The comradeship is deep, and General Han Wei exchanged his life for it
Lieutenant General Han Wei's military career was full of hardships and sacrifices. Although his health was not as good as before, he knew that his time was short. For Han Wei, there are no regrets in life, the only thing that he can't let go of is those comrades-in-arms who once fought side by side with him.
Every time he closed his eyes, he could see their vivid faces and hear their calls. Although these voices were far away, Han Wei always missed those comrades-in-arms in his heart and felt very lonely.
Han Wei's son came to visit him, and the two reminisced about their revolutionary experiences in the past. Especially when mentioning the Battle of Xiangjiang, Han Wei couldn't control his tears, and his heart returned to those unforgettable days again.
Han Wei's last wish was to be able to be with his comrades after his death. He knew that this was his only consolation. His story makes us cherish the peaceful life we live more now and respect the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country.
In the Battle of Xiangjiang, all the children of western Fujian I brought out were sacrificed, and I am sorry for their ...... and their relativesI, the general, were bought with their blood. I cannot be with them while I live, but I must be with them when I die, so that my heart may be at peace. ”
In this chat, Han Wei's tone was very different from before, and the son knew that this was his father's last wish, so he kept it in mind. On April 8, 1992, General Han Wei died at the age of 86.
Under his father's instructions, the son reluctantly handled the funeral for him. In August, in accordance with his father's wishes, the son, together with his relatives, sent Han Wei's ashes to the Fujian Minxi Revolutionary Cemetery, where he was buried with his comrades-in-arms.
Han Wei was born on February 10, 1906 in Liangfangwan, Huangpi, Hubei.
General Han Wei threw himself into the revolution at a young age, and was appreciated by the CCP leaders for his outstanding performance and firm will in the Anyuan Road miners' strike. He joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League as a party traffic officer, delivering letters between Anyuan and Changsha for Jiang Xianyun, Li Lisan and others.
In 1926, Han Wei became a member of the Communist Party of China, and the following year he joined the Anyuan Road Miners' Volunteer Corps. In the Autumn Harvest Uprising on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, he was personally led by *** and witnessed the historic Sanwan adaptation.
After the reorganization of Sanwan, Han Wei was appointed as the platoon commander of the 2nd platoon of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment. When Han Wei said goodbye to ***, the chairman encouraged him and presented him with a notebook with the words "perseverance is victory", hoping that he would protect himself and perform well in the army.
In 1929, when the Kuomintang Liu Shiyi attacked, he decided to form a mixed brigade of the former committee, appointed *** as the captain and political commissar, and Han Wei as the deputy captain and guard platoon commander.
As long as you can charge ahead and enjoy the back, you won't have to worry about defeating the enemy! Han Wei's performance was highly praised, and he became a "soldier leader" in the team.
Han Wei, a native of Hubei, under the care of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army, successively served as the captain of the 3rd Column Teaching Brigade of the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army, the captain of the 11th Brigade of the 4th Detachment of the 2nd Column of the 21st Column, the leader of the 5th Detachment of the 2nd Column of the Red 21st Army, the head of the 1st Independent Regiment of the Fujian Military Region, the commander of the 8th Independent Division, and the chief of staff of the Military Region.
In the spring of 1933, Han Wei was appointed as the commander of the 100th Regiment of the 34th Red Division, and the regiment had more than 1,400 people in three battalions, most of whom were children of western Fujian.
Under his leadership, the 100th Regiment fought many big battles and was praised by ***.
In October 1934, the young *** led the **Red Army to begin the arduous Long March. During the Long March, the Red 34th Division served as the general rearguard of the whole army.
Under the leadership of Han Wei, the 100th Regiment, with all the commanders and fighters of the western Fujian soldiers as the main body, left Yudu River in Jiangxi Province and embarked on the journey of the Long March. With their heroic and tenacious combat style, they fought with the enemy who was trailing, successfully delayed the enemy's advance, and won precious time for the Central Revolutionary Military Commission and the main Red Army.
In mid-November, the Red Army broke through the third blockade line of the Kuomintang army and came to the east bank of the Xiang River. In order to annihilate the Red Army in one fell swoop, Chiang Kai-shek and He Jian invested 16 divisions on both sides of the Xiangjiang River nearly 150 kilometers between Lingling and Xing'an, ordered the Kuomintang army to build many pillboxes, and deployed a large number of troops in an attempt to stop the Red Army on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River.
In addition, Chiang Kai-shek also mobilized the troops of Wang Jialie in Guizhou to intercept the Red Army on the Hunan and Guizhou borders. In the face of such a grim situation, Bogu, the leader of the Communist Party of China and the Revolutionary Military Committee, and Li De, a military adviser sent by the Comintern, passively avoided the war and only knew how to escape, giving Chiang Kai-shek the opportunity to eliminate the Red Army.
At this time, under the leadership of Han Wei, the soldiers of western Fujian continued to insist on fighting, showing a heroic and tenacious combat style. Their heroic performance enabled the Red Army to successfully break through the enemy's blockade and continue to move forward in the Battle of Xiangjiang.
