In early May 1928, in accordance with the decision of the South Hunan Special Committee of the Communist Party of China, the two units of the Shengli Division were organized into the 4th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, which was later called the 4th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
At the celebration party that followed, more than 30,000 soldiers and civilians gathered inside and outside the venue, and soon, more than half of the more than 30,000 people focused their attention on one man on the rostrum, who was seriously wounded and was carried to the rostrum on a stretcher by the Red Army soldiers.
Halfway through the celebration, ** ascended the rostrum and began to announce the formation of the troops, at that moment, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the audience knew the true identity of the person sitting on the stretcher, he was a famous general in the early Red Army ranks, and was evaluated as an "iron soldier".Zhang Ziqing。In the old area of Jinggangshan, the story of "Master Zhang offering salt" has been passed down to this day.
Zhang Ziqing was very seriously injured at that time, and he sat on a stretcher to participate in the celebration, which was Zhang Ziqing's own strong request. In fact, the party organization is very opposed to Zhang Ziqing's request, after all, no matter how important the celebration will be, it is not as good as a human life, Zhang Ziqing is seriously injured, and he should be sent to the Red Army Hospital as soon as possible to accept ** than staying at the venue.
Therefore, as soon as the celebration party ended, Zhang Ziqing was immediately sent to the Red Army Hospital for acceptance. Zhang Ziqing was wounded by a gunshot wound when an enemy bullet entered his ankle. The conditions of the Red Army hospital were completely incomparable with those of the current hospital, and at that time, the various facilities in the hospital were very incomplete and the conditions were very backward.
If there is only a lack of Western medicines such as penicillin, then we can understand it, but there is not even anesthetic medicine in the Red Army hospitals, which brings great torture to those Red Army soldiers who need to treat wounds or amputations.
In some surgeries, the fighters can even see tools such as pig-killing knives and wooden saws, and when there is no scientific way to deal with them, these people have to figure it out on their own.
After completing a series of preparations, the doctors of the Red Army Hospital began to operate on Zhang Ziqing's foot injury, at that time, Zhang Ziqing's wound was already slightly inflamed, and if it was delayed, the situation would be very dangerous.
Many of the Red Army soldiers present at that time were very worried about Zhang Ziqing, after all, in such a lack of medicines and medical equipment, no one could guarantee what the final effect of the operation would be. Sure enough, the result of Zhang Ziqing's surgery was very unsatisfactory, and when the doctor walked out of the ward to inform others of the news, everyone's hearts were clouded.
Because the bullet entered the ankle bone, the injured part of Zhang Ziqing's foot was cut deep and deep, and the doctor searched for a long time with pliers before finally finding the location of the bullet.
Zhang Ziqing was not as good as an ordinary Red Army soldier, his prestige in the revolutionary ranks was very high, and everyone paid special attention to his injuries, so the moment he found the warhead, the doctor was both surprised and nervous, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans flowed down his forehead one by one.
In the following surgery, the doctor again had a problem. Although the bullet was found, the bullet was located in a very special position, it completely penetrated into the ankle bone, and the pliers could barely clip it, and the bullet could not be removed. The doctor tried many times, but nothing worked, and finally had to give up for the time being.
The inflammation of the wound made Zhang Ziqing start to have a high fever, and then, Zhang Ziqing stayed in the Red Army hospital with hundreds of wounded and sick Red Army soldiers.
Decades have passed, the story of "Master Zhang's salt offering" in the old area of Jinggangshan continues to circulate, and everyone who hears this story will be in awe of Zhang Ziqing while silently shedding tears. This touching story of "Division Commander Zhang offering salt" happened when Zhang Ziqing was in the hospital with the wounded and sick of the Red Army.
During that time, due to the heavy blockade of the enemy, the life of the Red Army soldiers was very difficult, and the basic living needs were difficult to meet, and medical supplies and other materials were even more scarce.
When the conditions were a little better, Zhang Ziqing and other wounded and sick Red Army soldiers could each receive a bag of salt as big as a finger to clean their wounds, and for those soldiers whose wounds were infected, these salts were life-saving, so the moment they received the salt, everyone cherished it very much.
The warriors always stretched out two hands and carefully took the salt from the doctor, and when they walked back to the hospital bed, the steps were very small and light, and the little warrior joked: ".Seeing these life-saving salts now is like seeing a new daughter-in-law!
As soon as he finished speaking, a Red Army soldier next to him said: "It's even happier than seeing a new daughter-in-law!" "It's not uncommon to hear conversations like this in the hospital, and it makes everyone laugh.
Although the soldiers tried very hard to save it, salt was still very scarce, and sometimes they could not receive it for more than 10 days in a row, and if they did not disinfect the wounds, it would taste very unpleasant.
