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Eh, he used to be a soldier I brought!
An old farmer in rags shouted.
Who are you, you can't say this nonsense...
The people around them were shocked by the old farmer's words.
I read that right, this is my good brother Runzhi!
The old farmer explained. As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.
In 1951, an old farmer went to the countryside as usual to catch up with the market, thinking of selling the grain produced by the family for some money. However, after a morning, the grain he had painstakingly pulled from his home was still not asked for the price, and by noon, the old farmer really could not bear the poisonous sun, and he was very thirsty, so he wanted to go to beg for water.
After thinking about it, in the end, the old farmer decided to go to the township office not far away, where there were government personnel on duty all day.
After arriving at the township office, a portrait of Chairman Mao attracted the attention of the old peasant, who looked at the place for a long time, until the staff came forward to ask if there was any need for help, and the old peasant was relieved."
Oh, oh, can I beg for a bowl of water?
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Seeing that the old farmer's lips were dry, the staff quickly led the old farmer into the house and poured a glass of water for the old farmer. The old peasant who poured down a glass of water startled everyone present with another mouth, only to see the old peasant pointing to Chairman Mao's portrait and shouting."
I remembered, I said how to look so familiar, he was a soldier I brought!
Looking at the people around him who didn't believe what he said, the old farmer went on to explain, "
I read that right, this is my good brother, Mao Runzhi!
Who is this old farmer who asks for water? Why did he claim that Chairman Mao was the soldier he had once led?
It is understood that the old farmer's name is Peng Yousheng, who is 67 years old at this time. Born in a small village in Hengdong County, Hunan Province, in his childhood because of his family's poverty for only half a year of private school, he made a living by herding cattle, and at the age of 15, he left his hometown to go out to make a living, at that time, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the situation was turbulent, in 1907, Peng Yousheng, who did not earn money, was determined to join the army, not for anything else, just to beg for food. Soon, Peng Yousheng was promoted to "deputy eye" because of his strong stature and excellent performance.
When it comes to the story of Peng Yousheng and Chairman Mao, we must start with the outbreak of the "Wuchang Uprising."
First, the first encounter
In 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, in the face of the brutal suppression of the Qing army, the revolutionary army in Hubei Province strongly requested the new army to join, seeing this situation, the leader of the new army in Hunan immediately replied, agreed to support the uprising, and ordered the capture of Changsha City.
The 18-year-old Mao Zedong had long been looking forward to the day, and after learning the news of the full-scale outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising, Mao Zedong was determined to join in, and "joining the army" was the primary goal of the 18-year-old Mao Zedong.
Determined to join the army, Mao Zedong packed his bags with several like-minded partners and headed to Hankou. At this time, the rebel army outside Changsha had also arrived at the city gate and was ready to attack the city at any time.
Just as Mao Zedong and his party were preparing to leave the city, they learned that an uprising would soon break out in Changsha City.
Mao Zedong and his party, who were stopped, were ecstatic, and if this was the case, why should they give up the near and seek the far.
Five days later, the Xinhai Revolution ended successfully, and Mao Zedong went to the rebel camp stationed in Changsha. However, after Mao Zedong repeatedly said that he wanted to join the army, the eldest brother of the officer in charge of conscription seriously rejected him, and stressed that
You have to be vouched for by a reliable person, or you won't be able to get in.
Mao Zedong, who was bent on joining the army, thought that the officer's eldest brother had deliberately made things difficult for him, so he told the officer's elder brother that he was alone in Changsha City and could not find someone to guarantee him.
Who would have thought that the officer in charge of conscription would immediately and impatiently drive Mao Zedong away, and the young Mao Zedong was angry, and then there was a dispute with the officer.
Just as the two were arguing more and more intensely, a soldier named Zhu Qisheng passed by, pulled Mao Zedong over, and asked."
Little brother, what happened? Talk to your big brother and see how I can help?
Mao Zedong then wanted to join the army, but was told to be a guarantor.
Seeing that Mao Zedong had a bookish temperament, which was very different from the feelings given by the rough men in the army, Zhu Qisheng introduced Mao Zedong to Peng Yousheng, the "deputy eye" at that time.
After Zhu Qisheng told himself the original committee, Peng Yousheng asked Mao Zedong."
Little brother, tell me why you don't study well, but you want to become a soldier?
Mao Zedong then told Peng Yousheng all his thoughts and life, and said righteously."
