In 1981, after careful consideration, Song Shilun wrote a resignation application and submitted it to the ** Military Commission. At that time, Song Shilun held the post of president of the Academy of Military Sciences, and as a high-ranking person, he suddenly proposed to resign, and the Military Commission must be cautious about this matter.
After the Military Commission agreed to resign, Song Shilun said impassionedly at the leadership group meeting held by the Academy of Military Sciences: "I have seen hope for the future!" ”
Song Shilun, this name is known to everyone in Huang Village, Beixiang, Liling, Hunan. He was born in this land of outstanding people and is the pride of the people of his hometown. His experience was varied, from being a child in a small mountain village to becoming an outstanding proletarian revolutionary, his every step was full of challenges and struggles.
Why, then, did he offer to leave at the end? What hope do you see? Let's explore his story together.
Song Shilun was born in 1907 in Huang Village, Beixiang, Liling, Hunan Province, and was the third child in the family, with his brother and sister in front of him. Families are poor, and one more person means one more ration, which makes it even more difficult for families who are already stretched thin.
In order to make ends meet, his father Song Mingde would go to the city to do some odd jobs during the off-season. He had a tough personality and worked hard with his wife to barely support his family.
However, life is always full of accidents, and before Song Shilun grew up, his mother died of illness.
Song Mingde couldn't afford the burden of the family alone, so his brother Song Fanggui took over the responsibility of supporting the family, and followed his father to get up early and be greedy to do grocery business in the city. Since then, Song Shi** has been with his sister Song Fuying part of the time, and despite the lack of maternal love, he has cultivated a resolute and independent character.
Despite the difficult family conditions, the family still thriftily sent Song Shilun to a private school for education, and in the private school, he also made a big oolong.
Mr. Shojuku overemphasizes memorization and neglects the importance of understanding knowledge. When Song Shilun and his classmates were playing "**", they completely forgot Mr.'s request and couldn't even remember the texts they memorized.
The next day, Mr. Shoku questioned Song Shilun and asked him to recite the Three Character Sutra, but Song Shilun was unable to recite it in its entirety because he did not understand the content, which fully demonstrated that memorization alone was not enough to deeply understand and master knowledge.
When a classmate secretly said "hands on the door, feet on the ground", Song Shilun mistakenly thought that this was the original text, and repeated it word for word, which caused the classmates to laugh.
The private school teacher was so angry that he beat him with a bamboo whip. However, this incident did not sink Song Shilun, but instead inspired his fighting spirit, and he vowed to study hard and never make the same mistake again.
Although Song Shilun was very naughty when he was a child and often caused trouble, whenever his father was ready to clean him up with a flat pole in his hand, he would quickly climb to the jujube tree in front of the thatched hut, leaving his father helpless.
The father was so angry that he shouted, "You come down for me, or I'll break your legs!" Song Shilun replied with a smile: "It's not my fault, I won't come down." "My father had no choice but to let him stay in the tree, sometimes for hours.
At night, when his father ** went to sleep, Song Shilun quietly climbed down from the tree, and then quietly slipped back into the house. Later, once the family and villagers went to Beijing to visit Song Shilun, and when chatting, Song Shilun quipped: "My jujube tree is still there, it was my umbrella when I was a child!" ”
Song Shilun is quite popular among children, they are the king of children in their hometown, and their favorite activity is the game of occupying the mound. Every time after school, the mound in front of the private school becomes extremely lively, with a group of children "defending" and a group of children "attacking".
Their battle cry was "Everyone, rush!" "Under the command of Song Shilun, the children were always able to attack the mound fiercely. Although Song Shilun is small, his strength is often stronger than that of other children.
Song Shilun showed excellent leadership skills as a child, and his classmates were willing to follow him, because there was always victory under his leadership. His father was a Chinese medicine practitioner and knew some martial arts, so he decided to teach them to Song Shilun.
