In the years of fire, the founding generals sharpened themselves in the rain of bullets, experienced life and death, and became the heroes admired by people now through the accumulation of meritorious deeds.
Behind their brilliance, there is always a past of ordinary people, an epic that thrives in the war. There was once a sentry who stopped *** to report to his superiors: There was a person surnamed Mao outside the door.
After that, this sentry became a great general, and this is the legendary experience of Yang Meisheng, a founding general.
In February 1927, the young Yang Meisheng left his hometown with a dream and came to the bustling Changsha. But at this time, the Hunan Provincial Federation of Trade Unions united all walks of life to hold a large-scale anti-British demonstration, and Yang Meisheng was deeply inspired to join the march.
This is the beginning of the fate between Yang Meisheng and our party organization. After the march, he was recommended to join the guard regiment of the General Headquarters of the Second Front Army of the Wuhan Revolutionary Army, which was controlled by our party, as a fighter.
At the beginning of September of the same year, the guard regiment to which Yang Meisheng joined and the workers' and peasants' armed forces in some areas accepted the leadership of *** as the secretary and began his revolutionary career.
In the course of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, the 1st and 2nd regiments of the rebel army suffered a setback, and the offensive of the 3rd regiment was also unsuccessful. Therefore, ** quickly decided to adjust the army and unify the rebel army to the Wenjia market in the southeast of Liuyang City.
At the same time, he ordered a meeting of the former enemy committee to be held in Wenjia City on September 19. Surprisingly, before this meeting, Yang Meisheng refused to let *** in.
New copywriting: After receiving the security task, Yang Meisheng, as the squad leader, came to the meeting site early, in order to ensure the safety of the meeting, he personally stood at the entrance and strictly checked the identity of everyone who entered the meeting.
Just as he was holding his post, a tall, robed man appeared in front of him. Although the man's face was unfamiliar, Yang Meisheng was sure that he had never seen this person after carefully recalling it.
Therefore, he resolutely stopped the man at the door. Later, I learned that this man was ***
After Yang Meisheng stopped ***, he immediately asked about his identity, and ** answered honestly. Despite this, Yang Meisheng still felt not at ease enough and asked *** to wait for him to verify his superiors.
In the face of this request, ** did not refuse, but followed Yang Meisheng's intention and waited in place. At the same time, Yang Meisheng hurriedly ran into the venue, found the battalion commander Chen Hao, and told Chen Hao: "There is a person surnamed Mao outside the door......”
After hearing Yang Meisheng's description, the battalion commander Chen Hao immediately understood the situation and hurriedly walked out of the venue. Yang Meisheng also realized that he might have found the wrong person, so he quickly followed.
They came to the outside of the venue, and the battalion commander pointed to *** to blame Yang Meisheng, and after Yang Meisheng realized his mistake, he gave a military salute to *** and apologized. ** did not get angry because of this, but highly praised Yang Meisheng's loyalty and conscientiousness.
At that moment of crisis, how to ensure the safety of *** has become the most urgent task. Therefore, at this meeting, it was decided to arrange a guard for *** to ensure his safety.
When discussing the candidates, the battalion commander Chen Hao recommended Yang Meisheng. Some people ask, is bayberry reliable? Chen Hao replied that he was from Gantian Town, Dongwu District, Xiangtan County, and had worked as a worker and apprentice in the past, and his life was very hard.
At the beginning of this year, he took part in the anti-British demonstrations in Changsha and joined the trade union. Later, he went to Wuhan with the trade union, joined the guard regiment, and is now the head of the guard squad.
Overall, I think he's a reliable guard.
In the process of selecting guards, Yang Meisheng attracted widespread attention because of his background in the guard regiment and his identity as a fellow countryman. ** Recognized this candidate, because a previous meeting had impressed him with Yang Meisheng's rigorous work attitude and principled spirit.
However, Yang's future achievements can be determined by this fact alone. His legendary life is far more complex and exciting than that.
