"Descend from company commander to platoon commander, don't you have an opinion? "This is what *** said when he met Yan Changlin for the first time, and this meeting left a deep impression on Yan Changlin.
In March 1946, Yan Changlin was sent to Yan'an to participate in the training, which was a training course sponsored by the Ministry of Social Affairs to cultivate joint talents.
In the training class of *** and Yan Changlin, the main content of study is the five agreements of the CPPCC, especially the organic law of the joint **. At the same time, the party's line, principles, and policies are also important contents of study.
However, in the process of learning, there will always be some unpleasant news to come. On the one hand, Chiang Kai-shek shouted for peace talks, but on the other hand, with the support of US imperialism, he sent a large number of troops to the northeast in an attempt to encircle our troops in the Central Plains.
When the students in the training class heard the news, everyone felt very angry and said: "If this continues, the joint *** can still be established, it is better to go back to the army to fight as soon as possible." ”
Soon, Chiang Kai-shek did his best to launch a large-scale attack on the liberated areas of Northeast China, Central Plains, East China, and North China.
It was an ordinary day, and Yan Changlin was packing his luggage and preparing to leave the training class. At this time, a strange comrade walked into his office and asked about his family situation and work experience in the army.
After hearing this, the leader proposed that he stay in Yan'an to do security work. Although Yan Changlin wanted to return to the army, he still obeyed the needs of his work and went to Wangjiaping. There, he met the strange comrade - Wang Lin.
Wang Lin told him that the organization decided to transfer him to *** to do security work, and his position was the commander of the guard platoon. Although Yan Changlin was surprised, he still accepted the task.
He knew that this was an honorable task, because he had heard the name of *** a long time ago, and every time he heard it, he would be in awe.
When Yan Changlin was in the army, he was used to living with his comrades-in-arms, and he was a little uncomfortable with the staff around the chairman who was about to start. Although Wang Lin assured him that the chairman was good, Yan Changlin still had some concerns.
However, he was a military man, and it was his duty to obey orders, and he had long developed this habit. In the end, he nodded and took on the glorious task. Back in the training class, everyone was very concerned about his work assignment, and his arrival aroused envious eyes.
It was a great responsibility to send him blessings, to give him encouragement, and to keep him repeatedly told to defend the chairman. The next day, Yan Changlin bid farewell to his comrades-in-arms and followed the little comrades to Yangjialing.
There, he was warmly welcomed by the staff around him and helped him arrange his accommodation. Although his bedding is thin, he feels the warmth of home and is full of hope for his future life.
After lunch, He Qinghua, a staff officer of the guards, told him that the chairman would go to the jujube garden after getting up, and asked him to wait by the car and report to the chairman. Yan Changlin waited beside the car, and soon saw the chairman coming down from the hillside.
Your joining has strengthened our team and warmly welcomed you! "He shook hands with Yan Changlin warmly, looked his yellow military uniform up and down, and asked curiously, "Which unit are you from?" ”
Yan Changlin replied proudly: "I am from the New Fourth Brigade. "The New Fourth Brigade is a very strong combat unit! Yan Changlin said proudly. "What position did you hold in the army? ”
**Asked. "I'm a company commander. * After hearing this, he was silent for a while, and then stared at Yan Changlin: "You are a company commander in the army, and you came here to be a platoon commander, aren't you demoted?"
Do you have no comments? Yan Changlin looked at *** firmly and said, "I feel very honored to be a guard for ***." * Very satisfied, he patted Yan Changlin's shoulder and said with a smile: "Whether you can rise or fall, everything is according to the needs of work." ”
The two sat in the car while chatting, the scenery outside the car window passed quickly, Yan Changlin didn't have time to appreciate it, his eyes were always focused on *** After a while, the car passed by the Yanhe River and headed towards the jujube garden.
The road was twisted and uneven, and the body swayed with it. **Seeing that Yan Changlin was only sitting on half of his buttocks, he reminded him to sit in and told him that it was okay to squeeze a little.
**'s concern made Yan Changlin feel very warm, this is his first time in a car, it's good to have *** company. In the car, ** began to talk to Yan Changlin: "Are you ** person?" ”
Yan Changlin replied: "I am from Yaoshan County, Shunde Prefecture, Hebei Province. * After hearing this, he said: "Shunde is a great plain, where wheat and cotton are abundant, and it is a good place, and we will go there in the future." ”
Then, ** began to tell the story about Shunde Mansion, and the people in the car listened very carefully. When I arrived at Zaoyuan, I presided over the meeting, and Ren Bishi and other comrades participated.
After the meeting, everyone stayed in Zaoyuan for dinner, and returned to Yangjialing very late. At that time, Yan Changlin found He Qinghua and asked in a low voice: "Follow *** to Zaoyuan today, do you see me doing this?" ”
He Qinghua smiled after hearing this: "Of course it's okay, but you can relax a little, because today is the first time, you may be a little nervous, and it will be fine after a while." ”
Yan Changlin kept He Qinghua's words in mind and was trying to adapt to life here, so that he could better defend March 1947, the day of evacuation from Yan'an.
