**, is the well-known "reclamation of Nanniwan", "Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps" representative figures, in the revolutionary war period, he was brave and fearless, made immortal achievements, deeply respected and loved by the army.
One afternoon in 1991, ** was about to take a lunch break, when suddenly there was a quick knock on the door, and after the guard opened the door, a postman handed him a letter from Hubei.
* Suspiciously, he took the letter, thinking that he had been working in Xinjiang and that he had no friends or acquaintances in Hubei, so who would have sent this letter?
* When I opened the letter, the first thing I saw was: "Do you remember the 1,000 loads of life-saving food?" He quickly read the letter with a small number of words, and when he saw that the inscription was "Mahilian", his mind immediately returned to the past in the early days of the Liberation War.
Mahilian's *** in**? I need to speak to him immediately. After reading the letter, ** did not feel sleepy and could not wait to meet Mahilian.
With the emergence of the overall decline of the Japanese army in the Pacific Theater and the Chinese Theater after 1944, it is generally ** that in about a year, Japan will surrender unconditionally.
At that time, the contradiction between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party will become the main contradiction in China. In order to weaken the strength of our army, Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly secretly ordered local troops to create friction, resulting in personnel on both sides**.
In this context, ** learned a lesson from the "Southern Anhui Incident" and ordered ** to lead the 359 Brigade to Hubei to establish a new base area in November.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, although the Chongqing negotiations failed to resolve the core issues, the "Double Tenth Agreement" signed won us a short period of peace. But our troops are waiting for the rest of the day, and they understand that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party represent the interests of different classes, which makes it impossible to completely resolve the contradictions in the negotiations.
Soon, the United States adopted a policy of "supporting Chiang" against China, and Chiang Kai-shek's descendants were equipped with a large number of American-style **. In June 1946, Chiang Kai-shek fired the first shot of the civil war, sending a large number of troops to attack the liberated areas of the Central Plains.
Under the leadership of **, the 359 Brigade fought fiercely with the Kuomintang troops and paid a huge price. Although the fighting continued until the winter of 1946, the 359 Brigade remained trapped in the encirclement of the enemy.
What is a headache for ** is that the cold winter is coming, and the food reserves of the troops have been exhausted. After several months of fighting, there were a large number of wounded in the ranks, and if there was not enough food **, the Kuomintang army did not need to shoot at all, and the 359 Brigade would have starved to death in the deep mountains and old forests.
The 359 Brigade was the pioneer of the large-scale production movement in Yan'an, and they used their hoes to open up a self-sufficient life path for the Yan'an military and civilians. ** He also called on all officers and soldiers to carry forward the "Nanniwan Spirit" and look for all resources that can satisfy hunger in the deep mountains.
Winters in northern Hubei are cold and harsh, the mountains are covered with snow, and the whole world seems to fall silent, with only a few bare tree trunks swaying in the wind.
In order to ensure the survival of the troops, ** ordered the Minister of Logistics, Ma Xiliang, to get in touch with the local commissioner, Li Shi, to seek a solution to the problem.
Li Shi stopped Ma Xiliang and suggested that he ask the local landlord, the Liao family, if he was willing to borrow money. There's no guarantee they'll borrow it, but it's always a try. So, Li Shi led Ma Xiliang to the Liao family, and their family had amassed a lot of wealth through the salt mining business.
Li Shi and Ma Liangxi came to Liao's house, where Liao's father and son were working in the salt mine, and the home was presided over by Liao Youxiang's 90-year-old mother, Mrs. Mao. Mrs. Mao was warm and generous, opened the granary, and asked the servants to count out 1,000 stone of grain and give it to Li Shi.
Li Shi was moved, wrote an IOU, and said to Mrs. Mao: "Old lady, this batch of grain is temporarily counted as our borrowing from the Liao family, and when the revolution succeeds, it will be returned in full." ”
Mrs. Mao took the IOU and tore it to shreds: "This batch of grain is given to you by the Liao family, and your party does not need to repay it, but there is a condition, the whole country is liberated, and the old and young of the Liao family must be treated kindly." ”
Li Shi agreed: "The Liao family is the life-saving benefactor of the 359 Brigade, and the party and the people will always remember your kindness." Before leaving, Mrs. Mao also told the servants to kill a few pigs and sheep and send them to the 359 Brigade garrison together with 1,000 stone of grain.
This batch of grain from the Liao family is undoubtedly a relief for the 359 Brigade. At the end of August 1946, ** successfully led the troops to break through the Central Plains and returned to Yan'an, if there was no grain from the Liao family, the 359 Brigade would probably be difficult to see the dawn of the victory of the revolution.
As the years passed, Liao Youxiang decided to hand over the responsibility of the family business to his son Liao Fuchu. However, Liao Fuchu failed to successfully defend the family's foundation, not because of his lack of ability, but because of the influence of the social environment at that time.
During the War of Liberation, Chiang Kai-shek used inflation to squeeze the people of the whole country, so that Liao Fuchu saw that the wealth accumulated by his father's hard work was gradually shrinking, but he was helpless.
In order to suppress national enterprises and achieve market monopoly, Chiang Kai-shek did not hesitate to import materials from overseas, so that the living environment of national enterprises became increasingly bad, and many industries fell into the hands of the "four families".
However, Liao Fuchu adhered to the foundation that his father had exchanged for sweat, and repeatedly rejected the "Zhao'an" of the people, becoming a thorn in the eyes of the people. When the news that the Liao family had assisted the 359 Brigade reached the ears of the Kuomintang, they regarded the Liao family as a thorn in their side.
They confiscated a large amount of the Liao family's assets on the charge of "collaborating with the enemy", and Liao Fuchu was even imprisoned for this reason, and was not released until the liberation of the country.
