The only "six-star general" Hong Xuezhi, now his wife is 100 years old, and his son is a provincial governor and a major general
"The fame and fortune of a person's life is not important, what matters is what contributions he has made to the country and the people, and what good things he has done" - Hong Xuezhi
In 1959, Hong Xuezhi went to the Jilin Provincial Agricultural Machinery Department as the director of the department, although it was "decentralized", but he did not care, where is not to serve the people!
A few years later, he went to a farm in Tongliao City, Jilin Province, where Hong Xuezhi began his "pig raising career".
Hong Xuezhi and Xiaosun raised a total of 50 pigs. At that time, pig feed was in short supply, and the pigs did not have enough to eat, running around and nibbling on crops. Together they drove the pig back, but the pig did not listen to him.
Hong Xuezhi was very angry, pointing at the pig and shouting, "You pig eight precepts are really unconscious, even I don't pay attention to it, do you know, I am the founding general Hong Xuezhi!" ”
The pig could understand what he said, but still ran around and didn't give him face at all.
Later, Hong Xuezhi thought of a way to let Xiaosun go to the winery next door to get some lees mixed in pig food, these pigs are always in a state of "half drunk and half awake", not only running around, but also growing very fast, which can be described as "killing two birds with one stone".
Hong Xuezhi is a legendary figure, but also a blessed general. There are many fortunate generals in the army, but there are few like him, who can not only uphold justice, conscience, and principles, but also be able to fulu both, seek victory in danger, and die with a high life.
The greatest characteristic of the general is his magnanimity and integrity, and his first impression is that he has both the majesty of a military general and the style of a Confucian general.
Throughout his century-old career, there is no doubt that the war is good, but it is not the kind of general who "achieves a thousand bones in one general" and wins to the extreme.
This is because he lacks such an eagerness to make meritorious achievements and the fierceness of being a man, he always treats people gently, follows the general trend of the world to create heroes, fights some battles, and serves the country and the people, especially against the invaders.
Later, he switched from "military cadres" to logistics cadres very early, which in turn avoided many unnecessary disputes.
In fact, Hong Xuezhi was completely caught up in the fight as the logistics commander of the volunteer army, and as a general who won all the way from platoon commander and company commander, like many generals in the Chinese army, he liked to fight on the front line and was unwilling to do the logistics work of "mother-in-law and mother-in-law", and even thought that doing logistics was "impossible to fight.".
However, after persuasion, he overcame this kind of thinking, led his troops to stubbornly resist the indiscriminate bombardment of the US army, and established a "steel transportation line" that could not be broken and could not be destroyed, which played an important role in winning the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
In 1955, Hong Xuezhi was awarded the rank of general with three stars on his shoulders, and in 1988, after the military rank system was restored, he was awarded the rank of general again, and was the only "six-star general".
Hong Xuezhi's revolutionary career spanned several decades, and he made outstanding contributions to the independence of the motherland, the liberation of the nation, and socialist construction, but his life was always very simple, and he always maintained the true color of the working people, leaving behind many widely circulated and touching stories, such as: a bed of towels was "covered" for three generations, a bed of duck down was accompanied for more than ten years, a bed of leather mattress became an "heirloom", a wicker box was used for seventeen years, two pairs of leather shoes were worn for thirty years, the son-in-law was not allowed to be promoted, and the children were strictly required, and so on.
One of the phrases he often said was, "Who is the best in our country?" The people are the best, the people are the best, and if it were not for the people pushing the cart to support the front, we would not have won the war. We must never forget the common people, never forget the masses."
This deep affection for the motherland and the people has a strong and far-reaching impact on his children.
The general has 3 sons and 5 daughters, and he loves his children so deeply that he said, "My greatest wealth is these 8 children."
Usually the work is very busy, he does not spend much time with his children, but he has not relaxed the education of his children, as long as he has time, he will exchange ideas and views with his children and juniors.
When the children are in primary school, at the end of each semester, the family will hold a family meeting to comment on the performance of the children, and there are rewards for good learning and good performance.
Every August 1st Founding Day, Mr. and Mrs. Hong Xuezhi always gathered their children together to tell them about their experiences during the war years, and warned them not to forget the past and inherit and carry forward the revolutionary tradition.
The eldest son, Hong Hu, was the governor of Jilin Province, while the younger son, Hong Bao, was a major general.
Although General Hong Xuezhi has passed away, his wife Zhang Wen is still alive and healthy, and she is 102 years old this year. The two met in a military games, established a revolutionary friendship from the time of the Long March, and transformed into love with the passage of time. Zhang Wen accompanied Hong Xuezhi's growth and also witnessed her husband's success. I wish the elderly a long and healthy life.