Cai Ningwu/Wen
The spring breeze of April blows softly, and we stand in front of the tomb of the niu Wensui martyr, distant thoughts rolling through the eyes... We seem to see the long-lost martyr Cai Longzhang on Poplar Tree Street, and this long-lost Niu Wensui. In the distance, I seemed to see Sister Jiang's iron backbone, Liu Hulan's great righteousness, Fang Zhimin's patriotic feelings, Dong Cunrui's heroic feats, Huang Jiguang's sacrifice for righteousness... I seem to have witnessed the heroism of Liu Hulan's "fear of death and not being a communist", and Ji Hongchang's "hate not to resist Japan and die, and leave it as a shame today." If this is still the case, I have no pity about this. "The generosity of Xia Minghan" beheading does not matter, as long as the doctrine is true. Killed Xia Minghan, and later people. "The excitement ..., there are thousands of famous, nameless heroes and warriors under the tombstones of Vientiane, "I would rather die in battle than be a slave to the country".
Niu Wensui was born in 1903, a native of the third district of Poplar Tree Street, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1931 through the introduction of Zhang Jianshi and Zhang Daren. He was one of the earliest underground party members in the Baiyang area, first under the cover of teachers, secretly carried out underground work in the Baiyang area, ran night schools, and read clubs, and then was arrested by the Kuomintang, sneaked out of the country in anonymity, and after several twists and turns, joined the anti-Japanese troops of the 385 Brigade, and successively served as a reconnaissance brigade leader and assistant under Nie Rongzhen. In 1942, the Japanese devils carried out the "iron wall encirclement" sweep, the War of Resistance Against Japan was in a stalemate stage, the 385th Brigade fought bloodily, and the battle was greatly reduced. During a battle transfer, Niu Wensui's troops were heavily surrounded by Japanese soldiers and bombarded with heavy artillery, Niu Wensui was unfortunately hit by the bombardment, martyred into a martyrdom, and sacrificed his precious life for the motherland. Because Niu Wensui was in exile for many years in order to avoid the pursuit of the enemy, he was busy fighting and moving after the 385th Brigade, and rarely contacted his family. Therefore, the family knew almost nothing about his situation outside, and after liberation, some people said that he died, some people said that he had defected to the enemy as a traitor, and some people said that he had long since left the party.
In the 1970s, some people seized on his son Niu Ziqiang and said that his father was a traitor, a defector, and so on, and Niu Ziqiang was not angry, and he asked the county and the province for explanations, looked for Zhang Jianshi, looked for Zhang Daren, and even went to the Beijing Central Military Commission to ask Marshal Nie Yuanzhen to testify. After some internal investigation and external investigation, it was finally found out in Beijing that Niu Wensui was buried in the Martyrs' Park in Huaxian County, Anyang, Henan, and was heroically sacrificed in a battle with the Japanese devils. In 1954, Mao Zedong, chairman of the Central Democratic Government of the People's Republic of China, issued a martyr's certificate, and in 1971, his son was issued a certificate of commemoration of the certification of the families of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives. In that year, the People's Government of Baiyang Township and Baiyang Town spent the total expenditure to erect a monument to the tomb of the martyr Niu Wensui as a permanent memorial.
Now, standing in front of the tomb of this martyr who is buried here, no, to be precise, standing in front of the tomb of this martyr (because the ashes of the martyr are buried in the martyr's cemetery in Huaxian County in the north of the Yellow River), I bow deeply, expressing my high respect, heartfelt praise, and expressing my heartfelt gratitude. Without them, where would we live a peaceful and happy life today? In order to drive out the invaders and for the sake of new China, they sacrificed their small homes for everyone, they threw their heads and spilled their blood, "Man is inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than Hong Mao", the long sleep of countless martyrs, the most appropriate interpretation of this sentence. This kind of dedication at the cost of life is heavier than Taishan; this kind of selflessness for the world is widespread in rivers, seas and lakes! These martyrs, with the withering of the once vivid flower of life, have told us a truth— a person's life is not about how many years you have survived, but what you have done for the country, for society, and for the faith in your limited life.