However, Song Shilun was more fond of martial arts, and although his father was reluctant to teach him, he insisted on learning it in the dead of night. Song Shilun never used his martial arts to bully the weak, but used it to fight against the bullying of those rich children.
This experience benefited him greatly in the later battles he led his troops.
Song Shilun: Three times to join the party, always the same revolutionary enthusiasm Song Shilun was studying in Liling County Middle School, and Zuo Quan, Cai Shengxi and other classmates founded the "Socialist Research Association", they secretly shared progressive books, learned advanced revolutionary ideas, and actively participated in anti-imperialist and anti-warlord activities
Although the school expelled him because of social influences, Song Shilun was not discouraged by this, but strengthened his revolutionary beliefs. Soon after, he went to Changsha, and in 1926 he was admitted to the fifth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, where he continued to pursue his revolutionary ideals.
After Song Shilun was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy, he decided to change his original name to Song Jiyao to Song Shilun, symbolizing his determination to revolution and his determination to keep up with the times. In 1927, because of his outstanding performance, Song Shilun changed from a member of the Communist Party of China to a party member.
However, that year Chiang Kai-shek staged a counter-revolutionary coup, and Song Shilun was imprisoned for being considered a communist. In prison, Song Shilun showed a firm revolutionary will, and with the encouragement and help of Xiong Xiong (a member of the middle school and the former director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy), his revolutionary will was even stronger.
During the extremely harsh interrogation, Song Shilun suffered heavy physical and mental damage, but he always insisted on strictly guarding the party's secrets and did not say a word. After a year in prison, he was released and wandered in Hong Kong, Shanghai and other places, but he never got in touch with the party organization.
During those difficult years in Shanghai, Song Shilun even fell into the predicament of not having enough to eat, and could only earn living expenses by writing articles for street newspapers.
Leaving home to go out and life is always full of risks, and Song Shilun is no exception. In the process of wandering, he realized the importance of his hometown of Liling and decided to return to prepare a guerrilla army.
However, his plan was opposed by his elder brother Song Fanggui: "You have read so many books, is it just to come back and form a guerrilla army?" I'm going to report to the police and arrest you! ”
Hearing this, Song Shilun quarreled with his brother, and finally he rushed out of the door in a rage. When his father Song Mingde saw this scene, he hurriedly caught up with him and said to him affectionately: "I know I can't keep you, but I hope you can take care of yourself, work hard, and make a career!" ”
Song Shilun's eyes were full of firmness, and he said firmly: "Please rest assured, the revolution will definitely succeed and your wish will definitely come true!" "At that time, the social environment was very dangerous for Communist Party members, and Song Shilun's work was very difficult.
He had to take refuge in the mountains during the day, and only at night did he dare to carefully descend the mountains to propagate revolutionary ideas and carry out mass work. Whenever he was hungry, he could only go to the mountains to pick wild fruits to satisfy his hunger.
I want to eat! Desperate to pull out the sweet potato, he gobbled it up. "Which bold ghost dares to steal my sweet potatoes! "A man with a gun appeared out of nowhere, his eyes flashing with wariness.
It's me, Song Shilun. Song Shilun ate while announcing his name without thinking. Although the man with the gun didn't know the name, he still felt that the person in front of him who was stealing sweet potatoes was familiar.
The two were relatively speechless, and the scene was slightly embarrassing, and Song Shilun came back to his senses after a while, and immediately corrected: "No, no, I'm Song Jiyao!" "Oh, it's you, little boy (Song Shilun's nickname)! ”
The villagers immediately put down the shotgun in their hands and hugged Song Shilun warmly. The villagers warmly invited Song Shilun into the thatched hut and entertained him with hot roasted sweet potatoes.
The fellow revolutionaries once actively participated in the struggle, and they were never absent from fighting local tyrants and dividing up land. The two had similar experiences, and were forced back to the mountains by Chiang Kai-shek's counter-revolutionary coup.
