In 1929, he led the Red 4th Front Army through the area of Lijiahe in Songzi, Hubei, and in order to strengthen the revolutionary ranks and encourage more young people to join, Comrade ** decided to rest here for two days.
Just as the Red Army troops were preparing to continue their march, a thin man swam from the other side of the river with a shotgun in his hand and shouted: "Comrades, wait, I want to join the army!" ”
The Red Army soldier near the river bank hurriedly walked over and fished the man up from the river, and the commander of the Red Army looked at the wet man and asked: "Fellow, you said that you want to join the army, then tell me why you joined the army!" ”
The man repeated: "Sir, I want to join the army!" The commander of the Red Army patted the man on the shoulder, and his eyes motioned for him to follow the group. The man thus embarked on his revolutionary career.
The man's name is Li Wenqing, who came from a poor peasant family, and his family only has 7 acres of rockwood land and three adobe houses for tenants. The slag field has a characteristic, that is, it is very barren, and it cannot beat 20 catties of grain a year. But Li Wenqing's family is counting on these 7 acres of rock slag land to live!
In order to support his family, Li Wenqing's father "took precautions" and discussed with Li Wenqing's uncle's family a long time ago to marry Li Wenqing's cousin Zhou Yumei to Li Wenqing.
At the age of 17, Li Wenqing married his cousin Zhou Yumei, although the wedding was a little simpler, but it could be regarded as a family. Li Wenqing and Zhou Yimei are newly married, like glue.
Coincidentally, not long after the two got married, it coincided with a great drought, and there was no harvest in the rocky slag field, so in order to make a living, Li Wenqing decided to go to a landlord's house in Gong'an County to work as a long-term worker, and Zhou Yimei also went to the house of Li Wenwu, the second young master of the landlord in the village, to work as a maid.
When Li Wenqing was free, he herded cattle, and when he was busy, he pulled the oxen to the field and ploughed the land. On this day, Li Wenqing, as usual, took out the landlord's ox, tied the cow to a crooked tree with a rope, and prepared to cut some grass for the cow to feed, but the old cow actually broke the rope like crazy and ran away.
Li Wenqing hurriedly went to find it, thinking: It's okay now, the landlord's cattle are gone. Fortunately, when it was dark, Li Wenqing found the mad cow in the east of the village. Li Wenqing slapped the body of the cow fiercely, and scolded: "You livestock, Lao Tzu is kind enough to mow the grass for you, and you still want to cause me to be scolded by the landlord's family!" So saying, he took the ox back.
Who knew that early the next morning, the landlord's handyman rushed into Li Wenqing's house and dragged out Li Wenqing, who was still asleep.
Before Li Wenqing could speak, the landlord came to preemptively, "Let you let a cow, you are good, you actually killed my cow, what do you say about this." Li Wenqing wanted to defend himself, but a person next to him opened his mouth: "It's you, I saw you whipping the cow with a whip last night!" ”
Li Wenqing is dumb and eats coptis, and he can't say what he suffers! The landlord asked Li Wenqing to take the money out, and Li Wenqing said: "No money!" The landlord squinted his eyes and said: "That's easy to do, if you don't have money, you will take your wages, I have never seen a scoundrel like you, killed my cattle, and you are so arrogant, hurry up and pack up your things and get out!" ”
The money was not earned, and he was swept out of the house, and Li Wenqing could only return to his own Li Jiahe in disgrace. Back in the village, Li Wenqing greeted the people in the village, who were all happily greeting each other on the surface, and as soon as Li Wenqing left, they began to talk in a whisper.
As soon as Li Wenqing arrived in the courtyard, he shouted inside: "Sister, your brother Qing is back!" There was only silence in response to Li Wenqing, and Li Wenqing shouted twice, but no one answered. Li Wenqing thought that Zhou Qimei might not have come back from work, so he went to Li Xuewu's house to take Zhou Qimei home, but as soon as the gatekeeper of Li Xuewu's house heard that he was looking for Zhou Qimei, he coaxed Li Wenqing away.
Li Wenqing kept shouting outside the door that no one opened the door, and there was no choice but to go home with his head down. As soon as he entered the house, Li Wenqing saw his father sitting on a wooden bench smoking his dry tobacco pouch, Li Wenqing just wanted to ask, but his father opened his mouth first: "Don't look for my sister, Sister Zhou was forcibly occupied by Li Xuewu." ”
After hearing the news, Li Wenqing was like five thunderbolts, and he was immediately furious, rushed to the stove and picked up a kitchen knife and wanted to go to Li Xuewu desperately, but was stopped by his father: "Don't be confused, our old Li family is just you, what do you want, how can you live?" ”
Li Wenqing threw the kitchen knife angrily, sat down on the ground, and asked, "What should I do, is it possible to give my sister to the bully like this?" The one-meter-eight man actually shed two tears.
