China's modern history is a humiliating history, but it is also a glorious history, because in this history many heroes and martyrs who have served the country have emerged. Among them are generals and marshals who lead their troops to fight well, there are combat heroes who charge into battle without fear, and there are also anti-Japanese warriors who are unknown but have made earth-shattering heroic deeds
The Five Heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain
It's one of them.
Figure | Five Heroes of Wolf Tooth Mountain (oil painting)
The heroic deeds of the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain are well known to women and children, but the story of the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain after jumping off a cliff is rarely known. In fact, the five brave men after jumping off the cliff, and two brave men survived, these two survivors were stuck on the branches of the cliff, and then saved by the farmers in the mountains, only to survive. One of them is Song Xueyi, and the other is the protagonist of today's story-
Ge Zhenlin
。
Ge Zhenlin was born in Baoding, Hebei Province in 1917, and his family was poor and oppressed at an early age, and he tasted the hardships and hardships of the old society from an early age. To make matters worse, his mother died of illness when he was a child, when her mother was pregnant and died forever with his unborn brother, leaving Ge Zhenlin alone and alone.
In 1937, Japan launched the "Lugou Bridge Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries, and at the time of national crisis, 20-year-old Ge Zhenlin resolutely threw himself into the revolution, joined the ranks of the Eighth Route Army, and began his military career in the southern conquest of the Northern War. During his years in the ranks, Ge Zhenlin grew into a qualified soldier who fought bravely and fiercely, and officially became a member of the Communist Party of China in 1940.
In 1940, the Eighth Route Army launched the Battle of the Hundred Regiments in the rear of the Japanese army. This campaign was prepared for a long time, lasted for several months, and carried out thousands of large and small battles, which dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army, successfully cooperated with the frontal battlefield of the Kuomintang army, and greatly encouraged the confidence of the people of the whole country in resisting the Japanese army.
The victory in the Hundred Regiments War undoubtedly gave the Japanese army a blow, but it was followed by a more frantic counterattack and "sweeping" by the Japanese army. At that time, in order to protect the retreat of large troops and the safe withdrawal of the masses, it was necessary to have a team to lead the enemy army into pieces, and this team was basically lifeless and had no return.
Pictured | young Ge Zhenlin
Ge Zhenlin, together with the squad leader Ma Baoyu and his comrades-in-arms Hu Delin, Hu Fucai, and Song Xueyi, formed such a team, and this team is a death squad. They lured the enemy deeper, fought and retreated at the side of Wolf's Tooth Mountain, confronted the Japanese army for a day and a night, and successfully covered the retreat of the large troops and the masses.
Finally, in front of the wolf's tooth cliff, in the face of the piles of enemies that were pressed like ants, they did not fear at all, but shouted
“
Overthrow Japanese imperialism
”
and
Long live the Chinese Communist Party
The slogan immediately jumped and disappeared into the bottomless valley.
This singable and weeping slogan echoed in every valley of Wolf's Tooth Mountain, the burning sunset in the west seemed to be sending them off, and the sound of the "whining" wind in the mountains and forests seemed to be touched by their feats. The picture of the five heroes leaping on the Wolf's Tooth Mountain was frozen into the most tragic scene in the history of China's War of Resistance. And this story has also entered the annals of history, educating and influencing generations of Chinese sons and daughters.
Fortunately, Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi were stopped by branches on the mountainside and did not lose their lives. After recuperating from his wounds in the army for a period of time, Ge Zhenlin, who survived, joined the battlefield of the Liberation War and successively participated in major battles such as Zhangjiakou and Taiyuan, performing well and making many meritorious achievements. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Ge Zhenlin resolutely responded to the call of the state with an injured illness and went to the DPRK to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and defend his family and defend the country.
In 1955, Ge Zhenlin was awarded the rank of major, the Order of Liberation of the Third Class, and later the Order of Merit of the Red Star of the Second Class.
