One day in 1958, in the reception room of Zhongnanhai West Gate. A soldier over half a hundred years old and an introverted young man argued. The young man blushed and had a thick neck: "No matter who it is, to see the chairman, you must contact the General Office of the Central Committee in advance, this is the rule." When the old soldier saw that this young man had repeatedly obstructed him, he was also anxious: "You called Chairman Mao and said that the local man was coming, and asked him if he saw it!" ”
Zhongnanhai Xinhuamen
The young man still did not compromise, and the man went straight in, frightening the little comrade and almost calling the police. The fellow travelers saw him and hurriedly pulled him outside the reception room. Later, Chairman Mao heard about this incident, sent a car to take the man to Zhongnanhai, and smiled and said to the people around him: "This tulk is yo." ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > "Tulao" Li Decai</h1>
The man whom Chairman Mao called "TuLao" was named Li Decai, who was then the commander of the Baoding Military Subdistrict. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of colonel. Although he is not very famous among the founding fathers, Mao Zedong, Nie Rongzhen, Liu Bocheng, Lin Biao, and other central leaders always smile when they mention him. He was particularly tolerant of this old Red Army, who had little culture.
Li Decai was born in 1904 in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, grew up in the mountains, his parents were simple peasants, the old society was in turmoil, warlords were divided, human life became the most worthless thing, Li Decai and his family often ate up and down. The hardships of the family made Li Decai deeply resent the warlords and landlord bullies who took people's lives. At the age of 22, he joined the local Peasant Self-Defense Army and later became a member of the Red Army.
Founding Colonel Li Decai
In 1930, the Red Army took advantage of the new Kuomintang warlords to fight and take care of themselves, and attacked Changsha, where the troops were weak. As soon as he entered Changsha, Li Decai made a lot of jokes. Changsha is the capital city, many houses have electric lights, Li Decai who came out of the mountains has never seen this thing, see it will be bright, thinking that it is similar to the kerosene lamp at home.
I wanted to smoke a cigarette when I was resting, but I couldn't find a fire. Watching the electric lamp move, holding a large horn barrel to blow smoke, blowing out of oxygen, and did not see any smoke arise. The comrades outside the house looked at his posture, thought what he was going to do, and hurried in. Li Decai complained bitterly to his comrades-in-arms: "I can't light a fire, and I can't light a cigarette." The comrades-in-arms listened and couldn't help but laugh.
Afterwards, the company commander handed over the captured supplies, a pair of trousers, to Li Decai, who found them too strange, with a front slit, zippers, and two pockets. After thinking about it for a few days, Li De developed a way to wear it: the slit should be in the back, so that it is convenient to go to the toilet. Li Decai walked out in his pants triumphantly, and Huang Gongluo, the head of the unit, saw it and asked him strangely why he was wearing it, and he said the reason, which made the hall laugh. Huang Gong smiled and scolded him as a "tulk".
After that, Li Decai's name of "Tulao" became more and more popular in the Red Army, and sometimes his comrades-in-arms even forgot his big name. In this regard, Li Decai did not care, and was quite proud: "We are just locals, if I want to be a big landlord, I will not do it!" ”
Although the "local guys" are earthy, they are not ambiguous about fighting wars. When Li Decai first entered the Red Army unit, he was assigned to a machine gun company because of his very large appearance. Li Decai looked at the sassy and heroic posture of the machine gunner when he shot, and watched his comrades-in-arms beat the enemy to the ground under the cover of the machine gunner, and he could not express his envy.
But the Red Army was less equipped, and the machine gun company was not a machine gun. The equipment was not easy to come by, the heavy machine guns were mostly operated by experienced shooters, and recruits like Li Decai did not have the opportunity to touch the gun at all.
Machine guns of the Red Army
Li Decai is not far behind, he often follows the main gunner in the company, helps others carry guns, and after getting acquainted, he will talk to people about the skills of machine gun shooting, and slowly improve his understanding. He also took the initiative to take up the work of maintaining weapons, had further contact with the machine gun, and slowly learned how to shoot the machine gun.
During a battle, Li Decai's team met the enemy in a narrow road, and the main gunner was wounded by the enemy stray bullet and died. The Red Army soldiers suffered heavy casualties because there was no machine gun fire cover, and Li Decai was in a hurry, he picked up the machine gun, calmly pondered the steps to shoot, pulled the trigger with his index finger, and the machine gun fired a bullet again.