Li Wenqing's father put up the cigarette stick, knocked the cigarette ash on the door bolt, thought for a while, and said: "You have a big idea, I'll go and ask him, you stay at home." With that, he went out with his cigarette pouch.
After a while, Li Wenqing's father came back, and Li Wenqing rushed to his father in a hurry and asked, "Dad, what's wrong, what do I say?" The old man said: "You say, let you take the money and beg the third young master's house, let him help him beg for a favor, maybe you can get my sister back." ”
The next day, Li Wenqing's father took Li Wenqing to the door of Third Young Master Li, and he was still carrying a gift bought with the gift money taken by the villagers when he got married.
Li Wenqing was reluctant to enter the door, so his father slapped Li Wenqing's head and asked, "At this time, don't make a mistake, don't you want it, mother-in-law?" Under the persuasion of his father, Li Wenqing still did so.
As soon as the third young master Li saw that it was Li Wenqing's father and son, he understood the intention of the two people, and before the two fathers entered the house, they were stopped by the subordinates of the third young master Li San's family, and the father and son of the Li family had to stand at the door.
Li Wenqing's father said: "Young Dongjia, you are kind-hearted, you must know the intention of my father and son, the old guy showed this old face today, and I want you to sell my face and ask for a favor for Brother Qing'er in front of your brother." ”
The owner, this is not for you to beg in vain, I brought you Lilly, even if you look at the friendship between the master and servant in the past, come out ......Before Li Wenqing's father's words were finished, Third Young Master Li came out, and Li Wenqing's father hurriedly stepped forward to deliver the gift to Third Young Master Li.
Originally, Li Wenqing's father saw that Li San Young Master accepted the gift and felt that there was something dramatic, but he didn't expect that in the next second, Li San Young Master threw the gift on the ground, and hit Li Wenqing's father's head a few times with a cigarette stick, and said disdainfully: "Old thing, your Li family's daughter-in-law can't stand it herself, and if you lose your daughter-in-law, you still rely on my second brother's head." Even if my second brother takes a fancy to it, it will be a blessing for your family. ”
Seeing that the third young master of the Li family humiliated his father like this, Li Wenqing clenched his fists and wanted to step forward and punch him hard, but he was crushed to death by his father, and Li Wenqing could only give up. Subsequently, the father and son were driven out by Third Young Master Li.
Li Wenqing's father dusted off the soil on his body and said to Li Wenqing, "What did you want to do just now?" The Li family has a big business, and there are many people, and we poor people can't fight! That's fate! ”
At night, Zhou Qimei's face, the humiliation she received during the day, and her father's words kept reappearing in Li Wenqing's mind, and Li Wenqing tossed and turned, and couldn't close his eyes all night. The next day, Li Wenqing had a bold idea: to become a soldier! Avenge!
Li Wenqing heard that Li Jiahe had brought a Red Army contingent and would pass through a neighboring village today. After Li Wenqing said goodbye to his old father at home, he hurried after the Red Army. Fortunately, in the end, Li Wenqing caught up. This is also the opening scene.
It was with such personal hatred that Li Wenqing began his revolutionary career!
In order to train soldiers as soon as possible, the New Fourth Army's daily training intensity and training difficulties were very great, and after joining the army, Li Wenqing was bent on taking revenge, and no matter how hard it was, Li Wenqing never complained. Li Wenqing is even more desperate when he fights, and if there is a bullet, he will rush to it.
With this ruthlessness, Li Wenqing was promoted from a fledgling recruit to squad leader and platoon leader all the way within a year.
In 1931, Li Wenqing's Red 3rd Army was once again transferred to the area of Songzi and Changyang, and Li Wenqing, who was already the platoon commander of the New Fourth Army at this time, thought: It's time to take revenge!
That night, Li Wenqing took a few of his soldiers and burned down the house of Li Xuewu's family while it was dark. It's a pity that Li Xuewu heard that Li Wenqing led the team back, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly went to his relative's house to hide. This fire did not teach Li Xuewu, who was robbing and doing a lot of evil, a lesson, but made him even worse.
Li Wenqing knew that he had violated discipline, and after returning to the army, he told his superiors everything that had happened, and asked his superiors to deal with it, and Li Wenqing was imprisoned for this reason.
The Li Wenqing incident also made the leaders of the New Fourth Army profoundly aware that the ideological education of the revolutionary contingent must not be left behind!
