Honghu lake water, waves beating waves, the shore of Honghu Lake is hometown, when I was a child, the most favorite to sing is this melody, melodious and pleasant song, singing is not far from the hometown is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River plains of Honghu City, Huangjiakou Town Songdun Village, where the river is dense, many small lakes, pools of water unfathomable, sparkling for many years, clear as jade, villagers take water directly, sweet and delicious, cool and pure pool water has nurtured generations of hardworking and brave Songdun villagers.
The elderly people in the village said that Songdun Village used to be surrounded by a large lake, and later although a large area of lakes and swamps has become farmland, the contours of the surrounding lakes are still very good, and the scene in front of them is suddenly cheerful, only to see the large and small fields connected, the intensive fish ponds are everywhere, the houses near and far are connected, the winding and winding rivers are meandering, the grass seedlings are lush, the blue sky is blue, and the cooking smoke rises.
What is particularly admirable is that when the Red Army made a revolution in Songdun Village, many teenagers in the village held red guns, wore red armbands on their arms, carried large knives, and wore straw shoes on their feet, "followed the Red Army to make a revolution." Many Red Army fighters in Songdun Village, on the banks of Honghu Lake, in the years of war, were brave and tenacious, and made immortal contributions to the liberation of the Chinese people. One of the most prominent was Huang Xinting, a founding lieutenant general who served as the brigade commander of the 358th Brigade during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the commander of the Liberation War, the commander of the Chengdu Military Region after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the commander of the armored forces.
In 1913, Huang Xinting was born in Songdun Village, Huangjiakou Town, a group of fishermen who have lived by fishing for generations, his father Huang Dengyong, mother Zhao Shi, he ranked the eldest, due to the poverty of the family, he only read less than half a year of books and dropped out of school, with his father to go down to Honghu Lake to make a living, punching boats at the helm, fishing for crabs, swimming and diving, picking lotuses, although only a teenager, not tall, but he often with his father, driving a fishing boat out of the lake, one person at the helm, one person hanging sails or punching boats, when encountering adverse currents and windstorms, he also has to pull fibers, slowly, From the age of 13, he also learned to go to Hankou alone and drive a leaf boat to Hankou to sell fish. Since then, he has become a small boat boss, and this matter has been passed down as a beautiful talk in the village.
At this time, the flames of revolution burned all over the banks of the Jingjiang River, and the peasants here held a New Year's Eve riot and also set off huge waves by the Honghu Lake. Huang Xinting's father, Huang Dengyong, became the head of the peasant association and became a well-known Red Guard, at this time, XiaoHuang Xinting also joined the regiment organization under the influence of his father, and became the leader of the young vanguard team in the district, this year, 15-year-old Huang Xinting rushed to the Baili Lake District, stood guard, sent triangular letters, checked the road, and explored the enemy's situation, and since then, he has devoted himself to the revolutionary struggle in the Soviet area, and the work has been very outstanding.
Under their effective and hard work, bright red flags fluttered over Honghu Lake, and the revolutionary fighting spirit in various places was very strong, just in the autumn of 1931, the Flood in the Honghu Area flooded, and many things in the family were washed away, and the Kuomintang armed forces took the opportunity to tighten the blockade and siege of the Honghu Su District, which had been contiguous, and just when natural disasters and man-made disasters ensued, Huang Xinting's father, Huang Dengyong, thought that he had grown up at the age of 18, so he asked a matchmaker to tell his son a family affair, that is, Wu Yinhuan, the daughter of a 16-year-old fisherman.
Wu Yinhuan also grew up in Honghu Lake, and when the matchmaker came to introduce him, Wu Yinhuan heard that he was a red army brother, nodded his head, and agreed to the marriage. Wu Yinhuan is a famous beautiful girl in the eight townships, and she is hardworking and capable, and the parents of the Huang family heard that the woman agreed to the marriage and directly agreed to it for their son. When Huang Xinting knew about this, the two sides had already begun to handle the marriage, and Huang Xinting took a leave of absence and went home to become a relative of Wu Yinhuan. Although Huang Xinting was resistant to arranged marriages, after seeing Wu Yinhuan, he still fell in love with this lovely girl after seeing her so beautiful. Huang Xinting and Wu Yinhuan were love at first sight, and the moment they lifted the hijab, they recognized each other as lovers who accompanied each other for a lifetime.
Soon after the new marriage, due to the urgency of the war in the Red Army, Huang Xinting wanted to return to the army, and the newly married young couple reluctantly wanted to separate. At this time, the newlywed wife Silver Ring shook her oars and sent her husband Xinting to the garrison of the district committee troops, and the boat left the shore of the lake, and the two were in the same boat with many confidants, but after a while the boat came to the shore, Huang Xinting jumped ashore, bid farewell to his wife, and walked briskly toward the troop station. Wu Yinhuan stood at the bow of the ship for a long time, looking at Huang Xinting, who was far away, and looked at her husband's distant back until she could not see a little figure, she could no longer control her feelings, and she couldn't help but shed a string of tears and wet her front placket.
What Wu Yinhuan did not expect was that when this Red Army husband left, the two were actually separated, and there was no chance to meet and get together again. Subsequently, Huang Xinting followed the Red Army team, and from then on began a military career that was full of flames and smoke, and turned to xiang'exi, tongbai mountainous area, xiang'echuanqian, until the 25,000-mile long march, frequent battles, and the harsh environment in the family after the battle, so that he could not return home.