The low tide of the revolution is only temporary, the peasant associations will definitely be revived, the local tyrants and inferior gentry must be eradicated, the rule of the Kuomintang reactionaries cannot last, and the workers and peasants will one day be free! ”
Inspired by Song Shilun, this fellow resolutely became the first fighter of the guerrillas.
In 1929, the Pingli guerrillas led by Song Shilun had begun to take shape, with 37 members at its peak. They competed with local tyrants and warlords, punished evil and promoted good for the benefit of the peasants, and gave countless poor peasants hope to turn over.
However, Song Shilun's legs have always had the root of the disease, and there was an old injury**, which caused his legs to be swollen and unable to stand, and he happened to encounter the search and arrest of the homecoming group, and Song Shilun, who was unable to move, would bring trouble to the guerrillas.
So, the partisans came up with an idea and hid him in a camphor tree. Coincidentally, at noon, the people of the returning group came to the mountain and smoked and chatted under the camphor tree of Song Shilun.
Although Song Shilun on the tree could not move, he endured great pain.
If I had been nimble by then, I would have beaten them a long time ago! Due to the lack of medical conditions, Song Shilun's condition became more and more serious, and he eventually had to be transferred to Lianhua County, Jiangxi Province for acceptance**.
In 1930, with the help of He Biru, Song Shilun joined the Communist Party again, which was his second experience of joining the party. At the same time, the Pingli guerrillas he led were highly recognized by the organization and were incorporated into the 6th Army of the Red Army.
In the meeting between *** and Song Shilun, ** ridiculed Song Shilun as "a prince all the way". Since 1931, Song Shilun has participated in many anti-"encirclement and suppression" operations, and he has thoroughly implemented the strategy of "luring the enemy into depth", and is good at guerrilla warfare and ambush warfare, effectively containing and attacking the Kuomintang army.
However, in 1934, Wang Ming's "leftist" line became popular in the **Soviet area, and Song Shilun was deeply influenced by it.
Regarding the rumors that Song Shilun was suspected of being suspected of having an "AB regiment" and was unable to argue, and was finally expelled from the party and removed from the post of division commander of the Red Army, he chose to prove his innocence with actions.
After studying at the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army University, he followed the Red Army on the road of the Long March, without horses, carrying a heavy backpack, and walked 25,000 miles step by step.
After arriving in the Soviet area of northern Shaanxi, the number of the Red 1st Front Army was restored, and the Red 15th Army was incorporated into the Red 1st Front Army sequence, and he was appointed chief of the Corps Operations Section. This is the best proof of his own abilities and the strongest counterattack against doubters.
Although Song Shilun has not yet resumed his party membership, he is well aware of his psychology and gives encouragement: "Your strengths are valued by the organization, and restoring your party membership is also a matter of the organization, you just need to obey the organization's arrangements and happily report to the regiment to work!" ”
Song Shilun was moved to tears after hearing this, and sighed: "*The trust in me is really deep and sincere! ”
After reinstating his party membership, Song Shilun did not hesitate to devote himself to the ranks of the Eastern and Western Expeditions. Some comrades-in-arms were indignant at what happened to Song Shilun, but Song Shilun said: "How can you do the revolution without sacrifice, suffering some grievances, and making some sacrifices is the value of paying for the revolution and it is also glorious." ”
During the Anti-Japanese War, Song Shilun was promoted from regiment commander to commander. During the War of Liberation, he successively served as chief of staff of the Shandong Field Army, commander of the 10th Column of the East China Field Army, and commander of the 9th Corps of the 3rd Field Army.
Song Shilun was a brave and warlike general, and he made many meritorious achievements in large-scale battles such as the Battle of Jinan, the Battle of Huaihai, and the Battle of Crossing the River. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was even more ordered to lead his troops across the Yalu River and join the battle to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
In the Changjin Lake area, he and his soldiers fought to the death in the face of the severe cold of more than minus 30 degrees Celsius and the fierce attacks of the enemy.