At that time, the instructor of the company taught Li Wenqing: "You said that you were oppressed by bullies and joined the army for revenge, if you look at which one of the recruits in this company has not been bullied by the squire bullies, you set fire to the enemy's house today to relieve your anger, but there are still many toiling people who are being oppressed and exploited like you in the past, and our Red Army is the same as hundreds of millions of toiling people, we are all proletariats." Only by picking up the barrel of a gun and making a revolution can we overthrow that evil and cannibalistic regime and free more people from suffering!
At this moment, Li Wenqing can truly understand: personal hatred actually stems from class hatred!
After Li Wenqing's unit left, Li Xuewu immediately launched his own revenge, he found someone to burn down the three adobe houses of Li Wenqing's family, and also drove Li Wenqing's parents out.
In 1931, Li Wenqing followed the Red 3rd Army to attack Zigui County, Li Wenqing's side was thrown by the enemy a cannonball, at that time, Li Wenqing was instantly lifted out of the position by the huge impact of the cannonball, Li Wenqing's abdomen was hit by shrapnel, his intestines were exposed, and blood was pouring out.
Li Wenqing had no first aid around him, so he could only find a small broken bowl and use it to cover his stomach and try to block the blood, but the blood kept gushing out, and it didn't take long for Li Wenqing to go into shock because of excessive blood loss.
The soldiers next to him thought that Li Wenqing had sacrificed, so they wanted to bury him on the spot, at this time, **happened to pass by, and he saw Li Wenqing's fingers trembling slightly, ** hurriedly said: "Still alive!" People are alive! Find a stretcher and take it to the medical office. ”
In this way, Li Wen liquidated and picked up a life. This should be the closest Li Wenqing has come to death.
Li Wenqing returned to the team again after two months of recuperation, and he knew that his life was saved. Since then, he has taken ** as an example and thought: One day, I will become a person like **!
Later, Li Wenqing was even more brave when he went into battle to kill the enemy, and he repeatedly made military exploits. After the start of the Red Army's Long March, Li Wenqing was appointed commander of the 5th Regiment of the 15th Division of the Red Second Army Corps.
In Waji Temple, the 19th Regiment of the Red 3rd Army fought with the Hubei warlord Xia Douyin for seven days and seven nights, Li Wenqing was unfortunately wounded again, his right eye was grazed by a flying bullet, Li Wenqing gritted his teeth and tore off a piece of cloth on his body, and covered the injured position, and then Li Wenqing continued to fight.
Finally the battle ended, ** led the Red 3rd Army into the battle with Liu Xiang's troops of the Sichuan Army, and in every subsequent battle, Li Wenqing could only aim and launch with his left eye, but Li Wenqing's combat effectiveness did not decline at all. The soldiers in the army all called Li Wenqing the "one-eyed regiment leader"!
The war was tight, Li Wenqing naturally did not take his right eye seriously, and after a long time, his right eye began to become inflamed, and he gradually became dizzy. **After knowing this, he resolutely ordered Li Wenqing to go to the Soviet Union**. However, the national anti-Japanese resistance is coming, and Li Wenqing is still stubborn and unwilling to go.
Later, his condition became more and more serious, and he was completely blind in his right eye, and he had no choice but to go to the military hospital for treatment. The doctor at the military hospital advised him to remove his right eyeball, and he was ruthless and said, "Take it off, listen to the doctor!" Hurry up and get the operation, I have to go back to the war! ”
When Li Wenqing returned from the military hospital, he completely lost his right eye. ** When the comrade saw him, he quipped: "Your head doesn't hurt now, but you have become a blind man!" Since then, "Li Blind" has been famous.
Of course, Li Wenqing has also made mistakes in the team, and twice he was so angry that he picked up a gun and pointed it at Li Wenqing's head, wanting to shoot this "Li Blind".
During the Red Army's Long March, Li Wenqing led the commander of the 15th Regiment of the 55th Division of the 2nd Red Army, and the team led by Li Wenqing at that time was originally more than 1,000 people, but only more than 400 people were left after walking through the grassland.
At this time, there was a gunshot not far away, Li Wenqing immediately sent someone to check, and the soldiers came to report, saying, "The cavalry in front is surrounded by enemy troops, regiment commander, what should we do, should we save it or not?" After hearing this, Li Wenqing slapped it over: "Rescue, it's all for the revolution, what are you?" Still want to be a deserter? Get up for me! Get ready for battle! ”
But their march was so slow that by the time they had passed, the cavalry platoon had been completely annihilated. This cavalry platoon is an elite unit trained by ** personally, invincible on the battlefield, and can be said to be the "façade" of the Red 3rd Regiment.
