October 1951
One day, an old man named Li Guirong received a letter from Beiguantou Village in Yi County, Hebei Province. Because it was a letter from her mother's family, she quickly opened it, wanting to see what was happening.
After opening the envelope, she was stunned, and in this letter she saw a big secret, and then, what was written in it?
I saw this letter saying that Song Xueyi is my son-in-law, and the Central Committee can't find you anywhere. Someone in the county told you to come back quickly the other day. What is the relationship between Song Xueyi and Li Guirong?
Why was she so surprised when she saw it? Song Xueyi is Li Guirong's wife. Li Guirong was most surprised that although he knew that his wife had fought before, she did not know what kind of battle he had fought, and the specific time.
What is even stranger is why the central government wants to hold a meeting with Song Xueyi. The reason is that the Party Central Committee decided to convene a national congress of veterans and martyrs. Song Xueyi's name is also on this list. They found a place where Song Xueyi used to work and get married.
Found Song Xueyi's father-in-law, a letter from Li Guirong's family in Beiguantou Village, Yi County, Hebei Province. Seeing the description in the letter, Li Guirong quickly took the letter home to find his wife. Speaking to Song Xueyi, the central authorities are looking for you for a meeting. Song Xueyi took the letter, took a closer look, looked at these words, and his eyes were immediately moist.
It reminded him of a time on the battlefield before. Song Xueyi is one of the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain.
After jumping off Wolf's Tooth Mountain, he was lucky enough to survive, and although his heroic deeds after jumping off the cliff were widely praised, Song Xueyi never mentioned it to anyone, including his wife and children. If it were not for this letter, his true identity might never have been revealed.
Born into a poor family
Let's walk into that history together,
In 1918
Song Xueyi was born in a poor rural family in the north of Qinyang County, Henan Province. In order to support the family, the father worked for the landlord for many years to support the family. Song Xueyi has been a child laborer since childhood. It can be said that he has suffered a lot since he was a child. More unfortunately,
In 1937
His family had only two acres of land.
Summer 1939
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Song Xueyi's family wandered to Hebei. On the way, he met a member of the Eighth Route Army. Song Xueyi heard the story of the Eighth Route Army since he was a child, so he followed the team into the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. He participated in countless battles with his family company. The fire and blood on the battlefield made Song Xueyi a soldier who was not afraid of death.
September 24, 1941
The enemy mobilized more than 70,000 troops to the northern part of the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region, and the local area was devastated. The enemy dispatched more than 3,500 men and attacked from all directions.
The Wolf's Tooth Mountains in the southwest of YiXian County, Hebei Province, blockaded the pass and surrounded the guerrillas and party and government organs trapped on the mountain, which consisted of nearly 230,000 cadres and nearby civilians. However, due to the lack of weapons in our army, the actual combatants are only more than 200 people, and in the face of the surging enemy, we can only take diversion operations. A company was ordered to cover and move the masses. The commander of the seventh company divided the soldiers into two groups. One group was responsible for retreating and covering the masses, and the other was responsible for moving the enemy to the vicinity of Wolf's Tooth Mountain and attracting the enemy.
Originally, the combat mission six teams were responsible. Originally, the sixth squad had nine soldiers. Due to the length of the battle, four wounded and sick men in the squad were unable to fight. In a pinch, the remaining five soldiers stepped forward.
They were the squad leader Ma Baoyu. Deputy Squad Leader Ge Zhenlin and three soldiers, Song Xueyi, Hu Delin, and Hu Fucai, waited until everything was ready, and the soldiers of the 6th Squad were deliberately exposed to the enemy. While shooting at the enemy with their weapons, they led a large number of enemies to Wolf's Tooth Mountain according to the plan. On the cliff, because the five warriors were all guerrillas with rich combat experience, coupled with their familiarity with the terrain of Wolf's Tooth Mountain, they used the advantages of the terrain to thwart the enemy's attacks again and again. After a day and night of fierce fighting, the soldiers of the 6th Squad quickly led the enemy to the vicinity of the mountain.
