One morning in 1970, an old man came to the Hebei 113th Division unit with great interest, the old man walked less sharply, but he could still see that the atmosphere was extraordinary, he went straight inside, the sentry immediately stepped forward to block, sternly reprimanded the old man, saying: "This is a military stronghold, idle people and so on can not enter and exit at will." ”
The old man said somewhat angrily, "I went in to see my son." ”
The sentry dissuaded him several times, and the old man stood at the door of the troops and did not leave, and by noon, it was already scorching hot, and the old man was sweating profusely.
He could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and shouted at the sentry, "Tell your division commander to run over." ”
The old man's scolding startled the sentry, and he hurriedly reported it, and after hearing it, the division commander immediately trotted out to meet him.
Everyone was curious, who is this old man? Why did the division commander attach so much importance to it?
The old man's name was He Jian, and he was an excellent Communist Party member.
In 1955, he was awarded the rank of major general, and was awarded the Order of August 1, 2nd Class, the Order of Independence and Freedom 2nd Class, the Liberation Medal 1st Class, and the Red Star Meritorious Service Medal 1st Class.
On the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month in 1910, He Jian was born in a rural family in Huang'an County, Hubei Province, and there were two older brothers in the family, his parents were upright, and several brothers were very responsible under the influence of their parents.
refugee
At that time, the living conditions of the people were very difficult, and the He Jian family also had a very difficult life, but he insisted on that original intention, there were neighbors who needed help, He Jian would go for the first time, and then the country was in war, the people were miserable, the kind He Jian felt very unhappy in his heart, he had the dream of joining the army to serve the country.
On this day, He Jian said to his two brothers: "When the country is in danger, let's go and join the army to serve the country." ”
Militia ranks
The two brothers did not agree with his idea, and shook their heads and said to him, "If we go, what will Daddy do, but there is no going back from the war." ”
His brother's words made him think about it seriously, but there was no country or home, and he never let go of this ideal ambition, and he had been waiting for an opportunity.
One day in 1929, He Jian's friends told him that there was a red army of workers and peasants in the town, which made his enthusiasm for joining the army burn again, and he lied to his parents that he was going to buy something in the town, and the parents readily agreed.
Red army
He Jian came to the town, at this time, the soldiers of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army were preaching revolutionary ideas, He Jian stood under the stage, listening very attentively, when he reacted, the sun had already set, he went home and carefully pondered the words of the soldiers, at this moment he understood that the Red Army team was what he had been really pursuing, the next day, he signed up for the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, a year later, he officially joined the Chinese Communist Youth League, at this time he was only 19 years old.
Troop training
In the training of recruits, He Jian worked hard, paid more effort than others, did everything step by step, every time the organization sent down the training task, He Jian will exceed the quota, is the gold will always shine, his performance is looked at by the superior.
Later, the organization personally appointed He Jian as Xu Xiangqian's guard, his duty was to protect Xu Xiangqian's safety, at that time, many soldiers thought that only by going to the battlefield could they make great achievements, but He Jian thought that no matter what position he was in, he must be conscientious and conscientious, and he also did what he said, in the Battle of Huangguang, he embodied the duties of the guards to the fullest, which made everyone feel very admired.
In 1932, when the Agrarian Revolutionary War broke out in China, the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army sent troops to fight the Kuomintang army in the Huangchuan and Guangshan areas of Henan Province, which was commanded by Xu Xiangqian and followed by He Jian.
In this battle, both the enemy and us sent a large number of troops, and the battle was fierce at the beginning of the battle, Xu Xiangqian came to the front line of the battle in order to inspire the soldiers, and He Jian, who was a guard, followed closely behind.
At this time, the battlefield was full of artillery fire, shrapnel and rubble were splashed everywhere, and the soldiers were covered in soil, while Xu Xiangqian and He Jian, because they had been in the command battalion, their military uniforms were also very clean, which was incompatible with the mess on the battlefield, and the appearance of the two immediately attracted the attention of the enemy, and suddenly, the enemy's artillery fire was thrown at the two like raindrops.