Chiang Kai-shek's old photo: In order to rendezvous with the Red 2nd and Red 6th Army Corps in Xiangxi as soon as possible, Bogu and Li De formulated a plan to advance in two ways. The Red 1st and Red 9th Army Corps were the left columns, advancing through Umeda to Linwu and Blue Mountain; The 1st and 2nd columns of the Military Commission and the 5th Army Corps of the Red Army were the ** columns, which followed up.
In order to rush across the Xiangjiang River and advance to the western extension area of the Hunan-Guizhou border, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission decided to deploy the Red Army in four columns from Quanzhou and Xing'an. In accordance with the order of **, the troops quickly deployed.
The Red 5th Army held the areas of Jiangjialing, Yong'an Pass, and Leikou Pass, delaying the pursuing Kuomintang army and covering the follow-up troops. Chen Shuxiang, commander of the 34th Division of the Red Army, led all the personnel to defend the Wenshi and waterwheel areas of Guanyang, Guangxi, as the rear guard of the Red Army, they understood the necessity and durability of this blocking war, and in order to buy time for the Red Army to cross the river, they must be nailed to the position, and they must not let the enemy take a step forward.
In the face of the enemy's frantic attack, the soldiers of the Red 34th Division went forward one after another without flinching. They fought for three days and three nights, not only to save their lives, but also because of the belief in victory in their hearts.
When the Red Army all crossed the river, it was surrounded by Kuomintang troops. Of the more than 1,400 people led by Han Wei, only more than 300 people remained, and the other two regiments were not in good condition.
However, Han Wei proposed that the sequence of his regiment was at the head of the whole division, so their regiment stayed behind to cover and let the division commander Chen Shuxiang break through with the other two regiments. Chen Shuxiang immediately agreed to his suggestion and commanded the whole division to break out in two ways.
Han Wei led the rest of the 100th Regiment to move in the direction of Liu Muqing after covering the breakthrough of the division headquarters; The other 700 people, under the leadership of division commander Chen Shuxiang, broke through to southern Hunan.
Although Han Wei had anticipated the tragedy of this war, he did not expect that this would be a farewell between him and his division commander Chen Shuxiang.
In the process of breaking through, General Chen Shuxiang's troops continued to engage in fierce battles with the enemy, and the troops suffered heavy losses. After entering the territory of Hunan, Chen Shuxiang and more than 200 more soldiers were attacked by the enemy, Chen Shuxiang was seriously wounded in the abdomen in the fierce battle, but he still lay on a stretcher and continued to command the battle, and finally was outnumbered and surrounded by the enemy in Dao County.
When the enemy was not paying attention, he grabbed the intestines that fell out with his hands, pulled them alive, and died a heroic death at the age of 29. His heroic performance demonstrated the fearless spirit and revolutionary spirit of the Communist Party members, which was admirable.
After Chen Shuxiang died, Han Wei led more than 300 soldiers into 3 companies, made clear to the soldiers the severity of the war, and asked the soldiers to be ready to break through at night.
Under the cover of night, they managed to get out of contact with the enemy. However, before he could go far, he was chased by more than 1,000 enemies. Han Wei held a pistol and commanded the soldiers to retreat while fighting the enemy.
The enemy clung to it like a dogskin plaster, and a fierce battle soon ensued.
In the fierce battle, the fighters ran out of bullets, so they had to pick up their bayonets and continue to fight with the enemy. In the blink of an eye, Han Wei's side has plummeted from more than 300 people at the beginning to only more than 30 people.
In the night, Han Wei couldn't tell the direction, only knew that there were enemies on all sides. Under such circumstances, Han Wei realized that more than 30 people gathered together were likely to be wiped out by the enemy, so he ordered his subordinates to disperse and break through, hoping that at least one or two people could rush out and return to the **Red Army to report the news.
After a hard breakout, Han Wei managed to escape and threw off the enemy behind him, but there were only two people left by his side. The three of them had less than 5 rounds in total, and their physical strength and spirit had reached their limit, their stomachs were rumbling with hunger, their lips were chapped, and there was no moisture at all.
But they did not dare to stop and rest, and staggered forward, and as they walked, they collapsed, and could no longer stand up, so they could only crawl forward step by step. They finally climbed to a house at the foot of the mountain.
Luckily, there was an old man in the house. When the old man heard the movement, he walked out of the yard and saw the three of them, so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and he looked embarrassed. Judging by their clothing and condition, the old man recognized them as Red Army soldiers who had escaped from the enemy's siege, and immediately helped them into the house and cooked them only a small amount of pumpkin soup and sweet potatoes.
In order to avoid being hunted by the Kuomintang army, the old man scattered Han Wei and his companions in the mountains and forests behind the house to let them recover their strength. Fortunately, the enemy did not come to search that night, and Han Wei spent a peaceful night, and his strength gradually recovered.
After dawn, Han Wei woke up and began to search for his two companions. However, they were not found in the place where they were placed, so Han Wei had to return to the old uncle's house and leave his cowhide satchel as a souvenir.
