History has its own life, it is like a person, both easy-going and self-respecting. ——Yu Qiuyu
In the long river of history, many young and promising heroes have emerged in Our country, whether it is Ganluo, who took the five cities of the Zhao Kingdom at the age of 12, or Liu Hulan, who was heroic and righteous at the age of 15, although they are young, the spirit embodied in them is admirable.
Many of the Red Army troops of that year were also young and famous, such as the founding general Xiao Hua, who, although young, had a rich resume: he became the secretary of the county party committee at the age of 13 and became the commander of the division at the age of 17. However, when it comes to the youngest military-level cadres in our army, it is None other than Chen Haisong.
This man had outstanding talents at a young age, he was only 16 years old when he joined the revolution, and later became the leader of the children's regiment. In the team, Xu Shiyou is his comrade-in-arms, when he was 19 years old, the two had been leveled, and he did not expect that a year later Chen Haisong would become Xu Shiyou's boss, and I have to say that the fate is really wonderful.
Less time and more tribulations, heroes are finally refined
Chen Haisong, a child from Dawu County, Hubei Province, grew up with a hard life, and later at the age of 16, he became the leader of the children's regiment, that is, at that time, he secretly joined Xu Xiangqian's troops without all his relatives.
Of all the people, he was the youngest, but his memory was very good, and although he had just arrived in the team, he immediately remembered the names of all his comrades. Not only that, every time he went to political class, he only needed to read the material once to speak out in an orderly manner, and it was precisely in this way that many officers and men liked him very much and became the political commissar of the regiment at the age of 18.
Unfortunately, the road ahead was not always smooth, and before he could hold his new position for long, he was beaten back to his original form. At that time, Zhang Guotao began a major clean-up on the grounds that the troops were not clean, so many excellent commanders were framed as counter-revolutionaries, and the director of the political department of Chen Haisong's regiment was also arrested, and he was implicated. Although Xu Xiangqian saved him, he lost his party membership.
But there is a saying that real gold is not afraid of fire. Later the troops clashed with the enemy, and in times of danger, he was appointed temporary deputy battalion commander, and in order to break through the siege, he led the troops and the enemy in a fierce battle, and after three days and nights, they successfully completed all the tasks. He later regained his party membership and all his duties, and in 1933 he became the political commissar of the Red 25th Division for his outstanding performance, and the division commander at that time was Xu Shiyou.
At that time, he was only 19 years old, Xu Shiyou was 9 years older than him, nevertheless, he also relied on his own strength to achieve today's self step by step, for Xu Shiyou, this heroic teenager can be on the same level as himself, the strength is not bad, it is really admirable.
Extraordinary ability, young and promising
At that stage, the battles were more fierce, and the front-line commanders sacrificed more. In order to make up for the shortcomings, he was sent to the front line to serve as a commander. Although fighting took place from time to time, he was able to rise from company political instructor to battalion political commissar and regimental political commissar.
In the military, promotion is not simply a promotion, but a replacement for others. In other words, if a superior commander dies in a battle, he can only be replaced by a subordinate. That being said, if the person has no ability, then there is no way to replace the previous person. In battle, Chen Haisong was resourceful and courageous, diligent in using his brain, and no matter what battle he fought, he knew it in his heart, so the number of sacrifices of his soldiers was very small.
Later, the Red Fourth Front held a military meeting in Wangcang County, Sichuan, and in order to expand the number of personnel, Xu Shiyou was promoted to division commander, so who was chosen by the political commissar to do it? At this time, Xu Xiangqian and Chen Changhao both thought of Chen Haisong. Therefore, Xu Shiyou and Chen Haisong can become partners or have a fixed number, after all, Chen is indeed young and promising.
Another year passed, and in several battles, he made great achievements, so he was promoted to political commissar of the Red Ninth Army, when he was just 20 years old, and the deputy commander at the time was Xu Shiyou, who became Xu's superior. After the meeting between the Red Fourth Army and the Red First Army, in order to see the demeanor of this young and outstanding cadre, the great man also went to see Chen Haisong on purpose. "The cadres of the Red Army are quite young, but I did not expect that the cadres of the Red Fourth Front would be so young." The great man could not help but sigh.
The untimely death and the fall of the new star are lamentable
In history, there are always many young and promising heroes who died early, and Chen Haisong did not escape this disaster. To be honest, when it comes to this hero, many people are still quite unfamiliar with him, because he died in a battle at the age of 23.
It was in 1937 that our army's Western Route Army met the enemy army, and although Chen Haisong was in this rank, the number of enemies was ten times that of our army, and coupled with the limited ammunition of our army, the outcome of this battle was doomed to not be good.
In order to protect the personnel of the organs and let them evacuate here smoothly, Chen Haisong led all the fighters to engage the enemy head-on. The battle lasted for 10 hours, our army had all run out of bullets, and they continued to fight with bayonets and stones, although only one soldier survived in the end, but Chen Haisong had already been shot 8 times and sacrificed his life for the country.
When this message reached the army, the crowd burst into tears. In that battle, many senior commanders like Chen Haisong died on the spot, and in order to commemorate them, in May 1937, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a memorial service for the soldiers who died at the foot of the Pagoda Mountain in Yan'an, and most of the senior officers and commanders of our army went to mourn.
The new star fell, and no one sighed for him, and even Zhu felt unfair for his departure. He said: "Chen Haisong is a good comrade, he is the youngest and most promising instructor in the Red Fourth Front, but unfortunately he died too early, if he is still alive in the world, then the role he has played is incalculable." "
Although our lives are short and small, all that is great is being made by the hand of man. He is alive and aware of this noble task of his own, which is his supreme pleasure, Turgenev
For the sake of the new China, many people with lofty ideals regard death as a homecoming and bravely go to the battlefield, in their eyes, their lives have long been linked to the motherland and the people, although they will die at any time, but they have never regretted it, because they realize that what they have done is incomparably noble.
At the age of 23, this is a golden moment for everyone to make a difference, but Chen Haisong stopped at a battle at this time. Looking back on his life, although it was short and small, he always took a firm step, surged with blood, and never looked back.
He is gone, and not a single photograph has been left, but his heroic and fearless posture has been imprinted on our hearts without reservation, and his spirit will live in the world and will never dissipate.