In 1980, China ended its 10-year turbulent years and officially entered a new cycle of development. All social order has returned to normal, and many of those who had been overthrown have regained their freedom and returned to their new jobs.
In Beijing this year, General ***, one of the top ten marshals of the founding of the People's Republic of China, was admitted to the hospital due to illness, and many old colleagues and comrades-in-arms came to visit the hospital and cared about Xu Lao's condition.
One day,'s secretary reported that his old subordinate Zheng Weishan called ** and said that he wanted to come to the hospital to see Xu Shuai. **When he heard this, his face immediately became solemn, and he said to the secretary: "No, how can I have the face to see him now!" ”
Of course, the secretary understood what the marshal meant by these angry words, and turned around and went back to Zheng WeishanSo why did Marshal *** resolutely not see Zheng Weishan? Who is Zheng Weishan?
1. Zheng Weishan: The children in Dabie Mountain are bold, and the cattle herding baby has become a fierce general on the battlefield
Zheng Weishan was born in a poor family in Henan, his father was the leader of the village Soviet, and was influenced by his father's patriotic ideas since he was a child, and at the age of 12 he joined the Boy Scout Group to serve in the secret work of our party, and often helped deliver letters.
When Zheng Weishan was 13 years old, the enemy's "clean-up" operation raged in the village and saw his father and uncle die under the enemy's swords and guns. This is known as the "White Terror".
At this time, Zheng Weishan, who was already deeply influenced by our party's culture, did not hesitate to join the Red Army and vowed to avenge his relatives.
In 1930, Zheng Weishan officially joined the party organization and was incorporated into the first division of the First Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
Later, Zheng Weishan recalled the situation when he first joined the Red Army, saying that he was a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigersHe proudly said, "I have nothing but the bold, and I will kill one enemy when they come." ”
In 1933, Zheng Weishan, who was less than 20 years old, was promoted to chief of staff of the 27th Division of the Red Ninth Army. This is also inseparable from Marshal ***'s training of him since he was a child, and the two were also teachers and friends during those difficult years.
Don't look at Zheng Weishan, who does a lot of civilian work, but he is definitely a fierce general on the battlefield. In a night attack on the enemy, he led his soldiers to successfully capture more than 300 enemies, and his comrades praised him for his "courage" at this time.
Later, Tan Weishan led the 89th Division of the 30th Army and successfully annihilated 14,000 enemies in the battle of Yellow Cat Dumb, and in the night attack on Erlang, he led his troops to annihilate the Sichuan warlord "Wang Laohu Brigade".
After returning triumphantly from many battles, Tan Weishan is the best at sneaking up on the enemy at night, and he can be annihilated in one fell swoop. His comrades-in-arms summed up his fighting style for him: approaching the enemy at close range, launching a fierce offensive quickly, and annihilating the enemy quickly and accurately.
2. He was injured and fell into a coma during the western expedition, but was fortunately rescued by the villagers
A general who has not experienced defeat is not a good general, and he stands up when he falls.
For Zheng Weishan, this experience is unforgettable for his life. The first time he tried to eat the taste of defeat, he almost died, and finally returned to Yan'an after a long journey.
In 1936, Zheng Weishan was appointed chief of staff of the main force of the 88th Division of the Red Fourth Front Army and led the army to the west. In the battles of Shilipu and Yongchang, the Western Route Army suffered very heavy losses.
He received an order from above, asking him to lead his troops to break through the siege in an all-round way, make full use of his close, fast, fierce, and ruthless fighting style to fight in the Hexi Corridor, desperately trying his best to block the attack of the northwest warlord Ma Jiajun, and make a bloody way out for the large army.
No matter how dangerous and dangerous the front is, and how arduous the task is, Zheng Weishan is always at the forefront. Although Zheng Weishan took the lead, he was finally defeated by the enemy, and he was also seriously injured and even unconscious.
Fortunately, Zheng Weishan had a big life, and in the small village near the war, he was rescued by several young villagers in time, and escaped the search and arrest of Ma Jiajun to survive.
The troops led by Zheng Weishan had been completely dispersed, and he had lost contact with his comrades, leaving him alone. This grief made him feel courageous, and this battle made him feel indissolent.
During the battle, he watched his comrades fall one by one and die heroically, and he was deeply saddened by this. He knew that as long as he didn't fall, he still had a chance, and he mustered up the courage to make an important decision.
He decided to walk thousands of miles from the Qinghai-Tibet border back to Yan'an, and he had no way to beg without food, and he constantly told himself that only by returning to Yan'an, he could avenge the comrades who died in this battle, and since then he has formed a knot in his heart for the Ma family.
Third, if there is revenge, he will not revenge the non-gentleman, Zheng Weishan will fight the Ma family army again
In 1948, Zheng Weishan finally waited for the opportunity to avenge the soldiers who died on the way to the west. In the last battle to liberate the northwest, Zheng Weishan took the initiative to enter the battle.
He knew that the battle in this battle was the Ma Jiajun on the way to the west, and this enemy army had always been extremely powerful, and directly shouted to our commander-in-chief, Commander Peng, and said nonsense: "Let Commander Peng fall under the city of Lanzhou." ”
Zheng Weishan thinks that this is really ridiculous, after 12 years, it remains to be seen who will die today. Under the careful deployment of Commander Peng, Zheng Nanshan led the 63rd Army to successfully take the hard bone of Doujiashan after a fierce battle.
Zheng Weishan's victory completely opened the east gate for the liberation of Lanzhou. At this time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and rode around the city of Lanzhou.
