"I heard that the Zhang family kid has been in the army for many years, but why does it seem that he didn't seem to have changed much before he left the army?"
Did you not work hard outside, so you chose to retire from the army and go home?"
One day in 1949, a wedding was being celebrated in Zhangjiashan Village, Qingjian County, Shaanxi Province. The villagers who came to attend did not care about the wedding itself, but paid a lot of attention to the groom's official Zhang Ruiqi.
Zhang Ruiqi had served in the army for more than ten years, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he suddenly chose to be demobilized and returned to his hometown, and the villagers generally speculated whether he had encountered difficulties outside and was "expelled" by the army.
So, is the truth as the villagers think?Why did Zhang Ruiqi choose to be demobilized and return to his hometown?
In 1936, he returned to his hometown - Qingjian County.
After a thorough discussion, it was decided to rest here for half a month. When the local people learned that the Red Army had come to their hometown, they came to comfort the Red Army with food and clothing.
However, we all understand that our army has always followed the rule of not accepting gifts from the masses. Therefore, the Red Army fighters resolutely refused the kindness of the fellow countrymen and returned what they had received intact.
In addition to the gifts, there were also a group of young people from northern Shaanxi who volunteered to join the army, including Zhang Ruiqi.
Zhang Ruiqi was born in a poor family and worked for landlords since he was a child. The local land is monopolized by the landlords, and the peasants are facing the morning glow and have a hard time filling their stomachs all year round.
However, the arrival of the Red Army changed everything. They helped the villagers overthrow the landlords, drive out the gentry, and distribute the land to the peasants, making them the masters of their own land.
Out of gratitude to the party and the Red Army, the local masses were willing to send food to the fighters and their sons to the army. Regarding Zhang Ruiqi's desire to join the army, his parents expressed their support.
After joining the army, Zhang Ruiqi was transferred to the ** garrison regiment by his superiors with his outstanding performance.
With the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, ** and other leaders were stationed in Yan'an Pagoda Mountain, while Zhang Ruiqi was sent to *** as a guard. However, the Japanese somehow learned of the location of the leading organs of our party and sent dozens of bombers to carry out a surprise attack.
Fortunately, our party personnel were not seriously harmed, but several caves were destroyed by planes. In order to ensure safety, Zhang Ruiqi moved to Yangjialing with *** and others, and later went to Zaoyuan.
During this period, Zhang Ruiqi was diligent in his duties and responsibilities, and was fully responsible for his diet and daily life.
**In his spare time, he even taught Zhang Ruiqi to read and write and told the story of the four famous books. Unlike the relationship between superiors and subordinates, these two seem to be more like close friends.
However, despite being such a close friend, ** let him go three times.
Why is that?Could it be that Zhang Ruiqi made some mistakes?
He was ordered to leave three times, all back in 1947 ......
In the early days of the War of Liberation, Lao Chiang relied on the superiority of troops and equipment to launch an all-out attack on our army, in a vain attempt to defeat our army in one fell swoop. However, it turned out that Lao Chiang's idea was too idealistic, and not only failed to succeed, but suffered heavy losses. Enraged, Lao Chiang decided to change his strategy.
As the saying goes, "Capture the thief before the king." "Lao Chiang believed that as long as we captured Yan'an, the revolutionary base of our army, our army would collapse. Therefore, he ordered Hu Zongnan to lead 200,000 elite soldiers to attack Yan'an.
However, there is a different view on this. After learning the news of Hu Zongnan's imminent attack on Yan'an, he firmly said: "We don't care about the gains and losses of a city, what we pursue is to liberate the whole of China." ”
We can use a Yan'an to let the people of the whole country see the true face of Lao Chiang, so as to win the victory of the whole of China!”
Subsequently, ** decided to adopt an "empty city plan" and temporarily evacuate Yan'an. In March 1947, leaders such as ** and *** evacuated Yan'an, and Zhang Ruiqi served as a guard throughout the process.
In the process of moving to northern Shaanxi, ** mentioned for the first time that Zhang Ruiqi should leave.
At that time, Liu Huan's troops were in hot pursuit, and ** decided to cross the Yellow River eastward.
Crossing the Yellow River east meant leaving northern Shaanxi, and many of the warriors were locals, including Zhang Ruiqi. **In order to take care of the thoughts of the fighters, asked if they would stay.
