In 1982, 69 year old Yang Yong had a cough that couldn t stop coughing, and the health care doctor d

Late autumn of 1982,General Yang Yong, the 69-year-old founding general of the People's Republic of China, is still busy with work. At that time, he often coughed, and at first he just thought that he had contracted some wind chill and could recuperate on his own.

But the situation did not get better as he hoped, but became more and more aggravated, and he couldn't sleep all night, making the already old general thinner and thinner. Everyone knew that this matter could not be delayed, so they hurriedly invited Director Wang, the health care doctor of the chief.

Director Wang rushed to General Yang's house and gave him a routine examination first, and when it came time to palpate the liver, Director Wang was stunnedWhy can't I touch the liver? He continued to adjust his position, but he still couldn't touch the liver, and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Director Wang's fingers continued to press and check his abdomen, and the further down the position moved, the more nervous Director Wang became, until he felt a hard lump under General Yang's navel, and he confirmed it again and againThis turned out to be General Yang's liver. Director Wang knew that General Yang's illness was unusual, and he had to hurry up and go to the hospital for expert consultation.

Yang Yong was admitted to the hospital, and after a strict examination and diagnosis, the results showed that Admiral Yang Yong was suffering from cancer, and it had developed to an advanced stage, and the cancer cells had spread throughout the body, and there was no possibility of surgery.

Therefore, the doctor can only sustain his life with drugs and reduce the pain. After this hospitalization,Admiral Yang Yong never leftHe spent the last 56 days of his life in a hospital bed.

Although Yang Yong knew that his time was running out,But instead of giving up on himself and feeling sorry for himself, he calmly arranged the work at hand and began to race against death. He told everyone that the doctor said that I would have 30 to 60 days to live, and even if I had 45 days to live, I had 30 days to work, except for the last 10 days when my mind might not be clear, and 5 days for personal matters.

After that, Yang Yong didn't waste a second, he was going to win the last battle. In the following days, the responsible comrades of various departments who were invited by Yang Yong to talk to the ward continued every day, and he was racing against time to deal with the workis also with those old comrades-in-arms who have lived and died for decadesSaying goodbye to young comrades who have not worked together for a long time does not show sadness and frustration.

As he spoke, Yang Yong was still staring at the other party with bright eyes, as if he had not noticed the evasive gaze of the doctor and relatives and friends. Even the doctors couldn't believe that the patient in front of him, who spoke forcefully, had a liver that was already a few fingers bigger than a few fingers below the umbilicusAnd it almost turned into a whole giant cancer mass.

According to Yang Yong's daughter's recollection, on New Year's Day in 1983, Yang Yong was already very weak. In the afternoon, he called the whole family to the bedside and said to them:

"It seems that I can't do it anymore, so I'll say a few words while I'm sober now, even if it's a will. It is rare for people to live for 70 years, and I will be 70 years old this year. I have thought about it carefully, there is nothing to regret in this life, the party is very good to me, and I am worthy of the party. After I die, you have to live on your own, work hard for the party, and don't make any personal demands on the organization. ”

The next morning, there was singing and laughter in the ward, and Yang Yong was learning to sing the popular Taiwanese campus song "Walking on the Country Road" with **. "Today is 46 days! ”Yang Yong saw that his daughter came to visit him, so he said excitedly"I shaved my beard today......”

At this time, the old man was indeed refreshed, firstly, he snatched another day from the hands of death, and secondly, the things he had to do had been done, and the burden on his shoulders could finally be put down. Later, Yang Yong lived 5 days longer than he estimated, and until his death, his consciousness was very clear.

The doctor asked him what was wrong with him, and he always shook his head. In the last two days, he often fell asleep, and once he woke up, he was afraid that others would worry, and he always had to say:"I don't have much ......It's ...... fatigueI want to sleep. ”

In the early morning of January 6, 1983, Yang Yong, the founding general of the People's Republic of China who made great achievements for New China and made great contributions to China's democratic revolution, died of a serious illness and died quietly in Beijing Hospital at the age of 70. Exactly 70 years,Yang Yong, who has been fighting all his life, can finally rest in peace.

And when his life was dying, he still fulfilled his duties and arranged the work at hand, and his selfless revolutionary sentiment and patriotic enthusiasm will inspire generation after generation to work hard. Next, we will walk into the life of this legendary general.

