China has not lacked records of young heroes since ancient times, such as Ganluo became prime minister when he was 12 years old, Cao Chong was brilliant when he was 5 years old, Luo Binwang made poems at the age of 7 have been passed down through the ages, and Sima Guang was only 8 years old when he smashed the cylinder to save his companions. In addition to ancient Chinese history, there has never been a shortage of young heroes in China's modern history, and today I want to talk about one of them, who joined the Red Army at the age of 7 and began the Long March at the age of 9.
This young hero is called Xiang Xuan, in fact, strictly speaking, Xiang Xuan can start fighting when he is still in the womb, and his mother is called He Mangu, a Red Army guerrilla fighter who still fights on the battlefield when she is pregnant with him. When Xiang Xuan was just 2 years old, He Mangu was betrayed by traitors, and many people, including Xiang Xuan, were arrested, and later it was He Mangu's sister He Ying who rescued them.
Xiang Xuan, who was only two years old, was rescued, but his mother He Mangu was unfortunately killed on the road, and Xiang Xuan became an orphan ever since. He Mangu also has a younger brother named He Long, everyone is very familiar with He Long, he is one of the ten founding marshals, Xiang Xuan is he Long's nephew, when Xiang Xuan joined the army at the age of 7, He Long was already in an important position. But in the process, Xiang Xuan did not reveal his identity to anyone, and everyone around him knew that he was a child with strong willpower.
Xiang Xuan had already learned to shoot when he was three or four years old, in 1933 He Ying guerrillas were betrayed by traitors, and at dawn the next day, someone came to sneak attack, two fighters of the guerrilla group were sacrificed, He Ying was shot twice in order to protect Xiang Xuan, and when he died, he told him to let people find his uncle He Long and find the Red Army! At this time, Xiang Xuan was only seven years old, he fought back while running, he was shot in multiple places in his right leg and neck, fortunately familiar with the local terrain, he hid for half a day, dragging his injured leg to find He Long.
A few days later, the Red Army killed them and executed the traitors. Xiang Xuan's injuries were healed for half a year, and the case said that a child who was only seven years old could not join the Red Army, but because Xiang Xuan participated in the battle and was injured, Xiang Xuan became the youngest Red Army. After that, Xiang Xuan has been following He Long, very brave in battle, blinded by the enemy in his right eye, 26 wounds on his body, and still has shrapnel left in his body.
In 1955, Xiang Xuan was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, became a colonel in 1960, served as deputy chief of the military section of the logistics department of the Chengdu Military Sub-district, and later promoted to deputy director of the People's Armed Forces Department of the Chengdu Military Sub-district until his official retirement in December 1982. The so-called hero out of the teenager refers to a small hero like Xiang Xuan, who has contributed to the people since he was a child, and now Xiang Xuan is 92 years old and enjoys his old age in Chengdu.