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In 1952, three years after the founding of New China, socialist construction throughout the country was in full swing. Li Wenqing, the founding major general of our new China, has been away from his hometown for 22 years at this time, and his homeland is difficult to leave, and he misses his hometown very much, so he decided to go back to his hometown of Songzi County to see.
At that time, after eight years of war of resistance and three years of liberation war, New China was undergoing difficult and active reconstruction, and all parts of the country were full of vitality. The news that Major General Li Wenqing was about to return to his hometown caused a huge sensation in Songzi County, and the Songzi County Party Committee held a grand welcoming ceremony for the general who had returned to his hometown.
When he rushed back to his home, he found that there were actually two people kneeling in the house, one of whom was his distant cousin, who was also his former wife--- Zhou Yijie! The other is Zhou's current husband. When Sister Zhou and her husband saw Li Wenqing return, they prostrated their heads like mashed garlic and kept saying, "I'm sorry! ”
Li Wenqing was shocked to see this, and quickly helped Sister Zhou and asked, "What about the bully who robbed you back then?" ”
So, what's going on here? Why did Major General Li Wenqing's ex-wife kneel down and apologize to him? What about the bully who robs someone's wife? What are the twists and turns of the hidden secret between this?
First, the bully takes his wife
In 1910, Li Wenqing, a poor peasant family in Songzi, Hubei Province, was born. The birth of the only son in the family made Li Wenqing's parents both happy and worried, relieved that the family finally had a child, worried that the family was too poor, afraid of not being able to support their children to grow up.
The family barely survives by renting 7 acres of thin land from the landlord's family, and life is very difficult. Because of the poverty of Li Wenqing's family, at that time, let alone marrying a daughter-in-law, even the matchmaker did not step into the house for half a step. Poor parents in the world, the father had to stand up to the cold words of his relatives and asked Li Wenqing to marry a distant cousin, whose cousin was named Zhou Shumei.
In 1927, Li Wenqing's hometown broke out a drought unprecedented in a hundred years, resulting in a large number of land particles without harvest, Li Wenqing's family also fell into difficulties, and the seven acres of thin land that their family used to maintain their livelihood were almost harvested, and this drought made Li Wenqing's already poor family even worse.
At that time, Li Wenqing was only 17 years old, and he had just married his cousin Zhou Shumei, and in order to maintain his livelihood, Li Wenqing had to consult with his wife and send his wife Zhou Shumei to the li family of the large landlord as a maid, and he himself ran to a family of landlords surnamed Wang in Gong'an County, more than a hundred miles away from home, as a long-term worker. There was a young master in the big landlord's family named Li Xuewu, who took a fancy to Zhou Yimei, who was a maid in his own home, and felt that she had some posture, so he forcibly took possession of her and occupied her.
(Old Society Landlord Image)
As the saying goes, "Blessings are incomparable, but misfortunes are not alone." At this time, Li Wenqing, who was working as a long-term worker for the landlord of the Wang family in the county town of Gong'an, was ploughing the fields, and suddenly, the cow shook its head like crazy, and got rid of the nose rope and rushed out, Li Wenqing quickly and desperately went to chase, it was difficult to catch up, and saw that the cow's stomach was getting bigger and bigger, and it died in less than half a day. Li Wenqing found proof that the cattle had died of grass, and as a result, the landlord of the Wang family did not listen to Li Wenqing's explanation, but forced the account to Behold li Wenqing's head, and had to let Li Wenqing lose money.
At that time, Li Wenqing's whole family could only barely feed themselves, and there was no money left to lose to the landlords of the Wang family. Therefore, the landlord of the Wang family withheld Li Wenqing's salary, snatched the cover he had brought, and drove him out of the Wang family.
Back at home, Li Wenqing saw that his wife had been sullen at home, and Li Wenqing was very alert and asked his wife what had happened. Listening to Li Wenqing's inquiry, the wife finally couldn't help but burst into tears and told the matter of Li Xuewu, the second young master of the Li family, who had occupied her.