Yang Meisheng's life course is like a vivid war song, and with the change of the situation, he is also constantly improving and growing. He led the guard squad into battle in late August 1928, and even though his right arm was wounded and blood flowed, he did not flinch, even falling unconscious on the battlefield.
And in March 1929, when *** was in deep danger, Yang Meisheng decisively led the pistol squad to risk his life to attract enemy fire, so that *** could be safely transferred.
There are countless deeds of his achievements and heroic wounds, and behind each one is a battle song of iron and blood.
In 1931, Yang Meisheng received a secret mission from the organization, and he led a battalion of troops to the Fujian-Jiangxi border with the aim of protecting the security of ***. In that year, our party encountered many difficulties and challenges, but Yang Meisheng and his team stood firm in their faith and bravely completed the task.
This event is one of the important contributions that Yang Meisheng has made to the country and the people.
After Yang Meisheng received the task of escorting the prime minister from Shanghai to the Soviet area, he quickly organized troops and successfully met the prime minister on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi.
They took a steamer from the 16-Pu Wharf in Shanghai and passed through Shantou, escorted by our personnel along the way. It is this critical escort route that Yang Meisheng is responsible for.
On the way back, Yang Meisheng encountered a sudden challenge. The troops he led only had about one battalion, but they had to face a regiment of ** security regiments.
In addition, our army is at a disadvantage, both in terms of equipment strength and support forces. What's more, they also have to keep *** safe. In this case, Yang Meisheng was thoughtful, and he believed that it would be unwise to engage the enemy head-on.
Protecting the safe evacuation is the top priority. So, he decisively gave an order to the troops, so that two companies fought and retreated to attract enemy fire, while the other company was responsible for protecting *** to reach Changting safely.
Yang Meisheng's plan succeeded, ** left the battlefield smoothly under the protection of two companies, and the two companies also successfully evacuated after the mission was completed.
Yang Meisheng showed his wisdom and courage in this battle, and his performance deeply moved ***, which is still vividly remembered. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, every time this incident is mentioned, ** still remembers it vividly, "Yang Meisheng is very wise and will use ingenious tactics to fight, and in that blockade crisis, he successfully led the enemy away by attacking the east and west, which is really very dangerous." ”
Yang Meisheng's heroic deeds on the Long March are unforgettable, and it is worth mentioning that he commanded our army to shoot down the first enemy plane on the Long March. However, during that challenging journey, Yang Meisheng unfortunately contracted malaria.
According to the original plan, he should have stayed in the local **, but the commander of the Red 9th Army still asked him to insist on leading the team forward.
After Luo Binghui**, Yang Meisheng performed well in the Long March and was trusted and appreciated by Luo Binghui. In March 1935, Yang Meisheng arrived in Maotai Town with the Military Commission, walking on a rugged mountain road, when he suddenly heard the whistling of enemy planes, and the soldiers quickly evaded.
However, the bombardment by enemy aircraft was swift and fierce, and several fighters fell in pools of blood. Yang Meisheng asked the chief to fight back, and the chief decisively approved. In the billowing dust and smoke kicked up by the shells, Yang Meisheng quickly ran to the position of the machine gun company.
Under Yang Meisheng's decision, the fighters of the machine gun company quickly deployed four machine guns to key locations. When the enemy aircraft was about to enter the range of machine-gun fire, he decisively gave the order to fire.
Then, a burst of heavy strafing caused one of the three enemy planes hovering in the air to fall, and the other two immediately fled. This decisive command added a brilliant stroke to Yang Meisheng's career and was highly praised by the Central Military Commission.
Yang Meisheng's revolutionary career was full of glorious deeds, and his meritorious deeds were outstanding, but this was only a small part of his career. He participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, and also played an important role in important battles before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Therefore, in 1952 he was appointed deputy commander of the Hunan Military Region, two years later he was promoted to commander of the Hunan Military Region, and in 1955 he received the rank of lieutenant general.
These accolades are just the tip of the iceberg of his great career.