In August 1932, after participating in the Battle of Huajiahe, the 2nd Company of Special Agents of the 10th Division of the Red Fourth Front Army rushed to the vicinity of Qiliping in Huang'an, Hubei Province, to prepare for the Battle of Qiliping.
Qiliping is a large town in Huang'an County, rich in products, water and land transportation are very convenient, it was the center of the Eastern Jiangsu District after the liberation of Huang'an County, and it was also the place where the headquarters of the Red Fourth Front Army was born.
There are also many red factories (repair factories, bomb factories, quilt factories, etc.) built around this area, as well as hospitals and rear organs, and there is a red airfield near it, so it is of great strategic importance to fight this battle.
The masses of the people here have contributed all their strength to defend Qiliping and smash the enemy's four "encirclement and suppression" campaigns. Except for the old and the young, most of whom automatically took up knives and guns to fight with the Red Army.
It can be said that at that time, Qiliping was full of Red Army and red flags everywhere. Every time the enemy went to a village and occupied a hill, he would encounter resolute resistance and pay a great price.
There were many troops participating in the Battle of Qiliping, and there was no food supply at all, and after the second company of secret agents fought for several days, there was no food.
Since the chief secretary was hospitalized, the instructor Chen now asked the warrior Wang Jinxuan to manage the food.
Wang Jinxuan thought to himself: How can the troops manage the pot without rice at all? It is difficult for a woman to cook without rice!
He thought again: If I don't care, won't others also have no food? The team fights every day and cannot afford not to eat. I'm a branch commissioner, can I just ask? Just do it! With the superiors and the masses of the people, what difficulties can make it difficult for people!
One day, Quanlian didn't eat a meal of pumpkin porridge until it was almost noon. But Wang Jinxuan was worried, what to do at night? Rice is still out of nowhere!
Later, the Qiliping Grain Committee and an old uncle carried two cans of wheat to the special agent Second Company.
Wang Jinxuan asked, and when he learned that this was the wheat seed of the uncle's family, he resolutely refused to accept it: "This is not okay, that is, I can't eat the wheat seed of the uncle's family even if I am hungry for two days!" After autumn, we will plant it! ”
However, the old uncle must be accepted by Wang Jinxuan, saying that the troops cannot fight with a hungry stomach.
Wang Jinxuan had no choice but to run to the instructor. Halfway along the way, I met liu dahu, Ma Bingli and Gu Yong, three warriors, who were crouching on the rice paddy to discuss something. When they saw Wang Jinxuan's hurried appearance, they asked, "Why are you going?" What's the good news? ”
Wang Jinxuan said as he walked, "Why go?" Gotta get your stomach up tomorrow? ”
"Why?" Liu Dahu pointed to the rice field in front of him and said, "Look, aren't the rices ripening?" ”
"Alas, I tried it yesterday, the rice is not yet ripe, the heavens do not come out of the sun and dry, as soon as you grind it, it becomes crumbs."
Then Wang Jinxuan talked to them about sending wheat seeds to the troops in the village, and they said, "That can't be done!" ”
Gu Yong proposed: "Let's go and dig wild vegetables!" ”
"In that case, what if the order to strike back comes?"
The crowd squatted on the rice paddy and looked at the golden ears of rice and could not think of a way.
Suddenly Liu Dahu grabbed an ear of rice, tilted his head to look at it again and again, picked one of them, peeled off the shell and said to Wang Jinxuan, "Isn't this something that can be eaten?" ”
Gu Yong then said: "The rice is not ripe and cannot be rolled, so we will peel the rice grains, how do you see?" ”
Ma Yingli stood up and waved his hand and said, "Go, please give orders from the instructor!" ”
After the people found the instructor, they first stated the matter of the township cadres sending wheat seeds. The instructor agreed with Wang Jinxuan that he could not eat wheat seeds for three days.
Then, Liu Dahu mentioned to Chen That he had peeled the rice grains himself.
Chen now replied, "You can try." ”
Gu Yong rushed and said, "Okay, we've already tried." ”
Chen now said: "Then contact the township cadres and ask them to designate a rice field for everyone to peel!" ”
Next, the warriors either peeled them by hand, sharpened them with two stone slabs, and used bayonets to put them in a magnetic bowl. Everyone laughed while laughing: "Eat it yourself", "There is nothing in the world that is difficult for us!" ”
After a while, the township grain commissar and the old uncle brought two more cans of wheat seeds. They were afraid that the Red Army would not eat it, and this time they actually rolled the wheat seeds with stone mills before sending them.
The old uncle put the rolled wheat seeds in front of Wang Jinxuan and said generously: "After destroying the enemy, are you still afraid that there will be no wheat seeds?" ”
The grain commissar patted Wang Jinxuan's shoulder: "Young man, smashed the enemy's four 'encirclement and suppression', everything is easy to do!" ”
Wang Jinxuan stood in the kitchen doorway, looked at the back of their walking, grabbed a handful of wheat in his hand for a long time, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
At this time, the squads also sent the peeled rice to the kitchen, and the two soldiers held the rice with buckets, and Lao Yuan shouted: "Wang Siwu, we have handed over the task!" ”
Wang Jinxuan took Laimi and said, "Thank you!" ”
"Thank you? Thanks, huh? The two warriors grinned and ran away.
Gu Yong said, "This also has to thank Old Jiang, he doesn't force us, and we can't do it..."
The warriors Guo Hui and Fang Deshan said movingly: "Just by virtue of this, old Jiang Lai has three million people, and he is not afraid!" ”
When it was almost dark, Wang Jinxuan and the cooks delivered food to the position and reported to Chen Jin that the village had rolled wheat seeds for the troops to eat. He immediately put up a bowl of green vegetables and wheat porridge and said to everyone, "Comrades! How do we repay the people? ”
The soldiers said in unison: "Completely smash the enemy's four 'encirclement and suppression'!" ”
The warrior Qi Zhongsheng said as he ate, "Eat a grain of wheat to destroy an enemy!" ”
Warrior Zhang Wufang then said, "The seeds still have to bear fruit!" Eat one grain of wheat to destroy sixty enemies! ”
The crowd shouted in unison, "Yes! Eat one grain of wheat to destroy sixty enemies! ”