Huang Wenlong, Bao Honglong: There has never been a human body in the world that can be immortal, and only the human spirit can live forever in the world. In Yangyuanmiao Village, Jiang'an Town, Rugao City, Jiangsu Province, there is a little hero who sacrificed for the revolutionary cause, and many of his stories have been passed down by the local population. Seventy years into the dust, this 18-year-old young hero, whose heroic deeds were soaked in blood, are still as vivid and shining as ever, touching hundreds of people (especially young people). His name is Lee Young-jin. Due to its age, its storyline is inevitably fragmented ......After more than two years of in-depth investigation, extensive collection, strict collation, and verification from various sources, the author has basically sorted out the revolutionary deeds of his short life.
The red fertile soil breeds iron-boned teenagers.
It is not adulterated to say that Jiang'an is a red fertile soil. In 1921, the Communist Party of China was founded. In 1922, Rugao had the footprints of the revolutionary activities of Communist Party members, with a glorious revolutionary struggle course and glorious revolutionary traditions, and was the first red area in the country to spread the revolutionary fire, and was known as the cradle of the red revolution in East China. In July 1927, the Rugao County Committee of the Communist Party of China was formally established. In 1930, Rugao became one of the 19 Red Army guerrilla areas in the country. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, it was an important revolutionary base in the Soviet Union and China. Jiang'an Town, located at the junction of the three counties of Rujingtai, was once the central area of the Huangqiao Revolutionary Base Area, and it was also the first area in the three counties to produce red seeds, and it was also the place where heroes and revolutions flourished. In the early years, thousands of sons and daughters of the old district went forward one after another, soaked the "never faded" red earth with blood, and wrote too many heroic chapters that can be sung and cried in the tempering of blood and fire. The protagonist of this article, Lee Young-jin, was born here.
On a calm night in 1929, a burst of baby crying suddenly came from Yangyuanmiao Village, Huangshi Township, Jiang'an District, Rugao County. Li Yongzhen came to the world in this way. However, his fate was not good, and he went to a poor family, the family was poor, and he had four older brothers, and he was the fifth.
On April 3, 1930, an armed force led by the Communist Party of China was born in the Tonghai Rutai area, the 14th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. The commanders and fighters of the 14th Red Army galloped through eight counties in central Jiangsu, fought local tyrants, divided land, established revolutionary power, and developed the ...... armed forcesUnder the arduous conditions of a strong enemy and a weak enemy, the company has fought nearly 100 large and small battles and opened up a central base area of about 120 square kilometers. The arduous armed struggle of the 14th Army of the Red Army awakened the consciousness of the people with blood and sowed the flame of revolution on the land of rivers and seas. At that time, the Communist Party organization in Jiang'an had developed very well, and it had already reached a certain scale, and its activities were frequent and had a great influence. Li Yongzhen grew up in such an environment, and he was exposed to it, and in his bones he developed the habit of fighting against the world and being indomitable. In particular, Li Yongzhen's eldest brother Li Yongqing was the head of Chenbao Township in Jiang'an District at that time, and his second brother Li Yonghua was the militia captain of Chenbao Township in Jiang'an District at that time......
Single-mindedly resisting Japan and serving as the head of the children's regiment.
At noon on March 19, 1938, under the cover of aircraft and artillery, the Japanese army entered Rugao City without encountering any resistance, and frantically swept and occupied the whole county, implementing the cruel and inhumane "three lights" policy. Japanese Major General Shozaburo Sato commanded five infantry brigades and one field artillery brigade of the 101st Division to burn, kill, loot, and rape women. On April 13, the Japanese army "swept up" the Jiangjia Temple in Rugao Jiang'an District, burning down more than 400 houses in 97 households, burning 4 people to death and killing 9 people. Li Yongzhen witnessed all kinds of atrocities committed by the Japanese army and hated the Japanese invaders in his heart.
In August 1940, the New Fourth Army led by the Communist Party of China marched eastward to Rugao West Township and established Rugao County in Lugang. Li Yongzhen's eldest brother, Li Yunqing, led the five brothers of the Li family to actively participate in revolutionary work, and Li Yunqing was elected as the head of Chenbao Township, an anti-Japanese democracy. Under the guidance, education and cultivation of his eldest brother, Li Yongzhen, who is more than ten years old, has a clearer understanding that the Communist Party serves the toiling masses; The future described by communism is the ideal society that you dream of in your heart and are willing to fight for all your life. Therefore, he actively participated in the work of the children's group led by Chenbao Township, and often completed the various tasks and tasks assigned to him by his eldest brother. Although he is not tall, he is very witty and flexible, standing guard and inspecting the road carefully, and he has a head and brain, which is highly praised by the township party organization. It didn't take long for him to be elected by his friends as the head of the children's group. From then on, he became more energetic in carrying out revolutionary work. The children's regiment led by him soon became the "first sentinel" of the local ** and the people.
