One day in 1983, Duan Suquan received several photos from Xiushan County, and the moment he saw the photos, his eyes were immediately filled with tears, because it was the benefactor he had remembered for 50 years. If it weren't for their death-defying rescue, perhaps he would have died long ago.
At the end of October 1933, in order to cover the eastward advance of the main force of the Red Army, the Qiandong Independent Division pretended to be the main force and marched westward, and launched a bloody battle with more than 10,000 enemy troops in the "encirclement and suppression" of the Qiandong base area in Yimei Town, Xiushan County. More than 800 people and more than 400 guns were all the forces under the political commissar Duan Suquan and the division commander Wang Guangguang, and if they wanted to successfully contain the enemy, they could only rely on guerrilla warfare.
After more than 20 battles of all sizes, the Qiandong Independent Division successfully covered, and the Red Second and Sixth Armies led by He Long, Wang Zhen and others marched to western Hunan Province, but the remaining ammunition of the whole army had also entered the point of exhaustion. After the enemy learned that the "encirclement and suppression" operation against He Long and others had failed, he poured all his anger on the independent division and quickly gathered troops to surround it.
Duan Suquan's right ankle was shattered by a bullet during the battle, and it was already difficult to walk, let alone follow the team to break through. Therefore, with the attitude of being responsible for all the generals of the army, the division commander Wang Guangguang tearfully said the words that let Duan Suquan leave him to recuperate. At that time, the enemy was numerous, and the villagers' life was very difficult, and it was difficult to say whether anyone would accept him. Even if someone takes them in, it will be difficult to escape the enemy's search. Therefore, it is difficult to break through with the team, and staying in the village will be sacrificed to a large extent.
After listening to Wang Guangguang's words, Duan Suquan naturally understood his difficulties, but he did not hesitate and directly chose to stay in the village and let Wang Guangguang quickly take the remaining warriors away. After watching the warriors walk farther and farther, Duan Suquan dragged his injured feet to the village little by little, and finally fell at the foot of Su Jiapo's garden because of lack of physical strength.
Because of the clash between the two armies the day before, Li Mufu, a villager of the Tujia family, and his wife Yang Guihua could not sleep all night, and they went out at dawn to inquire about the situation of the Red Army. Not long after, they met a few little shepherd boys, who said they had seen a Red Army, wounded but still panting. After listening to the words, Li Mufu followed them to find the Red Army, and looking at the small Red Army that fell on the rock ridge and turned white, Li Mufu gritted his teeth and took it home.
In fact, Li Mufu was also afraid in his heart, after all, the Kuomintang vigilante group would come to the village from time to time, and if it was discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable. So after a simple bandage of the wounds of the little Red Army, Li Mufu carried him to a cave outside the village and hid him. During the whole process, Li Mufu was already very careful, but he was still discovered by the vigilante group.
After the vigilante group had plundered the only 3 pieces of ocean on the little Red Army,000 leaders drew a large knife and walked towards the Little Red Army, which showed that they wanted the life of the Little Red Army. Every time the original vigilante group came to the village, it was just to ask for some money, but they didn't expect that this time they actually wanted to kill themselves. The vigilante group itself had knives and guns, and Li Mufu looked at everything in front of him and felt frightened. But at the moment of a thousand gunshots, he still risked death and said, "Don't make a sin!" ”
Then he continued: "He is already injured, he is a disabled person, and he will not live long, you can just make money, leave him alive!" ”
After listening to these words, the leader did not even become angry, glared at Li Mufu and took the people away. However, this is not the leader's kindness, it is only because Li Mufu once made clothes for his Tuan Ding, and there is some affection under the contact, which is why he let him go. Moreover, just as Li Mufu said, the little Red Army was so badly injured, in this era of lack of medical treatment and medicine, even if he was afraid of many things, it would be difficult to survive.
Having said that, Li Mufu did not want Duan Suquan to die in his heart, so he first consulted with his wife and took out all the herbs in the family. He also asked his wife to return to her mother's house where she opened the medicine shop, and repeatedly turned around and tried to come up with a prescription for treating Duan Suquan. Because of the compulsion of the situation, although they were family members, they were still worried that they would leak the wind, so they took out all their savings and went to other clinics to get medicine.
During the war years, it was easy to distinguish between ordinary wind and cold prescriptions and wound and illness prescriptions. Therefore, the secret of the husband and wife was still discovered by Dr. Su Shihua of the Su Family Clinic, who often went to the Su Family Clinic. Originally, Li Mufu thought that this time it was difficult to protect Duan Su Quan's life, but he did not know that Dr. Su was also willing to help them. Not only did they not report it, but they would also send more medicinal materials when they went to grab medicine, and even went to the cave to check Duan Suquan's injuries.