Niu Wensui's granddaughter told me: The deep comradeship between the warriors is vividly reflected in these former old comrades-in-arms. Grandpa Zhang Jianshi was one of Niu Wensui's grandfather's introduction to the party. In order to prove Niu Wensui's identity and clarify the untruthful words about his grandfather, Zhang Jianshi's grandfather went to several departments and visited many comrades-in-arms who had been with his grandfather. On the day of Grandpa's erection of the monument, Grandpa Zhang rushed back to Baiyang from Zhengzhou very early and participated in the ceremony of erecting the tomb monument. Grandpa Zhang had a birthday or a major event, and he never forgot to notify his father to participate. During the four years that my brother went to school in Zhengzhou, he ate and lived almost all at Grandpa Zhang's house. To this end, Grandpa Zhang also made a rule for his family: if the child does not come back, he is not allowed to cook.
Heroic martyrs are the backbone of the country. Mr. Lu Xun once said: "Since ancient times, we have had people who have buried their heads in hard work, people who have worked hard, people who have asked for the people's lives, and people who have sacrificed their lives to seek the law. "The history of the Chinese nation is the history of heroes. From the strong anxiety of "living idly instead of my own ambition, and being willing to go to the country to worry about it", to the righteous and courageous responsibility of "sacrificing one's body to go to the country in difficulty, and vowing to die suddenly as if returning home"; from the morale festival of "the bamboo death does not change the festival, and the flowers fall with residual fragrance", to the original intention of "being loyal to the heart and being bold and bright in the two rooms"; from the great shore wind and bone of "the heavens and the earth have righteousness, and the miscellaneous manifolds are endowed", to the arrogance of "holding hands in the face of fate, and the two ends of the qiankun are straight"; from the full of heartfelt feelings of "thinking of the country when feeling the time, and the sword is raised", to the patriotic dedication of "dying in the Gobi Desert and buried in the head of the green mountains", heroic figures , brilliant stars, heroism, from generation to generation.
Touching the tombstones that had been eroded by wind and rain and obscured with obscure handwriting, and struggling to identify the inscriptions such as "Marshal Nie Rongzhen," "Japanese Heavy Artillery Siege and Bombardment," and "Reconnaissance Brigade Leader and Assistant," which we vaguely read, we seemed to read at least a few layers of meaning: First, Niu Wensui was a real and credible revolutionary martyr; second, in the Poplar area, Cai Longzhang and Niu Wensui were both martyrs, but they had different ranks and different treatment; third, the protection of the tombstones of scattered martyrs should be paid attention to and greater efforts should be made to protect them. Yes, Niu Wensui was sacrificed in the field (North of the Yellow River), and in the poplar was a crown tomb, and now standing alone in the barren grass and miserable field, it seems a little lonely and helpless. As Niu Wensui's daughter-in-law, an old man in his eighties this year, he enjoys the annual allowance for the survivors of martyrs' children, and I heard that it is only more than 500 yuan, which is not too sorry for the early martyrs who left in the increasingly rich and prosperous modern civilized life?
People without spirit can not stand, the country without spirit is not strong. Respecting the martyrs is the pursuit and yearning for the heroic spirit, that is, to treat and treat the descendants of the martyrs well! Chairman Mao Zedong said: "Countless revolutionary martyrs sacrificed their lives for the interests of the people, so that each of us who are alive will feel sad when we think of them. ”。 Heroes and martyrs have used their lives to brighten the sky of the national spirit and write a magnificent chapter in which the Chinese nation forges ahead and is proud of the world! Today, in the face of martyrs, it seems that we should do more than infinite reverence?
Praising heroes and martyrs has always been the most exciting movement; inheriting the spirit of heroes and martyrs has always been able to draw the most inspiring strength. Perhaps they did not have the bold words and feats like Liu Hulan, Huang Jiguang, Fang Zhimin, Xia Minghan, Li Dazhao, etc., but like thousands of martyrs who sacrificed, they have a common name and the outstanding sons and daughters of the Chinese nation! They are heroes, they are signposts, they are monuments! A commendable and honorable soul, can we not be touched by them? Not shocked by them? They are eternal, because faith is eternal!
Marx said that "our cause is not prominent for a while, but it will always exist". We sing the praises of the martyrs, we remember them, as future generations, in the face of an increasingly prosperous and happy life, we should have patriotic enthusiasm, the will to serve the country, and the heart of dedication! (Cai Ningwu, April 15, 2022 in Guyixuan)