introduction
We study and understand Chinese history not only to understand the facts that happened in the past, but also to base ourselves on the past, open up the future, sum up the experience of the past, and learn the various fine qualities and spirits of historical figures. Now living in the era of peace, we have heard a lot of heroic stories about the revolutionary war period, not only moved, but also often deeply respected, today I want to introduce such an excellent old revolutionary, his name is Song Renqian.
The landlord family came from a family, but there was often a shortage of food and clothing
When it comes to landlords, people often think of the image of "Zhou Peel" seen on TV when they were children, but the poor landlord family of Song Ren seems to be a little out of place. In 1909, when he was born, his family was already very depressed, and it could even be described as dilapidated. When he was a child, the life of the whole family was very difficult, and sometimes even the food was not enough, but Song Ren's poor parents were very reasonable people, and although the family conditions were poor, they still saved money to send him to private schools.
After studying in private school for a few years, Song Renqiang was successfully admitted to a local high-end primary school, and after graduation, he stayed in school as a teacher. The progress of thought also began with the opportunity of becoming a teacher, when the society was in a period of great influx of new ideas, as a school teacher, he had many opportunities to contact magazines and articles rich in advanced ideas, and under the infection of this environment, Song Renqian's ideological realm was constantly improved. At that time, China's social problems were complex and serious, and he often saw the living conditions of the people in the suffering and was worried, always thinking "how to save the people from water and fire"? In the process of continuous analysis and exploration, the spark of revolution gradually sprouted from within him.
At the age of 17, Song Renqiang began to associate with the Communist Party of China, first joining the Communist Youth League, and at the end of 1926, he joined the Communist Party of China, and officially began his revolutionary career. In the early days of the revolution, Song Renqian actively carried out the peasant movement and was deeply recognized and loved by the local people in the Liuyang area of Hunan.
After the Autumn Harvest Uprising, he accompanied Chairman Mao to Jinggangshan to open up a revolutionary base area, and after gradually understanding it, Chairman Mao discovered more and more that Song Renqian had the ability and talent to do ideological work, so he asked him to undertake ideological and political work and preach the party's knowledge and spirit to the soldiers. Song Renqian did not live up to expectations, and with his efforts, the party's ranks continued to grow. For many years after that, Song Renqian also served as a political commissar in the army.
Ideological unity is good, and the war is also fought beautifully
Perhaps the talent for engaging in ideological work is too eye-catching, so that many people ignore Song Renqian's military combat ability, in fact, he went to the front line and fought a war. During the Long March, he participated in many battles in Wujiang, Chishui, Zunyi and other places, leading soldiers to break through the defense lines of the Kuomintang army, opening up a marching road for the Central Army, and playing an escort role.
In 1938, Song Renqiang led an independent army and soldiers of a cavalry regiment to the southern Hebei region to open up new revolutionary base areas in the plains, during which time he repeatedly destroyed enemy organizations as the commander of the eastward column, and the armed forces of our army continued to grow. The following year, he took on the great task of mobilizing the masses of the people in the revolutionary base areas of southern Hebei, forming an anti-Japanese democratic regime, and calling on more forces to jointly resist Japanese aggression. Taking advantage of the topographical characteristics of the plains, he mobilized officers and men and the masses to dig tunnels and build strategic fortifications, causing considerable losses to the enemy.
In the famous Hundred Regiments War in history, Song Renqian was also indispensable, he not only actively led our army to build fortifications, but also thought of destroying the enemy's military transportation channels. He led his troops to destroy the railways and roads that the enemy was building, blocking the transportation of enemy materials, and at the same time killing more than 1,500 Japanese puppet troops in the process, giving the enemy a heavy blow.
Unite the ethnic minorities in the southwest to help develop the cause of national defense
After the founding of New China, Song Renqian went to the southwest region to serve as the secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee. When he first arrived in Yunnan, he found that the situation of ethnic minorities in the southwest region was relatively complicated, and if he wanted to develop the local economy and maintain social stability, he must first stabilize many ethnic minorities. Therefore, in view of the state's policy on the governance of ethnic minorities, Song Renqian took the lead in proposing various work ideas for stabilizing ethnic minorities, and studied development plans with the comrades of the leading body of the provincial party committee at that time, often working overtime until late at night.
At the same time, Song Renqian attached great importance to the issue of religious belief of ethnic minorities, and he felt that respecting faith was an important part of safeguarding national unity. Thanks to his efforts, Yunnan quickly adjusted from the chaos after the war, society quickly resumed production, the people's lives gradually stabilized, the sense of national unity was enhanced, the society was stable, and the people's hearts and minds gathered.
In 1955, he was awarded the rank of general. Subsequently, he served as the minister of the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry of the mainland, this stage was a period when he made great contributions to China's national defense cause, as the main promoter of the republic's atomic energy cause, he led scientific researchers to formulate detailed research plans and programs, and field visits and guidance work. This period was a crucial period for the development of the mainland's atomic energy industry, laying a solid foundation for the orderly and rapid development of the future.
epilogue
This revolutionary of the older generation struggled all his life with a firm original intention, whether from the period of revolutionary war or the period of socialist construction, he had no hesitation, until he died at the age of 95, he still cared about the country, and this spirit deserves the respect and study of all future generations.