Five warriors climbed while shooting at the pursuing enemy.
The enemy suffered losses in the previous offensive. Instead of acting rashly, they strafed and bombed us. They took turns to attack, but the five fighters did not rest for a long time, and feelings of hunger and exhaustion struck at the same time. In the face of four enemy attacks, they annihilated more than 50 enemy troops.
Finally, in the case of running out of ammunition and food,
Song Xueyi and five soldiers threw the last grenade. They lifted the stones on the mountain and threw them at the enemy, almost smashing all the stones they could move. The enemy was getting closer, and the five soldiers vowed not to be prisoners of war. Squad leader Ma Baoyu knew that the main force and the masses had been successfully transferred, and everyone's cover task had been successfully completed. He shouted with all his strength, smashed, smashed, comrade-in-arms, can not leave the weapon to the enemy, the soldiers raised hard stones and smashed the weapons in their hands,
See death as homecoming
At this moment, they hold the heart of death, facing the enemy who is swarming,
Squad leader Ma Baoyu solemnly said to the soldiers: Comrades, we are all Chinese with backbone, and we would rather die than surrender. The sacrifice of the people is glorious. After the five warriors calmly walked to the edge of the cliff, 21-year-old Ma Baoyu picked up the hat on his head and shouted loudly. Comrades, jumped off the cliff with me, and four other soldiers also jumped into the deep valley. The fierce and heroic actions of the five warriors shocked the arrogant enemy.
Only then did they understand that thousands of enemy troops had consumed a great deal of ammunition and weapons in a day of encirclement and annihilation, killing and wounding hundreds of people. It turned out that there were only five people fighting with them. Of the five soldiers,
The oldest was 28 years old, the youngest was 21 years old, and they both gave their young lives for the revolution. After five soldiers jumped off the cliff, Ma Baoyu, Hu Delin, and Hu Fucai died heroically. Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi were hung on a cliff by a branch to save their lives and escape the disaster. Song Xueyi and Ge Zhenlin led the team to find the army overnight. Song Xueyi, who was seriously injured in the waist and still vomiting blood, was exploring the way ahead to prevent the enemy from returning, and Ge Zhenlin, who was slightly injured, could also escape the disaster.
But the two were so badly injured that they had exhausted their last strength, and there were still many wolves in Wolf's Tooth Mountain, if they found out. They will be eaten by wolves.
Fortunately, the two met Yu Yaofu, director of the Youth Anti-Enemy Salvation Conference, in Yi County, Hebei Province. Yu Yaofu is climbing a cliff when he encounters the injured Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi. Seeing the two of them, he immediately reached out to them and risk slipping on a steep slope and possibly falling into a deep valley to explore the way for them. He turned his head and helped them for a while, and the two of them continued to walk forward. With his help, they finally reached their destination.
Be put down
At night, Yu Yaofu went outside to watch. Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi were resting inside. It was not until the next day that Yu Yaofu hurried to find his scattered comrades-in-arms and hurriedly bid farewell to Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi. After a night's rest,
The two managed to escape after regaining some strength. At this moment, five strong men jumped into the Wolf's Tooth Mountain. The villagers lived nearby, and he witnessed the soldiers jumping off cliffs one by one. After the enemy retreated, he also took some villagers to the Wolf's Tooth Mountain to look for it, but did not find it. Soon, the story of the five heroes spread, and Nie Rongzhen also heard the story of jumping off the Wolf's Tooth Mountain.
After nie Rongzhen listened, he said excitedly, There are several good soldiers in our country, so how can I fail?
November 7, 1941
Nie Rongzhen ordered that Ma Baoyu and five other warriors be named the Five Heroes of Wolf Tooth Mountain.