In the winter of 1940, after the decisive battle of Huangqiao, the Northern Jiangsu Command of the New Fourth Army divided the original Rugao County into Ruxi County and Rugao County (Rugao East Township). On August 14, 1943, the enlarged meeting of the three local committees of the Communist Party of China, the Soviet Union and China, stationed in Jiang'an, passed the "Decision on the Present Cultural and Educational Work" to mobilize the establishment of wartime civilian schools. On November 5, the Jiang'an District Party Committee implemented the decision of the three local party committees and established the first people's school in Jiang'an District (also the first people's school in Ruxi County) in Chenbao Township. At this time, Li Yongzhen, while going to the people's schools to learn cultural knowledge and enrich himself, also organized and led the children's league members to take the initiative to help the masses to eradicate illiteracy and learn culture. Under his leadership, the work of the children's group in Chenbao Township has become prosperous and impressive, and it has become a well-known model children's group in the surrounding area. Li Yongzhen's name is gradually becoming familiar to more people. However, this was soon known to the reactionaries. They tried every means to catch this "little **", but the smart and witty Li Yongzhen "jumped" out of the tiger's mouth many times. Once, Li Yongzhen was ordered to send an important piece of information to the Third Division of the Soviet Union, but he did not expect to meet the "homecoming group" on the way. Several group members saw that Li Yongzhen was a little familiar, and just as they hesitated, Li Yongzhen saw that it was wrong, and immediately got into the cornfield next to ......Several group members searched for a long time, but they didn't see Li Yongzhen's figure. Afterwards, the reactionaries scolded: "The "Returning to the Hometown Group" could not fight the "Children's Group." And the villagers praised him as a "clever ghost" who was careful and red.
The general's demeanor won the praise of the commissioner.
In July 1944, Zhu Kejing, commissioner of the Third Sub-district of the Soviet Union and China, came to Jiang'an to inspect the work of the masses. The township held a meeting on the construction of district and township political power. Towards the end of the meeting, Li Yongzhen suddenly heard Li Yongzhen shouting: "Children's group, please stay." After speaking, he jumped on the rostrum and made a summary report on the work of the children's group in the previous stage, which was clear and infectious. Commissioner Zhu Kejing was very surprised to see a teenage child, who was not timid in front of so many people, and spoke in an orderly manner, and asked the township mayor Li Yunqing: "Which child is this?" Li Yunqing, the head of the township, said: "It's the fifth child in my family" Zhu Kejing was taken aback, and then praised it: "This kid is really not simple, he looks like a general." In my opinion, he should be called the 'Five Generals'! The words made everyone laugh. Since then, the "five generals" have become synonymous with Li Yongzhen. This name also immediately resounded all over the surrounding towns and ......In fact, Li Yongzhen has always longed for the army, and often pestered his eldest brother Li Yunqing and asked to join the New Fourth Army. But because he was too young, Li Yunqing never agreed to him. For this reason, the stubborn Li Yongzhen often blames the eldest brother Li Yunqing for being "ruthless and unrighteous"!
In June 1946, the Kuomintang army launched a large-scale attack on the liberated areas of the Soviet Union and China. The main forces of the Soviet-Chinese-New Fourth Army withdrew north. At that time, the Rugao County Party Committee arranged for Li Yunqing, the head of Chenbao Township, and others to go south to Changzhou and Wujin to "fight an ambush". Li Yongzhen, who was only 17 years old, and his sister-in-law stayed in their hometown to persist in the revolution, leading and mobilizing many masses to wage an arduous struggle against the enemy.
In the eyes of the Kuomintang, the Li family is a well-known "bandit family" -- the Li Yongzhen brothers are all "members of the Communist Party." The "Homecoming Group" threatened: Even if it is a cat and dog of the Li family, they will never let it go. They set fire to the Li family's haystack and poured kerosene on the Li family's house to prepare for the fire. Fortunately, there was a villager in the "homecoming group" who wanted to "leave a way back" for himself, so he lied that "this is not Li Yunqing's house", and the Li family was spared.
On August 2, 1947, Li Yongzhen, who went out early in the morning to collect revolutionary funds, dragged his tired steps, and as soon as he walked into the house, he panted and said to his sister-in-law: "New sister, I am hungry, do you have anything to eat?" The sister-in-law, who was busy at the stove, said, "There is only the leftover porridge in the morning," and Li Yongzhen picked up the leftover porridge on the table and drank it. After only a few sips, someone outside shouted: "The hometown group" is coming, run! Li Yongzhen cursed in his mouth, put down the bowl and ran out.
He knew that the "homecoming group" was coming to their home! After Li Yongzhen ran out of her home, she found that the village was surrounded by enemies, so she hid in the village school. However, it was still searched, discovered and caught by the enemy. He was escorted to the neighboring village of Zhangjiadai, where along the way, the enemy destroyed and tortured him in every possible way, beating him until his nose was blue and his eyes were swollen, and his body was incomplete, but he was righteous and awe-inspiring, and he did not bend rather than bend, and constantly denounced the enemy, and never divulged any of the party's secrets, did not reveal a single piece of information, and did not betray a single comrade. **'s enemies were annoyed and angry, and finally shot Li Yongzhen on the spot near the land temple in the east of the village. Li Yongzhen spent his life at the age of 18 defending his beliefs and the party's secrets.
The countryside wept bitterly, and the ditches and rivers mourned together. After Li Yongzhen's sacrifice, the responsible comrades of the Jiang'an District Office of Rugao County made a special trip to Chenbao Township to hold a memorial service, calling on the cadres and masses of the whole region to learn from the martyr Li Yongzhen and inherit and carry forward the martyr's revolutionary integrity of "preferring to die unyieldingly and being righteous and awe-inspiring." On November 5, 1958, the people of Rugao County awarded Li Yongzhen's "Revolutionary Martyr Glory Certificate" to his mother Chen Sixian. An inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of blood, a hot land and a soul. The water of the Rama River, which flows leisurely through the land of the old area, reflects the unforgettable beacon fire years and silently tells the heroic feelings of the martyrs. With their fearless dedication, countless revolutionary martyrs have made brilliant contributions to the cause of the Chinese revolution, and we must continue to move forward in the footsteps of our ancestors and pass on the red country from generation to generation.