The old man in the countryside cried that I carried the cultural relics back
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Thank you for your support! In museums, we often see many precious exhibits, but please note that most of the exhibits are forbidden to touch.
Please respect history and protect cultural relics. At the Revolutionary Military Museum in Beijing, an old man became interested in a generator during the Long March and couldn't help but touch it.
The administrator promptly reminded the old man that this generator has a high historical value and cannot be touched casually. When the old man heard this, his eyes were full of tears, and he looked a little unconvinced. Is this old man's behavior too poor, relying on the old and selling the old, or is there another reason?
Does he have a special background, and why did he have a soft spot for this generator? The story behind it is touching and worth our visit.
Xie Baojin: The legendary story of an old Red Army Xie Baojin, an old Red Army who once participated in the arduous Long March, his deeds have always been talked about. We know that the state attaches great importance to the treatment of the old Red Army, and many years ago many Red Army soldiers were given iron jobs.
It stands to reason that a person like Xie Baojin, who has made great contributions to the motherland, should be able to work in the first unit and enjoy excellent treatment. However, his choice is puzzling, he did not choose a job with more money and less work and high status, but chosen.
Although Xie Baojin was arranged to work in **, he chose to give up and returned to his hometown to engage in scrap products**. His villagers were full of respect for him and even appointed him deputy director of the supply and marketing cooperative, but he still insisted on his part-time job.
Although many people did not understand his choice, including his wife, it seemed unseemly that he should stay in Beijing with an iron rice bowl instead of collecting waste every day.
However, deep down, he may have a deep attachment to his hometown and the cause he loves.
Although Xie Baojin was injured in the Liberation War and contracted tuberculosis, he still adhered to his revolutionary ideas. Although his family and villagers only knew that he once had an iron rice bowl, they did not know the importance of this job.
In fact, Xie Baojin was arranged to work in the Beijing General Staff, but he believed that his physical condition no longer allowed him to continue to work in this important position, which was a waste of his ability and responsibility.
For the sake of the interests of the party and the people, Xie Baojin decided to give up this job. His deeds have demonstrated his loyalty to the party and his sense of responsibility to the people, and he is worthy of our respect and learning.
At that time, the members of the organization regretted Xie Jinbao's choice and asked him for his opinion many times, but he still insisted on his decision, returned to his hometown, and continued to live a full and busy life.
As a person loyal to the party, Xie Jinbao obviously has noble qualities and moral character. So, why did he touch those precious revolutionary relics?
The miracle created by Xie Baojin during the Long March shocked the museum staff. When they asked Xie Baojin about the generator, his eyes moistened and he became emotional, and he said: "This is the generator I have been carrying on my back during the Long March, and it is as important to me as my own son, so I can't touch it now." ”
Xie Baojin was an ordinary miner, but after being exposed to revolutionary ideas, he did not hesitate to join the revolutionary ranks. Xie Baojin recalled those arduous revolutionary years, saying that although the work was full of dangers, with his height of 1.9 meters and strong body, he could easily carry 300 pounds of goods.
Originally, he was looking forward to swaying his blood on the front line and showing his true colors as a man. However, the needs of the revolution led him to enter the intelligence service, operating a hand-cranked generator. Although the content of the work was far from his original dream, he knew that he was able to join the revolutionary ranks thanks to his excellent physique.
He is eager to use his efforts to make people like him live a happy life. During the Red Army's Long March, the pride and ambition in his heart still burned endlessly, just because he knew that although the road ahead was tortuous, as long as they were united, they would surely usher in light.
Xie Baojin believes that his huge body should not be wasted on the battlefield, but the leader solemnly tells him: Don't underestimate your work, although your work does not seem to directly fight the enemy, but in fact you are facing an invisible enemy.
Generators need to be constantly running so that we can have electricity, and with electricity we can send telegrams and keep in touch with friendly forces, so that we can develop better tactics and provide support more quickly.
It is precisely because of you, comrades who participated in the work of hand-cranked generators, that the orders of ** and the field command can be successfully conveyed!
The work of the hand-cranked generator is not simple, the generator and transmitter of those days were rough and required considerable force to shake, and once started, it had to continue to shake until the end of the mission.
It just so happens that Xie Baojin is a strong man and can easily meet this challenge. During the Long March, the entire team had only one generator and transmitter, and the hope that the whole team would have interconnectedness.
As a result, Xie Baojin took on the task of using and transporting the generator.
Xie Baojin, a person who makes a living from a hand-cranked engine, weighs 136 pounds of the generator in his hand, and when it is not raining, he will use a rope to tie himself and the generator tightly together, just like carrying an adult male on his back, walking the entire Long March.
When it was time to use the generator, he would find a flat place to lay it down and start shaking it vigorously. If it rains, he also needs to cover the surface of the generator with a rainproof cloth, although this cloth weighs several pounds, he never complains, and always maintains a firm belief and great determination.
