The story begins in 1957, when the smoke of war had just faded and industrial construction began in various parts of our country.
In particular, Jiangsu, the former "Soviet Zone", was the first to be included in the development plan.
The perennial war has made the whole of Jiangsu look tattered, and the people are also miserable.
Five-year plan
Therefore, after the local government decided to invest in the construction of a factory, first let some people eat.
This factory is the first state-owned factory in Jiangxi - Jiangxi Chemical Fiber Factory.
Because the chemical fiber factory is relatively special, it not only needs enough land, but also needs a steady stream of water, and the pollution to the environment and noise is also very large.
Therefore, after careful consideration, the government decided to build it in the sparsely populated Nanchang Xiashawo.
Chemical fiber plant
However, no one expected that this unintentional decision would reveal a dusty past.
Bones were found at the construction site
After receiving the notice of construction, the construction workers rushed to the scene one after another, and everyone was full of energy, whether it was windy or rainy.
On that day, there was a drizzle in the air, and a worker, as usual, dug deep into the ground with a shovel.
One, two, three... Suddenly his eyes widened and he sat down on the ground.
The mouth muttered nervously, "Corpse, corpse, corpse." ”
The workers not far away noticed his strange appearance and ran to this side, and the scene in front of them shocked everyone.
remains
Only to see a shackle locked with a white bone, there are many broken bones next to it, which need not be guessed to know that it is a human bone.
The workers should not be neglected, and urgently reported the matter to the superior leaders and immediately reported it to the public security organs.
When the police saw the shackles on the remains, they were shocked.
How could there be dead people in this desolate wilderness who wore shackles? What is the identity of this deceased?
Soon, the public security personnel and relevant experts had a preliminary inference that the shackles should belong to the Kuomintang, and that the deceased should be a revolutionary martyr or a senior leader of our party.
anklet
So who is it? Why did he die here? What untold stories did he experience before he died?
All of this has to start from that era of war.
Born into poverty, the teenager was successful
The owner of the remains, named Fang Zhimin, was born in 1899 in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, and has been a farmer for generations.
Although the family is relatively poor, Fang Zhimin's parents are very far-sighted, and they hope that their children will make a difference in the future.
Therefore, when Fang Zhimin was very young, he was sent to a private school to study, and he was also very competitive, not only ranking among the best in his grades, but also familiar with various books.
After graduating from primary school, Fang Zhimin was admitted to the best local middle school with excellent results, and at this time, he just caught up with the great changes of the times.
The feudal dynasty was overthrown and revolutionaries rose up. Fang Zhimin was deeply affected, and he also dreamed of one day being able to participate in the revolution, to save the country, to save the people.
Finally, in 1923, Fang Zhimin successfully joined the Communist Party of China. On that day, he wore a formal dress, stood in front of the party flag, and solemnly swore an oath.
Afterwards, Fang Zhimin also wrote a diary with excitement: "I voluntarily joined the Communist Party, and from then on, everything I had, up to my life, was handed over to the Party!" ”
After joining the party, Fang Zhimin plunged into the revolutionary cause with all his brains.
Fang Zhimin
At that time, our party in the northeastern region of Gansu was weak and had no base area, so Fang Zhimin, despite hardships and dangers, entered the countryside alone and led the local peasants to take up arms and struggle against the enemy.
Subsequently, with the assistance of the Party Central Committee, Fang Zhimin set up a revolutionary base area in southeastErn Gan, but this achievement was only the beginning for Fang Zhimin.
In April 1928, with the unremitting efforts of Fang Zhimin, the number of personnel in the base area became increasingly large, and finally developed into the "Soviet Government of Fujian, Zhejiang and Gansu Provinces", and Fang Zhiminyue should also serve as the chairman of the Soviet.
Later, Fang Zhimin launched peasant uprisings in various places, and these uprisings greatly promoted the process of China's development.
For guerrilla tactics, Fang Zhimin also has his own set of playing styles.
"Sound east hits west, avoids reality and hits virtual"
"If you can eat, you can eat, and if you can't eat, you can run" and so on, and the local Kuomintang was defeated.
Chairman Mao once praised the Fujian-Zhejiang-Gansu base areas in this way: "Comrade Zhimin's work has been done very well, he has made very good creations, he is a model worker, and he is a Fang Zhimin-style base area!" ”
However, no one expected that such a high-ranking general, a revolutionary volunteer, did not see the day when New China was founded.
Fang Zhimin and his wife
Fight to the death, unfortunately imprisoned
In October 1934, with the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, the Central Soviet Region suffered an unprecedented blow and finally had to choose to withdraw from the base area.
Fang Zhimin was arranged to lead the Red 10th Army to continue north to resist japan.
However, Chiang Kai-shek, a thief in his heart, still adhered to the principle that the outside must first be at home, and once again carried out a large-scale "encirclement and suppression" of our party. ”
In order to buy time for the Central Red Army, Fang Zhimin chose to fight a battle against the water, taking a small number of troops to attract enemy firepower.
At first, the enemy thought that Fang Zhimin's subordinates were the main force, and constantly carried out a large number of firepower attacks, which was originally the enemy was strong and weak, and the enemy was outnumbered.
Anti-encirclement and suppression war
Before long, the numbers, ammunition, and food of the Red 10Th Army were in a hurry, but they had to persevere, and only by dragging the enemy could they ensure the smooth transfer of the main force.
