War is often accompanied by sacrifice, and revolution is often accompanied by blood. From the Wuchang Uprising to the establishment of the Republic of China to the founding of New China in 1949, countless of our revolutionary ancestors paid their blood for it, whether it was to overthrow the Qing Dynasty or to fight away the Japanese.
Among them, there is a hot name, called Zhong Chibing. He was amputated three times in 1935 due to injuries, and crossed the snowy mountain meadows on one leg with a wooden stick. In 1955, Zhong Chibing was awarded the rank of lieutenant general and was one of the most important founding fathers of New China.
Young people are fearless
Zhong Chibing, formerly known as Zhong Zhilu, is a native of Hunan, born in 1914 and raised in Pingjiang County. At that time, China's domestic environment was very severe, and Zhong Zhilu, like most poor people, had no money at home when he was a child, but he was also considered to be luckier.
When he was a child, Zhong Zhilu was still quite pleasing, and everyone couldn't bear to see such a small child without books to read, so his relatives and neighbors helped him and let him go to a private school to study for a few years. Don't underestimate the study time of these years, which also laid the foundation for his future success.
In 1930, the Japanese army seemed ready to invade China from the south, and Peng Dehuai realized this. However, at that time, our army was not strong enough, and in the process of conscription, Peng Dehuai met Zhong Zhilu.
At that time, although Zhong Zhilu was still only a 16-year-old hairy boy, his firm will to join the army was very admirable. In addition, he had also read books and was a rare cultural person at that time, so he was accepted by Peng Dehuai's troops without suspense.
When he joined the army, an interesting thing happened, Zhong Zhilu's name is very interesting, it is his parents hope that he can stand out and benefit the people for the officials. However, at that time, the Republic of China was in chaos, and after experiencing the corruption of the Qing Dynasty, the reputation of officials in the hearts of ordinary people was extremely poor.
Therefore, the word "Zhilu" in his name seemed to have some utilitarianism, so he changed his name to Zhong Chibing, hoping to become an active member of the people's ranks. In the same year, Zhong Chibing joined the Communist Party of China.
In 1935, Zhong Chibing, who had been honing in the army for 5 years, had become the backbone of our army and became the regimental political commissar of the 12th Regiment of the Red Army. At this time, the Red Army was struggling to march, and the Sichuan, Dian, and Qian armies behind them were pressing forward step by step, fiercely pursuing them.
In order to get rid of the situation of being besieged at that time, Chairman Mao personally formulated a strategy, showing the enemy to be weak, and then raiding the pass by surprise. Loushan Pass became a pass that had to be fought, when the 13th Regiment fought first, and Zhong Chibing's 12th Regiment was a support unit.
However, the calculation of people is not as good as the calculation of heaven, and the enemy troops stationed at Loushan Pass are the 25th Army of the Qian Army, and the boss is Wang Jialie. This man was scheming, and the positions already occupied by the 13th Regiment were actually re-attacked.
The 12th Regiment of Support became embarrassed, and they were forced to change from supporting the battle to being the main force to re-attack the stronghold. Despite this, the 12th Regiment did not flinch, and as the regimental political commissar, Zhong Chibing took the lead and fought with guns.
To tell the truth, in the case of shells bombarding wildly and the bullets roaring by, most people had difficulty persevering, but Zhong Chibing received the order that he must take the southern slope of Loushan Pass.
Zhong Chibing, who was in his twenties, was full of blood, but in this very difficult process, his legs were pierced by bullets, and the hygienist came to take him to treatment, but he did not expect that Zhong Chibing was extremely determined and strongly rejected the hygienist.
After Zhong Chibing was wounded in the leg, he continued to kill the enemy with his rifle and limped all the way uphill. The hygienist saw that he did not believe him, so he had to leave crying and go to treat the other wounded.
Encouraged by Zhong Chibing's wounded combat, the morale of the entire unit was greatly improved. The 12th Regiment finally completed the task of capturing the southern slope of Loushan Pass, and made great contributions to the subsequent opening up of the situation for the Red Army.
After the battle, Zhong Chibing needed to be treated for his wounds. However, there was no anesthetic at that time, and Zhong Chibing's injuries had to be operated on, so he staged a version of his own "Guan Gong Scraping Bone Healing Poison".
Of course, the ancient story of Guan Gong's "scraping bones and healing poison" has a great legendary color, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. However, Zhong Chibing really staged a tearful amputation treatment.
Because insisting on fighting delayed the golden time for treatment, the doctor concluded that Zhong Chibing could only amputate his limbs, but the medical environment and conditions at that time were too simple to even find anesthesia.
Therefore, without anesthesia, the doctor used the most primitive tools- machetes and saws, to help Zhong Chibing complete the amputation operation, a process that makes people shudder to think about.