Ruiqi, you're almost 30 years old this year. I heard that your family has arranged a marriage for you, and I agree that you should stay in your hometown and get married as soon as possible. ”
Zhang Ruiqi resolutely responded: "Chairman, I am your guard, and now the task has not been completed, and I can't leave." If I go back now, the folks will look down on me. ”
Okay, then you just keep following us. When the situation improves, go home as soon as possible to handle the marriage, and don't let your parents worry. ”
With the development of the situation of the Liberation War, the leaders of the first and other countries moved to Xibaipo. It was here that the three major battles were remotely controlled, thousands of miles away. Also here, ** proposed to let Zhang Ruiqi leave for the second time.
Ruiqi, I'm thinking about letting you go back to your hometown. I'm relatively safe now, and you've done a great job. ”
In this regard, Zhang Ruiqi resolutely refused: "Chairman, when the revolution wins, I will personally protect you to enter Beiping, and then my task will be completed." It's never too late to go home. ”
** smiled and said: "Okay, this time I will listen to you, let's go to Peking together!".”
With the liberation of Beiping, Zhang Ruiqi successfully completed the task and prepared to pack up and return to his hometown.
Originally, *** planned to say goodbye to Zhang Ruiqi in person, but because of some emergencies, he had to ask others to hand over the gifts on his behalf. Zhang Ruiqi held the red book, fruit candy and Wutaishan brand cigarettes given by the chairman, and his eyes were wet with tears for a while.
In an instant, he has been working by ***'s side for 10 years, and the past days are vivid.
However, there is no eternal feast in the world, so he adjusted his mood and returned home happily with the advice of ***.
**Ask me to bring some money. ”
As early as the Yan'an period, the family arranged a marriage for him, but because Zhang Ruiqi devoted himself to the revolutionary cause, he was never able to marry the bride. Time flies, it's been 10 years, is the bride still waiting for him?
After returning home, Zhang Ruiqi learned that his fiancée had been waiting for him. Her family has repeatedly persuaded her to find someone else, but the bride has always refused and has been silently waiting for her fiancé. Zhang Ruiqi felt very guilty, and secretly determined to never let her down.
Soon after, the village was full of lights and gongs and drums, and Zhang Ruiqi married his bride.
At the same time as the wedding, the villagers started to talk about it.
The Zhang family kid behaved so well in the army, how could he suddenly come back?”
Could it be that he was expelled from the army?”
I feel like ......”
Just as they were discussing, a military vehicle stopped in front of Zhang Ruiqi's house.
There were doubts in the crowd, and even the groom official Zhang Ruiqi himself didn't know who it was.
Until someone got out of the car, Zhang Ruiqi recognized it as his subordinate at a glance - Ma Hanrong.
Han Rong, why are you here?Has the organization approved your leave of absence?”
I was sent here by the chairman, who knew that you were getting married today, and specially asked me to bring you some money. ”
The news sent another round of exclamations from the crowd.
What?The Zhang family boy and *** know each other?”
Hey, this Zhang kid is really amazing, ** have sent someone to give gifts!”
Ma Hanrong continued: "Brother Zhang, ** also asked me to send you a letter. ”
Zhang Ruiqi excitedly took the letter from ***, opened it and looked at it, tears poured out like rain.
** In the letter, he wrote: "I learned that you are getting married today, and I wish you to grow old together and make more contributions to the country in the future." Comrade Ma Hanrong was specially sent to bring 1 million yuan (old currency) to wish you a happy marriage. ”
He never expected that when the chairman was in charge of everything, he would still remember his private affairs. Zhang Ruiqi decided to deeply remember the advice of *** and make unremitting efforts for the motherland and the people in the future.
In 1951, northern Shaanxi was hit by a severe natural disaster, and the grain harvest was almost impossible, and the life of Zhang Ruiqi's family became more and more difficult. The villagers advised him to write to *** asking for help, but he did not want to cause trouble for the chairman because of personal problems.
However, *** in Beijing has not forgotten him. Knowing that Zhang Ruiqi's family was in difficulty, ** decided: "I have to help him and take out 300 yuan from my manuscript fee and send it to him." ”
After receiving the relief money from the chairman, Zhang Ruiqi successfully survived the most difficult moment.
After that, he actively responded to the call of the country and devoted himself to the work of afforestation. He led the local people to participate, and their joint efforts made the otherwise barren Qingjian County full of life.
**Although they are in different places from Zhang Ruiqi, they have been striving for the same goal.
Through the touching story of *** and the guards, we have seen the image of *** approachable, cordial and kind, and also deeply realized the deep emotions between *** and the people.
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