Seeing that they had re-fire support, their morale was greatly enhanced, and they quickly entered a state of combat and wiped out the enemy. Li Decai's bold, calm and cautious fighting style was also praised by his teammates, and he became the main gunner of the machine gun company.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="101" > hero of the strong crossing of the Dadu River</h1>
The failure of the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign in 1934 led to the Red Army being forced into the Long March. "Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron, and now he steps forward from the beginning." Twenty-five thousand miles long march, harsh environment, lack of clothing and food. However, the officers and men of the Red Army still embraced the spirit of revolutionary optimism and repeatedly broke through the difficulties set by the Kuomintang army and turned the Chinese revolution into a safe situation. And the battle for the fame of "tulang" Li Decai took place in this great Long March.
The Long March of the Red Army
In May 1935, after crossing the Jinsha River, the Red Army planned to cross the Dadu River north into northwestern Sichuan. However, Sichuan's geological environment created a big problem for the Red Army: if it wanted to enter Sichuan smoothly, it was necessary to cross the Dadu River. The Dadu River is notorious, and it is the largest tributary of the Min River. The river is turbulent, the river is rocky, if you do not grasp the direction of the boat, it is very easy for the boat to be destroyed.
According to legend, the mainstay of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Shi Dakai, the king of the wing, was forced to cross the Dadu River and failed, which led to the total annihilation of the army. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek also dispatched troops and ordered Xue Yue and Wu Qiwei to assemble hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides of the Dadu River in an attempt to take advantage of the natural dangers of the Dadu River to turn the Red Army troops into a second Shi Dakai.
Naturally, the Red Army would not let him succeed, and they planned to first take Anshun Field on the west bank of the Dadu River, and then cross the Dadu River. There were two companies guarding the Anshun field, and Liu Bocheng, commander of the Red Army's advance team, and Nie Rongzhen, the political commissar, decided to approach the Anshun field in three ways to launch an attack.
Anshun Field Strong Crossing Dadu River Memorial Hall
Li Decai's machine gun company followed a battalion of 2 companies on the southeast coast, occupying favorable terrain and covering the comrades who attacked Anshun Field with firepower. The enemy forces defending the city were weak-willed and collapsed with one blow. The Red Army successfully entered Anshun Field and found the ships and boatmen hidden by the Kuomintang troops.
When all conditions were ripe, the Red Army began to plan to cross the river. Nie Rongzhen looked at the warriors who were rushing to repair the fortifications, and suddenly asked Yang Dezhi, "What about the tulks?" Is the tulk coming? Yang Dezhi smiled: "In it, I also equipped him with two machine guns." Liu Bocheng curiously asked who the tulao was, and laughed when he heard the origin of Li Decai's nickname, and couldn't help but want to meet this "tulao".
At that time, Li Decai was building fortifications by the river with his comrades-in-arms, and when he heard that the chief wanted to see him, he immediately dressed up and respectfully saluted a salute, Liu Bocheng looked at this burly man and patted his shoulder with satisfaction: "A good local." Li Decai also smiled sheepishly.
Yang Dezhi put his arm around his shoulder and asked him, "Are you sure?" Li Decai said loudly: "No problem." Looking at the scrappy soldiers, Liu Bocheng's heart burst with pride, and he said to everyone: "Comrades, the hope of the Red Army is in you. You must cross the river and destroy the enemy. ”
Yang Dezhi
The time for crossing the river was scheduled to be at 7 a.m. on May 25, at the choppy Dadu River, Li Decai's old watch in Jiangxi, Xiong Shanglin, the commander of a battalion of 2 companies, found Li Decai, who was smoking by the river, and they sat on the stones together and watched the raging river. For the upcoming battle, even if it is two veterans, they have no bottom in their hearts.
Xiong Shanglin turned back and joked with his old friend: "Old Li, when you cross the river in a while, your machine gun will be accurate, but don't let the enemy reimburse us." Li Decai looked at him: "Rest assured, let the enemy scratch your skin a little, I will never shoot machine guns again in my life." The fists of the two old warriors gently collided together, silently entrusting life and death.
Because there was only one boat, The battalion commander Sun Jixian drew 17 men from 2 companies to form a commando team and crossed the river in two batches. The first batch was led by company commander Xiong Shanglin, and the second batch was led by Sun Jixian. At 7:00 a.m., the forced crossing began, and Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen personally came to the front line to direct the battle.
Xiong Shanglin took 8 warriors on board. Seeing Li Decai clutching a machine gun on the shore and preparing to attack, Xiong Shanglin suddenly said: "Old Li, you are also at ease." As long as I don't die in the river, let me grab a stone on the other side and follow the crack in the stone. See you across the river. "After that, I started paddling hard and never looked back.
Li Decai and his comrades in the machine gun company opened fire together to cover the advance of Xiong Shanglin's group. The regiment also brought in "sharpshooter" Zhao Zhangcheng to bomb the bunkers on the opposite side. When the boat reached the middle of the river, enemy shells exploded around, and the shipwright was frightened and gradually deviated from the direction. Xiong Shanglin and his party were like rootless duckweeds, precarious in the enemy's artillery fire.