After the toss of the national **, the Liao family fell into the middle of the road, and with the emergence of advanced salt mining technology, their old business was impacted.
Fortunately, the organization has not forgotten their kindness, our party has always regarded Liao Fuchu as an enlightened person, and invited him to participate in the local salt mine production conference many times, and he has been like a fish in water in the local area, and has been commended many times.
However, in 1951, Liao's fortunes took a turn. His past experience is the first to be the captain of the mine guards, which are actually similar to private security guards, mainly to protect the salt mine operations in troubled times.
After the Kuomintang decided to suppress the Liao family's industry, they incorporated the mine guard and incorporated it into the battle sequence of the Kuomintang army. Therefore, Liao Fuchu's experience after the founding of the People's Republic of China was affected.
In addition, Liao Fuchu's grandfather had a confrontation with the Red Army's Duan Dechang Division, which also complicated Liao Fuchu's background. Although he was the captain of the guard, he did not have any blood debt, but once saved the underground workers of our party.
In that turbulent era, Communist Party member Xu Difei was arrested by secret agents. If Liao Fuchu hadn't stepped forward and bribed the warden with a lot of money to rescue him, Xu Difei and the others might have fallen under the guns of the enemy.
However, when Liao was charged and taken to court, his arguments were weak in the face of strong charges.
Liao Fuchu was wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment, but his wife did not give up on him, but changed her name and surname, worked hard to raise his offspring, and visited him in prison from time to time.
Even after encountering grievances, Liao Fuchu always maintained a positive attitude in prison, accepted reform, and received several commutations of his sentence. After his release, he immediately bought a train ticket to Wuhan, hoping to be reunited with his wife and children as soon as possible.
However, his hukou is still in his hometown, so there will be a lot of inconvenience in living in Wuhan.
Because of the disgraceful history on the file, he was rejected when he planned to move his hukou to Wuhan. So Liao Fuchu embarked on the road of appeal, but because Li Shi, who could prove his innocence, had died, the progress was slow.
It wasn't until he saw an article in the magazine "I Raised Military Rations for the 359 Brigade" dictated by Li Shi and recorded by Ma Xiliang, which recorded in detail the generosity of the Liao family that year, and his hope was rekindled.
He got in touch with Ma Xiliang, a veteran of the 359 Brigade, in various ways, and detailed his experience in the letter. After learning of this situation, Ma Xiliang's heart was full of mixed feelings, he had been discharged from the army for many years and is now the editor of a magazine.
Although he has left the army for many years, he still deeply misses the days in the 359th Brigade of the old army and has a deep affection for the old unit. So, he immediately picked up the pen and wrote a letter to his old boss**.
In fact, Liao Fuchu's problem is the problem of the relationship between our 359th Brigade and the masses. The Liao family, who once gave generously to our brigade when it was in trouble, were later treated unjustly, and now they are unable to get the treatment they deserve through normal political and economic channels. As your old subordinate, it is my duty to report this situation to you, and I hope that the Liao family can get the treatment they deserve. ”
After Ma Xiliang hurriedly sent the letter, he immediately rushed to Liao Fuchu's residence. They met in a small alley in Hankow. Liao Fuchu in front of him, although his face looks old, his thin figure can't hide the elegant temperament he exudes.
Seeing Ma Xiliang, he felt sorry and took the initiative to step forward and shake his hand. Since the breakthrough of the Central Plains in 1946, the life-saving benefactor of the 359 Brigade has gradually faded out of people's sight.
When Ma Xiliang learned about Liao Fuchu's experience in the past few years, he said with tears in his eyes: "I'm sorry, brother, I'm late, I've made you suffer all these years." Liao Fuchu said that the Liao family reached out to help the 359 Brigade back then, which is what we should do, and there is no need to over-publicize, but he only has one request now, that is, he hopes that the organization can restore his reputation.
At the time of parting, Ma Xiliang left Liao Fuchu 100 yuan, which was enough for the family to live for a month in those days, but Liao Fuchu resolutely refused. However, Ma Xiliang insisted: "When the 359th Brigade was in a difficult period, your Liao family gave generously, and now that you are in difficulty, as a veteran of the 359th Brigade, you should give you help." ”
Soon after Ma Xiliang and Liao Fuchu separated, ** saw this letter, as the commander of the 359 Brigade, he remembered the 1,000 stone grain of that year vividly and was deeply moved.
*Immediately pick up**, contact the local**, and ask them to verify Liao Fuchu's case again and report the results to him. ** Acted quickly, through interviews and investigations, and finally concluded that the verdict against Liao Fuchu that year was wrong.
* personally approved the investigation report and demanded that the local ** immediately restore Liao Fuchu's reputation. After 40 years of grievances, in October 1991, Liao Fuchu finally waited for the court's verdict, revoked the previous erroneous verdict, acquitted him, and paid compensation.
It thrilled him. Soon after, Liao moved his hukou to Wuhan to reunite with his family. Mahilian came to congratulate him again, and the two chatted over a drink, reminiscing about the past.
When Liao Fuchu was wronged, he chose to face it calmly and actively reformed it, and his spirit left a deep impression on us. In the end, the party and the people did not forget his contributions to the revolution and gave him the compensation and treatment he deserved, so that he could enjoy his old age in peace.
Liao Fuchu firmly said that the story of the Red Army and the Liao family proves that the people are the source of strength for the army, and only by relying on the people can the army move towards victory. At the same time, the military will actively give back and protect the people, so that people can live and work in peace and contentment.
This kind of story of the military and civilian love should be passed on, so that future generations can understand the struggle of our army and deeply realize that today's happiness is not easy to come by.