In August 1912, Yang Yong was born in Wenjia City, Liuyang County, Hunan. In his childhood, the Northern Expedition and the Hunan peasant rebellion were booming, and Yang Yong's father and several brothers actively participated in the work of local workers and peasants. Such an environment made Yang Yong influenced by revolutionary ideas since he was a childHe threw himself into the revolutionary work without hesitation.

In 1928, Yang Yong and his cousin *** were admitted to Liuyang No. 1 Middle School together, and at that time there were several progressive teachers in their school, who often lectured them on revolutionary principles. This made the two teenagers even more enthusiastic, determined to make a revolution when they grow up. And Yang Yong has always had the idea of "a good man should be a soldier".I think it's a natural thing for boys to be a soldier.

In 1930, 18-year-old Yang Yong came to Pingjiang **dong Fifth Army School to study, officially joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and became a member of the Communist Party of China, and began most of his military life. Half a year later,Yang Yong was assigned to the newly formed Eighth Army of the Red Third Army as the head of the propaganda team of the Political DepartmentSoon he was promoted to deputy captain and captain.

In July and September 1930, Yang Yong participated in the Red Army's siege of Changsha. In the winter of 1930, Yang Yong entered the Donggu ** Revolutionary Base in Jiangxi Province with the army, and within a few years, the hard-working and diligent Yang Yong successively held different important positionsHe also participated in one to five anti-"encirclement and suppression" battles in the ** base area.

Yang Yong was resolute in fighting and was good at propaganda and agitation. At that time, because of the difficult environment, extremely poor material conditions, frequent battles, and a large number of troops, Yang Yong set an example on the one hand, and on the other hand, paid attention to the ideological work of the fighters and paid attention to improving the political consciousness of the soldiers.

He used to say:"Hardship is the beginning of victory, and today's bitterness is tomorrow's sweetness. ”Therefore, the troops he led had high morale, were brave and good at fighting, and were able to complete their tasks well every time.

In October 1933, the 14th Regiment of the 4th Division of the 3rd Red Army encountered the enemy at Xuankou, and both sides were caught off guard. Yang Yong led the charge towards the enemy, and the warriors, under his leadership, fought and rushed violently. During the battle,A bullet pierced the scalp from the top of Yang Yong's headImmediately blood flowed all over his face, but he ignored it completely and continued to rush and kill.

After the war, he was praised by the regimental commander and awarded the Red Star Medal of the 3rd class. At the same time, a two-centimeter-long bullet wound that never gerbished was left on his head. On December 24, 1934, Yang Yong led his troops into Guizhou. In January 1935, the ** agency was stationed in Zunyi.

The Red Third Army Corps used part of its forces to carry out movement defense in the section from Wujiang to Zunyi, while the main force was assembled in the area of Nanbai Town to rest. Since the transfer, the troops have been fighting while walking, and there has been a lot of attrition, according to the instructions of the superiorsThe 3rd Army Corps of the Red Army was reduced from three divisions to two divisions and one independent regiment.

Chen Lianhua was the commander of the regiment, and Yang Yong was still the political commissar of the 10th Regiment of the 4th Division. After the Red Army entered Zunyi, the Kuomintang enemy army gathered a large number of troops to surround and pursue the Red Army and came to Guizhou. The Red Army, in order to get rid of the pursuit of the enemy,In the early morning of January 19, he evacuated Zunyi and headed for Tucheng and Chishui, but he wanted to cross the river quickly.

Unfortunately, Guo Xunqi of Liu Xiang of the Sichuan Army had already crossed the river before the Red Army, seized the favorable terrain in the Tucheng area, and attempted to block the Red Army. In order to obtain the ferry passage, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission decided to command the Red Army to fight against the Sichuan army by Yang Shangkun. Yang Yong and regiment commander Chen Lianhua led the troops to accompany the corps as a left columnOn the 25th, he rushed to the vicinity of Tucheng and prepared to enter the battle.

Before the battle, Commander-in-Chief Zhu personally visited the Red Fourth Division for mobilization. After listening to the mobilization of the commander-in-chief, the fighting mood of the commanders and fighters became even higher. The Red Army launched an attack at dawn on the 28th, fought fiercely for 3 hours, and broke through the enemy position, but the enemy immediately threw reserves into battle and rushed reinforcements, and the battle became more and more fierce, although the Red Army was brave and tenaciousBut the enemy is not a man of flesh.

