Born as a master, dead as a ghost. - "Summer Sentences"
Since ancient times, wherever there has been war, there have been people who have stood up to fight. A hundred years ago, when China was in crisis, how many sons and daughters of China stood up in spite of themselves, gave up their small families to defend the country, and they threw themselves into the battle without hesitation, put their safety aside, left their families behind, and single-mindedly defended the country and fought for the country. As the saying goes, "one will make a thousand bones dry", how many heroes Haojie died on the road of the War of Resistance, and how many people were able to return safely.
There is a founding general in our country, who left his hometown at the age of 13, followed the Red Army to conquer the four sides, defended the country, and after more than twenty years of arduous struggle, finally ushered in the victory of New China. By chance, he returned to his hometown to visit his relatives, met his mother at the door of his home, but burst into tears. He saw his mother dressed in tattered clothes and holding a worn-out bowl in her hand, and was about to go out to beg, but he did not expect that he had been away from home for many years, but his family could not even eat, and the protagonist of this story was our founding major general You Taizhong and his mother.
1. Young and responsible children
You Taizhong was born in a small mountain village in Xinyang, Henan during the Republic of China, and the turbulent social pattern made it more difficult for the poor You Taizhong family to live, and the whole family guarded less than one acre of land and squeezed into dilapidated houses to maintain their lives. Because of poverty, You Taizhong also did not have the opportunity to receive education, and from an early age, he helped others herd cattle to reduce the burden on his family. But the young You Taizhong was very eager for knowledge, and while herding cattle, he often wandered around the academy, hoping to learn something and make up for his regret that he could not go to school.
In 1931, the Red Army launched an agrarian revolution in the Xinyang area, distributing land and grain to the poor people, at that time, although You Taizhong was only 13 years old, in his heart, he felt the benefits of the revolution to the people, he knew that everything the Red Army did was for the people, and he made up his mind to follow the Red Army in the revolution. So the young You Taizhong joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army very firmly.
After joining the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, You Taizhong couldn't wait to go home and tell his mother the news, the You family were all peasants who did their duty, and they also knew that the Red Army was helping the people, and they were very happy for their son to join the Red Army. But soon after, the Red Army wanted to move, and You Taizhong also wanted to go with the Red Army, but his mother was very worried about him, after all, he was only 13 years old, could he go to the battlefield?
As the saying goes, Yu Taizhong's mother wanted him to stay in the local area to do rear work, but You Taizhong said very firmly: "Rest assured Mother, I will come back soon!" His mother said nothing, helped him pack his luggage, and told him: Come back early! He watched him go out.
2. Generals with outstanding military achievements
Two years after You Taizhong joined the Red Army, in 1933, at the age of 15, You Taizhong joined the Chinese Communist Youth League, and the following year successfully joined the Communist Party of China. At this time, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was fiercely fought throughout the country, and You Taizhong was appointed as the commander of the 17th Regiment of the 396th Brigade.
In 1934, he received an order to cover the transfer of the superior leading organs, and at this time, the enemy army attacked from the east and west sides of the Taihang Mountains, and You Taizhong led his troops to complete the cover task and immediately threw himself into battle. The regiment he led fought against the Shentouling ambush, crushed the enemy's Nine-Way Siege and the Hundred Regiments Battle, and also made important contributions in major battles and campaigns such as Qingcheng Mountain and Northern Henan.
In 1935, at the age of 17, he began a long and arduous long march with the Red Army. In the face of a harsh and dangerous environment, people will fall at any time, and there are unknown dangers ahead. When You Taizhong followed the Red Army's Long March, he and the people in the team nibbled on cowhide and tree roots, and along with the soldiers, they resisted bandits and murderous Tibetans, and also experienced the unfortunate sacrifices of those around them, and some soldiers who froze to death and starved to death. You Taizhong's Long March squad originally had about a hundred people at the time of departure, but when it reached the end of the Long March, only half of them were left, and You Taizhong persisted.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation soon began again, and at this time, You Taizhong was already experienced in hundreds of battles and was a veteran on the battlefield. He was appointed brigade commander of the 6th Brigade of the Central Plains Field Army and commander of the 4th Division of the 2nd Army of the 2nd Field Army Corps, leading his subordinates to participate in important battles such as Shangdang, Dingtao, Pinghan, and Lanfeng.
In 1947. You Taizhong led Liu Deng's army into Dabie Mountain, participated in the liberation struggle of Dabie Mountain, and then participated in battles of great significance such as advancing into the southwest of Dabie, making important contributions to the liberation of New China, and making great contributions.
Third, poignant family visits
Our leaders once praised You Taizhong: a brave warrior and a meritorious soldier! After the founding of New China, You Taizhong also participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. After the domestic situation stabilized, he continued to contribute to the country's military construction, serving as commander and commander of the military region, and also went to the senior military academy to learn basic theoretical knowledge and make up for his cultural deficiencies.
In 1959, You Taizhong took advantage of the holiday of the military academy to return to his hometown to visit his family, and You Taizhong, who had never returned home for more than twenty years, missed his family very much, and now he is also a success, he has not lived up to his family's hopes, and it is time to go home. You Taizhong, who returned to Xinyang, walked on the road he walked on as a child, and could not help but sigh that after so many years, he found that his home was still the old house of the mound when he arrived at the door, and the door was still made of fences. When You Taizhong was about to push the door home, an old man came out from inside, and he couldn't help but cry when he fixed his eyes.
You Taizhong saw his mother come out of the house, her clothes were worn out, many patches, and she was still holding an old bowl in her hand, and she was about to go out to beg, accompanied by a waddling step, and could not help but feel sad. You Taizhong's mother was very surprised to see him, and quickly hid the bowl behind her back, looking at You Taizhong in a hurry and asking, "How did you come back?" Perhaps afraid of her son's guilt, she explained that she had just gone out to visit the door.
You Taizhong couldn't help but cry, the rest of the family was gone, leaving his mother alone at home to live by begging. When he returned from the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he wrote a letter to take his mother to the place where he lived to live together, but the old lady refused one after another, if it were not for her returning home this time, she did not know that the old mother lived such a life, his heart was full of guilt, he said to his mother: "Mother, never let you suffer again!" After settling down with his mother, he learned about the local people's situation and helped the poor villagers around him.
epilogue:
You Taizhong heroically joined the army when he was a teenager, and his lifelong military achievements were outstanding, and he was later awarded the rank of major general, while as a general, when he returned to his hometown to visit his relatives after he became famous, he found that his elderly mother lived by begging, and he could not help but leave tears of guilt. It is said that loyalty and filial piety are dilemmas, and You Taizhong dedicates his life to the motherland and bows to the cause of the motherland, which is admirable, but he does not know that his elderly mother lives a poor life, while his mother does not complain or show off his son's merits with others, and lives his own ordinary life.
You Taizhong chose to leave his family to fight for the country during the special period, putting the small family behind everyone, and only then neglected to care for his mother. Nowadays, we have no war troubles, no heavy social pressure, and life is getting richer and richer, so for our families, we must always care about them, so that the small family is happy and happy, and the country can become more and more prosperous.
References: "Summer Sentence", "Founding Major General"