On April 26, 1988, He Minxue, the eldest brother-in-law of the chairman, died of illness in a Fujian sanatorium at the age of 84. Surprisingly, despite the fact that he fought all his life in the revolution, was wounded seven times, and was called the "three firsts", he did not receive any military rank after the founding of the country.
It stands to reason that he should have been given at least the position of deputy provincial level, but he chose a lower position, is there a hidden reason behind this?
He Minxue, a newcomer from Yongxin, Jiangxi, has a solid family background, is well-educated in reading, and met Yuan Wencai at a young age and formed a deep friendship. However, he is obsessed with martial arts**, has practiced a good kung fu, is jealous of evil, and is bold and upright.
After he left his hometown, he learned martial arts from a famous teacher, and his belief in being a hero to save the country and save the people drove him to be high-profile. After joining the Kuomintang, he led the Northern Expeditionary Army to capture Yongxin and served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Peasant Self-Defense Army.
However, with the misdeeds of the Kuomintang, he joined the Communist Party of China, and under the influence of Ouyang Luo, launched the Yongxin Rebellion and captured the county seat of Yongxin. However, due to the huge disparity between the forces of the enemy and us, He Minxue decided to divide his troops into three routes, fighting guerrillas in Lianhua, Liuyang and Jinggangshan.
He led his troops to Jinggangshan, which was occupied by Yuan Wencai, and joined the Autumn Harvest Uprising troops led by ***, and finally decided to march to Jinggangshan.
He Minxue, a close confidant of **, once led the Yongxin Red Guards to victory in the first battle. However, the death of his friend Yuan Wencai made him know how to be calm and low-key. In 1933, he served as chief of staff of the Red 23rd Army, and his achievements were impressive.
But after the fourth anti-encirclement war, he fell silent again. It was not until the autumn of 1934 that he regained his freedom and once again showed his talents.
He Minxue was ordered to stay in southern Jiangxi to fight guerrillas during the Long March, but after the Beishan Incident, Gong Chu rebelled and tried to wipe out the Red Army guerrillas. He Minxue suspects Gong Chu's conspiracy and goes to Tianjing Cave with a gun to attend the meeting.
While inspecting the situation at the top of the mountain, he spotted an enemy ambush and rolled down the cliff wounded in battle. He crawled through the arduous journey and the cold weather, and was finally rescued by the people nearby.
After more than 20 days of recuperation, Hermione learned to resign to the old man after his wound healed, and the old man recognized his identity and gave him two silver dollars. He Minxue confided in the old man his true identity and how he was injured.
The old man nodded softly and said to Hermione: "When you ** wound, I can see that this is a gunshot wound." You go to the team, and I can't stop you.
Your wound has not fully healed, so be careful on the road. If you can't find a team, come back to me. Although they didn't know each other at first, the old man not only saved him, but also cared for him, which made Hermione grateful.
After the liberation, He Minxue sent people to look for the old man many times, but unfortunately, he was never able to find it, which made him feel extremely sorry. He Minxue first came to Nanxiong, Guangdong, to look for the guerrillas, but unfortunately he was suspected by the enemy, put in a cell, and was severely tortured.
Half a month later, the enemy had no choice but to release him because there was no evidence. He was penniless, and in order to find a team, he did adobe, moved bricks, looked at fish ponds, and did almost anything.
One day, He Minxue was on his way and ran to an ancestral hall not far away to escape the rain. As soon as he entered the ancestral hall, he recognized Yan Zhen, the director of the liaison office of the Gannan Guerrilla Command, at a glance.
He was ecstatic and finally found the team. This was Hermione's most difficult revolutionary experience. During his three-year career as a guerrilla in southern Gansu, He Minxue was wounded 7 times, and there were still bullets in his body that had not been taken out.
He didn't care at all and threw himself into the fight. During this time, He Minxue's position has not been high, but he silently paid for the revolution. It was not until 1941 that He Minxue was appointed chief of staff of the New Fourth Army Anti-United Nations Forces, and his position was promoted.