Figure | Ge Zhenlin (first from right) and Song Xueyi (first from left)
Ge Zhenlin successively
He has served as deputy director of the Logistics Department in the Guard Corps of the Hunan Military Region, deputy commander of the Hunan Provincial Public Security Brigade, and commander of the Guard Battalion of the Hunan Military Region, but we can find that these are basically police units at the grass-roots level.
He is conscientious and down-to-earth and never sloppy. Zhu Xu, who became a colleague with him in the logistics department at that time, once said: "Seriousness is a major feature of Ge Zhenlin, he manages materials in the logistics department, and he has never made a mistake." "But what is unimaginable is that such a big hero who has gone down in history and an anti-Japanese hero who is respected by the people of the whole country did such a small official after the world was peaceful."
In fact, it is not difficult to imagine, because Ge Lao is such a person who is not proud of his achievements. Once when the staff asked him: "You are an old hero, with outstanding military achievements, and in the end you only became a sesame officer, do you have any feelings?" ”
Ge Zhenlin also just smiled and replied:
I can live to this day, I am already very satisfied, this is the comrades-in-arms left me to see the world! I am living for them, and when I think of them having sacrificed, I am sad, where can I think about personal fame and fortune!
Ge Zhenlin is such a revolutionary soldier who is indifferent to fame and fortune.
Because of the years of fighting on the battlefield, after the heavy baptism of artillery fire and bullets, several times to escape from death, Ge Zhenlin with an injury. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Ge Zhenlin's physical condition was even worse than before, and the work at the grass-roots level of the army became increasingly difficult for Ge Zhenlin.
In 1966, the 49-year-old Ge Zhenlin submitted an application for recuperation to the headquarters of the Hengyang Military Region where he was at the time, and his superiors agreed to consider his physical injuries, and Ge Zhenlin finally left his post and returned to his home for recuperation.
Ge Zhenlin who returned home was not idle, since he could not do any hard work, then do something ideological construction, as long as he can do something for the country, Ge Zhenlin feels that the decades he has lived for his comrades-in-arms have not been in vain.
After Ge Zhenlin left for retirement, he was invited to give nearly a hundred lectures in the troops, organs, schools, prisons, and other units in more than ten provinces and cities across the country, and he did not take any money, and the audience of the report meeting exceeded 300,000 people.
Figure | Ge Zhenlin
At the same time, Ge Zhenlin and nearly 10,000 teenagers across the country have maintained correspondence, in the eyes of these children, Ge Zhenlin is not an unattainable hero, just a grandfather who teaches them to read and write, and shares stories with them.
With his words and deeds, he has taught generations of young children and young people, and has made meritorious contributions in the construction of the spirit of national socialism and the care for the education of the next generation. In 1988, Ge Zhenlin was awarded the "Central Committee"
Excellent external counselor
" title. Although Ge Zhenlin has won many honorary titles in his life and is a legend in primary school textbooks, he never boasts about everything he has done.
Once, ge lao went to the roadside newsstand to buy magazines, and the newsstand owner recognized that this was Ge Zhenlin, a survivor of the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain, so he opened his child's primary school textbook and wanted Ge Lao to tell the details of the story at that time. However, Ge Lao Hero pushed the book, did not say a word, shook his head and walked away.
Ge Zhenlin's eldest son, Ge Changsheng, took over his father's class and has now joined the army. He once said in an interview: "His father never considered himself a hero, and although his father's deeds have been published in the People's Daily, included in textbooks, and made into movies, he never took the initiative to talk about jumping off a cliff." ”
In Ge Changsheng's eyes, his father was just an ordinary old man who loved to laugh, and he talked with everyone and got along very well. But he never thought that his father was actually one of the five heroes of wolf-tooth mountain who was famous in the textbook, and his father never talked to them about his deeds at home, until he read the works about his father and asked his father, he realized that his father was originally one of the five heroes.