At this time, Huang Xinting's young wife, Wu Yinhuan, waited here every day, but after many years, her husband still had no news, and at this time, the enemy's large-scale fourth "encirclement and suppression" of the Xiang'e Western Soviet District had entered a white-hot stage, the enemy had invaded the central area of the Honghu Su District, and after the Long March of the main force of the Red Army, a series of persecutions were carried out against the families of the Red Army.
After arriving at the relatively stable northern Shaanxi base area after a long march of great difficulties and dangers, Huang Xinting's greatest concern was that he had not contacted his wife for many years, and wrote many family letters to his wife and parents, but unfortunately they were like mud cattle into the sea and there was no reply. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Red Army in northern Shaanxi was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, and Huang Xinting rushed to the anti-Japanese front and grew into a famous general of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression; it was at this time that he learned the news of his wife Wu Yinhuan through a soldier of the Eighth Route Army who had joined the army from his hometown, and told him the news that Wu Yinhuan had remarried to Xianning.
In 1939, Huang Xinting, who was already a famous anti-Japanese general in Central Hebei and served as the regimental commander, was leading the 716th Regiment to reorganize. During the reorganization, the brigade headquarters sent a drama club, which often performed programs for the soldiers to see. Huang Xinting did not like this set, as long as the work was not busy, he would think in the room, compare the map, and think about strategic issues. One day, the organization introduced him to an actress named Wang Lin, who was only 18 years old, quite beautiful, just graduated from The Beiping School, came to Yan'an to participate in the revolution, was assigned to the 358th Brigade Theater Troupe, and became a glorious female soldier of the Cultural and Labor Troupe.
At that time, the Eighth Route Army's marriage regulations meant that cadres at or above the regimental level could get married. In the difficult years of the War of Resistance, most comrades got married by organizational introduction. After the men and women meet, they understand each other's situation, think that the other party is suitable for themselves, both sides have the same interests, and after the approval of the organization, they can be married. After the introduction of the organization, after the two met, they thought that each other's thinking was progressive and had the same interests, so they began to talk about love. Soon after, several warriors sent a large fat pig to the troupe. This is the custom of marrying a daughter-in-law in the Honghu area, and Huang Xinting uses a black mule to take the bride back to the residence, even if she is married.
Soon after the new marriage, Huang Xinting led his troops to the anti-Japanese front, and Wang Lin continued to fight with the troupe, and the young couple began to live separately. Due to the long separation, coupled with the difference in living habits between the two, the relationship gradually became cold. Huang Xinting is the son of a fisherman, and Wang Lin is a female student from a big city, sometimes Wang Lin comes to see Huang Xinting, Huang Xinting will take out his own allowance, make two more dishes, and let his wife eat better.
But for Wang Lin, adding two more dishes is not enough, and such contradictions are gradually irreconcilable. Wang Lin still said the word "divorce" to Huang Xinting, for which Huang Xinting already had a premonition, he replied: "If you think about this matter, I can only respect your opinion, after all, feelings cannot be forced." In this way, this short relationship came to an end.
Huang Xinting, who suffered setbacks in both marriages, began to be "cold" to love, until the eve of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, after the introduction of the organization, Huang Xinting met a strong female soldier of the Eighth Route Army, his name was Tian Huiqin, a native of Zhoulonghua Village, Shen County, Hebei Province, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, she actively participated in the struggle against Japan and national independence, and successively served as a propagandist for the Fireline Drama Society in the Central Hebei Border Region, a student of the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region United General Assembly, the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region Fifth Middle School (Cadre School), and the leader of the attached middle school of the Second Branch of the Anti-Japanese University. Officers of the 358th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army. He participated in the creation of the anti-Japanese base area and the construction of party organizations in Jizhong Province, the "anti-sweeping" struggle against the Japanese in the Jizhong region, the "Small Long March" against the transfer of the sophomore school and the operation against the Japanese army.
Interestingly, when Huang Xinting and Tian Huiqin were newly married, due to the poor conditions and local customs and habits, there were several good comrades-in-arms who eavesdropped on the wall roots at night when they spent candles in their caves, and the fiery red flower candles reflected the red of the room. Huang Xinting said to the bride: "If you marry me, you must be mentally prepared, and if you go to the battlefield, you will die!" The bride said, "I understand, three grenades, two for the enemy, one for herself, never be taken prisoner!" Huang Xinting laughed and said, "With your words, I will be relieved!" When the comrade-in-arms who did not hear any "addictive" whispers outside the window left, they complained: "When you and your husband and wife arrived at the wedding night, they were still holding a meeting. ”
Since then, Huang Xinting and Tian Huiqin have worked together for sixty-two years, they have given birth to four children, and cultivated the children into national talents. The couple never let go of each other's hands again. Later generations wrote poems praising the general's life: the general fought a hundred battles and counted Huang Gong, and the anti-Japanese Long March was revered. North China chased after the Wu Fei victory report, and Nishikawa suppressed the bandits and made special contributions. The majestic soldiers hunted the flag, and the iron armor drove the battle red. There are many emotions of sorrow and joy, and Dan's heart shines in the sky.