He followed the troops back to the Xingdongtai area of the Soviet Union and participated in the War of Resistance. While resisting the war, they also used the gap time to focus on the military and political construction of the troops. He Minxue was mainly in charge of the military and served as a military instructor.
He worked out a set of detailed and specific military training programs for the troops to strictly implement. During this period, while commanding the troops to resist the war, he participated in the training and expansion of the troops, and achieved outstanding results.
After many years of revolutionary career, he was already a commander with political acumen and rich experience in actual combat. He trained a number of outstanding cadres for the joint defense forces, giving the troops a completely new look.
In 1949, He Minxue served as the deputy commander of the 27th Army and the chief of staff, preparing to assist in leading the army to cross the river. Only then did he regain his original position in 1933: Chief of Staff.
The setbacks are emotional. Now, Hermione finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, he has been honed for many years and has become more calm. He was determined to continue to dedicate himself to the revolution.
For the upcoming battle of crossing the river, he not only attached importance to combat mobilization, ideological rectification, familiarization with water and terrain, and collection of ships, but also paid special attention to reconnaissance of the enemy's situation.
With his outstanding wisdom and courage, He Minxue carefully formulated a plan for crossing the river after careful preparation and observation. He transferred the first and second companies from the army's reconnaissance battalion and three backbone reconnaissance squads from various divisions to form an advance brigade for crossing the river.
On the night of April 6, they quickly cleared the enemy's bunker, crossed the defensive line, avoided the nearby stronghold of the Tiger Head and moved towards Lion Rock. They carried out reconnaissance activities and guerrilla warfare in the hinterland of the enemy's army, and made important contributions to the crossing of the river by a million-strong division.
This thrilling action was made into a movie by the artist "Crossing the River Reconnaissance". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, He Minxue's contributions were widely praised, but when he still wanted to continue to dedicate, he received an order to transfer to the local area and serve as the deputy director of the Construction Engineering Department of the East China Military and Political Commission.
Despite his apprehension, he calmly accepted the order, knowing that it was the duty of a soldier to obey orders. He put down the gun in his hand, picked up the drawing tool, and in order to work better, he began to craze on the knowledge of architecture and engineering.
However, it was not easy to do this well, because Shanghai had just been liberated and was devastated, becoming a dilapidated coastal town. He Minxue's main responsibility was to oversee the restoration of the entire Shanghai building, which was no small project.
He began to flip through books in the library, visit abandoned houses, and humbly consult professionals. His hard work and perseverance have made the construction project in Shanghai smooth and added new glory to his career.
Hermione realized that a long period of time was not a long-term solution, because as a layman, it was very difficult for him to master the professional knowledge of construction engineering in a short period of time.
So, he decided to find professional technicians and integrate them into the construction engineering department in Shanghai to meet the needs of house repair. After a field trip, He Minxue found that the construction technicians were all going to do low-paying casual jobs.
He asked his subordinates to ask the reason, and learned that these technicians were old members of society and were not taken seriously, so they would go to do casual work. He Minxue proposed that these technicians should work in their place, which would not only solve the problem of lack of construction professionals in Shanghai, but also make use of these social resources.
This proposal was adopted and successfully solved the shortage of construction engineering talents in Shanghai. Over time, Hermione learned more and more architectural expertise and was able to command work skillfully.
In June 1954, He Minxue came to Beijing to attend the National Conference of Directors of Construction Engineering Bureaus. His niece, Li Min, learned of her uncle's arrival and came to visit him. He Minxue also found time to play with Li Min all day.
After the two separated, Li Min returned to Zhongnanhai and couldn't wait to tell the news that He Min had learned, and he was very happy, so he made an appointment to meet He Minxue.
When they met for the first time more than 20 years later, He Minxue was not only a comrade-in-arms of ***, but also his relative. The conversation between the two was natural and cordial, and they asked about He Minxue's experience and work with concern, and He Minxue also introduced his experience over the years to ***.
