"The general died in a hundred battles, and the hero returned in ten years." The war is cruel, and the selfless dedication of the soldiers has won people's love and admiration.
However, there was an old man who joined the revolution when he was young, who was not afraid of guns and bullets and bullets and fought bravely on the battlefield, left the front line due to injuries, and then obeyed the organization's arrangement to do underground work, during which he lost his identity certificate.
The old man talked to people about his experience many times, but no one believed it, until he found the old leader of the year, and he really proved it.
Join the revolution
The old man's name is Hou Lixiang, born in 1912 in rural Hubei. When he was a child, the War of Resistance Against Japan had not yet broken out, and although the people were tightly clothed and fed, their lives were relatively stable.
When the war broke out, Hou Lixiang was only 15 years old, and he still joined the revolution in the army and became a soldier of the Red Army. The comrades-in-arms saw that he was loyal and honest, and affectionately called him Li Xiang, but they did not expect that it would bring trouble to his future identity verification.
When the soldier's name was registered, the registrant thought that Hou Lixiang's real name was Li Xiang, and directly recorded it without questioning. Years later, Hou Lixiang wanted to confirm his identity, but his name was not included in the list of warriors.
Hou Lixiang did not pay attention to this problem at that time and single-mindedly fought with the army. At the beginning of the Long March in 1934, he was an ordinary soldier, and the regimental commander was Yang Dezhi, who later helped him prove his identity.
The hardships of the Long March are well known to the world. The warriors crossed the snowy mountains and meadows, facing the shortage of food and the enemy's pursuit and interception.
Hou Lixiang was young and strong, often helping his comrades to walk through difficult places, and rushing to the front when fighting. As he accumulated his military exploits, he was promoted from an ordinary soldier to a battalion commander.
In 1935, his superiors ordered Hou Lixiang's regiment to capture Ganquan and break the enemy's strategic deployment. Hou Lixiang was well aware of the importance of this battle and led the battalion soldiers to fight bravely.
The enemy's artillery fire was very fierce, and Hou Lixiang was shot in the leg and was seriously injured. This was the fifth time he had been wounded in the Long March, and his comrades had rescued him from the ground to the rear hospital for treatment.
After a long period of recuperation, Hou Lixiang recovered his health, and after returning to the unit, he was promoted to regimental commander, and the old leader Yang Dezhi served as the commander of the same division as him.
In 1939, Hou Lixiang suffered repeated attacks of old wounds, and the leaders of the organization saw that he could not fight in a difficult environment and transferred him back to the rear. After recuperating for a while, his superiors approached him and assigned him a new assignment.
In 1940, Hou Lixiang's underground organization was detected by the enemy, and he was forced to leave his place of work and return to his hometown.
The villagers did not believe Hou Lixiang
The villagers liked to get together and talk about the family, and Hou Lixiang also participated, and in the chat he mentioned that he was the leader of the Red Army when he was a soldier. The villagers did not believe it, and they still felt that he was bragging and lying.
Hou Lixiang couldn't figure this out, obviously it was his own personal experience, how could it be a lie. He wanted to show his countrymen his identity certificates, which had long since been lost during the enemy's reconnaissance.
So Hou Lixiang told the villagers what happened in the battle, and the villagers listened with relish, praising him for telling the story well, but Hou Lixiang was angry, no matter what he said, no one believed it.
In the special period, Hou Lixiang was politically framed for offending village cadres and suffered many crimes. He was determined to prove his identity and clear his grievances.
Look for the old leader Yang Dezhi
Later, Hou Lixiang happened to see a photo of the old leader Yang Dezhi in the newspaper, and according to what the newspaper wrote, he was now the commander of a certain military region.
Hou Lixiang immediately thought that Yang Dezhi could completely prove his identity, and he had the idea of looking for Yang Dezhi, and after simply packing his bags, he embarked on the road to Yang Dezhi's military region.
When he arrived at the gate of the military region, Hou Lixiang made another mistake, and the military powerhouse was something that ordinary people could enter. But the comings have already come, how can you get to the door and then go back. He walked over to the guards and politely asked, "Can I see Commander Yang Dezhi?" ”
The military district has corresponding regulations, and the commander is not a person who can follow the opinions of anyone. and told Hou Lixiang the rules. Hou Lixiang hurriedly said that he was not an ordinary person, he had once been a regimental commander under the commander, he was a soldier of the old Red Army, and he wanted to see the commander ask for help.
The guards looked up and down at Hou Lixiang and did not believe what he said, but still made a report to his superiors, and the relevant personnel let Hou Lixiang enter the communication room and was received by a soldier.
Hou Lixiang repeatedly told his experience and requests, and the soldiers who received him decided to convey the matter to Yang Dezhi. However, Commander Yang Dezhi was not in the military region at this time, and Hou Lixiang had to follow the advice of the soldiers to find a place to temporarily live and listen to the news.
When Commander Yang Dezhi returned to the military region, he learned of the situation, and he remembered that he did have a subordinate named Hou Lixiang, but he could not be sure that the person who came was Hou Lixiang. So Yang Dezhi asked the staff to tell Hou Lixiang that he could write down the deeds of the Red Army as a distinguishing material.
Those are special memories, the past is vivid, and I don't know what to write for a while, but fortunately, I finally have the opportunity to confirm my identity. Finally, he decided to describe the inspection of the regiment by the central leaders during the Long March.
After receiving the letter, Commander Yang Dezhi was also very emotional, and over the years, he often remembered the heroic officers and soldiers under his command during the war, and immediately ordered his subordinates to invite Hou Lixiang into the reception room of the barracks.
When the two old comrades-in-arms met, they felt very cordial and talked about the events of that year. Hou Lixiang did not forget his main purpose, he knew that the commander was very busy and could not delay the other party too much time, so he wanted to ask Yang Dezhi to help prove his identity.
After a while, things were done. Hou Lixiang's villagers were surprised and finally believed his previous words, and expressed their admiration for this. The village cadres who rectified Hou Lixiang also knew that they had acted negligently and took the initiative to come to the door to apologize.
The old man Hou Lixiang fought in the most difficult years, he dedicated his youth without complaint and regret, risked his life to fight against the fierce enemy, and there were many unsung heroes at that time who made great contributions, and they are worth commemorating.
His exploits are finally recognized, his personal glory and the glory of all revolutionaries, because it shows that people will never forget the heroes who fought for the people.