In this way, Duan Suquan's health improved day by day under their care. But Duan Suquan also found that the porridge sent by Li Mufu was getting thinner and thinner, and the number of times he delivered rice was getting less and less. On this day, Duan Suquan, who had not eaten for three days, was so hungry that he climbed all the way in the direction of Li Mufu's house. I didn't know, I went to find that there was nothing at home. Duan Suquan realized that in this era of military chaos, the villagers' lives were already difficult, and his arrival made this originally poor family unable to support.
So Duan Suquan did not want to drag the Li family and his wife any longer, so he asked them to entrust someone to give them a pair of crutches and then left. Because Li Mufu could not come up with money, he made a begging bamboo tube for Duan Suquan and tied it to his crutches. At the time of parting, all three of them had tears in their eyes but had to separate. However, in these more than 40 days of getting along, Li Mufu and his wife only knew that they were helping a small Red Army that was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and they did not ask a single question about the history of the little Red Army and their position in the army. Because they never wanted to reciprocate, they only hoped that the Soldiers of the Red Army would be well.
In this way, Duan Suquan begged all the way to find the independent division. As everyone knows, the soldiers of the independent division he saw away on that day were really unable to complete the breakthrough under the siege of more than 10,000 enemy troops, and almost none of the entire division survived. After being captured, the division commander Wang Guangguang was also humiliated and bravely righteous. But Duan Suquan did not know, and he went all the way with hope. Along the way, he was helped by many people, and when he walked from Xiushan County to Chadong Town, Huayuan County, Hunan Province, his empty pockets became heavier and heavier.
Because he never got news of the independent division all the way, he had to return to his hometown of Chaling. After listening to Duan Suquan's account of his encounters along the way, his family advised him to obediently stay at home in the future. But his heart to save the country and save the people is still looking forward to returning to the team. Finally, I learned about the Red Army from a Red Army compatriot who was wounded and had to return to his hometown. So he borrowed his military uniform and documents, went all the way to Taiyuan, and finally saw Ren Bishi.
"The memorial service was held, but I didn't expect you to be alive!" After Ren Bishi learned about Duan Suquan's encounter, his mood was very complicated, but he was also very moved, because this was the spirit of the Red Army!
After that, Duan Suquan never left the army, participated in the all-out War of Resistance Against Japan, and made great contributions to the anti-"sweeping" operation. During the Liberation War, he had already been awarded the rank of major general in order to coordinate his work. In the Battle of Western Liaoning, he also led eight columns and annihilated more than 10,000 enemies. Then the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea began, and Duan Suquan served as the commander of the Air Force of the Northeast Military Region, constantly summing up experience and providing help for the training of volunteer pilots. In 1964, on the orders of Premier Zhou Enlai, he sent a mission to Laos as the head of the working group, which provided a lot of help for the revolutionary road in Laos.
Although his military career was very successful, Duan Suquan never forgot the life-saving grace of Li Mufu and Dr. Su, and always wanted to find them. But because of the busyness of work, the plan to leave for Xiushan County was pushed back again and again. It was not until October 1983 that he went to Xiushan County as he wished. However, after nearly 50 years of separation, Xiushan County has undergone tremendous changes, and he has visited many places without obtaining effective information. Later, because of his work relationship, he had to return to Beijing with regrets. However, his commission gradually became more well known to more people under the propaganda of the party history department of Xiushan County.
Fortunately, Duan Suquan only got valid information shortly after leaving. It was only at this time that Li Mufu and Su Shihua learned that the little Red Army, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, was already a political commissar at that time, and now he is even more a general. Unfortunately, the old man Yang Guihua has passed away, but such a result has made Duan Suquan very happy.
(Xiushan County Party Committee and County Government awarded a plaque to Li Mufu)
After waiting for a long time, I finally waited for the photos of Li Mufu and Dr. Su, and at that moment, Su Quan's eyes immediately turned red, and the thoughts of 50 years seemed to melt into tears. After that, he sent money to Li Mufu from time to time, which could only be what he could do for his benefactor who had entered his old age.
The road to revolution is so long, although the road is full of difficulties and obstacles, but in the end the revolutionaries have completed their mission. And along the way, it is natural that the selfless dedication of the people is indispensable. Therefore, with soldiers like Duan Suquan who fought all their lives for only one "red heart" and patriotic people like Li Mufu who risked their lives to lend a helping hand to the Red Army, why would China not overcome all difficulties?