After two months of deadly fighting, the Red 10th Army was almost completely destroyed, leaving only Fang Zhimin and a personal guard.
This guard has followed Fang Zhimin since he joined the army, and he is also fang Zhimin's most trusted person. But he never expected that the person he trusted the most would "stab in the back" at the most critical time and choose to be a traitor.
On January 29, 1935, the traitors took the enemy to Huaiyu Mountain in Yushan County and captured Fang Zhimin.
When it was learned that it was Fang Zhimin who was captured, the Kuomintang cheered, celebrated, and published in the media.
Perhaps they felt that this was not enough, and then put handcuffs and shackles on Fang Zhimin, and escorted them into the city to parade the streets to show the public.
Many people in the Su district have great respect for Fang Zhimin and are very eager to rescue him, but they have no power to bind the chicken.
They could only choose to express their dissatisfaction with silence, and when the Kuomintang's minions made them cheer, everyone at the scene invariably bowed their heads and remained silent.
Subsequently, Fang Zhimin was detained in the Nanchang Detention Center, whose director was named Ling Fengwu.
Ling Fengwu
In fact, Ling Fengwu had long heard of Fang Zhimin's name and admired him very much, but after all, he could only obey the above instructions.
But despite the tricks he used, what high-ranking officials, fragrant cars and beautiful women, as well as the severe torture and various tortures behind him.
Fang Zhimin has always been unyielding, not wavering at all, not only not surrendering, but also not revealing any information.
Later, as time went on, Ling Fengwu became more curious about Fang Zhimin, what kind of force was supporting him?
So Ling Fengwu began to try to contact Fang Zhimin, and often provided him with nutritious food, after seeing the stranglehold marks on Fang Zhimin's legs, Ling Fengwu also secretly changed him into a pair of light foot cuffs.
It can be said that during the time when Ling Fengwu was in office, Fang Zhimin did not suffer too much, but it was not long before Ling Fengwu received a transfer order from the National Government.
Before leaving, Fang Zhimin instructed Ling Fengwu to leave the Kuomintang as soon as possible, otherwise he would lose his life one day. And Fang Zhimin's words really changed Ling Fengwu's life.
On August 6, 1935, Fang Zhimin was secretly killed by the Nationalist government at the age of 36 because he refused to surrender or confess.
After learning the news of Fang Zhimin's sacrifice, our party fell into a state of grief.
Chairman Mao immediately ordered: "The remains of Comrade Zhimin must be found at all costs!" ”
Yet this search has been decades.
Suspected martyrs regret, multi-party confirmation
Although the Party Central Committee received the news of Fang Zhimin's sacrifice that year, it did not know where it was buried, and even the underground Party could not hear about it.
However, the investigation team did not give up, and for more than twenty years, they searched almost all over Jiangxi, but there was still no news.
By 1955, 20 years had passed since Fang Zhimin's sacrifice, and the Party Central Committee once again issued a circular: "Intensify efforts to search for the remains of martyr Fang Zhimin." ”
Played by Fang Zhimin
It wasn't until two years later that the unnamed remains with shackles were excavated at the construction site, and the news immediately alarmed the local government and the leadership of the Party Central Committee.
Soon the team of experts began to study the remains, and a total of 79 bones and a pair of leg shackles were found at the scene, and nothing else.
As for whether these bones were Fang Zhimin, or whether they came from the same person, it was impossible to know, because the technology at that time could not be reached at all.
So after much deliberation, the experts decided to start with shackles and maybe find something.
But so many years have passed since the shackles, and the handwriting on them has long been rusted, and it is almost impossible to judge from the words.
However, at this time, Fang Zhichun, deputy secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, is also Fang Zhimin's cousin and the head of the investigation team to find Fang Zhimin's remains.
He suddenly thought of a man who might be able to confirm the identity of the remains.
Fang Zhichun
Soon, Fang Zhichun ordered that he immediately telegraph the Beilu Middle School in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province, and ask an English teacher surnamed Ling there to come quickly.
So who is this teacher with the surname Ling?
In fact, he is the director of the detention center we mentioned earlier, Ling Fengwu.
After Fang Zhimin said that to him, Ling Fengwu submitted his resignation to the National Government and returned to his hometown to become an English teacher, thus allowing him to avoid the war.
So for so many years he has been taking Fang Zhimin as a lifesaver, and now when he hears that the government has asked him to identify Fang Zhimin's remains, he naturally has no reason to refuse, and he is very excited, and immediately rushed to Nanchang.
Because this leg shackle was specially selected for Fang Zhimin, he was very clear about the model above.
After careful identification, Ling Fengwu suddenly held his breath, and the tears were unconsciously left, and through his expression, everyone guessed that this was Fang Zhimin's remains.
Later, in order to be foolproof, the state specially invited forensic doctors, purchased professional instruments, and finally passed Fang Zhimin's body shape analysis.
It was eventually concluded that 9 of these bones belonged to Fang Zhimin.
Fang Zhimin's remains
Subsequently, the Party Central Committee decided to return the leaves to their roots and buried Fang Zhimin's remains under the Meiling Mountain in Nanchang, where the scenery is beautiful and quiet.
After the cemetery was built, Chairman Mao personally inscribed seven big characters for it: "Tomb of Martyr Fang Zhimin."
Statue of Fang Zhimin
Although the hero is gone, his spirit has always infected generations of people!
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