The young man left home and returned to the old man, and the township voice did not change the sideburns. Children don't know each other, laughing and asking where the guests come from. This familiar poem describes the scene of the wanderer who left his hometown at a young age and returned to his hometown in the twilight years, time is like a shuttle, the world changes, and everything around him is so strange and familiar...
In the history of the Communist Party of China, there is also a founding major general who joined the army and served the country at a young age- Zheng Guozhong, who joined the big family of the Red Army with the revolutionary enthusiasm of an iron-blooded boy, and for more than twenty years, he devoted himself to the party, and finally returned to his hometown to see his relatives after the Battle of crossing the river, and the old mother's sentence: "Where did the comrades fight?" "But I can't help but feel tears like rain, and I feel a lot of emotions!"
Join the army and serve the country to temporarily say goodbye to homesickness
Zheng Guozhong has been poor since childhood, as a male in the family has to work to subsidize the family since childhood, in the process of doing odd jobs, he deeply understands the urgent expectations of the people at the bottom for changing the status quo, and has always hoped for the opportunity to change the fate of suffering and poverty.
Until one day, while working in the field, he met the marching Red Army soldiers, and their cheerful and heroic posture and the expression of cordial conversation with the people infected him, and he immediately put down his hoe and asked: "What kind of army is this?" The Red Army replied, "We are an army that fights for the interests of the masses of the people!" ”
When Zheng Guozhong heard that it was the team he dreamed of, he immediately found the leader of the Red Army to express his willingness to join the army, and the leader saw that he was tall and clever, and immediately let him move forward with the troops, Zheng Guozhong gladly promised, and in the midst of the chaos, he glanced at the houses in his hometown, and before he could say goodbye to his parents, he hurriedly left the land of his hometown and went to the front line to support the battle.
The two parents who were at home waited until the dark day and did not wait for the son who was a farmer to come home, until the township informed them that Zheng Guozhong had joined the army, and then they let go of their hanging hearts.
I didn't expect that my relatives would leave for twenty years, and in the past twenty years, my young son would wear golden armor with "Huangsha Hundred Battles, and he would not return it until he broke Loulan." "Revolutionary enthusiasm has made great contributions to the revolutionary cause; in the past twenty years, the tired parents are no longer strong but old and dizzy, and their hearts are eager.
In the past two decades, the people of their hometown have turned themselves into masters in one fell swoop.
Zheng Guozhong was able to return to his hometown to visit his parents after participating in the Battle of the Crossing River
。 Back in his familiar hometown, Zheng Guozhong walked up to the old woman and shouted with tears, "Mother! But the mother could not hear the words clearly because of the back of her ear, and only asked: "Where did the comrades come from?" ”
In an instant, Zheng Guozhong's tears could no longer be contained, and he fell to his knees on the ground and prostrated his mother's head and identified himself. The two old men could not imagine that the children of their dreams of chaosi would not only live but also become famous! But none of this matters in the eyes of the parents, what matters is that the child is back! It was worth it all the waiting!
The young man joined the army and won many miracles
Since joining the army in 1929, Zheng Guozhong has bravely killed the enemy in many battles, contributed ideas, and won many victories.
Positions also gradually rose from an ordinary Red Army experience platoon commander, regimental commander, brigade commander, deputy commander, deputy commander, commander, etc. He was awarded the rank of major general in the Central Military Rank Competition in 1955
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After the arduous battles of the Red Army's Long March to climb snowy mountains and cross meadows three times, Zheng Guozhong knew that although the revolutionary road was obstructed and difficult, the enthusiasm of countless soldiers who bravely sacrificed their lives for the revolution has always inspired him to move forward. As a young and promising regimental commander at that time, he participated in many major breakthrough battles such as the Battle of Yangmingbao, the Battle of Wolf's Tooth Mountain, and the Battle of hundred regiments.
In the Battle of Hundred Regiments vs. Lion Brain Mountain, he was ordered to lead a regiment of soldiers to fight for seven days and nights, winning the first victory in the first stage. Not only did the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army release the four-day "Victory Report" to introduce the course of the entire battle, but even Peng Dehuai highly affirmed the army guarding the Lion Brain Mountain, praising them for their heroic struggle and extremely strong combat effectiveness!