Then, Han Wei said goodbye to his uncle and embarked on the road to find the troops. For the next two months, Han Wei searched for troops, but never found them. In the end, he could only come to Wuchang, temporarily live at his brother's house, and wait for the opportunity to continue the search.
However, just three days after staying, Han Wei was betrayed by his revolutionary comrades-in-arms and imprisoned. In prison, Han Wei always kept in mind the words of *** and firmly believed that the revolution would be victorious.
During this time, the enemy tortured Han Wei, but did not get any useful information from his mouth. In 1937, the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated again.
Subsequently, a group of political prisoners were released, and Han Wei was among them. According to the Kuomintang's policy of "sending Red Army soldiers to Yan'an and Red Army cadres to Nanjing", Han Wei was sent to Yan'an because he did not reveal the identity of the Red Army cadres.
Knowing that Han Wei had returned to Yan'an, ** was very happy, he was very eager to meet Han Wei, but he understood that Han Wei might have concerns, so he decided to give Han Wei some time and let him come to see him by himself.
Han Wei did not come immediately, but participated in the study in the Fourth Brigade of the Anti-Japanese University. Half a year later, after Kang Da finished making a report, he took the initiative to ask Liu Yalou to call Han Wei, and the two met again.
After seeing Han Wei, Liu Yalou said: "Comrade Han Wei, ** is waiting for you in the office, you should hurry over!" After receiving the notice, Han Wei came to the chairman's office with apprehension.
The chairman looked at Han Wei carefully and kindly asked him how he was doing. Hearing the chairman's words, Han Wei's heart relaxed a lot and laughed. The chairman asked him why he hadn't shaved for a while, and Han Wei replied that he would shave when he went back.
The chairman then said: "Comrade Han Wei, I know your situation, it's very good! Why didn't you come to Yan'an for half a year and didn't come to see me? Han Wei said nervously: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid of ......."I am afraid that the chairman will be too busy and that it will affect the work of the chairman. ”
Han Wei and his wife Ma Bingru confided their inner concerns to ***, and encouraged them to throw away their burdens and meet the new struggle with his unique personality charm. Han Wei said that his ideological baggage was too heavy, and he always felt that he had not done a good job in the Xiangjiang operation, and he was imprisoned by the Kuomintang again.
General Xu Shiyou once said that ** is the most confidant, and he knows us cadres best, especially the pain and pain in our hearts. Han Wei thought that *** saw through his concerns at a glance.
** Treat the wounds of the generals, never pierce, but gently caress the wounds of the generals and comfort their wounded hearts. It is precisely this kind of leadership charm that has attracted many outstanding generals to surround the Kuomintang reactionaries with a fearless spirit of sacrifice and establish a new China in which the people are the masters of the country.
For Han Wei, the battle of Xiangjiang was an eternal pain in his heart, and this ideological burden weighed him down. If it weren't for ***'s encouragement and enlightenment, he might never have been able to come out.
In the War of Resistance Against Japan, Han Wei was inspired by the best, he overcame his inner fear, re-established his confidence in the victory of the War of Resistance, and led the troops to many victories in the later War of Resistance against Japan and the War of Liberation.
It was his heroic performance, together with his comrades-in-arms, that established the great People's Republic of China. ** Very proud and proud to say that Han Wei is his guard platoon leader.
Han Wei, a heroic soldier in the Xiangjiang Campaign, was proposed by *** to be responsible for the National Day military parade training. On October 1, 1949, Han Wei accompanied the national leaders to inspect the troops and stood on the tower of Tiananmen Square.
In 1955, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) implemented a military rank system, and Han Wei was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, although some believe that his rank should be rated as a major general. However, ** firmly believes that Han Wei should be awarded the rank of lieutenant general, this lieutenant general not only belongs to him personally, but also for the 6,000 martyrs of western Fujian who died in the 34th Division of Daihong, and it is a military merit medal forged by them with blood.
**'s words are a recognition and praise for all the soldiers of the Red 34th Division, hearing these words, Han Wei shed tears of emotion, these tears are not only his, but also all the soldiers of the Red 34th Division.
These deeds reflect the weight of the soldiers of western Fujian in Han Wei's heart.
In Lieutenant General Han Wei's family**, what we see is his deep attachment to his family. However, his last words were deeply shocking: "In the Battle of Xiangjiang, all the children of western Fujian led by me died, and I am sorry for them and their relatives ......."I, the general, were bought with their blood.
I cannot be with them while I live, but I must be with them when I die, so that my heart may be at peace. Such last words demonstrate the firm belief of the Communist Party of China in leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country to achieve revolutionary victory!
In order to fulfill his father's last wish, the son of General Han Wei, after retiring, embarked on a difficult journey to find the names of the heroes of the Red 34th Division. Thanks to his efforts, he finally found the names of 1,040 heroes, whose names stood on the slopes of the Xiangjiang River together with the wordless monument to show his admiration and remembrance of them.