After a long attack, it turned out that the enemy was not 4 regiments, but 9 regiments, and ** well-equipped. Seeing that the situation is becoming more and more critical,and other leaders came to the front line to commandThe main forces were invested, but they still couldn't be attacked. It was already 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the battle was still very fierce, and the Red Army suffered heavy losses.

Yang Yong once again led the team to charge, a bullet pierced through the right cheek and out of the lip, 6 teeth were knocked out, and blood gushed out. Yang Yong couldn't command the battle with his mouth, so he gave orders with a pen. At that time, Yang Yong was already covered in bloodThe pen and paper were all dyed bright red, and he continued to fight without regard for his own life, and finally collapsed due to excessive blood loss and physical exhaustion.

The battle lasted until dusk, and the outcome was still uncertain, and the leaders ordered the troops to stop fighting and decided to cross the Chishui River to the west. Yang Yong was wounded and acted with the recuperation group.

In late September 1937,Yang Yong led the 686th Regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army to participate in the Battle of PingxingguanIn the battle to seize the commanding heights of the Lao Ye Temple, he took the lead and fought to the death against the Japanese invaders, and finally recaptured the position. In this battle, Yang Yong was wounded in his left shoulder and left elbow.

In September 1938, the Japanese invaders wanted to launch a major offensive and sent Major General Yamaguchi, commander of the 108th Brigade, to Gaoshi in the Luliang area, and gathered a large amount of ammunition and grain in Fenyang City, ready to be shipped at any time. Yang Yong learned the newsIt was decided to disrupt the enemy's plans with an ambush battle.

On September 14, Yang Yong received information that the enemy's transport detachment had been dispatched, so he led his troops to rush to the ambush point that he had already planned. Soon,A convoy of 20 transports loaded with Japanese soldiers and supplies entered the ambush circle. Yang Yong gave an order, and 3 shells hit the enemy. Immediately, Yang Yong led his soldiers to charge, and after a battle, more than 200 enemies were annihilated except for 3 who surrendered.

The Japanese army collected the corpses and loaded them into 5 trucks. The Japanese troops on the front line could not get ammunition and food, so they had to kill horses to satisfy their hunger. A few days later, the Japanese army ventured to start transporting again, and more than 100 soldiers were divided into several cars, but only one cart of grain was charged. When Yang Yong heard the news, he smiled and said"Let them pass! ”

The stupid enemy thought that our army had been transferred, but he did not know that he had fallen for Yang Yong's plan. On the 18th, the Japanese army dispatched more than 200 soldiers to escort 18 truckloads of supplies, but was ambushed by Yang Yong's troops again, and all the Japanese troops were annihilated. The Japanese army, which suffered two losses, in order to ensure transportation,Troops had to be deployed to set up strongholds in all key sections of the road.

On September 21, the Japanese army's baggage, artillery wagons, and infantry passed through all the dangerous areas in fear and came to Wangjiachi under their noses. Who knew that Yang Yong had already led his troops to lurk,More than 300 enemies did not run awayMajor General Yamaguchi, who was in the position, also died.

In three ambush battles, nearly 1,000 enemies were annihilated, and for several days in a row, the gate of Fenyang was closed, and the smoke of the Japanese burning corpses continued. The Japanese army hated Yang Yong so much that they desperately sent a challenge letter. "Luliang Sanjie" as a successful example of our army's Anti-Japanese WarWidely circulated. Yang Yong's courage and resourcefulness have also been fully reflected here.

In March 1939, the 115th Division marched eastwardYang Yong led the 686th Regiment to stay in Luxi to establish a base areaIn early July, the 686th Regiment was expanded into an independent brigade, with Yang Yong as the brigade commander and political commissar. On August 1, more than 400 Japanese invaders invaded the Liangshan area, Yang Yong led the army to meet the attack, after a day and night of fierce fighting, the enemy was all annihilated, and also captured 3 field heavy artillery.

The battle of Liangshan was an exemplary example of our army completely annihilating the enemy when its strength was similar to that of the enemy but its equipment was weaker. In 1941, Yang Yong was ordered to study at the Yan'an Military Academy, and returned to the front line in April 1944 as the deputy commander of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, and in August 1945, he served as the commander.

