The founding of New China has gone through countless hardships and obstacles, and tens of thousands of people with lofty ideals have sacrificed their lives for it. The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, but how many people know that the red color on our national flag represents the blood of those revolutionary pioneers.
Now, the five-star red flag is slowly raised on Tiananmen Square every day, and this flag is full of the sincere hearts of countless revolutionary martyrs for the motherland, and their heroic souls are attached to the slowly rising red flag, and every day they are either facing the morning glow, or facing the torrential rain, or facing the wind and snow, and fluttering over the territory of China with the five-star red flag.
With the help of the five-star red flag, they saw that the motherland was developing better and better, with high-rise buildings and railwaysNot only that, but they have also seen people today write books about what they have experienced or make movies and television works to promote their spirit. Seeing this, they must be able to rest in peace.
Today I will tell you about a martyr who died on the way to the revolutionComrade Chen Shuxiang
Chen Shuxiang, formerly known as Chen Shuchun, was born on January 30, 1905 in a poor tenant farmer family in Fulinpu, Changsha County, Hunan Province. He is the third child in the family with four children. The name Chen Shuxiang was given to him by ***, and the original intention was to let him firmly establish revolutionary confidence in the land of Xiaoxiang.
FigChen Shuxiang: Chen Shuxiang's father's name isChen Jianye, a tenant farmer, who spends his days working in the fields. The financial burden of the family was already heavy before Chen Shuxiang was born, when there were two boys in the family, and after Chen Shuxiang was born, the family of five lived on meager land. One day, Chen Jianye's sister came, and there were only three girls in her family, and there were no boys. When she came to Chen Jianye's house, she said: "Big brother, if my sister-in-law's baby is still a male baby, what will you give me, I will keep this child as my own baby." ”
At this time, Chen Jianye thought of what the other party said when he was looking for a fortune teller before. The fortune teller said, "Your baby is a hard-nosed boy, and he will restrain his parents." Chen Jianye, who was plagued by feudal superstition, agreed to his sister's request at that time, but he did not tell Chen Shuxiang's mother. When Chen Shuxiang's mother learned about this, she didn't agree. She said: "You also believe what the fortune teller says, the child is the meat that fell from my body, you don't want to give it away, you have to send me away." Chen Jianye couldn't resist his wife, so he canceled the agreement with his sister.
It turns out that what the fortune teller says cannot be believed. When Chen Shuxiang was born, nothing happened to his parents. Two years after his mother gave birth to him, she gave birth to a baby girl. After giving birth to the baby girl, the family's financial burden was even heavier, and Chen Shuxiang's mother could only work in the fields as soon as she gave birth, which caused her to suffer from severe confinement disease. Confinement disease could have been cured through good conditioning, but how could the Chen family have the money to recuperate Chen Shuxiang's mother at that time.
Chen Shuxiang's mother died of illness when Chen Shuxiang was 5 years old, and his sister was less than two years old at that time. Three years later, in order to make a living for the family, Chen Jianye sent his daughter, who was less than 5 years old, to a family to be a child daughter-in-law. Chen Shuxiang was also sent by Chen Jianye to a landlord's house as a long-term worker, herding cattle, cutting pigweed, and cleaning every day.
Now it seems that it is very inconceivable that a father not only gave his daughter to others as a child bride, but also sent his son to the landlord's house as a long-term laborer. Now, we might condemn that father. But at that time, Chen Shuxiang's mother had passed away due to illness, and there was no one to take care of the children in the family, and the income of the tenant farmers was very meager, so they could not afford to support two children. There is no way to give your daughter to someone else as a child daughter-in-law, and send your son to a landlord's house as a long-term worker.
FigAfter Chen Shuxiang's sculpture, the village suffered a severe drought, there was no grain harvest, and the landlord at the Fulin shop was still very oppressive to the tenant farmers. In order to make a living, Chen Jianye left his hometown with Chen Shuxiang and came to Chen Jiayuan outside Xiaowu Gate in Changshalǒng）。Here, the Chen family father and son make a living by growing vegetables and helping people do work. Because of his unfamiliarity, he was often oppressed by the locals. Time gradually passed, and the Chen family father and son finally settled down in Chen's house, they had a somewhat dilapidated but barely sheltered house, and they could also see some rice and vegetables in the bowl when eating.