Chairman, hurry up, the enemy is already very close. ”
Before leaving, ** gazed at the surrounding scenery affectionately, and finally reluctantly said goodbye: "Let's go!" Yan Changlin opened the car door, Lao Zhou immediately started the engine, and the car gradually drove away in a roar.
Yan'an, we will come again.
Vice Chairman Zhou refused to sit on a stretcher, and he reluctantly accepted it until someone mentioned ***, leading the fighters to success in a difficult environment. Later, ** asked Yan Changlin to write down the list of the guard class, and circled 14 people to study in the cultural school, and the rest of the people also went to go.
** emphasized the importance of learning and asked comrades to do so. It can be seen from these things that ** is very concerned about the study of the comrades around him and hopes that they can better serve the people.
Yan Changlin looked at the list in his hand, all of them were old comrades who had worked by his side for many years, such as Zhu Laoshi and Yue Chengbang. Caring for the people around you makes people feel warm.
According to the instructions, the guard class held two class meetings, and everyone expressed their views, some were reluctant to be the chairman, and some said that they would study hard and do a better job for the party and serve the people.
The day before the 14 people were about to leave, the chairman said that he wanted to take a group photo. Everyone was happy and waited in the yard early. Although they were around the chairman, there were very few opportunities to take pictures like this, so I was very excited.
After the photo was taken, they followed the chairman into his office. At this time, someone said: "Chairman, we are about to go to study, you can write us a few words as a souvenir." ”
The chairman smiled and agreed very cheerfully: "Okay, go get your notebook!" The 14 comrades ran out of the office as fast as they could, found the best notebook, and handed it to the chairman.
The chairman wrote "study hard now, work hard in the future" and signed his name on it. On this day's lunch, the chairman ate it with the comrades who were about to go to study, and the place was in the canteen of the central stove of the organ.
The chairman's meal is generally one dish and one soup, but today it was different, and he made two tables of dishes, including fried tofu, roasted eggplant, mixed cucumber, etc., which were specially for the comrades who left.
By the chairman's side, Yan Changlin felt that he could learn a lot, and his words and deeds had a profound impact on the comrades around him. One day, the chairman said to Yan Changlin, "Let's go for a walk outside the village!"”
This is very rare, and the chair is generally busy with work and rarely has time to rest. Hearing him say this, Yan Changlin hurriedly replied, "Do you need a car?""No, we'll just walk around the neighborhood. ”
At this time, in the fields outside the village, the wheat is growing thick and strong, and the villagers are busy applying fertilizer and pulling weeds in the fields. The chairman walked up to a fellow villager and asked in a loud voice, "Is it enough to water the land with so little water in the river?"”
The fellow looked up at the chairman, but he didn't recognize his identity, he said: "It's enough, don't look at it now, in the rainy season, there will be more water in the river." "You grow rice here, can you produce a few hundred catties per mu?"”
In this case, there is no shortage of water in a good year, and it can produce four or five hundred catties, but if it encounters a drought, it will not be able to harvest so much, about two or three hundred catties, and one or two hundred catties. ”
How many seasons can be planted in this land in a year?"You can only plant one season, and if you cut the rice and plant wheat, you can't plant the next year. Then, the chairman talked to the villagers about farming.
Yan Changlin found that the chairman seemed to know everything and was very knowledgeable, and he wanted to learn from the chairman.
After leaving the village, he led everyone to a cornfield. He pointed to the corn silk and asked, "Do you know what the corn silk does?""Everyone is talking nonsense, and no one can answer accurately.
Explains with a smile: "After the corn is formed, the front tip is about to bloom, and the pollen falls on the whiskers, and these whiskers in turn connect the corn and play a pollinating role. ”
Through the explanation, everyone increased their knowledge. Next, they came to the mailroom in Dongbaipo. It was already dark, and it was about to rain.
Yan Changlin proposed on the side: "Chairman, it's about to rain, let Lao Zhou drive the car over." * But he replied: "To walk is to walk, and our troops are rain or shine." ”
As soon as the words fell, the rain fell. But *** didn't change his mind because of this, he said: "It rains, let's go our way." We can't let a little rain interfere with our plans for a walk. ”
This walk is not only a rest, but also a way to understand the lives of ordinary people. In this way, he hopes to learn more about the actual situation.
Re-walk the Path Walked by the Chairman and Experience the Power of the Masses In Xibaipo, the chairman concluded: "I have walked a long way and seen many things, so you have reminded me to go outside more and get closer to the masses. ”
His words have a profound impact on us. Even if the chairman later lived in Zhongnanhai in Beijing, and Yan Changlin changed from a guard platoon commander to a guard chief, the time for separation would eventually come.
On that day, he said goodbye to the chairman, holding a photo with the chairman in his hand, and his heart was full of nostalgia. Let us re-walk the path of the chairman together, feel the power of the masses, never forget the original intention, and forge ahead.