Every time this time came, Zhang Ziqing would stand up and carry forward the feelings of revolutionary optimism, and he often led these wounded and sick people to sing revolutionary songs and tell the battle stories of heroic figures. Even when accepting **, Zhang Ziqing often organized meetings with the wounded and sick to lead everyone to understand the fighting situation on the front line.
The fighters, who had lost weight several times from their illness, were very interested as soon as they heard the news of the victory of our army in battles at the front. After discovering this rule, Zhang Ziqing often collected all kinds of news about our army's victory, and then told it to the wounded and sick in a lively form.
Every time after telling a story, Zhang Ziqing would say: ".Although the conditions on our Jinggang Mountain are very difficult, we must not be discouraged, we must have confidence in the revolutionary cause, we must also work hard to overcome all kinds of difficulties, work hard to heal our wounds, return to the frontline troops at an early date, and continue to fight against the enemy!
Under the organization and leadership of Zhang Ziqing, various activities were carried out in the Red Army Hospital, and the wounded and sick all took action, and everyone rehearsed theatrical programs together.
Next, we rehearsed a number of small programs reflecting the battle situation and our party's revolutionary propositions, which were soon repeated in the wards, and the soldiers liked to watch them.
Zhang Ziqing's prestige in the ranks of the Red Army finally made the activities he organized more effective with half the effort, the frustration of the wounded and sick was greatly reduced, and laughter and singing often came from the wards. In order to support the fighting on the front line, some lightly wounded even began to make bamboo nails, which eventually became used on various checkpoints of our army.
These activities organized by Zhang Ziqing were very effective in alleviating the negative feelings of the wounded and sick, and in addition to this, his high revolutionary optimism also deeply infected the Red Army soldiers fighting on the front line, and the soldiers shouted."Learn from Master Zhang ZiqingThe fighting enthusiasm was very high.
While Zhang Ziqing was working very hard to lead everyone to fight against the disease, his own injuries continued to deteriorate, because of inflammation, because there was not enough salt water to clean the wounds, and some of the skin and flesh on Zhang Ziqing's feet where they were hit by bullets had begun to fester, and they looked very scary. In the end, in order to save Zhang Ziqing's foot, the doctor took a kitchen knife and cut off the rotten meat.
The doctor operated without anesthetic, Zhang Ziqing showed the iron will of a revolutionary soldier, he lay on the operating table very calmly, and he did not shout a word from the beginning to the end of the operation. This made the fighters present very moved, and everyone was silently shedding tears.
In autumn and winter, after the heavy snow closes the mountain, it is even more difficult to obtain materials.
Once, the salt that was treated by the wounded and sick as a "new daughter-in-law" was left for a long time, and in the end, the Red Army hospital was left with only a cup of salt water to clean the wounds. Regarding the use of this last cup of salt water, the party organization of the hospital decided to clean the wounds of the seriously injured after serious discussions.
The injury on Zhang Ziqing's foot was so serious that he had to cut off the rotten flesh, and he must be a seriously injured person, but just when ** was about to clean his wound, Zhang Ziqing refused. He said at the time: ".I won't wash it, this cup of salt water is very precious, so I'll leave it to other comrades to wash! **After persuading him several times, Zhang Ziqing's attitude did not change at all, he was very resolute, and he had to clean others first.
When ** entered the ward with salt water, everyone was very excited, and later, as soon as they heard that Zhang Ziqing didn't wash, everyone stopped doing it, and several hot-tempered soldiers even yelled at **: "Master Zhang Ziqing has helped us so much on weekdays, he is so good to us, if he doesn't wash, then we don't wash, is the division commander's life important, or our life is important?" ”
In the end, **was blasted out of the ward by everyone, this** has not been working for a long time, and he has not much experience, and when he was yelled at by the soldiers, ** was nervous and sad, and then he cried.
After learning about this situation, the staff of the hospital next thought of a good solution. In the end, this cup of salt water was indeed used by the soldiers first, but everyone was very economical, and when everyone finished washing, ** came to Zhang Ziqing with the salt water, there was still a lot left in the cup.
Zhang Ziqing saw through everyone's "tricks" at a glance, and he understood that everyone was deliberately saving money, and these salt water were specially reserved for him. Zhang Ziqing said: "There is a problem with this matter, there is only a little bit of salt water in the cup, so many wounded and sick people have been washed, how can there be left?" ”
After this incident ended, a few days later, in the Red Army hospital, the salt ** was completely cut off. As a result of not cleaning their wounds for a long time, the injuries of the fighters were all aggravated, and the condition of the seriously wounded was the most unoptimistic, and everyone often fainted from the pain.