In the second stage of the Battle of Guanjia'an in the Hundred Regiments War, Zheng Guozhong's regiment, which was experienced in combat, once again served as the main attacker, and in the summit operation, because there was only one path to go up the mountain, the enemy army occupied favorable terrain, and our army suffered heavy casualties.
However, after analyzing the terrain of the enemy army, Zheng Guozhong made a method of digging tunnels to attack the enemy's hilltop position in one fell swoop, and finally repelled the enemy's counterattack again and again. These two phases of operation not only laid a solid foundation for the final victory of the Hundred Regiments War, but also increased the confidence of the red army officers and men and advanced the course of the revolution.
In 1942, after painstakingly investigating the location of the forward command headquarters in the Taihang Mountains, the Japanese army vainly tried to annihilate the command post of the main leader of our army in one fell swoop and began the iron wall encirclement plan. At that time, the forward command of our army was weak and the situation was critical for a while, but under the joint plan of Peng Dehuai, Zuo Quan, Luo Ruiqing, and other leaders, it was decided to take advantage of the gap to protrude the encirclement circle when the enemy attacked in separate ways and combined.
Zheng Guozhong, as the main force, was ordered to occupy the Cross Ridge Heights, a terrain that retreated freely. He personally led the troops to cover Peng Zong's breakthrough, and in the face of enemy air force attacks and ground sweeps, Zheng Guozhong's first army was brave and fearless, and miraculously completed the task of protecting Peng Zong and other headquarters chiefs.
However, The deputy chief of staff of Zuo Quan was unfortunately killed in an exchange of fire with the enemy in the process of leading the transfer of troops. If this breakthrough campaign had not been successfully completed, what kind of losses would our army have suffered!
Spring silkworm to the end of the dead silk, the wax torch into gray tears began to dry
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zheng Guozhong was ordered to lead 5,000 people to Qingdao, Shandong, and together with Rear Admiral Yang Guoyu and Rear Admiral Xu Zhizhong, he established the Naval Base in Qingdao, laying a solid foundation for the future establishment of the North Sea Fleet. Because he made outstanding contributions to the cause of the People's Navy in the second half of his life,
In 1988, he was awarded the Order of Honor of the Red Star, First Class by the Central Military Commission
After his retirement, Zheng Guozhong has also been making contributions to the party's cause, and he has written many articles and memoirs such as "Touching the Descending Head Mountain at Night", "The Second New Collection" and "Sweeping southwest from Taihang" in spite of his physical fatigue, so as to educate his back to remember the hard-won good life of the present and always fight for the interests of the people!
In 1988, despite his advanced age, Zheng Guozhong, together with Chen Xilian, Wang Zhengzhu and other comrades-in-arms, made a special trip to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the Taihang Memorial Hall of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi Province, and gladly wrote an inscription to show that he did not forget the past and forever preserved the heroic soul of his comrades-in-arms in his heart.
In 1992, General Zheng Lao, who had devoted his life to the party and served the country and the people, died of illness in Beijing at the age of 79.
brief summary:
Major General Zheng Guozhong has participated in many counterattack battles since joining the army, and in the course of the struggle, he braved hardships and dangers and bravely forged ahead, won many important victories for the party's cause, and made great contributions to striving for the stable life of the masses of the people.
For the sake of the revolutionary cause, he was away from home for twenty years before he was able to return home to visit his parents, and the bitterness of this was only understood by him and his relatives, and this revolutionary ideal was not only his personal sacrifice, but also the dedication of his elderly parents to the revolution! Only those who have the heart to liberate the whole nation and serve the most fundamental interests of the masses of the people can make such a sacrifice of separation of flesh and bones!
His fearless, dedicated, and loyal life experience has left a deep impression on our descendants, and we must also learn from the revolutionary spirit of our predecessors, strive to do our own work well, always be alert to our own behavior, actively and diligently study, devote ourselves to the party, dedicate ourselves to the people, and contribute our own strength to the early realization of socialist modernization!