During this period of the War of Resistance Against Japan,Yang Yong in a difficult and complex environmentHe independently opened up and was responsible for the all-round work of a region, withstood severe tests, and vigorously strengthened the building of the army and the democratic regime, expanding the army to 100,000 people, and the base area to include more than 100,000 square kilometers in more than 50 counties, resisting, annihilating, and containing a large number of invading Japanese troops and puppet armies.

In April 1946, the Kuomintang openly tore up the armistice agreement. In April 1946, Yang Yong led the Seventh Column to participate in the Battle of Longhai, the Battle of Dingtao, and the Battle of HuaxianIn one fell swoop, the Kuomintang's plan was broken.

On March 16, 1947, Yang Yong served as the commander, and his command was the first column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region. Because Yang Yong had been in contact with Chief Liu Deng for a long time, and applied Chief Liu Deng's command ideas to the actual battles he commanded, under his commandThe first column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region gradually formed a flexible and decisive formationOffensive and defensive, heroic and tenacious combat style.

In August 1947, according to *** instructions,The Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan field armies began to advance thousands of miles into Dabie Mountain in three ways. In the process, there are a lot of muddy swamps that are prohibitive. How could Yang Yong, who was not even afraid of death, be stumped by this natural environment, in order to boost morale, he took the lead and encouraged everyone to move forward bravely, and the cadres and soldiers were all moved by his actions.

Under his leadership, the troops went through many difficulties and obstacles, and finally reached Dabie Mountain. In October of the same year, the unified organization and command of the Battle of Gaoshanpu. This battle is a classic to win more with less, and the first column is only 9 peopleThe number of Kuomintang troops annihilated was as high as more than 5,700.

In February 1949, he served as the commander of the 5th Corps of the Second Field Army, participated in the famous battle of crossing the river, and liberated more than 20 towns, including Quzhou, Jingdezhen, Shangrao, etc. In November, he marched into the southwest and liberated Guizhou, leading the main force of the 5th Corps and the 3rd Corps to participate in the Chengdu Campaign. Yang Yong led his troops back to Guizhou on the wayHe received a notice appointing him chairman of the Guizhou Provincial People's Government and commander of the Guizhou Military Region.

yearsmonthIn the afternoon, after a long journey, the Fifth Corps returned to Guiyang City, the capital of Guizhou Province, and Yang Yong began his mission of taking over the construction of the government, removing the old and replacing the new, and building a new Guizhou.

In order to complete the takeover of the province as soon as possible, Yang Yong invited a large number of well-known personalities such as Zhou Suyuan and Li Xiagong to serve as leaders in all aspects, and also retained and rearranged a group of respected elderly people in various localities, cities, and counties, and then carried out the handover from top to bottom in accordance with the system, and gradually established new institutions. The takeover of the whole province of Guizhou was soon carried outIn less than half a year, the takeover of the construction of the government was basically completed.

The bandits in Guizhou have always been serious, but because the Kuomintang left behind a number of remnants of the defeated generals when they fled, a group of spies and spies and soldiers and bandits lurked in caustic, forming a relatively large evil force. toyearsAt the end of the month, Guizhou hasSeveral county towns were occupied by these bandits. In order to eliminate the bandits, Yang Yong held a special meeting to arrange for the suppression of bandits, he said"Leaving a bandit is a shame for our Fifth Corps! ”

At the same time, Yang Yong also called on the people of the whole province to actively participate in the work of suppressing bandits and suppressing them, and achieved very good results, setting off an upsurge in rectifying social order in the whole province.

Yang Yong constantly inspected all parts of the province, arranged for the suppression of bandits, and personally organized joint operations to encircle and annihilate bandits in Jinsha, Yangchang, Xifeng and other placesIt is a great deterrent to the remnants of bandits everywhereMany bandits took the initiative to surrender their guns. After several months of purging and suppressing, bandits in all parts of the province were basically wiped out. Yang Yong was commended by the ** Southwest Bureau.

While taking over the establishment of the government and eliminating the bandits, Yang Yong also actively organized the people of the province to carry out production to save themselves. Before liberation, Guizhou's industry and agriculture were extremely backwardThe state of commerce and transportation is also quite poor. The backwardness of production, coupled with the devastation caused by the Kuomintang's escape, brought Guizhou's economy to near collapse.