One morning a few days later, when ** came to the ward to inquire about the injury, Zhang Ziqing sat up from the hospital bed with difficulty, and he reached out and took out a small oiled paper bag from under his pillow.
When handing over the oil paper bag to the **, Zhang Ziqing said very seriously: ".This thing I'm giving you now, you must dispose of it according to my arrangement. This oiled paper bag contains salt, not much salt, and you have to use it to clean the wounds of the seriously wounded, and if possible, all the wounds of the wounded!
This bag of precious salt, that is, when the salt ** has not been completely broken, all the wounded and sick people came out to give it to Zhang Ziqing, and the total weight is less than two taels, which is quite little.
Zhang Ziqing was reluctant to use it, so he wrapped it in oiled paper and hid it under his pillow. Holding this bag of salt, **was moved to tears, and at that moment,** said to himself:
Master Zhang Ziqing himself was obviously so seriously injured, and after the wound was not completely inflamed, he often couldn't sleep at night, but he tried his best to clean the wound with something like honeysuckle, and then left the salt water for the wounded and sick who needed it more. Now, at this most difficult time, when everyone was waiting for the salt water to save their lives, Zhang Ziqing took out the salt that he had been hiding and was reluctant to use, and dedicated it to all the wounded. ”
Suddenly, ** felt that the bag of salt in his hand was piping hot, this was not an ordinary bag of saltIt condenses the love and support of all the wounded in the Red Army Hospital for Zhang Ziqing, and also condenses Zhang Ziqing's noble and selfless personality charm.
With admiration for Zhang Ziqing, ** handed over this bag of salt to the party organization of the hospital, and after discussion, the hospital decided to follow Zhang Ziqing's opinion and use this bag of salt to clean the wounds of all the wounded and sick, if there is any left, then leave it for the seriously injured, so that they can use it again when cleaning the wounds in the future.
Soon, cups and cups of salt water entered every ward, and the fighters were very moved when they learned the origin of this bag of salt, so such slogans often sounded in the wards of the hospital, and the fighters said: ".We must not live up to the wishes of Division Commander Zhang Ziqing, we must work hard to heal our wounds, strive to return to the front line as soon as possible to participate in the battle, and then kill a few more enemies!
In a report, ** expressed his worries and helplessness in eight meaningful words, and he said at the time: "The wounded soldiers in the hospital are even more suffering!" ”
Among the many wounded and sick, Zhang Ziqing's injury certainly made these leaders more worried and anxious. **and** have come to the hospital to visit Zhang Ziqing several times, sometimes Zhang Ziqing is awake, they will talk about the injury together, but also talk about the revolutionary struggle situation at that time, sometimes Zhang Ziqing is sleeping, **and** just take a look in front of the hospital bed, and then leave.
Later, in order not to further worsen Zhang Ziqing's injuries, **decided to send some Red Army soldiers, and then escorted Zhang Ziqing to the big hospital in Changsha for **.
Only by taking out the bullet in the ankle bone as soon as possible can Zhang Ziqing get rid of the torture of illness, and everyone can get rid of this matter. This is obviously a very good plan, but when *** told Zhang Ziqing about this plan, Zhang Ziqing decisively refused.
The reason for Zhang Ziqing's refusal is roughly like this, sending Red Army soldiers to escort him to Changsha, this is easy to say, but it is difficult to do, if you want to pass through the heavy checkpoints set up by the enemy, the danger is very great, in case there is any conflict, if the Red Army soldiers have **, they will not be happy in their hearts.
Besides, even if he arrived in Changsha and was admitted to a big hospital, the Kuomintang spies were not vegetarians, and Zhang Ziqing suffered a gunshot wound, which would be easily exposed if he was investigated, and the consequences would be unimaginable. In the end, Zhang Ziqing said to *** very sincerely:
Now is a critical period, I don't think I can leave Jinggangshan, if I am injured, and then I will be escorted to Changsha to receive **, there are so many wounded and sick people in the Red Army hospital, can they all be sent to **? What will they think? Everyone in the ranks of the Red Army is equal, I can't affect everyone's emotions, and I Zhang Ziqing can't be special! ”
Zhang Ziqing had just finished speaking this paragraph, and his feet immediately began to hurt again, and he originally wanted to try to hide his moaning, but the small voice finally reached the ears of *** and **.
At that moment, **and** was deeply moved by Zhang Ziqing's excellent quality of understanding the general situation and taking the overall situation into account. ** At that time, he was full of emotion, and he was thinking:With such a loyal comrade as Zhang Ziqing who understands the great righteousness in the ranks of the Red Army, no matter what difficulties and dangers he encounters, our party's revolutionary cause will certainly win the final victory.