We call on the military and people of the border areas to learn from their heroic deeds. After decades, Nie Rongzhen remembered the deeds of the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain. He still remembers it vividly. He said that whenever I recall the prosperous years of the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region. My heart is always fluctuating, and I can't calm down for a long time. The story of the five warriors is one of the stories that moved me the most.
After the success of the anti-mop-up campaign,
The First Military Region of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region held a celebration party. Yang Chengwu, the district governor, read out the award on behalf of Nie Rongzhen, the party committee and commander of the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region. The five-star medals of fortitude issued by the military region hung on the chests of Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi respectively.
January 1942
For the three martyrs Ma Baoyu, Hu Delin, and Hu Fucai who died, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region built a memorial tower for the three martyrs on the Wolf's Tooth Mountain.
However, a year later, the tower was destroyed by enemy fire. until
March 3, 1959
The Martyrs' Tower was able to rebuild its lineup. The marshal himself inscribed the Memorial Tower of the Five Heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain. Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi were organized to send them to the university for further study.
Retired from the army and returned home
In 1943
Song Xueyi broke his waist again during a battle and was hospitalized for the second time. Later, because of his serious injuries, Song Xueyi could no longer go to the battlefield.
In 1944
Choose to retire,
Moved to Beiguantou Village, Wolfa Mountain Town, YiXian County, Hebei Province, and served as the chairman of the village farmers' association. Under his leadership, Beiguantou Village quickly became a demonstration village for support. Song Xueyi lived here for three years and married Li Guirong, the daughter of a local poor peasant. However, the longer he left his hometown, the more Song Xueyi missed his hometown and relatives. He had the idea of going home. Before returning to China, he wanted to return to the place of battle and pay tribute to his comrades who had died.
Before dawn, Song Xueyi walked alone to the top of wolf's tooth mountain. The mountain is becoming more and more dangerous.
Traces of their fighting remain. Seeing everything in front of him, Song Xueyi seemed to have returned to that year. First, he walked to a skyline. This is the only way to go to Wolf's Tooth Mountain. It can only be passed by one, and it is also the first stop chosen by their squad leader Ma Baoyu that year. Enter the gap between the large teeth. At that time, Song Xueyiyi and other soldiers, this road was very hard, and it was more difficult for the enemy to move, because they were all wearing cloth shoes, while the enemy soldiers were wearing heavy leather boots. After passing through two small mountain beams, it is here. Song Xueyi saw a hill,
At that time, they repelled the enemy four times and charged, and the enemy's artillery fire was fiercely fired at them,
They used the surrounding rocks and movements for cover, leaving the enemy to waste a lot of shells. Finally, Song Xueyi went straight to the Three Martyrs Pagoda, and when he arrived at the place, Song Xueyi solemnly placed the offerings, took out the paper money and lit the fire, Song Xueyi suddenly cried out, Ma Banchang, Hu Delin, Hu Fucai, I, I am Song Xueyi, let me see you coming. Now we are liberated and the enemy is defeated. Do you see it in heaven?
June 15, 1947
Song Xueyi took his wife on a more than 40-day trek,
Finally returned to his long-lost hometown. Song Xueyi has been away from home for many years. When he returned, he learned that his father had died of illness while begging and that his brother had died tragically in the coal mine. The sisters were also sold. Song Xueyi, who returned to his hometown, had no relatives and no house. With the help of the residents on the street, he finally built a simple house that could shelter him from the wind and rain. Since the founding of New China, Song Xueyi has been living in this dilapidated house.
Song Xueyi told the villagers about their experiences in the past few years.
He only said that he was wounded by attacking the enemy outside. Therefore, in the four years that he returned to his hometown, the villagers did not know that Song Xueyi was one of the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain. Song Xueyi's eldest son, Song Dabao, was studying articles in Chinese textbooks about the Five Heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain when he found a soldier named Song Xueyi with the same surname as his father. When he got home, he asked his father if he was Song Xueyi in the textbook. He didn't admit it, just happened to shake his head and said.