Pictured| Old Hero and Children
Ge Lao Hero is not only very low-key, but also lives a very simple life, maintaining the true style of the soldier's hardships, and always wearing an old military uniform to see people. He felt that when he wore this dress, he would not forget Ben because he turned over, and in the peaceful era when his comrades-in-arms had exchanged their blood and lives for it, they should be more strict with themselves.
I remember that in the early 1980s, the party organization considered Ge Zhenlin's physical condition and his special contributions to the party and the country, and wanted to allocate him with a special car. However, when Ge Lao found out, he felt that he did not lack anything, and he was afraid of spending the public money, so he refused again and again.
Another time, Ge Lao's grandson suddenly had a high fever, and his wife and daughter-in-law pleaded with him to call the public to help, saying that he would send a car to take his grandson to the hospital. This is the common sentiment of people, there is nothing wrong with it, who knows ge lao or resolutely disagree, he said: "The child's illness is a matter for our family, how can we use the bus?" If you don't take your child to the hospital, I'll send my own child. When the daughter-in-law heard Ge Lao's words, she felt that it was useless to talk more, and she could only carry the child on the bus to the hospital.
Whether in the war years or in the era of peace, Ge Lao has always adhered to the principle that as a soldier, he must do things for the country and the people, not to add chaos to the country, but to do more things for the country. He never entrusted his family to his family because of his achievements, did not want to trouble the party and the country because of his family's affairs, and did not want to receive special attention anywhere because of his merits.
So far, The fact that Ge Laoyi killed his relatives and personally sent his son to prison for reform is still talked about by people and spread as a good story. It was around three o'clock in the middle of the night one day, and a skinny young man knocked on the door of the antique dealer, and this young man was Ge Lao's third son
Ge Yongxian
"Boom! boom! boom! After knocking three times, Ge Yongxian trembled and took out his father's Red Flag Medal, held it up by the window with difficulty, and said in a trembling voice: "Boss, are you here?" I have good goods..."
Pictured | The Order of the Red Banner
The antique shop owner had fallen asleep at this time, but when he heard that there was a good product, he got up from the bed again. But everyone who is in the antique business understands in their hearts that there must be good things in the middle of the night, and they should be good things that have been improperly obtained. The antique shop owner said, "Don't worry, it's coming." While opening the door for Ge Yongxian.
In the dim moonlight, the antique shop owner also saw Ge Yongxian standing in the doorway. His face was miserable and bloodless, and his whole body was like dead wood, trembling as if the wind had blown down. Although the boss knew Ge Zhenlin, he had never met his third son.
Ge Yongxian breathed heavily, put the Red Flag Medal in front of the antique shop owner, and said: "Boss, you see, this is the Red Flag Medal, there are not a few in the country, you give a price!" "This red flag medal is not large, but it shines in the moonlight, and it doesn't look like it's fake.
The antique shop owner took the Red Flag Medal to the store, looked left and right, and after careful identification, determined that it was a valuable military medal. Therefore, after some bargaining with Ge Yongxian, he sold the medal for six hundred yuan, and after getting the medal, early the next morning, the antique shop owner took the medal and found an expert in this area for further identification.
In the long-term antique business, the boss will naturally have some ways, but when it comes to the appraisal expert, the appraisal expert says to him: "You still have to return it, this cannot be left." The antique shop owner asked with a puzzled face why, and the expert said:"
Go back and look at your son's elementary school Chinese textbook, which clearly remembers how the medal came about. This Red Flag Medal is worth a lot, and it is not worth it!
The picture | old photo of the antique dealer
The Order of the Red Banner is China's highest military merit medal, awarded by the National People's Congress to those who defend their families or make significant contributions to the country, and this Red Flag Medal is the one that Ge Zhenlin was awarded.
Ge Yongxian is
One of his favorite sons, but also the one that disappointed him the most. Ge Lao's life was frank and frank, but this son was helpless but his heart was not right and he took the evil road. When Ge Yongxian was waiting for the allocation of units, he once said to his father: "Dad, you help me say hello to the relevant leaders and find a good unit for me." ”
When Ge Zhenlin heard this, he resolutely asked him to obey the organizational arrangements and angrily replied:
"I am a party member, and I will never intercede for personal matters."
