On August 5, 1933, the International Division of the Young Communists of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was formally established in Ningdu County, Jiangxi Province, China. The armed forces are made up of a group of adolescents with an average age of less than 18. Maybe now we can't help but sigh that these children are not yet adults but have to embark on a cruel battlefield. But the hearts of these children are already prepared for this.
Most of our younger generation today grew up in a peaceful and comfortable environment. Waking up every morning to greet us may not be the sun, but going to school or going to work is indispensable. Although we have troubles like them, they are all trivial in life, not for the sake of survival. At least day and night, I don't have to worry about the artillery fire spreading to my side.
After the establishment of this armed force, the organization transferred 17-year-old Xiao Hua and appointed him as the political commissar of the unit. Because Xiao Hua was too young, he was also known as the youngest political commissar in the history of the Red Army.
Born into a revolutionary family
On January 21, 1916, with a crisp cry, Xiao Hua came into this world. Because of the times, more than 90 percent of China's families at that time were in poverty, and Xiao Hua's family was no exception. His family struggled to make ends meet by the little money he earned as a mason.
On the surface, Xiao Hua and his family are no different from other families among others, but in fact, his parents are early members of the Communist Party. His parents' main job was to be in charge of the transportation station of the local underground party organization in Xingguo County. It's a secret and great task.
However, it is a pity that Xiao Hua's parents sacrificed their precious lives for the resolute revolutionary struggle in their hearts in a later task.
Xiao Hua showed extraordinary wisdom in reading since he was a child. Because Xiao Hua won the academy's reward with the first place in all the examinations every year, he was also called a prodigy by the locals. Influenced by his family, Xiao Hua grew up in advanced revolutionary thought from an early age, and although the material conditions were very scarce, his spiritual level was incomparably rich.
An incident when Xiao Hua was twelve years old shocked his teacher. When Xiao Hua was a child, like us, he had to write essays about future ideals. At a time when none of his peers understood the specific meaning of the word "ideal," Xiao Hua wrote in his essay that he would "overthrow the warlords" and "eradicate the great powers" in the future.
After the teacher who corrected the essay read Xiao Hua's composition, a feeling could not help but arise in his heart: If The young generation of China had such an ideal as Xiao Hua, then national rejuvenation would not be far from China.
After talking about Xiao Hua's talent in learning when he was a child, let's look at his contributions to the revolutionary cause at that time.
When he was still in elementary school, Xiao Hua took on the task of delivering letters to his parents. First, because Xiao Hua had to leave home to go to school every day, and second, because he was still a child, and when he ran around after school, others just thought that this child was naughty and would not suspect going somewhere else. Therefore, letting Xiao Hua send a letter can greatly reduce the risk of being exposed.
When he was still twelve, Xiao Hua joined the Communist Youth League of China and participated in the Xingguo Rebellion. The following year, Xiao Hua again participated in the training class for cadres of the Xingguo Agrarian Revolution. After that, Xiao Hua's organizational talent gradually appeared in the Communist Party organization and was found and reused by his superiors.
To name a few facts. Xiao Hua was 13 years old and served as the secretary of the Xingguo County Party Committee of the Communist Youth League of the Communist Youth League. The Youth League Committee, the League Branch and the Young Pioneers of the whole county were all organized and perfected. At the age of 14, he successively served as a youth member of the Military Commission of the Red Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the political commissar of the Third Company of the Special Service Battalion, and during his tenure, he spent more than a month to improve the youth organization of the units to which he belonged.
I am the chief
When Xiao Hua was a teenager, the revolutionary cause was full of wind and water, like the sun in the sky, and in full swing.
But Xiao Hua's experience is only a very small number in the context of a specific era, and we don't have to envy it too much. But his spirit and philosophy of resistance is very worth learning from us now.
When Xiao Hua served as the political commissar of the International Division of the Young Communist Party, in order to protect him, in case there was an accident with such an excellent revolutionary seed, the organization specially sent a guard to his side. This guard is not small, his name is Wu Zonghan, and he used to serve as a guard at the chairman's side. No one who can serve as a guard at the chairman's side will be weak.
Wu Zonghan, who had received the task, soon arrived at Xiao Hua's place. Wu Zonghan, who was in a hurry to report to Xiao Hua, saw a very young-looking warrior wandering on the road, and he hurriedly accelerated his pace toward the soldier, and then asked: "Little comrade, do you know where your chief Xiao Hua is?" I'm looking for him. ”
The "little comrade" heard someone shouting at him and turned his head in the direction of the sound. It was a comrade who wore the same uniform as himself. Then, he paused, "I am the Xiao Hua you are looking for, is there anything wrong?" ”
Wu Zonghan, who had been answered, was stunned for half a day before he reacted, and the childish doll in front of him turned out to be the political commissar Xiao Hua he wanted to protect next. Anyway, it's not a time to think about it that much at all. He quickly stabilized his mind, then saluted Xiao Hua and informed him of his task.
Although many of Wu Zonghan's comrades had told him the story of Xiao Hua before coming, it was said that it was called a god, and of course, Xiao Hua was very young. But he had no idea that he would be so young. The 17-year-old political commissar, who had never dared to think before, but now stood in front of him alive.
Later, Wu Zonghan followed Xiao Hua for a long time and admired his ability. Then, by chance, he also compiled a poem for Xiao Hua: Talk about it, laugh and laugh, don't look at the young age of the people, the revolutionary seniority is quite old. Take a walk and take a look, the marching army has high combat skills, and there are really many meritorious battles.
Immortal lovers
Admiral Xiao Hua was not only very successful in the revolutionary cause, but he was also very lucky in his choice of happiness in life.
In 1938, Xiao Hua led his troops to Shandong according to the instructions of his superiors, but he did not expect to meet the happiness of his life on the way.
When Xiao Hua met Wang Xinlan, Wang Xinlan was only 14 years old. But because of family reasons, Wang Xinlan, like Xiao Hua, matured very early. She began to secretly send information to the Red Army when she was still five or six years old, and officially joined the Red Army at the age of nine.
Although Wang Xinlan is very precocious, she is still a fourteen-year-old girl in her heart, and from time to time she will show the liveliness and cuteness of her age. It was Wang Xinlan's point that deeply attracted Xiao Hua. He felt that he must marry this lovely girl home, so he confessed to her.
Sure enough, Wang Xinlan refused. She felt that she had never thought about this aspect of things now, and she did not talk about her boyfriend in Yan'an for several years, and then told Xiao Hua the result when she thought about it. Xiao Hua agreed.
During the years in Yan'an, Wang Xinlan seriously considered his emotional affairs and felt that Xiao Hua was still a very good person, and he and Xiao Hua were officially married in 1943.
brief summary:
In today's society, we have too many concerns to let go, or to dare not let go. We are afraid that we cannot afford the butterfly effect of letting go.
But we can also read books. We can escape the world in the book, we can create the world in the book, we can understand the world in the book, we can transcend the world in the book!