It is my good fortune to throw a pen from Rong.
Seeing that Mao Zedong was so ambitious at a young age, Peng Yousheng turned around and went to the officer in charge of conscription and said, "
I am now Mao Zedong's guarantor, do you think Mao Zedong can join the army now?
The conscription officers who were good friends with Peng Yousheng, under the guarantee of Peng Yousheng, did not have to say anything more, so they wrote Mao Zedong's name on the roster.
After that, Peng Yousheng arranged other accommodation and meal problems for Mao Zedong, and also invited Mao Zedong to be his own top bunk, afraid that Mao Zedong would refuse Peng Yousheng, even more bluntly said: "
You sleep on the top bunk, I sleep on the bottom bunk, and after us we are the brothers on the bunk bed, and everything has a care, you can't refuse me.
In this way, Mao Zedong successfully joined the Hunan New Army at that time and became a soldier under Peng Yousheng.
Second, lifelong friendship
After Mao Zedong joined the team, Peng Yousheng was particularly pleased with this young man with a bookish temperament and a flexible head, and the relationship between the two became closer and closer.
One day, at the behest of his superiors, Peng Yousheng's troops had to go to another war zone more than 150 kilometers away, so Mao Zedong had to march through the night.
On the march, not only was it faced with the dilemma of a long distance, but the condition of the road was even worse, and the team had to climb over a mountain, and then Mao Zedong fell behind the team due to lack of physical strength. Zhu Qisheng, who was in charge of the break, saw that Mao Zedong was sweating profusely and was worried about some accident, so he followed Mao Zedong with the team.
Unexpectedly, it suddenly rained heavily in the middle of the night, making the already dangerous mountain road even more difficult to walk, and for the sake of safety, Mao Zedong and Zhu Qisheng slowed down their pace and moved forward carefully.
When the two of them helped each other to the Chen family's big earth bend, they suddenly found that the two of them seemed to be out of the line, at this time, both of them were exhausted, and the two who did not want to be left behind wanted to get up and continue to move forward after adjusting for a moment.
At this moment, Peng Yousheng, who found that Mao Zedong and Zhu Qisheng were missing, found each other and was relieved to see that they were safe and sound. When Mao Zedong and Zhu Qisheng arrived, the hanging hearts of the "deputy eyes" Peng Yousheng were also put into their stomachs.
Considering that Mao Zedong and Zhu Qisheng were physically weak, and even if they got up to catch up now, they might not be able to catch up with the large troops, peng Yousheng proposed at the moment that he rested overnight in the village and rushed to the road tomorrow morning.
The roof leaked during the overnight rain, and when the three had just found a place to rest, the sound of horseshoes not far away woke the three people up, and normally, in this chaotic era, the sound of horseshoes meant that there was war, so perhaps "the enemy is not far away".
The three people hiding in the grass hut did not dare to act rashly without understanding the specific situation. Until, the enemy's search sounded closer and closer, Peng Yousheng decided to change places to hide.
Peng Yousheng, who had relatively more experience, after repeatedly dodging the enemy's searches, took Mao Zedong and the two of them into a well-concealed ditch.
However, the enemy seemed to refuse to give up without searching for people, and the enemy's search was over for three days, and the enemy's search was over.
Mao Zedong, Peng Yousheng, and Zhu Qisheng hid in this ditch for three days and three nights without food or drink, until the day after the enemy withdrew, when the three joined the large troops.
It can be said that this experience made Mao Zedong grow up a lot, and the two people who experienced life and death together formed a lifelong friendship.
Third, parting ways from each other
In March 1912, half a year passed quickly, the Xinhai Revolution also achieved complete victory, the Qing government collapsed, and Puyi abdicated. At this time, Mao Zedong felt that his current task had been completed and wanted to return to school to continue his studies.
One night, Mao Zedong, who had made up his mind, went to Peng Yousheng privately and sincerely explained his thoughts to Peng Yousheng."
I want to go back to school to continue my studies, I want to leave the army, but this is only temporary, if necessary, I will come back, come to you, I just want to hear your opinion.
Peng Yousheng, who had long felt that Mao Zedong was not here, still wanted to persuade Mao Zedong, after all, Mao Zedong had performed very well in the six months of enlistment, plus Mao Zedong had culture, so in the ranks, he was deeply loved by everyone, so he said to him:
Runzhi, do you want to think about it again, if you stay, you will definitely have a lot of achievements in the future.