Therefore, Ge Lao's descendants, including the eldest son and grandson, joined the army by their own efforts, and did not let him have a little relationship, because they all knew what Ge Zhenlin's disposition was.
As a result, Ge Yongxian was assigned to the Jianxiang Diesel Engine Factory in Hengyang City as a grinder, and the boring life in the factory made Ge Yongxian extremely dissatisfied with this job, getting more and more bored, and always thinking of finding an opportunity to stop doing it. So within a few years, Ge Yongxian left the factory without going through any formalities, has not had a serious job, and has been mixing with some people all day.
In March 1993, the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau caught a drug addict, and after investigating the identity, it was found that this was the third son of Ge Zhenlin, one of the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain, and was immediately surprised. Subsequently, he immediately contacted Ge Changsheng, who worked in the logistics department of the military region, and after Ge Changsheng took his brother out of the police station, he took him back to Hengyang and brought him to his father, Ge Zhenlin.
Ge Zhenlin was very shocked when he learned of this incident, pointing at Ge Yongxian's nose and scolding: "You indisputable thing, it turns out that what you said about doing business is taking drugs..." After scolding Ge Yongxian, Ge Zhenlin calmed down and began to patiently reason with his third son: "Child, drugs will be addicted, it will make you embark on the road of crime, it will make you lose your head..."
However, no matter how his father preached, Ge Yongxian still could not get out of the abyss of drugs, and later sold his father's medal of honor in exchange for drug money. On the eve of august 1994, the Party Central Committee invited Ge Zhenlin to wear it
Order of the Red Banner
Rush to Beijing and spend the Founding Day with the central leaders.
However, when Ge Lao was rummaging through his own small wooden box, he found that the gold Red Flag Medal was missing, and Ge Lao thought about it carefully after sinking his heart, thinking that the third son had stolen the medal to sell money. Sure enough, under Ge Lao's questioning, Ge Yongxian admitted.
Ge Zhenlin looked in his eyes, hated in his heart, the elderly self really couldn't control this disobedient child, could he only watch him go deeper and deeper on the crooked road of drug abuse? In order to buy expensive drugs, he even sold his medal of honor, betraying the conscience of Chinese.
On October 25, 1998, Ge Zhenlin came to the Hengyang City Public Security Bureau with a cane. He solemnly handed over an application to the director of the Public Security Bureau, and the application clearly stated that the third son, Ge Yongxian, was addicted to drugs and did not change his teachings, and hoped to send him to prison for labor reform.
The director took care of Ge Lao's decency, and originally did not want to arrest Ge Yongxian to go in, as long as he was educated and could quit at home. But Ge Lao was determined to send his son to prison for reform, he said:
"He is my son, but he is also an ordinary citizen, if he can't abide by discipline and the law, he can only harm others and harm himself and harm society in this way.
After being sent to prison, Ge Yongxian resented his father. However, in the days that followed, he finally understood his father's good intentions, if there was no father's righteousness to kill his relatives, he could only fall deeper and deeper in the quagmire of drugs, and even embark on the road of breaking the law and committing crimes. When his father died, he knelt in front of the spiritual hall, and his heart was full of apologies and deep thoughts for his father.
Throughout his life, Ge Lao was worried about the country and the people, and was loyal to the party and the country. I live in poverty, and I am not willing to take more than one point from the country for food, but every time a disaster occurs, the first donation is to take the lead in responding and giving everything. His frugality makes people look painful, and his righteousness is even more admirable.
He often said to the people around him: "The party has given me a high honor, written my deeds into textbooks, and made me happy all my life." Now that I am retired, but I have come under the banner of the army and the party, it is worth it to be able to offer a little affection to the people in need! ”
His family once said that Ge Lao was a simple old man who loved to laugh. You can deal with the poor and the rich, but your favorite thing is to deal with the poor, especially with children. Ge Lao suffered a lot when he was a child, and he knew that it was very pitiful for children to read without books, and he was most unaccustomed to seeing children without books to read.
