In 1949, on the eve of the founding of New China, Li Zhongquan, political commissar of the Forty-sixth Army, and Yang Meisheng, deputy commander of the Forty-sixth Army, were sent to Xiangtan, Hunan Province, responsible for supervising the transfer of troops, Yang Meisheng was the founding lieutenant general of New China, and made great contributions to the country, but there was always a sacrifice behind the merits, as a Xiangtan person, Yang Meisheng had not returned home for 22 years, if it were not for this mission, Yang Meisheng, who was busy with official affairs, did not know when he would be able to return to his hometown.
Yang Meisheng has always remembered one thing in his heart, that is, his mother who has been lost for many years, after he joined the army, he unfortunately lost contact with his mother, he inquired many times but there was no news, and the mother and son did not know when they would meet.
Displaced
Lieutenant General Yang Meisheng and his mother have a very deep relationship, he was in the middle of the family road in his childhood, his father was ill, all rely on his mother to manage the family business, Although Yang Meisheng's mother did not read books, but her personality was tenacious and open-minded, she has always taught her son to be concerned about the family and the world, and to be a person with conscience and responsibility. After Yang Mei grew up, he participated in the anti-British demonstration led by the Hunan Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, and because of his excellent performance, he was appreciated by Lu Deming, joined Lu Deming as a guard, and began the revolutionary road.
In 1927, Yang Meisheng, dissatisfied with the White Terror, resolutely participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising and joined our party. Yang Meisheng knew that the path he chose was very dangerous, nine deaths, in order not to involve his family, he resigned from his mother, asked his parents not to mention that there was such a son, and changed his original name, but the enemy still found out the traces of Yang Meisheng's parents.
When Yang Meisheng was leading the revolution in Wuhan, the enemy found Yang Meisheng's hometown, and without saying a word, he kidnapped Yang Meisheng's parents, Yang Meisheng's father was killed on the spot, and the enemy forced Yang Meisheng's mother to ask whether she knew Yang Meisheng's details, but the mother had not received a letter from her son for a long time, although she vaguely knew that her son was making a revolution outside, but she did not know the detailed news, the enemy could not see what to ask, lost patience, beat Yang Meisheng's mother badly, beat her up, and threw her in the wilderness. Subsequently, he set fire to the Yang family's house and searched the village all day.
But fortunately, Yang Meisheng's mother did not die, she struggled to wake up in the desert, touched back to the village, but saw that the enemy was still flaunting her might, she knew that she was difficult to keep safe, did not dare to go home, could only pretend to be a beggar, dragging her injured body around begging for food, while asking around for news of her son.
Separate from one's blood relative
However, at this time, Yang Meisheng changed his name, in order to lead the revolution, running from place to place, his whereabouts were all kept secret, how could an old lady who had no one to rely on find out about Yang Meisheng's whereabouts? Moreover, because the news was closed at that time, Yang Meisheng did not know what happened in his hometown, thinking that as long as he concealed his identity, he could keep the peace of the whole family, and he did not know that the enemy had already killed him.
It was not until half a year later that Yang Meisheng was shocked to learn that his parents were killed by the enemy, and he was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, but the person with the letter told him that the villagers secretly went to see it, did not find the old lady's body, maybe the person was still alive, which made Yang Meisheng have a glimmer of hope in his heart, he rushed to ask people to inquire, but at this time Yang Mu had wandered all the way to the provinces, so there was no news for a long time.
Moreover, at that time, Yang Meisheng wanted to lead the soldiers to resist the enemy who came to encircle and suppress the base area, his situation was not much better than his mother, and the strength to find someone was limited, Yang Meisheng had to put most of his energy into work, at that time, most of the soldiers in the Red Army team experienced the taste of being separated from their relatives, why were they not sad in their hearts? However, in the face of the harsh situation, they can only consider the overall situation first, and have no spare strength to protect their small family.
This group of people who charge ahead and sacrifice their lives to repay the country are the people who have made the greatest contributions and the people who have sacrificed the most. Yang Meisheng led the team to fight hard battles, vicious battles, every time, Yang Meisheng is with a mood of death to fight with the enemy, he confessed to his comrades-in-arms, in case he died, stay until the day of peace, please live comrades-in-arms must remember to help themselves inquire about the whereabouts of their mother. In fact, Yang Meisheng did not have much hope in his heart for his "living" and living until the arrival of peace, there will always be people who shed blood and sacrifice in war, Yang Meisheng's base area is under harsh blockade, the environment is harsh, and the hope of surviving to the end is very slim, Yang Meisheng only hopes that he can live for a few more years, fight more battles, and make more contributions to the revolution.
Mother and son reunite
During the Long March, Yang Meisheng almost died many times, and when passing through the Xiang River, Yang Meisheng was injured and sick, and his life was hanging in the balance, and his comrades-in-arms desperately cried out for him who was unconscious, making him think about his mother who was wandering away. Yang Meisheng heard the words "mother" and forced himself to open his eyes, he thought, he wanted to live, to give his mother an explanation.
From spring to autumn, Yang Mei was born a veteran who had been in the battlefield for a long time, who experienced the agrarian revolution, the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, but his mother, who was most concerned about, was still not heard.
Until September 1949, Yang Meisheng returned to Xiangtan, before he returned, he had already found many people to help find people, but what he brought back was always "unknown", Yang Meisheng came to his hometown, the mood was even heavier, the wanderer returned to his hometown, but where is there a home?
Yang Meisheng forced himself to dispel these frustrated thoughts, finish the work first, and when he was checking the supplies at the dock, he suddenly stared at an old woman begging for food in the crowd in the distance. Although 22 years have passed, mother and son are connected, and Yang Meisheng recognizes at a glance that this begging woman is his long-lost mother!
Yang Meisheng handed over the work at hand to his comrades-in-arms and rushed to the old woman's eyes, at this time he was full of tears, but choked up and could not say a word, the mother could not recognize the appearance of her son, she also came back recently, because she heard that new China was going to be founded, she believed that her son would come back to find herself, so she begged all the way back to her hometown.
But at this time, she couldn't believe that her son would suddenly appear, Yang Meisheng cried and clasped his mother's hand, and after half a ring, he fell to his knees and cried: "Mother, it's me!" Yang Mu was stunned, reacted for half a day, only to realize that the person in front of her was her own flesh and bones, she cried and hugged her child, and the mother and son embraced each other on the dock and cried.
After finding his mother, Yang Meisheng finally let go of a big stone in his heart, and he took his mother to his side to take care of him. Among the revolutionaries, Yang Meisheng was unfortunate, but also lucky, he had to bear the price of flesh and blood separation for the sake of the country and the nation, fortunately, the good people had good rewards, and Heaven let this weathered mother and son reunite again.