Chen Shuxiang grew to 14 years old in this way. In 1919, it was initiated and carried out by some patriotic youths in conjunction with the masses, workers, and citizens through various formsMay Fourth Patriotic Movement, so that Changsha shook. On the streets of Changsha City, students can always be seen holding banners and shouting banners. Students will give speeches on the streets, and the momentum will be imposing;Not only that, but they also often organize drama performances, the content of the performances varies, but most of them revolve around patriotic themes, and sometimes they are free for the general public to perform**.
During that time, Chen Shuxiang would listen to the students' speeches on the street or watch the students' plays after selling the vegetables he grew at home, and he was greatly moved by this. The students' impassioned speeches and vivid but touching performances all shocked Chen Shuxiang. He thought, "It turns out that ordinary people can have such a strong force?"”
At that time, the residence of the Chen family father and son was only separated by a ridge from the residence of *** and Yang Kaihui in Changsha (that is, Qingshuitang in the east of Changsha City). Chen Shuxiang often went to Qingshuitang to deliver food, and he was sometimes able to get a close understanding of revolutionary ideas. After learning about revolutionary ideas, he wondered: "It turns out that ordinary people like me have a chance to change their fate?"It turns out that I was not born to be squeezed by the landlord, it turns out that my home could have been harmonious and beautiful, very complete!Chen Shuxiang's heart of resistance suddenly ignited.
When he went to Qingshui Pond to fetch water and deliver vegetables, he also saw a gentleman. The gentleman was tall and tall, and he often read intently by the pond, and he saw that the book that the gentleman was reading was not "The Four Books and the Five Classics", but "Capital". He was very curious about this and asked, "This gentleman, why don't you read the Four Books and the Five Classics and read Capital instead?"”
FigYouth ***
The gentleman said, "Those who have nothing to read deeply, if you want to save the country, it is useless to read those books." ”
At this time, Chen Shuxiang became interested, he put down the burden in his hand and talked with this gentleman. Later, he learned that this gentleman was *** During the period with ***, Chen Shuxiang learned that a new social system could be established through revolution, this new social system emphasizes equality for everyone, and under that new system, poor people like him also have room to survive, and the landlords of these poor people will disappear, because they are equal to the landlords, and the landlords have no power to squeeze them anymore.
After that, Chen Shuxiang also met many companions who had the same revolutionary heart as him. Chen Shuxiang often discussed with them, but he was always on the one side who listened. But even so, he still accepted many revolutionary ideas, and his ideological realm made a qualitative leap in this period. He thought, "If only I could join the ranks of the revolution and carry out the revolution with my companions." ”
In the end, Chen Shuxiang's wish came true. In the late autumn of 1922, with confidence in the revolution, Chen Shuxiang was introduced to join the Chinese Socialist Youth League and began the revolutionary road of his dreams, when he was 17 years old.
After joining the Socialist Youth League, Chen Shuxiang sold vegetables during the day and followed his companions to propagate revolutionary ideas at night. They went from house to house to villagers to propagate revolutionary ideas. He told the villagers: "The revolution is the only one that can help us turn around." We worked hard and couldn't earn a little food, we couldn't earn a little money, we worked hard, but we couldn't even see a bit of meat scrap all year round. Some of our family members were starved to death, and some were exhausted while working, but those landlords did nothing, but they were able to eat big fish and meat, are you willing?I'm not reconciled anyway. ”
FigChen Shuxiang also used his personal experience to persuade those who were in the same pain as him. Perhaps because of similar experiences, more and more villagers are willing to believe in Chen Shuxiang and the Chinese Communist Party. Some of them joined the revolution with Chen Shuxiang at that time, and although some did not join the revolutionary ranks, they actively supported or helped the revolutionary ranks in their activities. In this way, in July 1925, Chen Shuxiang was allowed to join the Communist Party of China because of his outstanding performance in revolutionary activities.
In 1927, Changsha fell into a crisis. The Kuomintang reactionary army knew that there were many revolutionary contingents in Changsha City, and they began to go crazy with the revolutionary contingent in Changsha City, when Chen Shuxiang was still in Changsha City. Seeing his comrades who had carried out revolutionary activities with him die one by one under the enemy's guns, Chen Shuxiang did not flinch, and his revolutionary confidence became more and more firm. He thought: "Comrades, go well, you will not die in vain!".”