After Li Wenqing heard this, he was very angry, and immediately ran to Li Xuewu's house to find his theory, but he was ridiculed by Li Xuewu: "Even if you are like this, do you dare to come to the door to find my theory?" I don't look at what kind of color I am, I really don't know how thick the sky is! You can't feed yourself, let alone support your wife, and your wife can live a good life with me for a few days! So he asked the Li family's family to beat Li Wenqing violently and throw him out of the Li family's gate.
After barely supporting herself and returning home, her wife, Zhou Yimei, had been snatched away from Li Xuewu's family. Li Wenqing's father saw that his face was full of unwillingness and couldn't help but burst into tears, but still advised him: "What else can I do?" We are just peasants with their backs to the sky facing the loess soil, and there is no way to theorize with the landlord of the Li family! Let's just admit it! ”
(Old Society Landlord Image)
However, at that time, Li Wenqing's heart could not let go, and several times he raised a knife to the landlord's house to ask for people, and was beaten half to death by the servants of Li Xuewu's landlord's family, and there was nowhere to get justice. Li Wenqing thought to himself, "Thirty years of Hedong, thirty years of Hexi, don't deceive the poor young!" The revenge of taking away one's wife, not repaying this world is not a man"!
2. Join the Red Army and defend the country
Because his wife was taken, Li Wenqing's heart was full of hatred and he wanted revenge. Coincidentally, at that time, He Long's troops were recruiting for military service and encouraging the villagers to join the Red Army. Li Wenqing heard the poor people around him say very early on that the Red Army is a special force for the poor, and it will never oppress the people and will not take a needle and a line with the masses of the people. But because he had parents and wives to take care of at that time, he never thought of joining the army.
However, in the past few days, his wife has been robbed, and he has also been seriously injured by Li Xuewu, which has made his parents very distressed and worried. In the dead of night, Li Wenqing often hears his parents sighing and worrying about his future life. All these encounters made Li Wenqing strengthen his determination to join the Red Army.
Because he did not know when the Red Army would come, he sat on the side of the road at the entrance of the village every day while recuperating from his wounds, waiting for the Red Army. Finally, after almost half a month, Li Wenqing heard that there was a Red Army team passing by the next village, and he was very excited and hurriedly ran to the next village to join the army.
The chief asked him kindly, "Young man, you are so young, why do you want to join the army?" Li Wenqing saw the chief who spoke kindly with him, his heart was very moved, and after a moment of silence, he simply replied with two words: "Revenge."
In this way, in 1930, Li Wenqing became a Red Army soldier in the Red Third Army and began his new journey to defend his family and the country.
Due to the influence of hatred, Li Wenqing was very motivated when he first joined the Red Army, no matter how hard the training was, he gritted his teeth and persevered without a word, and even the battle was very brave. He transferred his hatred for Li Xuewu and all the landlord bullies to the enemy and bravely killed the enemy on the battlefield.
In 1932, Li Wenqing joined the Communist Party of China and officially became a member of the Party. He was promoted to platoon leader for his bravery in battle and good performance. After becoming a platoon leader, the Red Third Army once again turned to the Songzi and Changyang areas, Li Wenqing happened to pass by his hometown, thinking that Li Xuewu and others were still living happily in their hometowns, living a life of oppressing the people's fish and meat towns, their hearts were on fire, hatred reoccupied his thoughts, so he led his men down to the landlord's home to seek revenge.
As a landlord, Li Xuewu was also very influential in the local area, and before Li Wenqing reached Songzi County, he heard the sound of the wind and fled in a hurry. When Li Wenqing arrived at Li Xuewu's house, he found that the home was empty and there was no figure of Li Xuewu. Li Wenqing, who hated it so much that his teeth itched, burned the ancestral home of Li Xuewu's family with a torch.