Faced with this situation,Yang Yong called on the province to immediately carry out production to save itselfIt calls for the eradication of poverty through hard work and the restoration and development of production. In order to solve the problem of shortage of funds, Yang Yong called for a production saving campaign on the one hand, and on the other hand, he raised money everywhere and provided a number of loans for enterprises in difficulty, which solved their urgent needs.

Under the call of the first worker, the majority of workers responded positively, had money to pay, and made a strong contribution, and a worker took out the money for marriage and handed it over to the factory to buy raw materialsThe cities and towns of the province have become a boom in production to help themselves. The business and transportation sectors have also been revitalized, and the province has shown a lot of vitality.

In the vast rural areas, Yang Yong called on the peasants to carry out an anti-feudal struggle centered on eliminating bandits, opposing hegemony, reducing rents, returning detainees, and requisitioning grain. Through the struggle, the peasants' enthusiasm for production was arousedThis year was an unprecedented bumper harvest in agricultural productionMany farmers ate the rice they had in their lifetime.

As a result of this series of work, production was rapidly restored, the economy picked up, a large number of unemployed and idle people were resettled, social order improved, and the people's political power was consolidated. In addition, Yang Yong also took strong anti-smoking and anti-drug measures in Guizhou, he set up a special anti-drug committee, presided over the anti-smoking work, and also organized the establishment of a smoking cessation research instituteOrganize staff to teach the meaning, methods, and techniques of smoking cessation.

At that time, thousands of promotional materials for quitting smoking were distributed to thousands of households. By the end of the following year, tobacco and poison, which had endangered the people of Guizhou for 100 years, had been completely banned. The broad masses of the people are very supportive of Yang Yong's move, they said:"The old society turned people into ghosts, and the new society turned ghosts into **.

Yang Yong also organized and carried out a large amount of poverty alleviation and poverty relief work. **The masses are in difficulty, Yang Yong rushed to **, through a year of hard work, Guizhou Province has changed its face and laid the foundation for development. Shortly after the liberation of Guizhou, a Soviet consultant went to Guiyang to make a movie, and he specified that he wanted to film Yang Yong, who had made great achievements. But Yang Yong said:"Don't shoot me, shoot less of the leaders, shoot more of the masses. ”

The Soviet adviser said:"You are the first provincial chairman of Guizhou after the liberation, and you are the commander of the Fifth Corps with great achievements, so you should take more shots. ”Yang Yong said:"The liberation of Guizhou was bought by the soldiers with their blood and lives, and it was supported by the people of the whole province. ”

yearsmonthDay is an extremely unusual day for Yang Yong. He had just received an order from the Military Commission, and he had resigned from his post as chairman of the Guizhou Provincial People's Committee and went to Nanjing Military Academy to report for duty. Although he has only served as the chairman of the Guizhou Provincial People's Committee for one yearBut I love Guizhou deeply.

With many unfulfilled wishes, early in the morning, he and the guards carried backpacks and simple luggage, put them in the jeep, and prepared to quietly say goodbye and embark on a new journey. However, as soon as the door opened, Yang Yong was stunned. People rushed from all directions, shouting"Chairman Yang, hard work! Thank you the people of Guizhou! ”

Seeing familiar faces, friendly voices, looking at this hot land, looking at the people who are reluctant to give up, Yang Yong couldn't hold back, and a line of hot tears flowed down his cheeks.

toIn the year, Yang Yong successively served as deputy commander and commander of the Volunteer Army, presiding over the work of the Volunteer Army. yearsmonthYang Yong was awarded the rank of General of the People's Liberation ArmyHe was awarded the Order of August 1 of the First Class, the Order of Independence and Freedom of the First Class, and the Order of Liberation of the First Class.

yearsIn January, Yang Yong was appointed commander of the Beijing Military Region, and the following yearDuring his tenure in these positions, he vigorously grasped military training and organized large-scale military training campaigns on many occasions. At the First Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he was elected as the first secretary.

Late one night after New Year's Day in 1983, General Yang Yong, who had been busy all his life, passed away. He came from the rain of bullets and bullets, and after a hundred battles, he trained himself to be ironclad, and when New China was founded, he helped Guizhou gradually get on the right track. Even at the last moment of his life, he still cares about the development of the motherland. This touching story will live on this land forever.