In order to help children from poor families to have books to read and go to school, he generously donated money while using his own strength to call on many forces in society to work together to help children go to school. Ge Lao never uses his influence to do private affairs for himself and his family, but uses his appeal to do things for the poor and the country, Ge Lao is worthy of being a person who truly thinks about the country and the people.
Ge Lao was devoted to the country and the people, but he never thought about himself. In his later years, Ge Lao was plagued by various diseases and was often hospitalized. Even in the hospital, the director said in front of the nurse doctor that he would take more care of him, which would be criticized by Ge Lao. When he was hospitalized, the weather was cold, and the nurse was worried that Ge Lao's body would not be able to eat, so she turned on the air conditioner for him, but Ge Lao saw it and told her to turn off the air conditioner.
Therefore, the nurse could only take advantage of Ge Lao's sleep and secretly open it for Ge Lao. After Ge Lao found out, he stretched out his withered hand, pointed to the air conditioner and said: "This day is not too cold, you don't need to turn on the air conditioner for me, you can save some, these are the property of the state, our country is not rich!" Everyone listened to these words and was silent, and they were distressed that Elder Ge disregarded his body and only wanted to do more for the country and save more.
Ge Lao's will is very strong, he did not fall to his death when he jumped off the cliff, he was not afraid of these diseases at all, and he lasted until the end, and the nurses called him:
Special materials made of the elderly.
During Ge Lao's serious illness and hospitalization, the 169 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army went all out to rescue him, and he was still very uneasy, thinking that he was hospitalized here and treated for so long, and the state's money was spent too much.
Later, Ge Laoshi was seriously ill, and his superiors sent a special plane to send him to a major hospital in Guangzhou or Beijing for treatment. After Ge Lao knew, he even refused: "Don't waste money, use all the funds to build the country, I thank the party and the government for their care for me!" ”
On March 21, 2005, at the 169 Hospital in Hengyang, Hunan Province, Ge Zhenlin, the last survivor of the Five Heroes of Wolfa Mountain, died at the age of 88 due to organ failure and ineffective rescue. From this, the story of the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain is truly over.
After Ge Lao's death, his funeral was held at a funeral home in Hengyang City. On March 25, the funeral home's auditorium was filled with mourners. In the mourning of the auditorium, everyone put down flowers and bid farewell to the hero Ge Zhenlin with tears.
More than 2,000 people from all over Hengyang City braved the drizzle to the funeral home to bid a final farewell to this old anti-Japanese hero who is famous in history. There was also a group of primary school students who had received Ge Lao's favor and heard Ge Lao's storytelling, under the leadership of the teacher, hoarsely recited the text "Five Heroes of Wolf Tooth Mountain" as a way to bid farewell to Ge Lao's deepest lament.
"The mighty warrior shook the wolf's teeth and plunged into great righteousness in an instant, and the song of sorrow was sung to the loyal soul of the water god state for thousands of years." This pair of banglian was written for Ge Lao by Huang Mingkai, deputy commander of the Hunan Provincial Military Region, and it is a vivid portrayal of Ge Lao's legendary life. After Ge Lao's body was cremated, he was buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery in Hengyang City.
Figure | Huang Mingkai
Ge Zhenlin left, although he passed away, he must have gone to his comrades-in-arms, to the old squad leader, and talked to them in detail about the experiences that had been lived for them in the human world all these years. I believe that the five heroes on the Wolf's Tooth Mountain must be very pleased to see our motherland getting better and better and stronger in heaven, and the people's lives getting better and better.
Let us always remember Ge Lao, and remember every predecessor martyr who exchanged his blood and life for the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. Let us pass on the story of the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain by word of mouth, and use every glorious and magnificent heroic deed to inspire every generation not to forget the national shame, revitalize China, and strive to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.