After making such a big fuss and returning to the company, Li Wenqing was naturally locked up. He honestly explained what he had done. He told the instructor: "I took people home to avenge myself, I did not follow the discipline, and the leaders were right to criticize me." But if I can't avenge this wife-snatching, then I will never be able to swallow this evil breath! ”
When the instructor saw that Li Wenqing was not convinced, he patiently enlightened him: "You have a vendetta against Li Xuewu, and you have been bullied and oppressed by him. But in our company, who has not been bullied by these landlord bullies? We must not only remember personal vendettas, but also class enmity. If you think about it for yourself, it was Li Xuewu who took over your wife, and you went to him to reason, and instead of repenting, he beat you badly. Have you ever wondered why this is? Because they don't just have land and money in their hands! More right to put the son! Why should we make a revolution? Because we are going to overthrow this cannibalistic regime! Only by overthrowing this cannibalistic regime can we avenge their entire class! ”
This remark of the instructor made Li Wenqing open up, especially the concept of "revenge on the entire class" was burned in his heart like a knife. His consciousness quickly increased, and he raised his personal vendetta against Li Xuewu to a "class vendetta" against the landlord bully class, and the battle became more and more refined, and he soon became a company commander.
Li Wenqing's promotion was so fast, in addition to his bravery in battle, there was another person who played an indispensable role in his growth, that person was his savior and the leader on the road of revolution---- He Long!
(He Long)
In April 1931, He Long led the Red Army to attack the county seat of Zigui in western Hubei. During the fierce battle, Li Wenqing's right leg and abdomen were unfortunately injured by a bomb. The injuries to the abdomen were particularly severe, pierced by bullets and the intestines were out of the body. In order to survive, he had to use a bowl to clasp his intestines and lie dying on the side of the road, waiting for the rescue of his comrades-
After most of the day, the sky was about to get dark, and there was no waiting for a living person, Li Wenqing thought that this must be over. Just when he was desperate, the Red Third Army headquarters led by He Long passed by here and found Li Wenqing, who still had a breath. So he sent Li Wenqing to a farmer's home in Wanxian Cave, Padang to recuperate. Two months later, Li Wenqing returned to the team after recovering from injury.
This experience made Li Wenqing respect He Long very much and vowed to repay him for saving his life.
In February 1932, during a battle, Li Wenqing was scratched by shrapnel in his right eye. But because at that time his eyes could not get a good treatment. Later, the condition worsened, not only the right eye became more and more blurred, but also the head was in severe pain from time to time.
(Long March of the Red Army)
When the Red Army began to cross the meadow, Li Wenqing was promoted to the commander of the fifteenth regiment of the Red Second Front, led the daredevil troops to launch a fierce attack on the enemy, and successfully helped the main force to kill a bloody road, but it was easy to kill the enemy and difficult to cross the grassland. At that time, when the Red Army crossed the meadow, each person received only five pounds of barley noodles, and even the soldiers with the smallest meals could barely support for 20 days, not to mention the enemy's movements and the huge amount of movement every day. The harsh environment and barren material conditions have tempered the indomitable spirit of the great Long March of the soldiers!
Li Wenqing was deeply tormented by diseases at that time, and these illnesses, hunger, and the grief brought about by the continuous death of his comrades-in-arms had been accompanying Li Wenqing through the long march.
It was not until he arrived in Yan'an that the conditions changed, so He Long personally ordered Li Wenqing to receive treatment in the Soviet Union. But just as he was about to prepare, the task above came down. He voluntarily gave up the opportunity to go to the Soviet Union to treat his eye injuries, and without saying a word, he led his troops on an expedition to Suiyuan. Until later, he was completely blind in his right eye, and the headache worsened and was unbearable.
In August 1945, He Long personally issued a death order to let Li Wenqing be admitted to the Yan'an Peace Hospital, but because the injuries were too serious, the right eye was completely blind, and the entire right eyeball could only be removed. After the operation, He Long joked with him and jokingly called him "Li Blind".
Third, a crisis
Li Wenqingzhi's road to becoming a founding major general was not smooth, and he also encountered many setbacks, one of which was extremely important, which made him more determined in his revolutionary path and became a general with a big picture view.