His story tells us that as long as we have perseverance, we can bear the heavy burden and complete the difficult road.
In order to ensure the safety of the operation of the generator, the superior leaders organized a special team of 128 people to be responsible for the protection of the generator. The road of the Long March was rugged and the terrain was complicated, and Xie Jinbao carried a heavy generator on his back and climbed over the snow-capped mountains with difficulty.
Many soldiers wore ordinary equipment and felt deeply dangerous during the walk, not to mention Xie Jinbao, who was carrying heavy equipment. In many narrow places, for the safety of the generator, Xie Baojin needs to lift the generator above his head and move forward carefully, his arm bears tremendous force, which can be imagined.
Sometimes, Xie Baojin also tries to make it easier for himself. For example, when passing through a flat meadow, he and his comrades would cut down a lot of bamboo, make a bamboo raft, and tie a generator to the bamboo raft.
There was also a rope in front of the bamboo raft, tied around his waist. As he walked, the slippery grass and the strength of his own forward walk allowed the bamboo raft with the engine to slide forward.
Many people asked Xie Baojin if it was hard, and he always smiled and replied no, but he actually had other troubles in his heart.
The journey of the Long March was difficult and dangerous, in addition to the harsh natural environment, there was also the frenzied bombing of enemy aircraft. As an experienced veteran, Xie Baojin is carrying a generator and is fully protected by his teammates, and he can always find a place to hide at the first time.
However, he watched as his comrades were killed by bullets and shells rained down by enemy aircraft. In the face of bombing, Xie Baojin will do his best to protect the generator with his body, even if he is hit by bullets, he must ensure the safety of the engine.
The Long March is a journey full of difficulties and obstacles. On this road, only Xie Baojin and two comrades-in-arms survived in the end in the escort team of 128 people, and this cruel battle loss ratio truly reflects the hardships of the Long March.
How many heroic soldiers have left this world forever because of the enemy's crazy attacks, this is a pain that Xie Baojin cannot erase in his life. Their sacrifice was precious and great, as they paid with their lives for the success of the Long March.
Their deeds reached the ears of ***, and at the subsequent commendation meeting, he was awarded the title of "Model of the Long March", which is the highest honor for his heroic sacrifice.
Xie Baojin, a heroic and fearless hero, chose to return to his ordinary post after achieving great achievements, and although he no longer had real power, many of the subordinates he trained during the revolutionary period were successful in their careers.
He didn't live a rich life, but he could live comfortably forever with just a letter from a subordinate, or a simple visit. His subordinates, who had experienced a rain of bullets with him back then, deeply remembered Xie Baojin's care on the battlefield, so they offered to help him, at least let him stop working as a scrap **, but should get a decent job, because he was an old revolutionary and an old Red Army.
Xie Baojin, an ordinary revolutionary fighter, refused all requests to arrange a decent job for him. He said: "The work I do is the work that ordinary people will do, and the money I earn is clean money, and there is nothing unseemly." ”
He lives his life to the fullest every day and is very content to be alive until now. His son once blamed him for not being able to arrange some decent work for himself to solve the family's financial difficulties.
But Xie Baojin communicated with the children in a serious way, letting them listen to his stories, and the children were ashamed of their ideas. Xie Baojin told us with his actions that decency does not lie in the quality of work, but in the attitude and spirit of work.
In 1974, Xie Baojin retired with honor, but his tuberculosis gradually deteriorated. Two years later, his relatives took him to a major hospital in Beijing**. When he set foot on the land of Beijing again, his heart was filled with deep emotion.
During the ** period, relatives also took him to visit the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution. There, he looked at the exhibits on display in the museum and found that some of them were his "old friends".
Those familiar ** and equipment made him cry. Suddenly, he stopped and saw the generator that he had carried on his back for a long time of 25,000 miles, and for a moment he couldn't control his hand and wanted to touch it, but the museum staff stopped him.
The old man's tears finally fell, and he was not without emotion when he recalled the past days. Those were the days when he lifted the engine and struggled through the cramped area, and it was the day when he fell asleep with the generator in his arms and fixed it to his body with a thick rope.
When he told the museum staff his story about himself and the generator, they were blown away. They never expected that the seemingly ordinary old man in front of them would turn out to be a hero of the Long March.
Xie Baojin finally chose not to touch the generator, he didn't want to cause trouble to the staff. It's just that time flies, he used to be a strong man in the team, but now he has gray hair.
However, our younger generations will never forget the miracle he created on the Long March!
In addition to Xie Baojin, there are many heroes of the Long March who deserve our respect and remembrance, many of whom gave their lives during the Long March. As Xie Baojin said, he was lucky for the Long March team at that time.
Too many comrades have fallen under enemy fire and the ravages of nature, and many of them have not even been recorded in history. We must not forget the contribution they have made to our country, and it is precisely because of their blood and lives that we can enjoy the right to a happy life in times of peace.
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