemy. In the exchange of fire between the two sides, He Ying gave Xiang Xuan a small cloth bag and said to him"Find your uncle (Marshal He) and take revenge on the Red Army!"After that, He Ying continued to step forward to kill the enemy. Xiang Xuan wanted to help his aunt retreat from the enemy together, but He Ying insisted on letting him go, so Xiang Xuan had to retreat to the mountain while firing back with a gun.
Xiang Xuan was shot in the ankle of his right leg during the retreat, and he could only find a place to take shelter temporarily according to the mountain road in his memory. After that, he gritted his teeth and endured great pain, walked to Hefeng County, found Marshal He, and explained what happened to him and his aunt. After Marshal He settled Xiang Xuan, he arranged for Liao Hansheng to go and repel the enemy.
Due to Xiang Xuan's young age, he walked a long way after being injuredThis time, he took half a year to recover. Xiang Xuan bravely took a gun to hit the enemy when facing the enemy this timeSo after the liberation, the organization decided to calculate his military age from this year。It was also this year that Xiang Xuan, who had participated in many guerrilla wars, officially joined the Red Army.
*Marshal. Although Xiang Xuan was still young when he joined the Red Army, he was not idle for a moment in Marshal He's headquarters.
1, I am Xiang Xuan of the Red Army, where is the Red Army, where am I!
When the troops were resting in the camp, he served as an orderly and communicatorto run around among the fighters to deliver messages and complete tasks. When the Red Army soldiers embarked on the Long March, he was not far behind, and packed his small baggage early, for fear that his uncle would not allow him to participate in the Long March.
Because Xiang Xuan was too young, for the sake of safety, the troops did not give this little Red Army a special gunSo Xiang Xuan kept holding the small pistol that his aunt gave him before. He cherishes this little pistol very much, it is not only a combat **, but also a relic of his aunt. When he didn't need to fight, Xiang Xuan took off the firing pin from the gun. When he encounters an enemy, he puts on a firing pin and participates in the battle.
In 1936,Xiang Xuan, who was only 10 years old, became the deputy head of the communication class。Xiang Xuan, who became the deputy squad leader, was more strict with himself, no matter what the situation was, he did not allow himself to retreat, and he never shouted that he was tired. When Xiang Xuan was 17 years old, he saw that the army needed a large number of engineersSo he took the initiative to learn relevant knowledge, and then served as the commander of the engineer company.
Xiang Xuan, who has been fighting guerrilla warfare with his mother since he was a child, is best at destroying the enemy's garrison fortifications in the engineer company. He led the soldiers to dig a pit and use the projectile method to launch the explosive package to the enemy's camp from a distance, so that the attack efficiency was greatly improved, and the number of our ** was effectively reduced. In addition, he also modified the earthen cannons left over from the Qing Dynasty to bombard enemy buildings.
2. It is a scar and the glory of a soldier
In this way, Xiang Xuan joined the army in 1933 and retired in 1982, and he dedicated most of his life to the army. In these 49 years, Xiang Xuan is like a piece"Bricks"When necessary, he took the initiative to put himself"Move"Arrive**.
It's just that the guns have no eyes, and no matter how brave and invincible Rao is Xiang Xuan is, he can't avoid the enemy's artillery fire. During the years he joined the army, Xiang Xuan was wounded dozens of times, and the scars on his body were all over his neck, back, legs, etc. The most serious of these was his right eye, which was blinded by the enemy during the war. Whenever a junior asked him how he was injured, the old man seemed to have returned to that era in an instant, and the corners of his eyes moistened to tell the past that he would never forget.
It is said that I regret being a soldier for 3 years, and I regret not being a soldier for a lifetime. Now 87 years old, Mr. Xiang, who has been retired for many years, still cares about the army. Whenever there is news about the Chinese ** person on TV and in the newspaper, he will read it again and again.
There has never been a peaceful era in this world, only peaceful countries. Everyone who was born in a peaceful China should be grateful to Xiang Xuan and revolutionary heroes like Xiang Xuan. Fortunately, Mr. Xiang is now in good health, and he has also seen the peaceful and prosperous world that he and his soldiers have fought with their lives.