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Preface
In 1950, the U.S. imperialists brazenly rallied a multinational coalition to intervene in the internal affairs of the DPRK by force, and the flames of war raged along the Yalu River on the mainland, where they were eyeing the mainland's borders.
Hundreds of thousands of volunteer soldiers crossed the Yalu River with great vigor and high spirits to defend their homes and defend the country, resist US aggression and aid Korea.
"Dad, I'm going to join the volunteer army to fight in North Korea." Chairman Mao's eldest son, Mao Anying, asked solemnly.
Looking at his beloved child, heroic, Chairman Mao nodded with satisfaction.
Who knew that agreeing to his son's request became the biggest pain in the second half of Chairman Mao's life.
Pillars of excellence
A few days later, Chairman Mao handed over Mao Anying to Comrade Peng Dehuai, commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army, "I think it's a good thing that the child wants to go to the front line, and it's good to have experience."
"You treat him like an ordinary soldier who doesn't need any special care."
Comrade Peng Dehuai was stunned, looking at Mao Anying, who was eager to try, and his heart was very entangled.
He knew that although the chairman had two sons, the second son, Comrade Mao Anqing, had suffered a serious brain injury when he was a child, and the eldest son, Anying, was the child on whom the chairman pinned his hopes the most.
And Kishi Ying did not live up to his father's expectations, studying hard during his studies in the Soviet Union, and mastering Russian and English proficiently.
He also actively participated in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, which impressed the leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin.
After returning to China, Mao Anying threw himself into the economic construction of the motherland, and he never asked for special treatment as the eldest son of the chairman.
Although Chairman Mao never took special care of his son, he always silently paid attention to his growth and had a positive work attitude.
Now, the son has applied to fight for the country, and he is dedicated to the country, how can he not be pleased as a father?
This time to fight abroad, the enemy army is a joint army led by the US military, as well as the Soviet Union and other countries have exchanges from time to time, our army is in urgent need of talents who are proficient in English and Russian languages, and Mao Anying is very suitable in all aspects.
But as a close comrade-in-arms who has followed Chairman Mao's revolution for many years, how does Mr. Peng not know the chairman's feelings for his eldest son?
There are no eyes on the battlefield, if there is really an accident, Chairman Mao's pain can be imagined, and Mr. Peng does not want to do it anyway.
Chairman Mao saw that Mr. Peng was silent for a long time, so he naturally knew what he was thinking.
smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "The front line needs talents like Anying, my son is a child, and we volunteer soldiers are also the children of our parents!" ”
Looking at Mao Anying, who was eager, Mr. Peng finally nodded, "Let Anying follow me to work in the secretariat, revolutionary soldiers, you must obey orders and do not act without authorization, can you do it?" ”
Mao Anying saluted and solemnly agreed.
At that time, Comrade Mao Anying had just been married to Comrade Liu Siqi for one month, and he hurriedly followed the volunteers to North Korea.
Sudden bombing
After entering the Korean battlefield, Comrade Mao Anying has been working in the pre-war headquarters of the Chinese People's Volunteers, responsible for Russian translation and confidential secretary.
In addition to doing his own job well, he also rushed to help do some other transactional work.
November 25 was originally a very ordinary day, and Mr. Peng, who was so busy that he didn't close his eyes for a few days, finally took advantage of the battle to sleep.
Mao Anying, Gao Ruixin and other staff are still busy with the work at hand.
Suddenly, Yang Fengan, the military secretary, walked in with a solemn expression and said, "There are four enemy planes flying towards the command headquarters, so let's call the boss up and transfer." ”
Several people became nervous, and immediately called Peng Dehuai and notified the staff to transfer immediately.
As soon as he walked to the door of the air-raid shelter, the enemy plane circled a few times and left the sky above the headquarters, Mao Anying suddenly thought that the A-class telegram he had just received had not had time to receive it, so he went back to the office with the other three staff officers to pick it up.
Who knows, just after entering the office, the enemy plane that left turned out to be gone and returned, and Mr. Peng shouted badly.
Rushing towards the headquarters, but it was too late, and the enemy planes dropped nearly 100 incendiary bombs, which exploded and burned wildly at the headquarters, and suddenly became a sea of fire.
At the moment of the bombing, two staff officers ran out of the headquarters, and although their faces were burned black, they survived.
Mr. Peng rushed to the headquarters like crazy, but the fire was already raging, everyone desperately stopped him, and other comrades cried and poured water to put out the fire.
Until the next day, when the fire was gradually extinguished, the comrades found two charred bodies from the headquarters, and their eyes were dark, and they couldn't help but burst into tears, "How can I explain to the chairman!" ”
At night, the lights in Peng Dehuai's office were not extinguished all night, and on the manuscript paper in front of him, he had never written such a difficult telegram.
It wasn't until dawn that there were only a few lines in the book, reporting the beginning and end of the matter to the central government.