It was a life-and-death crisis, and it was the most regrettable and powerless thing in his life. It was on the Long March. Li Wenqing was appointed as the head of the regiment and led the fifteen regiments in charge of the break. However, because of the difficult conditions, the fifteen regiments led by Li Wenqing suffered heavy casualties.
It looked like they were about to reach the end of the meadow, but at this time, the warriors led by Li Wenqing had already exhausted their physical strength by hunger and exhaustion, and could only move forward with difficulty and slowness. Suddenly, a burst of gunfire signaled that a fierce gun battle was taking place not far ahead, and Li Wenqing was originally leading the fifteen regiments responsible for the rear, which should have gone to support. But at that time, they were already at the end of the crossbow, and they were powerless.
Later, Li Wenqing learned that the cavalry platoon of the headquarters had been encircled and suppressed by the enemy cavalry battalion, and because it had not been rescued in time, the entire cavalry platoon had all died heroically. When he returned to Yan'an, his superiors had to deal with him. After Li Wenqing learned of the original commission, he felt guilty in his heart, one did not shout injustice, the other did not ask for forgiveness, he tearfully roared out: "Let Lao Tzu die on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War!" ”
This sentence alarmed Liu Bocheng, who immediately said that he wanted to keep people under the gun after hearing the voice, and after asking Li Wenqing about the situation at that time, he pleaded with his superiors and said: "It is also excusable." After He Long thought carefully and calmed down, he adopted Liu Bocheng's advice, and Li Wenqing escaped the disaster.
(Liu Bocheng)
After this life-and-death crisis, he seriously reflected on his shortcomings and learned lessons from them. His temper has been curtailed, and at the same time his big picture has become more complete. This benefited him immensely, and he made many achievements in subsequent battles.
Fourth, return to the hometown
In 1949, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and after a series of arduous struggles by people from all walks of life throughout the country, the People's Republic of China was finally established in the expectations of the people.
In 1952, Li Wenqing had been away from his hometown for 22 years, so he decided to go back to his hometown of Songzi County to have a look.
(Major General Li Wenqing)
The rural tone has not changed, but the sideburns have long been mottled. He has been separated from his hometown for 22 years. And when he rushed back to his home, he found that there were actually two people kneeling in the family, one of whom was his distant cousin, who was also his former wife--- Zhou Yijie! The other is Zhou's current husband. When Sister Zhou and her husband saw Li Wenqing return, they hurriedly knelt down and prostrated their heads, constantly saying, "I'm sorry! I was sorry for you and begged you to forgive me! ”
After the Long March of the Red Army, Li Xuewu saw that Li Wenqing had left with the troops, and he became fearless. He first set fire to Li Wenqing's family's house, causing Li Wenqing's parents to lose their house and land, and was forced to leave their hometown to seek a living in other places, and since then there has been no news. Then he sold his usurped Sister Zhou to a long-term worker as his wife.
After Li Wenqing was baptized by the war, he also became mature and stable, and his previous violent temper also changed a lot. And after so many years, Li Wenqing has long since stopped paying attention to it, but the news of his return made Li Xuewu tremble and eventually hang himself.
Li Wenqing looked at Zhou Yimei and her husband who were kneeling in front of him, sighed, helped the two of them up, and said in a serious tone: "You are also suffering people, and you are also people oppressed by the landlord class, and now the people of the whole country have been liberated, it is no longer the old society of cannibalism, and no one will bully you again!" Even when he learned that the two of them were having a difficult time, he was very generous with some money to support their lives.
On July 13, 1999, Li Wenqing died in Chengdu at the age of 89.
Through the life of General Li Wenqing, we can find that he was oppressed as a poor peasant class in his early years, and it was not until he joined the Red Army and the Communist Party of China that he began to rebel against the landlord class that oppressed him. Moreover, under the leadership and education of the party, he did not cling to "personal vendettas", but devoted the rest of his life to the great cause of the people's liberation! This is also the fundamental reason why General Li Wenqing was able to achieve such achievements!