Next, Zhang Ziqing continued: "We can't take such a risk now, instead of being discovered when passing through the enemy's checkpoint, or being discovered by the agents of the local Kuomintang reactionaries in Changsha, I, Zhang Ziqing, prefer to stay on Jinggang Mountain to recuperate from my injuries like now, don't worry too much about the organization, I will live, if I am a cripple, if I have one less foot, I can still continue the revolution!" ”
At this moment, ** was completely moved by Zhang Ziqing's optimistic spirit. Later, recalling this past, someone said: "Zhang Ziqing is a very incredible person, a very pure Bolshevik!" ”
Later, ** made changes to this sentence, about Zhang Ziqing, ** commented:"Zhang Ziqing is a real Communist Party member and an iron warrior of the proletariat!
Around February 1929, the enemy successively broke through the Huangyangjie, Bamian Mountain and other checkpoints, and the headquarters of the Red Army faced great danger. In order to preserve the combat strength to the maximum, it was decided to lead the troops to break out and withdraw from Jinggangshan.
Before the troops broke through and set off, Zhang Ziqing and other seriously wounded people were arranged to recuperate in a nearby cave, and then Zhang Ziqing and his party overcame many difficulties and stayed in this cave for more than a month. Subsequently, when the Kuomintang reactionaries gathered forces to attack Jinggangshan, Zhang Ziqing was transferred to Yongxin Xiaojiang District to recuperate from his wounds.
Like Zhang Ziqing, Yan Hui was also a very famous general in the early Red Army, he had long followed Zhang Ziqing in the southern and northern wars, and was a very favorite subordinate of Zhang Ziqing.
In March and April 1930, at that time, with the gradual aggravation of the foot injury, Zhang Ziqing already had some premonitions about his fate, and at dusk one day, Zhang Ziqing specially called Yan Hui to his side. Zhang Ziqing was already very weak, and then, he used all his strength to say:
I originally thought that I could live, I could survive this illness, and at most become a cripple, but my body is not strong, I feel that I may not last long, this is not a big deal, everyone who lives in this world will eventually die, my biggest regret is that I will never see *** committee members again, and I can no longer fight with the soldiers! ”
Zhang Ziqing, who used to be as strong as a flyer and brave at fighting, has now become so weak, Yan Hui's heart is very sad, Zhang Ziqing, a tiger, was tortured by illness and turned into a kitten, which brought a great shock to Yan Hui.
Then, Zhang Ziqing reached out and took out a pistol from under his pillow, the pistol was tightly wrapped in a red cloth, Zhang Ziqing handed over the gun that he had treasured for a long time to Yan Hui, and then said bitterly: ".I will hand over this gun to you now, it has been with me for a long time, from now on, you will be its new owner, you must know this *** amount, you must also take this gun to arm the revolutionary team and continue to fight against the enemy!
When Yan Hui took over the heavy pistol, his tears had long been unstoppable, and at that moment, he vaguely felt that Zhang Ziqing's life might not be numbered, and Zhang Ziqing was explaining the future. At the same time, Yan Hui was also secretly determined, he decided to continue to carry Zhang Ziqing's unfinished revolutionary cause on his shoulders, and continue to move forward bravely along the road that Zhang Ziqing had walked.
In the process of many transfers, Zhang Ziqing's injuries continued to deteriorate, at that time he was already very thin, with a skinny appearance, looking very scary, this arduous life of recuperation left traces on Zhang Ziqing's body that can never be erased.
Around May of that year, Zhang Ziqing died of illness at the age of 28, and the illness eventually took his life.
After Zhang Ziqing died of illness, the Yongxin County Party Committee held a memorial meeting for Comrade Zhang Ziqing in a local ancestral hall, and then Zhang Ziqing was buried on a hillside on the outskirts of the county seat. In this way, this young life, who was less than 30 years old, shed his last drop of blood for the revolutionary cause and was buried in the magical red land of Jinggang Mountain.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Comrade He Changgong wrote in a memorial article: "The final meeting of the commander-in-chief on Jinggang Mountain is a milestone event in the history of our party, and our Comrade Zhang Ziqing has made immortal contributions in this meeting!" ”
About Zhang Ziqing, a loyal communist fighter, about his silent dedication and selfless dedication to the revolutionary cause, there is still such a small poem circulating in the local area, and people sing: ".Xiaojing Hospital is difficult to start a business, and the teacher is famous for offering salt. Mo Daozhong's soul is nowhere to be found, and the mighty spirit stays in the world for a long time.
We have reason to believe that the martyr Zhang Ziqing has never left, and he will always live in our hearts, just like after more than half a century, the touching story of "Master Zhang offering salt" and this little poem praising him are still circulating.