He came to a hill, took off his hat and headed in the direction of the Hexi Corridor, bowed deeply three times, and muttered to himself: "I, Zheng Weishan, have come back to avenge you, comrades rest in peace!" ”
Brave but Zheng Weishan, affectionate but Zheng Weishan. On the fall on the back of the day, he did. The promise that has been buried in his heart for 12 years, he has also delivered.
4. After liberation, Zheng Weishan was awarded the rank of "Founding Lieutenant General" and continued to contribute to the stability of the country
In 1966, Zheng Weishan was transferred to Mr. Enlai's security team, where he was highly praised by Mr. Enlai for his dedication and meticulous arrangements to protect the safety of leaders and the masses in major events many times.
In 1967, Zheng Weishan served as the commander of the Beijing Military Region, as an important military leader of the defense, he always adhered to the original intention, strictly guarded and contributed to the defense of the capital and national stability.
In 1968, the suburbs of Mancheng County, Baoding, discovered the ancient tomb of King Zhongshan, the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty in the Western Han Dynasty, which is said to contain thousands of cultural relics.
Mr. Enlai was very worried about the destruction of the cultural relics, so he ordered Zheng Weishan to protect the cultural relics. Zheng Weishan came to the site and immediately formulated protection measures for the archaeological site. The smooth excavation of the Zhongshan tomb is inseparable from Zheng Weishan's careful arrangement.
Nearly 3,000 pieces of cultural relics excavated in the tomb have not been lost or damaged, especially the priceless golden jade clothes and Changxin Palace lamps, these precious cultural relics have far-reaching archaeological significance, if they are damaged, the loss will be incalculable.
Because of Zheng Weishan's meritorious service in protecting cultural relics, he was highly appreciated by Mr. Enlai. But in that turbulent era, there was merit, and although Zheng Weishan waged an indomitable struggle with them, he did not escape the fate of being framed in the end.
In 1971, a founding lieutenant general who had made great achievements in war was actually sent to work on a farm in Anhui, but from now on, he was to participate in labor reform, but in fact he was in solitary confinement, and he went for 8 years, and did not return to Beijing until 1979 under the care of the party organization.
Fifth, Zheng Weishan returned to Beijing from the Anhui farm and wrote a letter to the old leader to ask for help
Zheng Weishan was sent to work in the countryside for eight years on a farm in Anhui Province and was 65 years old when he returned to Beijing. His organizational ties have been buried for 8 years, and if no one has reached out to him to arrange a job for him, he will be unemployed.
In such a situation, the life of the whole family is a problem. In Beijing, I don't even have a place to live, so I can only live in a guest house. At this time he thought of his old leader, Marshal ***. So he wrote a letter to Mr. Xu and asked him for help.
After seeing the letter, the old chief hurriedly reported to his superiors about Zheng Weishan's current situation: "Comrade Zheng Weishan is a time-tested soldier of our party, he has made great contributions, and now he is living in difficulty, and he asks the organization to help him tide over the difficulties. ”
**Although the marshal was in an important position at that time, his request was not replied to for a long time, so the old man was very angry and personally called ** again to urge him to handle it.
Xu Shi repeatedly emphasized that Tan Weishan was the founding lieutenant general and the former commander of the Beijing army, and his current life difficulties are imminent, why can't he solve them for a long time?
The reply he got was: "Old Xu, don't be angry, Zheng Weishan's situation is quite special, and it is difficult to deal with his problem, and you need to wait for a while." ”
He hadn't helped his old subordinate Zheng Weishan solve the problem, and he felt guilty. It was at this time that ** received the news that Tan Weishan was coming to visit him in the hospital, so he said angrily: "I don't have the face to see him." ”
** has always taken Zheng Weishan's affairs to heart, and he can't bear to see his old subordinates, the dignified founding lieutenant general has now ended up like this, and he constantly urged the staff to solve the difficulties in Comrade Zheng Weishan's life, and finally implemented it.
Zheng Weishan knew that it was not a matter of time to solve his difficulties, and when he learned that the old chief was so worried about his own affairs, he was grateful for a moment and was speechless.
So he wrote a letter to the old chief again, expressing his heartfelt thanks and hoping to have the opportunity to visit Marshal ***.
Sixth, Zheng Weishan came to thank him for his help
** Wrote letters to the Ministry of General Affairs again and again, asking for instructions to help solve Tan Weishan's difficulties in life, which made Tan Weishan very moved, although Xu Lao refused him to visit the hospital before, he still decided to personally come to thank the old chief.
Zheng Weishan came to ***'s house, and this time Xu Shuai warmly received him. From the relationship between superiors and subordinates in the 30s to today's two people with gray temples, Zheng Weishan was so excited that he couldn't speak for a while, and he couldn't help but cry.
What a pure comrade-in-arms relationship this is, and it is also a gathering of feelings between the two who are also teachers and friends, after half a century of vicissitudes, the two can get together again, which is a happy thing.
**Comfort Zheng Weishan: "That era was so hard, we all suffered it, now this grievance is nothing, and it will get better in the future." ”
Zheng Weishan wiped away his tears with relief, he knew that Xu Lao was the same as him, he was still as strong as he was back then, he was never afraid in the face of difficulties, and he swallowed it no matter how hard he chewed it in the days.
The two talked together for a long time, and they remembered bittersweet. They talked about many things that happened in those difficult years in the past, and when they talked about it, they joked at themselves, as if they had returned to the era when they were in high spirits.
In 1982, Zheng Weishan, with the help of the old leaders led by ***, returned to the army, and at the age of 67, he once again advanced to the northwest and served as the commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.
Zheng Weishan once again returned to his familiar post, continued his mission of defending the country, and made great contributions to the national defense construction of the northwest. In May 2000, Zheng Weishan died in Beijing at the age of 85.