On the road of revolution, there were countless hardships and hardships, as well as countless sacrifices, and many revolutionary fighters fell under the guns of the enemy and sacrificed their lives for national liberation and national independence. However, there is a revolutionary ancestor who is more special, he is one of the ** of the New Fourth Army, but he died under his own gun, only 35 years old, and there was a child under two years old at his family at that time. Why did he choose to commit suicide, and what happened to his descendants now?
In the Southern Anhui Incident, the commander of the New Fourth Army was captured, the deputy commander died, and Yuan Guoping, then director of the Political Department, became the temporary supreme leader. At the critical moment, he tried to lead a part of the team to break out of the encirclement, but the enemy was outnumbered, and the New Fourth Army was difficult to resist the enemy's offensive, and the troops suffered serious losses, and Yuan Guoping was also shot four times, but he did not die on this, but retained his last breath.
Because his injuries were so severe that he could not stand up on his own, and it was difficult to even open his eyes, the soldiers found that he was still alive and carried him on their backs to break through the siege. This breakthrough was already difficult, and the fighters had to deal with the enemy on the one hand, and on the other hand, they had to take turns carrying him, which was obviously very difficult. During the breakout, Yuan Guoping was briefly sober and asked everyone to let him go, but everyone refused, and they were determined to protect Director Yuan.
In this way, the warriors fought fiercely with the enemy until the next day, and the enemy was still in hot pursuit. At this time, there was a river in front of the New Fourth Army, and the troops could only choose to cross the river regardless of the rain of bullets, during which the soldiers carried him up and reached the opposite bank with difficulty, during which several soldiers fell beside him, but everyone still did not let go, and carried him firmly on his wounded.
When he finally reached the other side, there were only thirty or forty people left in the team, and most of the soldiers were sacrificed, and many of them fell to protect Yuan Guoping, which made him very remorseful. He knew that his body was no longer good, and that it would only become a burden for the fighters to continue to break through with him, so he made a difficult decision.
I saw Yuan Guoping pointing to his pocket, which contained seven oceans, which were all his property, and he hoped to hand over this money to the party as his last party fee. After saying that, he shot himself in the head, ending his life, because he knew that as long as he had a breath, everyone would not abandon him.
But in this way, the fighters who broke through would be dragged down by him, and he didn't want more fighters to die because of him, so he chose to commit suicide. The soldiers were shocked by this, and it wasn't until he slowly fell down that everyone realized that Director Yuan had really sacrificed. He didn't want to drag down other soldiers, let alone become a prisoner of the enemy, this spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice and fearlessness made everyone present moved and grieved!
However, at that time, the troops had not yet broken through, and the soldiers could only temporarily hold back their grief and continue to advance, but they did not ignore Yuan Guoping, but asked the local guerrilla Liu Kui to take good care of Yuan Guoping's body. After that, Liu Kui was busy fighting and handed over Yuan Guoping's body to a carpenter, hoping that he could complete the task until the New Fourth Army came to collect the body.
This carpenter was a loyal and honest man, and he admired the Communist Party very much, so he risked his life to hide his body, and even though the Kuomintang ** offered a reward, he did not hand it over. It was not until the carpenter's deathbed that he told his wife about the incident, and told her that the body was buried in the ancestral grave of their family, hoping that his wife could keep this secret and return it to the Communist Party if she had the opportunity.
After the liberation of southern Anhui, the carpenter's wife heard that the New Fourth Army was coming, so she asked her son to inquire about the news, and went to find a person named Liu Kui, her son found someone as soon as he went, and finally successfully returned Yuan Guoping's body to the party organization.
Although Yuan Guoping died under his own gun, he was also a hero of the revolution in order not to drag down his comrades-in-arms, and he deserved to be admired by future generations. At the time of his death, his son Yuan Zhenwei was not yet two years old, and he had not yet had time to feel his father's love. But Yuan Zhenwei knew that his father was a hero since he was a child, and he always followed his father's example, hoping to become a useful person for the country.
** and other leading cadres also took great care of Yuan Zhenwei, allowing him to grow up healthily and was successfully admitted to the National Defense University. After that, Yuan Zhenwei taught at the Naval Command College, contributing to the country's education and cultivating many outstanding talents for the navy. For him, although he did not enjoy his father's love, he felt the value of his father's life and the immortal revolutionary spirit!