During the period of the Second Civil Revolutionary War, the Red Army "fought the local tyrants and divided the land" and was deeply loved by the poor people, and at the same time, the landlords and local tycoons and gentry who owned a large amount of land became the opposite of the Red Army. But there are no absolutes in everything, and there are also enlightened landlords and gentry who sympathize with the Red Army, believing that the Red Army is a good person, and Wu Qicai of Gaoxi Xiayang Village in Liping Province, Guizhou Province, is an unusual figure.
Wu Qicai (1878-1941) Dong ethnic group, character Sheng Tang, number Zuotai, commonly known as Tai Laoye, Guangxu fourth year (1878) was born in Gaoxi Qianxiayang Village. Liping County had produced a major figure at the end of the Ming Dynasty, He Tengjiao, a heavy minister of the Southern Ming Dynasty and the governor of Huguang, who organized and led the thirteen towns of Jingxiang to resist the Qing, and after being captured, he bravely rebelled.
Although Wu Qicai was born into a peasant family, his family was solid, and his parents gave him a good education and entered a private school from an early age. He is intelligent and studious, never forgets, and has become a dragon and phoenix among people and a leader in Dongxiang. Wu Qicai not only has good knowledge, but also has a sense of justice, is good at fighting and holding uneven, sees good and does not deceive, is not afraid of evil, and is willing to be charitable.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, especially before 1851, the Gaoyang region was not very peaceful. At that time, the Gaoyang region was subordinate to the 80,000 military and civilian governors of Guzhou, the general administration was located in Luoli, the subordinate 66 villages, gaodong, gaoxi and Liuhe were remote, and the toast officials were beyond reach, resulting in rampant banditry in this area, killing people and goods, making chickens and dogs restless, and the local masses panicking all day.
Until the first year of The Xianfeng Dynasty (1851), the prefect of Liping, Hu Linyi, strengthened regimental training and armor protection, and in order to maintain local stability, Gaodong, Gaoxi, Shangxiayangzhai and Liuhetuan militia groups formed Gaoyang large sums. The first paragraph is elected by the people, appointed by the superior, and the term of office is not limited, and the performance is the standard. Wu Qicai can be said to be born at the right time, he is just and selfless, can speak eloquently, is enthusiastic about local public welfare undertakings, solves civil disputes fairly and reasonably, is deeply respected by surrounding places, and is publicly promoted by everyone as the head of Gao Yang's large sums of money.
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Wu Qicai's jurisdiction included the upper and lower Yang out of the cover to the lower Yang Cave, and the Dong villages in all directions were under his jurisdiction. The safety and security of thousands of Li people were all tied to one, and Wu Qicai did not dare to be careless, so he gathered the men of various villages and set up a local armed organization. Every year, after the grain returned to the warehouse, he called on young and middle-aged men in various villages and villages to concentrate on practicing swords and guns and practicing sticks.
These trained men all belonged to Wu Youtai's leaders, and people called him "Tai Laoye". "Tai Laoye" led this group of disciples to inspect the village; Severe punishment for adultery; Wherever bandits harassed the village, they led the crowd to suppress it. When those bandits and robbers who usually raided homes and robbed houses and gathered in the mountains and forests heard that "Old Master Tai" was coming, they were frightened and disappeared, and with this armed force, there was much more peace in the local area.
"Old Master Tai" has prestige and strength, and some people with sinister intentions want to win him over. In the fourteenth year of the Republic of China (1925), Long Qingyun, the regimental commander who occupied Wang Zhai (Jinping) and gathered soldiers and bandits, feng Wu Qicai, was the leader of the anti-suppression regiment, and wanted "Old Master Tai" to get on his "black ship". The Tao was different and did not conspire against each other, and Wu Qi realized his plot and categorically refused. Long Qingyun also had to give up, it appeared in the primeval forest of the old mountain boundary, but he did not dare to sneak into Gao Yang's big step.
Whether it was bandits or officers and soldiers, they did not dare to indiscriminately enter Gaoyang's large sums of money, and even Li Lieying, the mayor of Zaiya Township in Rongjiang County, did not dare to take a half-step into Gaoyang with his gun on his back. When the fashion is heavy, there are a few words like this:
There is a Kowloon Tun in the LiuheTuan,
The vegetable garden on the edge of the village,
Love out by you is love in;
Gao Yang large iron city wall,
Can't get in.
In the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army passed through the Gaoyang area, and Li Lieying led his troops to secretly snipe the Red Army, and 5 Red Army soldiers who fell behind were captured by him and tied up in Gaoba Village.