With enthusiasm and full of grief and indignation, Chen Shuxiang came to Dongxiang, he joined the peasant army, prepared to **Changsha, and recaptured his hometown, but this ** plan was finally canceled for various reasons. After that, Chen Shuxiang still did not give up, he and his partner came to Wuchang together, and they joined after being introduced by Zhou Yili, a former revolutionary companionYe Ting's troopsand served as a soldier in the 24th Division Recruit Battalion inside.
During the recruit camp, Chen Shuxiang trained actively, and he was able to rank among the best in every recruit training competition. Seeing that he had strong revolutionary confidence and excellent training results, the organization promoted him to be the squad leader of a squad in the recruit barracks. After the unit was reorganized, his team was reorganized into the guard regiment headed by Lu Deming, and at that time he was also promoted to platoon commander because of his outstanding performance.
In September 1927, Chen Shuxiang participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising initiated by party leaders such as *** with the guard regiment, and followed them to Jinggang Mountain. The terrain of Jinggang Mountain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. After the occupation of Jinggangshan, the Red Army had a respite. Slowly, the Red Army grew stronger. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek realized that something was wrong and sent troops again and again, but under the leadership of *** and other communists at that time, the Red Army turned the corner several times.
FigIn July 1928, the Kuomintang launched the first "encirclement and suppression" against the Jinggangshan revolutionary base where the Red Army was located, and Chen Shuxiang was the commander of the Red Army's special service company at that time. He led the troops to cooperate with the correct deployment of the party organization, successfully destroyed the enemy's garrison, forced the enemy army to retreat, and broke the enemy's dream of "encircling and suppressing" the Red Army.
However, the enemy army did not give up so easily, and in October 1928, the Kuomintang army launched a second "encirclement and suppression" against the Jinggangshan base area where the Red Army was located. At this time, Chen Shuxiang's special service company had been expanded into a special service battalion, and he led the team to confront the Kuomintang army together with the Red Fourth Army in accordance with the command of the party organization. This time they won again and also recovered most of the border areas occupied by the Kuomintang troops.
In February 1929, Chen Shuxiang, in accordance with the instructions of the party organization, led a team to set up an ambush in a valley north of Ruijin. He devised to lure the enemy army deep into the valley. This time, he completely annihilated the enemy army, captured more than 800 enemy soldiers, and also captured a large number of *** urgently needed by the Red Army and the items needed by the army during the war. Soon after, he designed to eliminate Sun Fengming, the leader of the bandits in western Fujian, and the mixed brigade led by him, and successfully captured Changting, Fujian, contributing to the expansion of the Red Army's power.
After that, he successively held various positions in the ranks of the Red Army, and finally he was appointedCommander of the 34th Division of the Red Fifth Army。During this period, he participated in many battles and fought the enemy for several years, his revolutionary confidence was already firm, and his command ability skyrocketed.
In September 1933, the Kuomintang troops began their fifth "encirclement and suppression". In this "encirclement and suppression", Chiang Kai-shek mobilized 1 million troops, which gave great pressure to the ranks of the Red Army, coupled with the fact that Wang Ming's faction in the party at that time did not accept the strategy proposed by the party and was stubborn, so that although the Red Army fought bravely, they won less and lost more, and the Soviet area was in danger.
FigIn October 1934, the Red Army was forced to leave the revolutionary base area and start the Long March, in which Chen Shuxiang also led his troops. During the Long March, the Red Fifth Army Corps was organized and arranged as the rear guard of the whole army for various reasons, and the Red 34th Division led by Chen Shuxiang was arranged as the rear guard of the Red Fifth Army Corps because of its combat bravery.
Red 34th DivisionThe task is arduous, not only to protect the entire Red Fifth Army, but also to be the queen of the two huge ** columns. In the end, under the correct command of Chen Shuxiang and the heroic fighting of all the members of the 34th Red Division, they successfully completed the mission, but they also paid a heavy price for this success. The division originally had a total of more than 6,000 people, but in the confrontation with the enemy, more than 5,000 people were sacrificed, and the entire division was left with less than 1,000 people.
At this time, Chen Shuxiang received an order from the ** Military Commission, asking them to move to the mouth of the Xiangjiang River and quickly cross the river to join the main force. At that time, the Red 34th Division led by Chen Shuxiang was still a very long distance from the mouth of the Xiangjiang River, and the enemy had already guessed that they would go to the mouth of the Xiangjiang River. Chen Shuxiang and the remaining members of the Red 34th Division led by him were stopped by the enemy on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River, and the possibility that they could catch up with the main force was very small.
