In 1941, he led the 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army to Nanniwan and started a vigorous reclamation movement. In just three years, the 359 Brigade successfully reclaimed 2610,000 acres of land transformed the originally barren Nanniwan into a piece"Herds of cattle and sheep, barns full of rice"of northern Shaanxi and Jiangnan.
In this passionate history, countless heroes of labor have emerged, the most famous of which is the most famous"Angry cow"Hao Shucai.
Hao Shucai is a heroic Red Army in Yanchang County, Shaanxi, who has participated in many battles such as the Pingxingguan Victory, won four special merits, and was twice rated as a special combat hero. In 1941, he followed the army to Nanniwan and began a brilliant career in land reclamation.
Since he has been engaged in farm work since he was a child, he is proficient in agricultural techniques and has excellent physical fitness, so he is extremely fast in land reclamation. He also made a wide and long iron pickaxe, which can push others in half at once.
In March 1943, he showed his skills and won the championship in one fell swoop. Amazingly, not only did he complete the task faster than the others, but after discovering that a female warrior had completed the mission, he decided to wave his huge iron pickaxe again and continue the effort.
Eventually, by the end of the evening, he had finished 423 acres of wasteland, so that the whole army was shocked!
There was a farmer who didn't believe that a man could drive 4On 23 acres of wasteland, the army arranged for Hao Shucai to compete with the farmer's cattle. Hao Shucai took off his shirt, brandished a special big pickaxe, and ploughed like raindrops, while the ox was whipped and rushed forward.
At the beginning, although Hao Shucai tried his best, he still fell behind the cow. An hour later, Hao Shu slowly caught up, but the cow lacked stamina and became slower and slower. Three hours later, Hao Shu had reached the finish line, but the cow fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth and closing his eyes.
The onlookers were stunned and said with emotion: "This cow was to death by Hao Shucai!" Since then, Hao Shu has the nickname of "angry cow". Later, ** knew Hao Shucai's name, and met him in person, praising his farming skills with a smile.
Hao Shucai, an old man who has worked hard for more than 20 years for the prosperity of his hometown. He used to be the head of the management section of the logistics department of the Gansu Provincial Military District, but he resolutely resigned and returned to his hometown, with his unique"Angry cow"spirit, leading the villagers to fight the heavens and the earth, turning the originally barren hometown into a well-known rich village.
He was not only rated as a model worker and a meritorious hero of the people many times, but also led the transformation of a barren mountain, turning it into an orchard full of fragrance. Although he was 75 years old in 1979, he did not stop and gave way to young people to continue to contribute to the development of his hometown.
However, fate took the life of the legendary man on May 29, 1986, at the age of 82. But his story and spirit will forever leave a deep imprint on our hearts.