It was during that conversation that there were three firsts in praise of Hermide. The first armed riot refers to the Yongxin riot led by him, which was appreciated during the Jinggangshan struggle.
After the Yongxin Rebellion, He Minxue led his troops to Jinggangshan, and he was the first of all the senior cadres and founding generals to go to Jinggangshan. The first crossing of the Yangtze River refers to the crossing of the Yangtze River in Wuwei County, Anhui Province, commanded by He Minxue.
** To Hermia: "Your troops were the first to cross the river. Therefore, Hermione has three firsts. In 1955, He Minxue was sent to Xi'an to form the Xi'an Engineering Management Bureau.
In this year, for the first time, the state decided to introduce a military rank system to award titles to cadres who had contributed to the revolution. It is a pity that He Minxue missed out on the rank because he left the army.
After learning from Xi'an, Hermione spent more than four months and did his best to set up the Xi'an Engineering Management Bureau. Just when he was wholeheartedly engaged in his work, another transfer was sent to make He Minxue the deputy director of the Xi'an Engineering Administration.
As soon as the appointment arrived, everyone was a little unconvinced. He Minxue comforted everyone: "We are here to support construction, not to be officials." Besides, the organization asked me to be the deputy director to reduce the burden on me, and we can't live up to the organization's good intentions. ”
In this way, He Minxue changed from director to deputy director. Since then, Hermione has become more low-key. His selfless dedication and indifference to fame and fortune are worth learning from.
** At a meeting in Xi'an, as soon as he landed, he asked Comrade He Minxue. The comrades around were confused and didn't know who He Minxue was. So they sent people to investigate, and they asked everywhere to learn that the deputy director of the General Administration of Engineering Management was He Minxue.
When the secretary general of the provincial party committee approached him, He Minxue was at the construction site to supervise the construction. The secretary general asked him if he knew *** Of course He Minxue knew, they had known each other since the Jinggangshan period, and they had been revolutionary comrades-in-arms for many years.
The Secretary-General breathed a sigh of relief and asked him to attend the meeting. He Minxue learned that *** was coming, and happily went to change clothes. The two were very excited to see each other. ** Asked about Hermione in detail about his work and life, and his concern was palpable.
Later, ** also came to Xi'an to inspect, and also wanted to find He Minxue. As soon as the two met, they were also very close and chatted for a long time. Everyone was curious about who Hermione was.
* Only then did I know that Hermione had studied for so many years, so low-key, and never mentioned his identity and origin to others. ** Smiled and introduced the identity of He Minxue to everyone, everyone was stunned, but they didn't expect He Minxue to be a big person.
In fact, these identities really don't matter much to He Minxue. From beginning to end, he wholeheartedly adhered to the purpose of serving the people and contributing to the country, and worked diligently.
In his mind, that's all that matters. A few years later, He Minxue was transferred to Fujian as vice governor. At that time, Fujian was still relatively backward, and the people were living in difficulty.
He Minxue adheres to the attitude of serious work, directs work in Fujian, and seeks well-being for the people of Fujian.
There was a time when Hermione fell into a state of idleness. But he doesn't rest on his laurels, going around helping with cleaning and cleaning, and whenever he gets the chance, he does his best.
In 1975, Hermione returned to work. At this time, he was 71 years old, but he still had a lot of enthusiasm and continued to shine in his work without fear.
In 1987, He Minxue unfortunately fell ill during the CPPCC meeting. He was diagnosed with cancer, but he still insisted: "I just want to make more contributions to the country and Fujian while my thinking is still clear." ”
In the last moments of his life, he had only work in his heart, and finally left this world peacefully. At his memorial service, he was praised as a proletarian revolutionary.
He is indeed a revolutionary hero, but he prefers to take root in his post and dedicate himself wholeheartedly to the country and the people.