When a commander in a plain military uniform walked into Zhongnanhai, a courteous receptionist stopped him and asked him if he had any contact with the Central Committee's office. The commander's eyes widened and he asked in surprise: "Do I still need to make an appointment in advance to see the chairman?"
You call me a **, just say that the local guy is coming, and ask him if he can see it. The receptionist looked embarrassed, but he still stuck to the rules and didn't set off. At this time, a familiar child passed by, defusing the deadlock and allowing the commander to enter Zhongnanhai smoothly.
After the chairman met him, he couldn't help but smile and said, "You dirtyman! "So, why did this self-proclaimed local commander force his way into Zhongnanhai?
Dirty guy "Li Decai, a brave man born in a farmer's family in Pingxiang, Jiangxi. Due to the poverty of his family, he began to work early to support the whole family.
His hometown is located deep in the mountains and forests, and they are the only family nearby, so he has little access to the outside world. It wasn't until June 1930, when the Red Army units led by ** passed through his hometown, that he began to get to know these approachable and disciplined units.
He saw a completely different style from the Kuomintang troops in the Red Army, which got along well with the local people and never robbed people of money or ate people's bones.
** And Li Decai eagerly asked the people in his hometown about the origin and mission of that army. Someone laughed at them: "These people are the Red Army, they fought for the people and fought for our future." ”
Hearing these words, Li Decai silently recited "Red Army" several times, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he rushed towards that army. Since then, there has been one more soldier named Li Decai in the Red Army.
Li Decai's name means both ability and political integrity, reflecting the high hopes his parents placed on him. So, with such an excellent name, how did Li Decai get his title of "local guy"?
In July 1930, the Red Third Army took advantage of the emptiness of the enemy's garrison and captured Changsha City like lightning. At this time, Li Decai, who followed the Red Army troops into the city, grew up in the mountains since he was a child, and he was dizzy to see along the way.
And the prosperous scene of Changsha City makes him feel like he is in the "world of flowers", which is extremely novel. When he rested at night, the indoor lights came on, and Li Decai mistakenly thought that the inside of the room was also burning like a kerosene lamp used at home.
He rolled up a cigarette and tried to light it, but no matter how much he moved, he was unsuccessful. At this time, his colleagues couldn't help but laugh and told him: "This is an electric lamp, not a kerosene lamp, and there is electricity in it." ”
During the ** period, a soldier named Li Decai in Changsha was once affectionately called "Tulao" by the soldiers of the same battalion because he did not understand the lighting principle of the light bulb.
However, what really made him known by his name was an incident that happened after the Red Army defeated the Kuomintang. The Red Army captured some of the Kuomintang materiel during the war, including many novelties that the Red Army soldiers had never seen.
After a battle, Li De was given a pair of pants as trophies. However, these pants are different from the corset pants he usually wears, with a "huge" opening at the front.
Li Decai looked at these pants, confused, and didn't know how to wear them. He tried to wear the slit in the front, but it didn't feel natural. In the end, he decided to wear the slit at the back, which gave him a very unique look.
Although Li Decai was confused by this novel pants, he chose to bravely accept and adapt. His courage and open-mindedness make people deeply admire him.
Li Decai, a soldier of the Red Army's advance team who lives a big life but never sloppily in marching and fighting. His every move always caused the soldiers to laugh, but his optimistic personality was loved by everyone, and he was even affectionately called "the dirtyman".
During a difficult march, Li Decai's unit was closely pursued by the pursuing soldiers of the Kuomintang. They needed to cross the Dadu River as soon as possible, but the Kuomintang troops on the opposite side were eyeing each other.
At this critical moment, Li Decai did not hesitate to rush to the front and led the troops to successfully cross the river, avoiding the danger of being cut off by the pursuers. Although Li Decai in life is very arrogant, he has always maintained a tenacious spirit on the battlefield.
His heroic performance won the respect and admiration of everyone, and also earned him a reputation as a "local guy" in the Red Army. However, no matter how much others laughed at him, he always responded with a smile and always maintained an optimistic and resilient attitude.
After learning the news, Regiment Commander Yang Dezhi immediately led his troops to advance bravely, and after going through wind and rain, he finally found an opportunity in a small village more than ten miles away from the Anshun ferry port of the Dadu River.
For the Red Army, the outcome of this battle was a matter of life and death, and if it failed, it would be destroyed by hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops. The burden on the shoulders of Li Decai and Yang Dezhi was like a thousand catties, weighing them down.
In order to prevent the Red Army from crossing the river, the Kuomintang troops carried all the boats away, but this did not stop the Red Army's determination to advance. Fortunately, when Yang Dezhi was observing the situation of the Dadu River, he found a small boat, which was undoubtedly a glimmer of life.
After some investigation, they found that the ship was left behind by several Kuomintang officers for their own selfish desires.
After careful planning, Yang Dezhi led Li Decai and other soldiers to divide into three routes, and successfully captured the Kuomintang soldiers who were gambling and drinking heavily that night, and successfully captured the ship.
In the early morning of the next day, ** and *** led the soldiers of the Red First Regiment to hurry over and inquire about the situation of crossing the river. Yang Dezhi led the two chiefs to visit the machine gun position, and at this time, Li Decai was seriously wiping down two heavy machine guns.
