The 16-year-old platoon commander has made meritorious contributions to handling the rebellion, **Look at it differently: Xiao Xiao, don't be a platoon commander
In the middle of the night in 1940, in the ancestral hall of Chenhe Town, Yingcheng, Hubei Province, a sharp scream suddenly came from the New Fourth Army company while staying, breaking the silence of the night.
In the chaos, Xiao Jianzhang, the commander of the 3rd platoon, raised his machine gun, stood at the door of the ancestral hall, and shouted sternly: "No one is allowed to go out!."Whoever dares to disobey the order, I will shoot immediately!”
The incident occurred at noon on October 1, when the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Regiment of the Henan-Hubei Advance Column of the New Fourth Army was ordered to escort the money and pass through Chenhe Town, Yingcheng, and at the same time was responsible for escorting Shen Shaohua, director of the Political Department of the column, and Li Xiuzhen, director of the hospital, and his wife to return.
When dusk fell, they carried money and a batch of much-needed Western medicine to escort Minister Shen and Dean Li to Maohe Village, a few kilometers northwest of Chenhe Town.
Xiao Jianzhang suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, and there was a chaotic sound in the ancestral hall, which made him aware of the abnormality. A native of Anlu, Hubei, he is only 16 years old, thin but determined. He knew that something was wrong, and even though an external enemy might be near, he could not rule out the possibility of an internal mutiny.
He quickly picked up a machine gun and came to the door of the ancestral hall. Through the night, I saw that the surroundings were quiet, only the sound of dogs barking in the distance. There was chaos in the ancestral hall, but there was no trace of the company commander and instructor.
Under anxiety, Xiao Jianzhang sweated like rain. He knows that Huang Zhenggui took leave and Zhang Dejin was injured and left the team, and only he, the 3rd platoon leader, can control the situation at the moment.
The Heavy responded to his orders and brought more fire support to help guard the various windows of the ancestral hall. Xiao Jianzhang cautiously probed the inside of the ancestral hall, only to see the company commander Hu Tingyu lying unconscious, with scars on his body, and the instructor and communicator were nowhere to be seen.
When he counted the number of people, he was shocked to find that there were only more than 60 people left in the company, and more than 40 people were missing inexplicably. In addition to the instructors and communicators, the missing persons also included Huang Zhengyao, deputy platoon commander of the first platoon, Qiu Zhongding, deputy platoon commander of the second platoon, and Zhu Guangyi, secretary general. This sudden situation plunged Xiao Jianzhang into anxiety and confusion.
During the escort mission, a series of unexpected events occurred. Eyewitnesses described that the company was attacked by Huang Zhengyao and Qiu Zhongding, resulting in the company commander being seriously injured, the instructor disappearing, and the situation was chaotic. Xiao Jianzhang stepped forward and showed remarkable composure and leadership skills.
Under his command, everyone urgently cordoned off the surrounding buildings and held out until dawn, fortunately, they did not encounter another enemy attack. Xiao Jianzhang quickly arranged for the injured company commander to be treated, and began to analyze the possible whereabouts of the missing team members. He speculated that someone might have gone to Yunmeng County to join the enemy, but this move was considered clumsy, because they left the Japanese army in front of them instead of surrendering, and chose to go further away.
During this period, some soldiers reported that Minister Shen was safe and sound, and the money was safe. These mutinous men originally planned to rob Minister Shen, but due to the commotion caused by the company commander's injury and the barking of dogs around them, they changed their minds and abandoned the robbery plan. The reason why they chose to stay away was because they were more familiar with Yunmeng's puppet army than the local Japanese army.
At noon, the instructor and communicator returned to the company, but their actions raised suspicions. The instructor claimed that he pursued the attackers to protect Minister Shen, but was not by Minister Shen's side. Although Minister Shen expressed support for the instructors, some remained skeptical.
Under the leadership of Minister Shen and Xiao Jianzhang, the team successfully completed the escort task and handed over the goods and medicines in full. Leaders at all levels paid close attention to the incident and praised Xiao Jianzhang, while the instructor faced severe criticism and possible punishment.
In short, this incident became an unforgettable experience for the company's test, and also gave the leadership a deeper understanding of Xiao Jianzhang's ability.
** Angry at the defectors, and resolutely arrest them to ensure strict law and order. Half a year later, the hoe and rape team of the New Fourth Army successfully escorted back the two deputy platoon commanders and the secretary general, and publicly executed them as punishment, paying the due price for their betrayal.
For Xiao Jianzhang's performance, ** is quite appreciative. He turned to Commander Wu Linhuan and said, "Xiao Xiao, don't be a platoon commander anymore, come and work by my side." ”
The head of the regiment was a little displeased, and the political commissar Li Renlin was unwilling to let Xiao Jianzhang go. He said to ***: "Commander, we have discussed and plan to let Xiao Xiao serve as an instructor, I hope you can understand." ”
** had to give in, and in the end Xiao Jianzhang stayed as the instructor of the company. His potential has attracted the attention of ***, and he intends to cultivate ** talent.
Subsequently, Xiao Jianzhang was transferred to work in the agency. He held the post of operational staff officer, and successively served as chief of staff of the regiment, deputy political commissar of the regiment, and political commissar of the regiment. After the liberation, he successively served as deputy commander of the 23rd Air Division, chief of intelligence, chief of staff of the 7th Air Force, chief of staff of the Guangzhou Air Force, and deputy commander of the Air Force of the Wuhan Military Region until his death due to illness in 2002.