In the hearts of the people of Jinzhai in Anhui, Hong Xuezhi, as an excellent general in China, is the pride of the locals. In Hong Xuezhi's heart, the people are also his pride. In Hong Xuezhi's view, many wars against the enemy were won precisely because of the support of the masses of the people.
"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. These are the words that Hong Xuezhi often hangs on his lips.
Behind this sentence, what kind of patriotic feelings did Hong Xuezhi and his family write with their lives?
China's only "six-star general"
In 1913, Hong Xuezhi was born in Jinzhai, Anhui Province, to a poor peasant family. Due to the poverty of his family, he only finished primary school and stopped studying. At the age of 15, by chance, he joined the peasant armed joint team led by the underground party of the Communist Party of China.
Subsequently, he joined the Akagi guerrilla group and served as the leader of the detachment. After the Shangnan Uprising, Hong Xuezhi officially joined the Communist Party of China and became a member of the Red First Army. Since then, he has found his own foothold in the army and has gradually grown into an excellent general.
In order to improve his military talents, in 1936, Hong Xuezhi entered the Red Army University to study military knowledge. Later, due to his outstanding military ability, he successively served as the captain of the third brigade of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, the deputy captain of the fourth brigade, and the commander of the fourth regiment.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Hong Xuezhi did not hesitate to lead the cadets of the Third Brigade to the Taihang Mountains to engage in a fierce battle with the Japanese army, and made great contributions to the fight against the Japanese army in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments. Soon after, he went to the Fifth Branch of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University as vice president, and trained a large number of anti-Japanese talents.
Later, he was ordered to participate in the anti-"sweeping" struggle in the summer of 1941, covering the safe transfer of the new Fourth Army's military organs and the Fifth Branch of the Anti-Japanese University. Later, he led the military and civilian operations in the Yanfu area against the Japanese army and developed the local armed forces.
In 1942, he was transferred to the Chief of Staff of the Third Army of the New Fourth Army. During this period, under his command, the army not only eliminated a large number of Japanese troops, but also consolidated the anti-Japanese forces in the anti-Japanese base areas in northern Jiangsu.
During the Liberation War, Hong Xuezhi dredged the railway from Chengde to western Liaoning at the most critical moment, guaranteed the plan for cadres and troops to enter the northeast, and made outstanding contributions to the establishment and consolidation of the northeast base area.
In the subsequent battles such as the Battle of Pingjin, the Battle of Crossing the River, and the Battle of Guangdong, he even put his personal life and death aside, led his troops to victories in many battles, and made great contributions to the liberation of the whole country.
After the founding of New China, Hong Xuezhi threw himself into the campaign to liberate Hainan, launching the Battle of Wanshan Islands, which severely damaged the enemy fleet and accelerated the liberation of Hainan. Similarly, in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Hong Xuezhi also gave advice and advice, and also won the praise of Peng Dehuai.
Since the agrarian revolution, Hong Xuezhi has made outstanding contributions to national independence and national rejuvenation. Thus, in 1955, he was awarded the rank of general for the first time. Then in 1988, Deng Gong, then chairman of the Central Military Commission, awarded him the rank of general again.
At this point, Hong Xuezhi became the first general in the history of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to be awarded the rank of general twice, becoming what people call "six-star general". But for the praise of others, he often said that it was all because he had a good wife.
Excellent wife
In Hong Xuezhi's view, his wife Zhang Wen is not only his partner in life, but also his partner on the road of revolution. When the two met, Zhang Wen was the squad leader of the female soldier squad of the Supply Department of the Red Fourth Army. At an event, Zhang Wen sang a song, and Hong Xuezhi fell in love with this girl with loud singing voices.
Later, the two decided to get married under the mediation of the leader, and naturally held a wedding in the military. After marriage, the two are like other military partners, although they gather less and leave more, they can understand each other and support each other's work.
Whenever Hong Xuezhi went out on a campaign, Zhang Wen was busy with his own work while taking care of his family, never letting Hong Xuezhi worry. Whenever Hong Xuezhi encountered a bottleneck in his work, Zhang Wen became his strongest backing and gave him encouragement.
Later, the two had 6 children one after another, and while taking care of each other, they also had more work of education and child care, and their lives were also full.
As the children grew up, New China was finally established. Zhang Wen was also awarded the Order of August 1, 3rd Class, the Order of Independence and Freedom of the Third Class, and the Liberation Medal of the Third Class in 1957, and was again awarded the Red Star Meritorious Service Medal of the Second Class in 1988.
Looking back at Zhang Wen's revolutionary life, she joined the Red Army at the age of 14, although she did not gallop on the battlefield like her husband, she also dedicated her life to the revolutionary cause of New China, and has always adhered to the heart of respect for the party and the country.
In 2006, after Hong Xuezhi died of illness, Zhang Wen decided to donate all 644 relics left by her husband to the Jinzhai Revolution Museum in Anhui Province, and also donated 120,000 yuan to a primary school...
With the passage of time, Zhang Wen is now 100 years old, but the patriotism of her and her husband is continued by her children, and the 6 children continue to contribute to the development of the country in their own ways. Among them, the most talked about by the world are their eldest and second sons.
The eldest son and second son who is talked about by people
Although the eldest son, Hong Hu, did not become an excellent soldier like his father, Hong Xuezhi, he became a well-known leading figure in the political arena, and served as deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and governor of Jilin Province.
The second son, Hong Bao, grew up to be a military general like his father, Hong Xuezhi, so he became a soldier very early and participated in the Long March, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. In 1996, he also became an excellent major general.
Hong Xuezhi and his wife Zhang Wen were both excellent revolutionary forerunners of the older generation in New China, and their children also became excellent figures of the times under their influence. And contemporary us, we also take them as an example, and dedicate our own strength to the development of the country and the nation in our own way.
brief summary
As outstanding revolutionary forerunners, Hong Xuezhi and Zhang Wen not only saved the country and the people in the depths of the waters, but also passed on their excellent revolutionary spirit, as well as their love and loyalty to the country, to their sons and daughters and contemporary youth, so that the flame of the revolutionary spirit will continue to grow.
Therefore, their stories also make us feel a strong patriotic feeling today and feel the hardships of the road to the founding of New China. Under the influence of this patriotic and childlike heart, we have also strengthened our love for this country.