Since he joined the Red Army, he has been working as a machine gunner, so in this river crossing mission, Li Decai was responsible for suppressing the opposite side with fire and ensuring the smooth passage of the river crossing warriors.
** opened his mouth to remind Li Decai, and he noticed that *** was looking at him with a smile. "Dirtyman, the Chief of the General Staff has come to see you. Li Decai responded while concentrating on his work.
He immediately stood up, bowed deeply, and gave a standard military salute. **Looking at him from head to toe, looking at his dark ** and strong body, he said with a smile: "What a dirty guy, this mission is very important, we must go all out!" ”
Li Decai replied firmly: "I promise to complete the task!" The next morning, the 17 carefully selected warriors officially began the arduous river crossing.
Even the only artillery regiment of the Red First Army also came to support under the leadership of Zhao Zhangcheng. At this time, the Kuomintang troops spotted the warriors who were crossing the river and began to shoot frantically towards the river.
However, under the command of Li Decai, dozens of light and heavy machine guns on the side of the Red Army did not lag behind, and they concentrated their firepower and fiercely suppressed the opposite side.
In crossing the rapids of the Dadu River, Li Decai and his comrades-in-arms showed a fearless spirit and the power of teamwork. Despite enemy artillery fire, they persevered in strafing and managed to break through the enemy's lines.
However, the fierce fighting after the crossing of the river was more intense, and the enemy was ready for hand-to-hand combat, and the situation was very critical. At this critical moment, the encouragement of ** and Zhao Zhangcheng's mortars provided them with important support, and Li Decai shot accurately and successfully defeated the enemy.
The battle demonstrated the bravery and wisdom of the Red Army officers and men, and also highlighted the importance of teamwork and leadership.
Zhao Zhangcheng and Xiao Hua stepped forward and blew the horn of the charge, the warriors provided cover for them, and Li Decai crossed the river with a machine gun and engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy.
Soon after, they seized the high ground and fired wildly at the enemy, forcing them to flee in disarray. After the follow-up troops followed, they pursued the enemy for another 20 miles before stopping.
The battle to force the crossing of the Dadu River ended in the victory of the Red Army. After the battle, ** and *** nodded in unison to praise Li Decai's heroic performance. The next day, ** and others rushed to the Dadu River after receiving the news, ** vividly told the chairman about Li Decai's deeds, when the chairman learned about Li Decai's heroic deeds and the nickname of "local guy", he couldn't help laughing, and at the same time deeply remembered this Red Army soldier who dared to fight.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Li Decai made outstanding contributions to the team, and even Chairman *** praised him and called him a "local guy". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he took the initiative to ask Ying to fight in North Korea, and did not return to the motherland until 1952, where he received special care.
However, he was not satisfied with this treatment, but hoped to return to his job and contribute to the construction of the country. Under the arrangement of his old chief, Yang Chengwu, he eventually became the commander of the Baoding Military Division in Hebei.
When Li Decai inspected the contingent of the military region, he found that although there was a place for exercise, there was a lack of place for exercise. So, he decided to build a basketball court for the soldiers.
However, in the 50s of the last century, it was very difficult to build a basketball court, especially since cement was a planned material and the indicators were limited. In desperation, he decided to ask the local ** for help, but ** could not provide unplanned indicators, so he could only find ***
So, Li Decai decided to go to Beijing in person and ask for help from Zhongnanhai. However, when he arrived at the west gate of Zhongnanhai, he was stopped by a young man who asked him if he had contacted the Central Office in advance.
Li Decai was stunned for a moment, but finally decided to go directly to ***
** was about to leave angrily when he suddenly saw a familiar child passing by. Li Decai recognized it as the child of a certain ** leader, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while. So he beckoned the child to come over, the child had a good memory, and after recognizing Li Decai, he saluted respectfully: "Uncle Li is good." ”
Li Decai touched his head and asked with a smile, "Have you seen the chairman?" The child said, "Yes, my house is not far from the chairman's house." Li Decai then asked, "Can you help me bring a letter to the chairman?"
Uncle wanted to see him on something. The child readily agreed. Li Decai took out a pen and paper and neatly wrote, "I have come to Beijing and want to see the chairman, Li Decai." After thinking about it, he added brackets to the back and filled in the word "local guy".
Early the next morning, Li Decai, accompanied by the staff, saw *** in front of ***, although Li Decai had a hot temper, he was as well-behaved as a student.
As soon as Li Decai saw the chairman, he rushed forward to take a look and said, "Chairman, what have you eaten all these years?" How did you grow so fat? The chairman knew that he was straightforward, and couldn't help but smile and respond: "You local guy." ”
After a brief exchange, Li Decai expressed to the chairman his idea of using some cement to build a basketball court for the soldiers to exercise. The Chairman happily agreed, and presented him with a pen and belt as a souvenir.
Li Decai happily returned to Baoding. Soon after, a basketball court was built, and he donated all the surplus cement to the school under construction. Li Decai, who was seriously wounded many times on the battlefield all his life, was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955, and was a revolutionary hero who was truly loyal to the people and the party.
However, before he could make more contributions to the construction of New China, he died of illness in Baoding in 1960 at the age of 56.