"At 11:00 p.m., four enemy planes passed by, and all the staff evacuated, and after the enemy plane, Mao Anying and the other four returned indoors, and the enemy planes returned, dropping nearly 100 incendiary bombs, causing violent explosions and fires, and Mao Anying and Gao Ruixin did not have time to retreat and die."
Silently grieving father
The next day, Premier Zhou received a telegram from Peng Dehuai, and his eyes were blurred before he had finished reading a few lines.
In order to take care of Chairman Mao's emotions, Premier Zhou still decided to delay it for a few days and then report to the chairman, but he always reported to the chairman if he delayed it again.
When Li Jiaji, the chief of the guard, showed the thousand-pound telegram to the chairman, he was stunned, and read it two or three times before slowly putting the telegram down.
He stood up and took a cigarette, but his hand kept shaking, and he went to find a match again.
Obviously, the match was in front of the chairman's eyes, but the chairman just didn't see it, and his eyes looked around blankly.
For the first time, Li Jiaji saw the confused and helpless mood in the chairman's eyes, and the staff around him all secretly wiped their tears.
The chairman lit a cigarette with difficulty, slowly walked into the bedroom, and locked the door behind him, which lasted all day.
The staff stayed out of the door worriedly, and in the evening the chairman finally came out of the bedroom.
He called Premier Zhou, "The sacrifice of Anying is glorious, and there is sacrifice in battle, our army has sacrificed so many outstanding commanders and fighters, and my son is just an ordinary member of it, so don't give special treatment." In particular, Premier Zhou comforted Peng Dehuai.
In the following days, the chairman worked normally, and he worked tirelessly for the war of the Korean Volunteers.
I don't know when, there was an extra piece of clothing next to the chairman's bed, which was quietly placed next to the pillow every night, and that dress was the clothes left by Mao Anying before his death.
The chairman silently hid his pain in his heart, quietly thinking about his eldest son, who died early.
In April 1953, Chairman Mao specially met with Comrade Deng Fangzhi, the mother of martyr Huang Jiguang.
He held Comrade Deng Fangzhi's hand tightly: "Your son is glorious, and my son also died in North Korea, they are all glorious!" ”
When Deng Fangzhi heard this, tears welled up in her eyes, and the two people who clasped their hands were just two parents who had lost their sons and were extremely heartbroken at this moment.
We are sad for the departure of our sons together, and we are proud of our heroic deeds.
In 1958, Premier Zhou went to Pyongyang to pay tribute to the soldiers of the volunteers who died in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
For the sake of the peace of the motherland, they were buried in a foreign land, and Premier Zhou specially rushed to Hichang County, South Pyongan Province, east of Pyongyang.
There is the largest cemetery of the martyrs of the Volunteer Army, and our heroic revolutionary soldier Comrade Mao Anying is buried here.
Premier Zhou laid a circle of flowers in front of the Monument to the Volunteers, stood silently, looked up at the monument, and looked sad.
Irreparable regrets
In 1951, when Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai returned to China to report on his work, he was very guilty of admitting his mistake to Chairman Mao.
"Kian Ying's sacrifice on the Korean battlefield is because I didn't protect this child, it was my dereliction of duty, and I am sorry for the chairman's trust and trust."
The chairman shook his head and said sincerely, "There will always be people who die in wars, and the soldiers who went to Korea to fight have sacrificed so much, they are all the children of their parents, and Anying is just an ordinary member of them, sacrificing his life for the country, which is extremely glorious."
Chiang Kai-shek, who was in Taiwan, received the news that Chairman Mao's eldest son had died in North Korea, and he was silent for a while, and made an exception in the evening to separate his wife Soong Meiling and keep his eldest son Chiang Ching-kuo by his side.
After hearing the news, Chiang Ching-kuo was also silent, Chiang Kai-shek slowly looked at the tea bowl in his hand and sighed, "An old opponent for decades, although he won, I am not convinced, but I really admire this matter."
Chairman Mao's eyes were full of seeking the well-being of the party and the country, and he was selfless, and he said slowly for a while, "I am reluctant to send my son to the battlefield as an ordinary soldier."
Chiang Ching-kuo looked at his father with emotion, but saw Chiang Kai-shek's gaze in the direction of the mainland.
The endless loneliness and vicissitudes of life, my heart seemed to be touched, and my heart increased my admiration for the great man on the mainland.
At last
On November 25, 1950, Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai sent a top-secret telegram to the Central Military Commission about Comrade Mao Anying's sacrifice.
That painful and regrettable history was completely made public.
For the founding of New China and the happy life of the Chinese people, Chairman Mao's six relatives all sacrificed for the revolution.
It is the sacrifices and battles of the martyrs that have brought us the happy life we have today, why don't you let me wait for the future generations to admire?
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"Mao Anying: The Leader's Son, An Ordinary Warrior" - Xinhuanet2019-09-18 12:21
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