He Jian constantly reminded Xu Xiangqian to be careful of the bomb, he urgently escorted Xu Xiang to the command camp to transfer, during which shells were constantly thrown, suddenly, he used the afterglow to see that the enemy was preparing to throw bombs on the two people, the situation was urgent, it was too late to remind, he immediately jumped up and threw Xu Xiangqian down, the two rolled into a trench together, the explosion produced a huge impact, or scratched his back, his clothes were soaked with blood, under his protection, Xu Xiangqian only suffered a little skin trauma.
However, after the two returned to the command camp, He Jian did not realize that he was injured, and repeatedly cared about Xu Xiangqian, and had to say that He Jian was really dutiful as a guard.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, because of his outstanding performance in many battles, he was successively promoted to the posts of regimental commander, chief of staff, and commander of the military region; during which time he propagated revolutionary ideas in Shanxi and other places and strengthened the ranks of our army.
Later, the organization transferred He Jian back to Lunan, he once again showed excellent combat ability, at that time some Of the Japanese puppet army was bullying, the people were closed, under the leadership of He Jian, the local Japanese puppet army stronghold was deeply hit, and his name made those Japanese puppet troops feel frightened and talk about it for a while.
Once, a japanese puppet army arrested some people, and when they learned that there were He Jian's wives and children among them, they took good care of them, sent them back, and apologized to them one after another, so that we could see He Jian's prestige in the local area at that time, and he also constantly encouraged the people in the local area to resist, continuously develop the anti-Japanese contingent, and accelerate the local anti-Japanese victory.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, He Jian rushed to the battlefield of the War of Liberation without hesitation, he successively served as a division commander in many teams, in order to let the soldiers reduce casualties on the battlefield, he humbly asked others for advice, worked hard to learn combat command, and on the battlefield he took the lead as a soldier and advanced and retreated with the soldiers, and under his command, the soldiers won many great victories.
Later, in view of He Jian's outstanding performance, he was sent to the military academy of the people's liberation army in Chinese for key training.
In 1955, He Jian was awarded the rank of major general, and during his many years of combat career, he was awarded the Order of August 1, Second Class, the Order of Independence and Freedom, The Order of Liberation, First Class, and the Order of Merit of the Red Star, First Class.
He Jian
Although he has made great achievements in battle, he has never been proud of his achievements, and he treats the soldiers like a teacher but like a father, teaching them while caring for their physical and mental health, and is deeply respected and loved by the vast number of soldiers.
He Jian is a straightforward person, has always had one to say one and two to say, never for his own personal gain, when his children want him to help, he reprimands his children, he has also been educating his children to repay our motherland, later, under his influence, his son also became a soldier, but his son never mentioned his father's name to others.
Group photo of He Jian
In 1970, He Jian was 60 years old, he was now the deputy director of the Military Communications Department of the General Staff, once a decisive general, and now an elderly father, he and his son have not seen each other for a long time, want to visit their son, because it is a daily visit to relatives, he did not greet in advance, dressed in civilian clothes to the door of the army.
He Jian thought that the sentry at the door would know himself, and did not think so much, and went straight to the troops, did not think that this sentry was just in office, did not know him, and stopped him, at this time He Jian did not want to be too ostentatious, he said that he was coming to see his son.
sentry
But the sentry insisted on his duties and still wouldn't let him in, He Jian stood at the door and waited, this wait was a morning, and by noon the weather was too hot, he was upset by the sun, so he angrily said to the sentry at the door: "Tell your division commander to run over." ”
Although He Jian was already a little old at this time, but after all, he had commanded the battle before, he still had an extraordinary temperament, and his reprimand made the sentry also frightened, and he hurriedly reported it, at this time Pei Feizheng was in a meeting, after hearing this, he hurriedly got up, led a team of people, and trotted all the way to the door.
Pei Fei was trying to let He Jian review the training in the team, but He Jian did not want to put up such a big battle, he cared about his son and left alone, at this time everyone knew that the little soldier was the son of General He Jian, He Jian when he left, praised the sentry who blocked him for doing a good job, and his quality made everyone around him convinced.
On May 4, 2008, General He Jian died in Dalian at the age of 98, and at the mourning meeting a few days later, a number of cadres and leaders of the military region came to mourn, and the scene was immersed in a sad atmosphere, and the old hero's death made everyone feel particularly sorry.
He Jian dedicated his life to the revolutionary cause and the construction of the motherland, his merits will forever be recorded in the annals of history, and his spirit of low-key people and high-profile work will always be worthy of our study.
Highest respect to all Communists!