During the War of Resistance Against Japan, countless revolutionary martyrs followed in succession and sacrificed their lives for the country, although their stories were always talked about by people and became a heroic legend passed down by word of mouth, but after liberation, there were still many unknown revolutionary heroes, who gave up the utilitarian benefits exchanged for birth and death, hid their names, and always adhered to the lives of ordinary people.
In the last century, Lu Wenhuan was born in a poor peasant family, and after the Liberation War, Lu Wenhuan could have stayed in the army, but he still chose to return to the land where he was born and raised, and become an ordinary peasant.
His descendants also did not know the true identity of Lu Wenhuan, until Lu Wenhuan died in old age, and later people found an award certificate in his relics, and along with this award, it was the old man's dusty years that had been sealed for decades.
As a child, Lu Wenhuan experienced hardships that most people did not experience, he was born in a poor peasant family, the family often did not have enough to eat, at that time in the war years, social unrest, unlike now, as long as they are willing to suffer, they can eat enough.
Lu Wenhuan, who grew up a little, was able to help his parents do some farm work, but his hometown was swept by the war, and Lu Wenhuan's father and mother lost their precious lives in the war.
In addition to enduring the great pain of losing his parents, Lu Wenhuan also had to find a way to keep himself alive in the chaos of the war, and he also had to think about how not to freeze to death and starve to death.
Fortunately, the battlefield later moved to other places, and Lu Wenhuan thought about going, so he had to go to a local landlord's home to do long-term work to make ends meet.
But Lu Wenhuan always remembers the death of his parents, and he is bent on waiting for the opportunity to avenge his parents and to contribute to the country.
Later, the PLA troops passed by Lu Wenhuan's hometown, and Lu Wenhuan finally waited for the opportunity to join the Chinese People's Liberation Army without hesitation.
Later, during the Liberation War, Lu Wenhuan also made great achievements in battle and won many awards in the army.
After the overall situation of the civil war had been decided, Lu Wenhuan received orders from the troops: follow the troops to surround and suppress the bandits and bullies throughout the country.
At that time, although the Kuomintang reactionaries ran away, there were still many places in the country that had not been completely liberated, bandits and bullies ran rampant in the townships, and the common people were also unhappy.
Lu Wenhuan's troops were in Henan, and at that time there was a band of bandits in western Henan who were in rebellion, and the leader of the bandits was named Li Zikui, and Lu Wenhuan's troops sent a small group of fighters to arrest Li Zikui, and Lu Wenhuan was also among them.
At that time, the crackdown on bandits and bullies was very loud, and seeing that the people were suddenly less afraid of themselves, Li Zikui naturally learned the news of the encirclement and suppression of the People's Liberation Army.
When Lu Wenhuan and the others went to arrest Li Zikui, Li Zikui also heard the news and returned to the bandits' old nest on the mountain overnight.
After Lu Wenhuan arrived at the local village, he asked the people about the location of Li Zikui's bandit nest, and then went up the mountain.
It just so happened that on their way up the mountain, Li Zikui was packing up his things and preparing to flee to other places, Lu Wenhuan slowed down a little, and Li Zikui might have escaped.
But fate is often such a coincidence, just when Li Zikui just escaped, Lu Wenhuan and others also went up the mountain, saw Li Zikui's figure, and then they launched a fierce chase.
Because Li Zikui was familiar with the terrain, in the end, only Lu Wenhuan was still behind Li Zikui, and Li Zikui heard the sound of pursuing soldiers behind him and hid in a cave where he could not see his five fingers.
Lu Wenhuan looked in his eyes and quietly groped inside, the cave was very dark and damp, Li Zikui knew the terrain, took advantage of it, and could be ambushed anywhere, suddenly giving Lu Wenhuan a fatal blow.
After Lu Wenhuan walked into the cave, he suddenly thought of one of his advantages - Lu Wenhuan's hometown is also in Henan, which is similar to the accent of the locals, and the hunting sounds that Li Zikui heard before are not the local dialect.
Therefore, While Lu Wenhuan walked into the cave in the dark, he whispered tentatively, claiming that he had come to help Li Zikui, asking him to hide inside first, and then give him a ventilated message when there was no one outside.
After a while, Lu Wenhuan said that the People's Liberation Army was gone, Li Zikui did not believe it at first, after hesitating, he slowly walked out, and as a result, he was caught by Lu Wenhuan, and Li Zikui's first responsibility for being arrested should of course be recorded on Lu Wenhuan's head.
After Li Zikui was brought to justice, Lu Wenhuan also became a local hero, not only receiving local commendations, but also publishing the arrest of bandits in newspapers and being circulated by people.
With such a resume, Lu Wenhuan could have stayed in the army to continue to develop after retirement, and perhaps became a cadre of the army.
But at that time, no one thought that Lu Wenhuan did not ask for merit and rewards, nor did he make any demands on the troops and the government, but silently chose to return to his hometown, guard the old house that leaked wind, and returned to a peasant whose life was not guaranteed.
For many people, even if they become farmers, these honors they have won can make others respect themselves more and often take them out to talk about it.
But Mr. Lu didn't, and even his family didn't know about his experience in the army, they only knew that Mr. Lu had been a soldier.
It was not until Lu Wenhuan died in his 90s that his children pulled out an award certificate from the relic, on which were written the words "Special Meritorious Service".
The martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the revolution are touching, and the heroes who paid for the revolution and were willing to hide their names after obtaining military merits and live on their own hands are also admired and moved.