On December 2, Chen Shuxiang led his team over Baogai Mountain, intending to cross the Xiangjiang River from Fenghuangzui to join the main force of the Red Army. But at this time, they ran into the enemy's army.
Four. Ten. 3. The 44th Division. With the unremitting struggle of the Red 34th Division, they finally succeeded in breaking through.
On December 3, Chen Shuxiang called the ** Military Commission for instructions. ** The Military Commission called back and asked him to quickly return to southern Hunan and engage in guerrilla warfare with the enemy. At this time, Chen Shuxiang ordered people to count the number of people, and the Red 34th Division, which originally had more than 1,000 people, only had more than 200 people left at this time. Chen Shuxiang was hurt in his heart, but he couldn't show it, the soldiers were watching him, waiting for him to take them to join the main force of the Red Army!
On December 12, Chen Shuxiang led a force of more than 200 people to Gu(gǔZijiang Ferry. The fog was thick and visibility was extremely low, and Chen Shuxiang, who had many years of combat experience, immediately noticed that something was wrong, and he ordered his troops to prepare for battle. Sure enough, the enemy troops who were ambushed on the other side of the Guzi River ferry launched an attack on the Red 34th Division when the ferry arrived at the river, and Chen Shuxiang hurriedly ordered the troops to return fire. At this time, the enemy seemed to have discovered that Chen Shuxiang was the leader of the Red Army, and they pointed their guns at Chen Shuxiang.
Many bullets came at Chen Shuxiang, and although Chen Shuxiang tried his best to dodge, he was still hit in the abdomen by a bullet. He was in excruciating pain and immediately tied the wound with a belt to reduce bleeding. At this time, Chen Shuxiang's consciousness became more and more blurred, but in order to successfully cross the Guzi River, he still insisted on leading the team to command. Finally, the troops succeeded in crossing the river, but he finally couldn't bear it anymore and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the soldiers hurriedly found branches and carried Chen Shuxiang away on a temporary stretcher made of leggings. Even though Chen Shuxiang could not stand at this time, he still insisted on commanding, and he ordered the soldiers to go to the Four Horse Bridge in Daoxian County. On December 14, when the Red 34th Division came to a village near Sima Bridge, a battalion of the Daoxian Security Regiment discovered the Red 34th Division, and they launched a fierce attack on the Red 34th Division.
Fortunately, the Red 34th Division, after a fierce battle with the enemy, managed to repel the enemy. This time, Chen Shuxiang once again ordered someone to count the number of troops, and at this time there were only 53 people left, nearly half of them were wounded, and there were only 103 rounds of bullets left. This time, Chen Shuxiang was silent for a long time, and the atmosphere fell silent instantly. The soldiers were infected by this silent atmosphere and said, "Division commander, let's cover your surprise attack." ”
When Chen Shuxiang heard this, he said: "Comrades, we are a group, we have to fight side by side, we have to walk together. After speaking, Chen Shuxiang couldn't bear it anymore and fainted.
FigChen Shuxiang was awakened by a burst of gunfire, and then Chen Shuxiang's guards told him that the battalion of the Daoxian Security Regiment had attacked again, and the soldiers were confronting them. After that, Chen Shuxiang covered his wounds, stood up with the support of the guards, and commanded again, and after repelling the enemy troops, he fell into a coma again.
The fighters finally couldn't bear it anymore when they saw their division commander unconscious again. One of them shouted: "We rushed out, fought with the enemy, and avenged the division commander!"This sentence quickly won the agreement of the others, and everyone picked up their guns and prepared to go out. At this time, Chen Shuxiang was awakened. He watched as the soldiers picked up their guns and wanted to go out, shouting with all his might: "Come back, don't go!."Don't come nonsense without orders!”
The soldiers who heard Chen Shuxiang's voice gathered around him, and after seeing the bloodless face of the division commander, the soldiers all cried silently, tears running down their faces. Looking at the soldiers around him, Chen Shuxiang said: "Soldiers, how can we fight with the enemy?"The enemy is trying to wipe us out!Wouldn't it be as they wished for us to rush out? Companions, we have come through such a difficult environment, and our encounter has also experienced many dangers. We weren't afraid of the difficulties then, and we're not afraid of them now!”