Li Lieying informed Wu Qicai of this matter, and "Old Master Tai" said to Li Lieying: "Hand them over to me, I will dispose of them, you can rest assured to go." ”
According to the rules of the large sum: "There is no helplessness to die on the battlefield; Those captured cannot be killed arbitrarily. "Tai Laoye ordered Gao Yang to send the Red Army to the cattle shed of the official land (place name)] and 5 Red Army soldiers were thickly wrapped in straw into "rice dumplings". These Red Army soldiers were confused by this method of binding, thinking that the landlords and local tycoons were going to burn them to death, and secretly scolded the old master of Taiwan for being too vicious.
In fact, they blamed the "Tai Laoye" for it. At that time, it was already winter, and it was very cold in the middle of the night, and the "Old Master Of Taiwan" knew that the Red Army soldiers were cold and frozen, so he ordered several models to wrap the 5 Red Army soldiers with straw. The Dings also thought that the "Old Master Of Taiwan" was going to burn the Red Army to death, but in fact it was to prevent the Soldiers of the Red Army from being cold and frozen.
No wonder they think so; during the period of the Second Civil Revolutionary War, the Red Army "fought against local tycoons and divided up the land," and the object of the struggle was the landlord's old wealth like "Old Master Taiwan," and the two sides were in contradiction between the enemy and ourselves.
So why should the "Old Master Of Taiwan" treat the Red Army kindly? It turned out that the red army advance team had not committed any crimes in august, and was deeply loved by the people, and the masses spontaneously organized to beat gongs and drums to welcome the Red Army. Since then, "Old Master Taiwan" has understood that the Red Army is the ranks of the common people and a righteous force with strict military discipline, and he has greatly recognized the deeds of the Red Army.
If it is ordinary people and poor peasants who rescue the Red Army, it is not unusual. There are countless cases of local people risking their lives to protect, help and shelter wounded Red Army soldiers, leaving behind many touching stories of military and civilian fish and water conditions. In the hearts of these 5 Red Army soldiers, how could they not have imagined that there would be landlords and old rich people who were afraid that they would freeze, but the next move of "Old Master Taiwan" was even more unexpected.
After "Tai Laoye" asked Dan Ding to wrap up the 5 Red Army soldiers with straw, he then prepared 5 old clothes and old pants, let people pick up wine and meat meals, and braved the biting cold wind at night to meet the 5 Red Army soldiers. He had people untie the straw, change the red army soldiers' clothes and pants, and then eat to keep them warm. In order to dispel the doubts of the Red Army soldiers, he frankly told the Red Army soldiers that a township chief had arrested them, not his intentions, and comforted them: "You are frightened!"
After the soldiers had eaten and drunk enough, he took out a few pieces of ocean plugs from his body and told the Red Army soldiers: "Your troops have not gone far, and they will leave here quickly in the dead of night to catch up with the troops." The Red Army does not take a needle and a thread from the masses, and the soldiers will certainly not accept the ocean given by the "Old Master Taiwan."
Old Master Tai advised, "You still have to go a long way, and I don't know when you will catch up with the large troops, and these few pieces of the great ocean road will be useful." Only then did those Red Army soldiers accept this, so moved in their hearts that they could not speak, and after bowing down to thank the "Old Master Of Taiwan," they disappeared into the night.
After rescuing the Red Army, how to treat this matter to diplomacy, the "Taiwan Master" and the Ding Ding staged a drama to resolve it. The day after the Red Army left, Old Master Tai closed the door at home and "beat" Ding.
A torn futon was placed on the ground, and he beat it hard with a wood stick, and each blow made a dark eye on the ding, and the dings immediately cried and cried. Old Master Tai pretended to be indignant and scolded: "You useless things, even a few Red Army with sore feet can't control them!" Angry at me. He asked the men whether the rope was tied firmly, and the crowd replied that the bundle was firm. Old Master Tai pretended to be strange: "Is it true that the Red Army is a divine soldier and a heavenly general, and it cannot be arrested!" The old master used this play to fool this matter into the past, adding more highlights to his life.
On the 18th day of the sixth lunar month of the 30th year of the Republic of China (1941), Wu Qicai, the "old master of Taiwan", died of illness in Jinping County, at the age of 63. When Qianshu returned to his hometown in October, the local people in Miaoxiang Dongzhai came to mourn one after another, and the mourning was endless.
Tian Qingzhang, a scholar of Gaibao, wrote an epitaph for him: Pingsheng Records Qi, To the Greatest to the Most Rigid. The position is the head of the regiment, and the table is on the right side. Surprisingly strategic, executive and even the countryside. Eliminate bandits and seal the territory in peace. Meritorious service, retreat and praise.
Wu Qicai's tomb was buried next to Gao Yangzhai, and after his death, Ying Ling still guarded the peace of the party.
Although Wu Qicai is a landlord class, he distinguishes between right and wrong, and all the starting points for his actions and deeds are to ensure the peace of one party and make the villagers live and work in peace and contentment. When he learned that the Red Army was indeed a team that sought the interests of the people, he resolutely disregarded his own safety and rescued 5 Red Army soldiers.
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