Mao Zedong, who had made up his mind, still refused Peng Yousheng's retention and said bluntly."
Now that the revolution is complete, there is no point in me staying here, but it is better to go back and continue to study for a few years and fill my stomach.
In the end, Peng Yousheng still agreed to Mao Zedong's request to be discharged, and Peng Yousheng knew that Mao Zedong's continued stay here would only delay his future.
The next day, Peng Yousheng announced the news that Mao Zedong was about to retire from the army, and the comrades-in-arms were difficult to accept for a while, and they came to persuade Mao Zedong to stay for a while.
In order to bid mao zedong a farewell, the comrades decided to give him a small banquet, and the menu of this small banquet also emphasized that there must be a braised pork, because Mao Zedong's favorite dish was braised pork.
In the end, Peng Yousheng, who sent Mao Zedong to the station, really couldn't help it, and turned his back many times to wipe his tears, and at the moment of parting, Peng Yousheng choked up and confessed to Mao Zedong."
Be sure to take care of yourself, we will have a period later.
"When the car came, it also forcibly gave Mao Zedong two oceans that had been accumulated for a long time.
Sending Jun Qianli, there must be a farewell, this parting, the chance of the two meeting again is almost zero.
4. The letters are sincere
Later, when the two met again, it was after the first meeting of the Communist Party of China, at this time, Mao Zedong was gradually realizing his ideals, and Peng Yousheng had also been appointed as a lieutenant platoon leader.
The two people who met again in Guangzhou seemed to have endless words, and from the afternoon until late at night, the two reluctantly said goodbye.
Shortly after the two men met, in the face of Chiang Kai-shek's "passive anti-Japanese" policy, Peng Yousheng felt that this was contrary to his original intention, so he left the military camp and returned to his hometown of Hengdong County, Hunan Province.
After returning to his hometown, Peng Yousheng never listened to the outside of the window, did not want to be troubled by China's national conditions anymore, and single-mindedly became a farmer, thinking about the sowing of crops and the harvest of the next year.
As a result, Peng Yousheng only knew that in 1949, new China was founded, and the peasants turned themselves into masters, and all this was the credit of the great Chairman Mao, but he did not know that this Chairman Mao was mao Runzhi.
It was not until March 1951, when the opening scene of the article appeared, that Peng Yousheng learned that the great Chairman Mao was Mao Runzhi under his hands.
In fact, Peng Yousheng had long expected that mao run would have extraordinary achievements in the future, but he could not imagine that he would become the president of the country, and Peng Yousheng, who was surprised, returned home to relax. Immediately, he went to the literate gentleman in the village, asked him to write a letter on his behalf, and sent it to Chairman Mao.
In the letter, Peng Yousheng first told Chairman Mao that he had been classified as a poor peasant and had also been given land, all of which was the credit of Chairman Mao and some other greetings, and finally Peng Yousheng secretly mentioned in the letter to see if the chairman could find him a job to support his family.
The letter was sent out, and when Peng Yousheng, who had not waited for a reply for a month, was ready to give up, the postman sent a handwritten reply from Chairman Mao.
In the letter, Chairman Mao bluntly said that he was very happy to receive Peng Yousheng's reply, and in the letter he also asked whether the big brother's health was still well.
Finally, if the family is really difficult, you can take this letter and go to the Hunan Provincial Government to find Chairman Cheng Xingling Cheng, who will take care of you for me.
Chairman Mao's letter is full of happiness that Peng Yousheng can write a letter, and the whole article reveals the friendship between the two in the past.
Later, when Peng Yousheng went to Chairman Cheng Xingling with this letter, Peng Yousheng learned that in order to really take care of him, Chairman Mao also wrote a letter to Cheng Xingling in his own handwriting, saying: If someone comes with Chairman Mao's handwritten letter to seek help, he must be concerned.
Peng Yousheng, who knew Chairman Mao's good intentions, was even more grateful, and Peng Yousheng, who knew that Chairman Mao loved to drink tea, planted tea trees in front of and behind the house, and every year he would pick a batch of the best tea leaves and send them to Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao, who received the tea, was also very moved, and specially asked the General Office of the Central Committee to return a letter of gratitude, in addition, Chairman Mao also specially explained that he wanted to tell Peng Yousheng that he liked to drink the tea he planted, not only did he like it, but other leaders also liked it, hoping that Peng Yousheng could take care of his body and send some tea every year.