After knowing that his cavalry platoon was gone, he was heartbroken, and he heard that Li Wenqing was late for rescue at that time, and he was even more angry. At the cadre meeting, ** scolded Li Wenqing in front of all the regiment commanders and company commanders, Li Wenqing didn't dare to say a word, ** saw this and became even more angry, and said bluntly: "Pull it out and shoot it!" ”
At this time, *** hurriedly came out to persuade peace: "At that time, there were only a few hundred soldiers left in his hands, and the camels still had to eat grass, let alone people." didn't arrive at the rescue in time, and he can't be blamed for it! ”
With the peacemaker ***, Li Wenqing saved his life, but Li Wenqing's position as regiment commander was removed and he became a person who carried explosives bags on the front line.
In fact, most of the officers and men of the Red Army at that time were peasants and still retained the habits of the past. After the Red Army arrived in Yan'an, many soldiers entered Kang Da for ideological education, and Li Wenqing was among them.
It's just that Li Wenqing has never read a book or read a few words, so naturally he didn't listen to those boring theoretical classes, and he thought to himself at that time: "I just need to be able to fight a good battle." ”
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, there was a lack of command personnel on the front-line battlefield, and Li Wenqing was reappointed as the commander of the 120th Regiment of the 358th Brigade of the 715th Division. On the battlefield of resistance against Japan, Li Wenqing led his 715th Regiment soldiers to defeat the Japanese invaders.
When the soldiers counted the enemy's troops, Li Wenqing found a good pistol from the Japanese officer's body, and Li Wenqing thought to himself: This little Japanese devil is really ruining this gun with such a good gun.
Li Wenqing thought about it, and at the same time committed another ** disease. He secretly pinned the pistol to the waistband of his trousers, ready to take it for himself. But unfortunately, he happened to be arrested by the political commissar, and the two argued, Li Wenqing's temper was hot, and he immediately pulled out the gun and pointed it at the political commissar's head.
As soon as Li Wenqing's subordinates saw that the situation was not right, they hurried to the headquarters to find **, and when they heard that Li Wenqing was in trouble again, they hurriedly ran over.
Good guy, Li Wenqing was holding a gun against the head of the political commissar, ** was even more angry, he broke the gun in Li Wenqing's hand and pointed it at his head, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, you Li is blind, you dare to point a gun at the political commissar, you have the ability to point a gun at me!" Come on! ”
As soon as Li Wenqing saw that it was **, he immediately coaxed, and threw the pistol on the ground with a shake of his hand. **Seeing that Li Wenqing's temper softened, he shouted: "Come on, tie up this blind Li for me, pull him out, and kill him!" Killed! "Actually, I really want to shoot him, but now is a special period of rectification, and the top requires strict discipline within the party, even if he intends to protect him, he will inevitably be truthful!
Fortunately, at this time, someone came up to intercede for Li Wenqing, ** took advantage of the situation and said soft words, waved his hand, and said: "Since someone is pleading, then demote you to the battalion commander!" "In this incident, Li Wen's liquidation was a night back to before the liberation.
After that, Li Wenqing began to learn a lesson, restrained his temper, acted in a decent manner, and did not dare to do anything that violated discipline again. Later, Li Wenqing started as a battalion commander and worked his way up to the regiment commander, chief of staff of the Jinsui Military Region Division, chief of staff of the Northwest Field Army Column, deputy commander of the North Sichuan Military Region, and deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region.
In 1952, Li Wenqing, who was already the deputy commander of the military region at this time, had already let go of the hatred in his heart after fighting on the battlefield all the year round, and he remembered that he had been away from his hometown for 22 years, and his old father was still at home, so he wanted to go back to visit his relatives.
After simply packing his luggage, Li Wenqing embarked on the road back to his hometown. After 22 years of separation, returning to his hometown is already a matter of fact. Li Wenqing pushed open the door of his house, and unexpectedly, a woman in the family knelt on the ground, and when she looked at it, it was her ex-wife Zhou Yumei.
Zhou Yimei burst into tears and cried and said: "Brother Qing, oh, no, it's time to call the general, I know you complain about me, but I was also forced to be helpless at the beginning, the bully Li Xuewu heard that you came back, and he was so scared that he committed suicide, please let me go for the sake of the relationship between husband and wife in the past." ”
Li Wenqing looked at the wrinkles on his former wife's delicate face that had been worn out by the years, and at this moment, he was suddenly relieved
From a landlord's cattle herding baby to a Red Army soldier to a regiment commander, deputy commander of the military region, and founding major general, Li Wenqing's life can be described as an immortal legend. In that war-torn era, it was precisely because of such a flesh-and-blood person as Li Wenqing, who was happy to enmity and revenge, entered the ranks of the Red Army, that the Chinese revolution could usher in a brighter prospect!