Looking at modern history, in the face of the crisis of national calamity, we can always see brothers, fathers and sons working together to resist the invaders. Compared with working alone, having the understanding, tolerance and support of family members will give you more spiritual strength, so that the future of the revolution will not be so dangerous. It is precisely because of these people with high ideological consciousness and lofty ideals who have the people of the world in their hearts, and exchange their small families for the people, that we have a good life today.
As a revolutionary veteran of a generation, although Yang Shangkun is not an outstanding talent in military affairs, he is also an indispensable backbone in political work. Even in his twilight years, he still carried the banner of the president of the country and guarded New China for Chairman Mao and the people. However, what is surprising is that Yang Shangkun has a particularly brave younger brother, who is one of the famous generals in the mainland, so what kind of revolutionary legend did the Yang brothers compose?
Yang Shangkun's brave younger brother is none other than Admiral Yang Baibing, but they are very low-key and rarely know their blood relationship. As the youngest child in the family, Yang Baibing was born in Sichuan in 1920, when his two elder brothers, Yang Yangong and Yang Shangkun, had already come into contact with Marxism and were full of ambition to dedicate themselves to it, which had a huge impact on Yang Baibing's childhood.
As the leader of our party in Sichuan, Yang Yangong was bold and careful, and once launched the "Lushun Uprising" against Deng Xihou's warlord forces, but in the end he failed, Yang Yangong was also pursued by the warlords, and since then he has embarked on a dangerous revolutionary road. Whenever he saw his brother coming home exhausted, Yang Baibing couldn't quite understand the meaning of everything he had done, but Yang Yan's guild carefully explained the revolutionary ideas and taught him to be an iron-clad man in the future and take over his burden.
Not long after, Yang Yangong was arrested and imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek for organizing demonstrations in Chongqing to criticize the actions of the Nationalist government, and finally died a heroic death. Yang Yangong's sacrifice had a big impact on the Yang brothers, but they quickly wiped away their tears and worked hard towards the bright future that their brother had envisioned.
Because Yang Baibing was still young at this time, Yang Shangkun left him in his hometown to live, went to the Soviet Union to study, and after returning to China, he ran around and followed the Red Fourth Front Army to wage a fierce struggle against the enemy. Until the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, Yang Baibing at this time had become a young man, coupled with the edification of revolutionary thoughts, he had an unusual ideological consciousness.
The superior leaders originally planned to take care of him, first put him in the rear for training and then go to the front line, Yang Baibing decisively rejected this proposal, he was determined to go to the front line to resist the enemy, and was finally arranged to fight in Shanxi, and launched a fierce battle with the menacing Japanese army. Relying on his ingenuity, the anti-Japanese team led by Yang Baibing evaded the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army, and repeatedly used the dangerous terrain to complete counterattacks, which made the head of the military region look at him with admiration.
During the Liberation War, Yang Baibing had grown into the backbone of the army, but he was appointed by the Central Committee, and this time he was mainly responsible for logistics support, and rarely had the opportunity to fight on the front line in person. When passing through poor villages, Yang Baibing would always take the soldiers to help the people work, exterminate the bandits and bullies nearby, and establish a very high prestige in the local area, and everyone praised Yang Baibing as a kind and upright cadre.
Later, the People's Liberation Army advanced into the southwest and urgently needed talents familiar with the terrain of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. In 1955, Yang Baibing stayed in Chengdu, Sichuan, and served as the leader of the Political Department of the Southwest Military Region, which was specially responsible for organizing the rectification movement and conducting rigorous military training, which greatly improved the ideological level and combat quality of the soldiers, and was commended by his superiors.
In order to keep up with the development of the times, Yang Baibing himself will also find time to study hard and take the initiative to study in political schools, which can be called an example for soldiers. However, during the special period, Yang Baibing resolutely refused to bow to the "Gang of Four" forces, swore to defend the legal system and moral bottom line, and was imprisoned for eight years, during which he was not only removed from his position, but also persecuted, and was not restored to his reputation and innocence by the central government until many years later.
In 1979, Yang Baibing resumed his work and served as deputy director of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region, assisting Deng Xiaoping and other leaders in maintaining the overall situation, so that Beijing quickly returned to the right track of development and the work of putting things in order was carried out smoothly. Immediately after the arrival of the million-dollar disarmament, Yang Baibing, in accordance with the instructions of the Central Military Commission, added his own bold ideas to rectify the army from discipline, ideology, and social aspects, and achieved the expected goal in just ten years. In view of Yang Baibing's outstanding contributions, in 1988, the central government decided to grant him the rank of general, adding new glory to the Yang family.
Although he has been on the battlefield for a long time, General Yang Baibing's body is very strong, and he died at the age of 93, becoming one of the witnesses of the rise of the motherland. Although General Yang has passed away, his patriotic feelings and revolutionary spirit will inspire countless young people to work hard for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!