After looking at the tears on the faces of the fighters, he said: "Soldiers, now it is very unlikely that we want to go back to southern Hunan to fight guerrilla warfare, we can only break through, and then I will make peace."Chief of Staff WangThe commander divided into two teams and rendezvoused at the bullpen cave in front. After that, we went to the Jiuzhi Mountains to fight guerrilla warfare against the enemy. ”
Later, Chen Shuxiang looked at Wang Guangdao, chief of staff of the 34th Division next to him, and said, "Lao Wang, you must take the soldiers out!"”
FigThe chief of staff of the statue of Chen Shuxiang held Chen Shuxiang's hand, his eyes were full of tears, and he said: "Division commander, don't say that, let's go together!"”
But Chen Shuxiang smiled bitterly and said: "Lao Wang, I am like this, how can I go with you, don't drag you down, after that, you lead the team to raid, I will cover you, you must rush out." ”
The remaining members of the 34th Red Division fought with the enemy while heading towards the agreed Bullpen Cave. But the battalion under the jurisdiction of the Daoxian Security Regiment pursued them relentlessly, and after Chen Shuxiang repelled them, he quickly led people to occupy the vicinity of Yinkeng VillageHongdu Temple。Relying on the favorable terrain of Hongdu Temple, the men led by Chen Shuxiang repeatedly repelled a battalion that was chasing after them.
However, once, there was more than one battalion, that time came the security regiments of the three counties, they shot wildly at the Hongdu Temple, Chen Shuxiang knew that he had reached a dead end, he said to the soldiers: "You don't care about me anymore, I will only drag you down like this, you rush out quickly, as long as you are still alive, there is still hope for the revolution!"”
The soldiers didn't listen and wanted to carry Chen Shuxiang on a stretcher, but Chen Shuxiang pushed him away. Chen Shuxiang said: "This is an order, you guys don't care about me, retreat quickly!"Seeing this, the soldiers burst into tears, they couldn't resist the division commander, so they could only pick up their guns and retreat while fighting.
FigChen Shuxiang was relieved to see that the soldiers were finally willing to let go of themselves and retreat, and slowly, he fainted again. When he woke up, he found himself lying on a bed, and he knew he had been captured.
The commander of the first battalion of the Daoxian Security Regiment sitting in Sima BridgeHe XiangHe was excited to see that his troops had captured a Red Army division commander. At first, he wanted to use the "Huairou policy" to pry out a little secrets of the Red Army from Chen Shuxiang's mouth. He carried Chen Shuxiang to the cloth shop next to the medical center where he was stationed, treated his injuries every day, and brought him food, but it didn't work, the tied gauze was removed by the other party, and the other party refused to eat a bite of the food delivered. Gradually, he gave up, and he decided to send Chen Shuxiang to the county seat of Daoxian to receive the reward.
On December 18, 1934, when the sky was just dawning, He Xiang led people to carry Chen Shuxiang on a stretcher to the county seat of Daoxian County. At 8 o'clock in the morning, Chen Shuxiang woke up on a stretcher, and he was very clear about the enemy's purpose, so as not to let the enemy's purpose succeed. Taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, he endured severe pain and put his hand into the wound. Later, he roared and pulled his intestines out of the wound, and then used all his strength to strain the intestines that were pulled out, and he died heroically!
After discovering that Chen Shuxiang had committed suicide, the enemy cut off his head, and they threw his body on a riverbank, where they finally found him and buried him. Chen Shuxiang's head was sent to Changsha and hung on a stone pillar outside the Xiaowu Gate in Changsha County. This year, Chen Shuxiang was 29 years old.
FigChen Shuxiang committed suicide by strangling his intestines (oil painting) Chen Shuxiang has been working hard for the revolution since he realized the importance of the revolution, and he has experienced countless hardships and hardships in the process, but he never thought of giving up until he died. He often thought about returning to his hometown and reuniting with his family after the revolution was over. Unexpectedly, in the end, he did come back, but he came back in such a tragic form!
There are so many soldiers who died heroically for the revolution that we can't count them. What we can do is to remember their contributions to the founding of the motherland, and to remember and inherit their great spirit of fearlessness and courage to dedicate themselves to the country