Li Chengjie, 79, has long worked for the Propaganda Department in Qinyang, Henan.
After dealing with Song Xueyi for decades, he eventually became his biographer. "If those people knew that Song Xueyi was a hero who was found, they wouldn't have said such gossip." Song Xueyi's old friend and veteran cadre who has worked in Qinyang for a long time said, Zhang Hezhao said. People may never know his whereabouts. 60 years ago, the first person to find Song Xueyi and confirm his identity on behalf of the organization was Zhang Hezhao.
Identity exposure
Late October 1951
Zhang Hezhao, who was working in the Civil Affairs Section of the Qinyang County Government at the time, received an urgent task - the central government wanted to convene a national congress of veterans and martyrs and start a hero hunting activity throughout the country.
According to the clues, Song Xueyi, one of the "Five Heroes of Wolf Tooth Mountain", was in Qinyang and wanted to find him as soon as possible. From the demobilization of the army to the local area of Yixian County, to the early liberation period when he returned to his hometown of Qinyang Beikong in Henan to engage in agricultural work, Song Xueyi's relationship with the party organization has never been broken. He just never mentioned the specific reasons for his injury and change of business.
In addition, the long migrations of the war years and the inadequacy of archival materials,
1947 to 1951
Song Xueyi, who was demobilized and returned to his hometown, "disappeared" in the vast sea of people. Zhang Hezhao searched the roster of disabled soldiers in Beikong Village and found Song Xueyi. To this day, he still remembers the scene when he first saw Song Xueyi in the late autumn breath: a worn-out shirt, pants, open-toed shoes, a straw rope tied around his waist, and a hunched waist.
Zhang Hezhao went forward and yawned, and Song Xueyi casually said that the important experience of joining the army was correct, but Zhang Hezhao mentioned it
In 1941
With the anti-sweep, Song Xueyi turned the topic elsewhere.
In the end, it was Song Xueyi's wife, Li Guirong, who took advantage of the opportunity he was called by the village to run errands and took out a medal engraved with the four characters of "Fortitude and Tenacity", allowing Zhang Hezhao to determine Song Xueyi's identity. This was given to Song Xueyi by General Yang Chengwu on behalf of the Political Department of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. A photograph of Yang Chengwu wearing a medal for Song Xueyi has also been preserved: in the photo, the young Song Xueyi presses his lips tightly and wants to straighten his waist.
Today, the medal lies quietly in the National Museum.
until
In 1951
Song Xueyi was found by the organization,
The villagers knew that he was Song Xueyi, the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain, and gave him a thumbs up, Song Xueyi himself was not only heroic and fearless on the battlefield, but also intervened in the ordinary after changing careers. Life is even more admirable. When the superior saw Song Xueyi, his eyes were wet. The waist that can never be straightened because of the cliff jump is supported, and there is a destitute home, which is the real life of the people's heroes.
Since then, Song Xueyi has successively served as an instructor of the militia company and a member of the county party committee.
He has attended many important meetings. The great man also invited him to Zhongnanhai for dinner, but Song Xueyi never told the organization about himself, and Song Xueyi had no way to polio, which eventually led to the crippling of the lower limbs. He has been serving as the village secretary in his hometown of Beikong Village, which has changed from the poorest beggar village to the richest village in the county.
Even though he had made so many contributions to the village, Song Xueyi had never been complacent, let alone the self-proclaimed Five Heroes of Wolf Tooth Mountain. He often educated his children. We are farmers.
June 26, 1971
Song Xueyi did not have a good rest for a long time and unfortunately died of illness.
He was only 53 years old when he died. Eight years after Song Xueyi's death, the Henan Provincial Revolutionary Committee recognized him as a revolutionary martyr and died in the same period
2009
Nian was buried in the Qinyang Martyrs Cemetery.
Song Xueyi was named one of the 100 heroic and exemplary figures who contributed to the founding of the party. This honor is well deserved, and the heroic deeds of the five heroes will be immortalized.