In 1955, at the award ceremony held in Beijing, the capital of China, many heroes showed their majestic posture, arousing the respect and gratitude of the people of the whole country for the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country. This moment is regarded as supreme, as if a thousand words are condensed into a medal, representing people's reverence for the founding heroes, but also symbolizing the remembrance and mourning of their predecessors, and everyone's eyes are shining with tears. More than 60 years have flown by, and time flies.
Perhaps in the hectic contemporary society, people have forgotten the figures of the soldiers who were honored in 1955, or they no longer understand the old age of the surviving founding heroes of the country. The train of time never stops for half a moment. Time has a mysterious power, passing silently, but it also brings an epiphany at a certain moment. Sometimes it makes you suddenly realize, like waking up from a dream, and sometimes it makes you feel lost.
On April 1, 2022, General Zou Yan passed away at the age of 107, and the only remaining founding general who was honored in 1955 is General Yang Yongsong, who was 102 years old. General Yang Yongsong once wrote his experience into his memoir "The Past of Gunpowder", and every time he opened this record, the passionate years seemed to be unfolding in front of him again. 15 years old to remember.
Imagine our lives when we were 15 years old, perhaps listening to our teachers in a brightly lit classroomPerhaps toiling in the blazing fields, looking forward to the autumn harvest;Maybe sit on a bench in the alley and wait for a plate of sweet and juicy watermelon. However, Yang Yongsong's 15-year-old was different, as he had already stepped into the ranks of the Long March, trekking with the Red Army through snow-capped mountains and grasslands. Due to the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" in 1934, Yang Yongsong embarked on a difficult and long long march with the Red Army.
As the pioneer of the Long March, Yang Yongsong was inexperienced in many difficult and difficult situations, and worry and fear were hanging over his heart. No one knows what the situation lies ahead, so they can only grope their way forward with will and courage. On the way through the grassland, Yang Yongsong saw his comrades dying heroically in the bushes from time to time, and their military hats were scattered aside, which made everyone's hearts like knives. Long March: A legendary long march of perseverance and perseveranceThe long march is long, with bad weather and untold hardships.
The team led by Yang Yongsong crossed the grassland, and the storm struck, the rain was fierce, drenching the grass, soaking the soil, destroying the grass and trees, and the Red Army soldiers rushed to race. Yang Yongsong's legs were soaked in mud, cracked and blistered, and the pain was unbearable. At only 15 years old, he had the faith and hope of the Red Army in his heart, and knew that giving up meant staying in the mud forever, and he had to move forward with tenacity. With tenacity and bravery, the young Yang Yongsong defeated death again and again, defeated himself, and learned the great significance of tenacity and revolution. The Red Army was not afraid of the difficulties of the expedition, and thousands of mountains and rivers were overcome.
Yang Yongsong learned tenacity in the ranks of the Red Army and also understood the great significance of the revolution. Together, they burn and converge into a flame that will never be extinguished, gathering like torches and scattering like stars. How can a 15-year-old boy have such a resolute heart and such a firm red faith?Because Yang Yongsong has a loving mother and an older brother who shows him the way. Yang Yongsong was born and raised in Guangzhou, and after his father's death, the family's poor situation became even worse.
However, Yang Yongsong's mother did not give up his education because of his poor family, even if it was difficult, she insisted on sending him to the local primary school to seek knowledge, hoping that Yang Yongsong could use knowledge to change his fate. Yang Yongsong's mother's love and greatness are all in his heart, and he understands that he cannot live up to his mother's expectations. Nine-year-old Yang Yongsong watched his mother lose weight day by day, and his heart was like a knife, so he decided to put down his books and go to the field to herd cattle to make money to help the family. Her mother's silent expression had already expressed her helplessness and bitterness, and tears soaked her cheeks.
During his days of herding cattle, Yang Yongsong witnessed the exploitation of the landlords and the helplessness of the common people. It wasn't until his brother told him that only revolution could change the status quo in China that Yang Yongsong saw a glimmer of hope. Although he knew nothing about the Communist Party at that time, he cherished his mother's expectations and firmly believed in his brother's words. Under the guidance of his elder brother, Yang Yongsong embarked on the road of revolution.
After joining the revolutionary ranks, the Long March, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, this hot-blooded teenager grew rapidly under the influence of the party, from a boy who struggled to move forward in the mud with bare legs to Yang Yongsong, the founding general who stood on Tiananmen Square and was reviewed.