However, the blessings are incomparable, and the misfortunes are not alone. After the amputation was completed, Zhong Chibing's wound unfortunately had two infections. In order to save his life, he later had to undergo two amputations.
The nurse who was involved in the amputation surgery at that time was very impressed by Zhong Chibing's operation, saying that she had never seen a man as tolerant as Zhong Chibing in her life, and she admired his willpower.
In fact, after the amputation operation, what pained Comrade Zhong Chibing the most was not this surgical process without anesthesia, but that he lost his precious right leg, and he was worried that he would never be able to go to the battlefield again and could not continue to fight for the Red Army!
Climbing snowy mountains and crossing meadows, Zhong Chibing, who has one leg, is still a man
Many people think that after experiencing such a heavy blow, Zhong Chibing's life may not be able to continue, but he is not convinced and does not admit his fate! Because Zhong Chibing, who was injured, was not satisfied with the organization's preferential treatment of him.
At that time, considering his injuries, the organization planned to place him in his hometown to recuperate from his injuries, rather than marching with the large troops, but he stressed several times that it was impossible to leave the troops. The Long March is not terrible, the terrible thing is that you can't be with the troops.
Under the circumstance that Peng Dehuai and several old leaders could not make up their minds, Chairman Mao made a decision, saying that Zhong Chibing was a revolutionary hero who could fight and write, so how could he abandon him?
As a result, Zhong Chibing, who had only one leg, followed the large troops of the Red Army on the long journey of the Long March, and ordinary soldiers were already suffering in the process of the Long March, and the one-legged Zhong Chibing was even more difficult.
Although there were soldiers to help him in many cases, in order not to drag the troops forward, he would often grit his teeth and walk on crutches made of wooden sticks.
In some very difficult areas, he would even crawl on the ground with his hands and legs, and accidentally roll down the slope, and he didn't feel that it was a hindrance, because he could still climb back!
The Long March of 25,000 miles is not a small number, the Long March will face many difficulties, food is one of them, and Zhong Chibing believes that he only has one leg, which has already brought greater trouble to the troops, how can he eat too much?
Therefore, he often distributed his food to other soldiers. In this regard, his explanation is that he is a burden, often need the help of soldiers, or even lift up, if not let other soldiers feed, they can not move themselves, then what to do?
The sunshine was always after the wind and rain, and finally the Long March ended, and the Red Army, which successfully met the division, ushered in its own glorious years.
One heart for the country
Zhong Chibing, who had made military achievements and was determined, was appreciated by Chairman Mao, because after all, he had broken a leg and was still a bit troublesome to go to the battlefield, but Zhong Chibing had read books when he was a child and was an intellectual himself.
As a result, Zhong Chibing was sent to the Soviet Union for further study. Although he had his leg amputated due to injury and lost one leg, intellectuals used brains, and martial arts could save the country.
Despite being in the Soviet Union, Zhong Chibing was still mindful of the situation in the motherland, and the room always had a map of China, and from time to time he would revise the map according to the news from home.
In addition to studying, sometimes he will be in a daze for a long time, and sometimes he will frown bitterly, which may be not very good news from China. But once, suddenly, excitedly, he slapped the table.
It turned out that it was his old leader Peng Dehuai who commanded the Hundred Regiments War and won the victory. It was a very lively battle, which dealt a devastating blow to the japanese army's communication routes, and the number of enemy annihilators reached 25,000!
No wonder Zhong Chibing was so happy, but for him at this time, the most regrettable thing may be that he was far away in the Soviet Union and did not contribute to the Hundred Regiments War. In order to recover his body as soon as possible, he exercises non-stop every day.
With constant effort, he was able to walk for miles alone on crutches. In addition, he was also very determined to study, not only mastering a lot of Soviet military knowledge, but also learning Russian.
Finally, he can return to china to play again! For him, life in the Soviet Union did not make him feel at ease, because the motherland he always remembered was a great place for him to shine!
In 1945, the Axis powers were completely defeated and Japan announced its unconditional surrender. In 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded. At this time, after half a century of war, China was in ruins and waiting to be rebuilt, and there was a sudden shortage of civilian personnel.
Sure enough, Chairman Mao summoned Zhong Chibing at the first time and gave him the task of forming the Civil Aviation Bureau of the Central Military Commission. For New China, getting an airplane is not a simple thing, and the so-called establishment of the Civil Aviation Administration seems even more fantastic.
But the cruel war of that year survived, Zhong Chibing is not a person who will shrink back when he encounters a little trouble, and what about the big trouble? On September 24, 1958, The first aircraft built by China itself, the Beijing No. 1, took off!
With tears in his eyes, Zhong Chibing spoke at the take-off ceremony on Beijing No. 1. The next day, Beijing Daily published an article that the eagle of the motherland officially took off!