Li Decai changed two machine guns, and the bullets continued to shoot at the opposite shore like raindrops, tightly blocking the enemy's fire points. Zhao Zhangcheng also successfully bombed two bunkers, buying precious time for the soldiers crossing the river. As the boat was about to reach shore, Kumakami Andeyashi and 8 warriors hurriedly jumped into the river and rushed to the shore with the waist-deep river. At this time, 200 enemy soldiers also changed their bayonets and intended to bury them in the billowing river.
Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen, who were standing on the shore, anxiously asked Li Decai and Zhao Zhangcheng to suppress the fire, but because of the previous rapid fire, there were only 3 shells left in the cannon. Only to see Zhao Zhangcheng five fingers together, elbows slightly curved, resembling the Buddhist family's interrogation ceremony, in fact, is to give the artillery a shooting direction and ranging, which is a gesture that the artillerymen know. Because of this gesture, Zhao Zhangcheng has always been considered to believe in Buddhism.
Zhao Zhangcheng
After a simple ranging, Zhao Zhangcheng raised the cannon with one hand, and three shells were fired without false fire, hitting three enemy fire points. The enemy scattered and fled, providing an excellent opportunity for the machine gunner to shoot. Li Decai quickly opened fire, and the two fighters helped him load the bullets and almost failed to supply them. With the support of machine guns and artillery, Kumagami Lin and his party quickly seized the favorable terrain and fought against the enemy.
Li Decai also followed Sun Jixian's second team to shore immediately to support. After landing, Li Decai immediately seized the commanding heights. Under the cover of heavy machine guns, the Red Army soldiers marched forward, sweeping away the enemy along the river for 20 kilometers, and successfully taking the ferry into the hands of the Red Army.
Whether or not the Dadu River can be crossed is related to the survival of the Red Army, and the feats of the 17 warriors and Li Decai have opened a passage for the follow-up troops and become a brilliant stroke in the history of the Chinese revolution.
Later, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and other chiefs came to the Dadu River to listen to Liu Bocheng's story about the forced crossing of the Dadu River, and when they heard the interesting story of Li Decai, the local man, they all closed their mouths happily. Because of Li Decai's great contribution to the forced crossing of the Dadu River, the First Army awarded him and 17 warriors the title of "Hero of the Strong Crossing of the Dadu River".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="115" > asked for equipment from the troops</h1>
Li Decai, a native, is not only brave and good at war, but also has a particularly good popularity. Both the low-level soldiers and the central chiefs liked him very much. He speaks straight, has a cheerful personality, has a big grin, and is everyone's living treasure. Even Lin Biao, who did not smile, favored him.
Lin Biao and Li De were old acquaintances during the Red Army period. In 1945, Lin Biao accepted a mission to the northeast, taking a nap in Hebei on the way. At that time, Li Decai was the commander of the 75th Regiment of the 10th Sub-district of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, and because he had just been upgraded from a local unit to a regular unit, this unit was under-equipped with weapons, and Li Decai was very worried. At this time, when he heard that Lin Zong had arrived in Hebei, he thought of ordering equipment from the old chief.
Lin Biao
That day, Li Decai went to look for Lin Biao, and it happened that Lin Biao's guard was a newcomer, did not know Li Decai, and stopped him. Li Decai argued with the guards, and the quarrel reached the ears of Lin Biao, who was quietly looking at the map.
"What a name!" Interrupted by the idea, Lin Biao was very annoyed. A guard hurriedly came and said, "There is a man who calls himself a local man who wants to see you, and the guards do not know him, so they did not let him in, and they quarreled." ”
"Tulk?" Lin Biao thought for a moment and smiled: "Let him come in." Li Decai saw the old chief and hurriedly saluted a military salute. Lin Biao pulled Li Decai to reminisce about the past, but he saw that he was absent-minded, and then heard him arguing with the guards, knowing that he probably had something to ask for, so he asked: "What is the matter with me?" ”
Li Decai smiled embarrassedly and said, "I heard that the chief is going to the northeast, and there are guns and cannons left by the Japanese, so let's take care of my poor regiment with the extra weapons of the troops." ”
Lin Biao's eyes narrowed, and he had come to fight the autumn wind, and blurted out: "I am not the logistics minister." Li Decai wanted to grind his lips again, just as Deng Fa and Li Tianyou of the original First Army came over. Lin Biao pointed at them and said, "You tell them to go, I don't care about this." ”
Deng Fa and the two of them were confused and pulled Li Decai to ask the original committee. I couldn't help but blame Li Decai for being too bold and daring to ask the chief for equipment. However, the blame is blamed, and the old comrades still helped out the idea, saying that recently there are several brother troops going through Jizhong to the northeast, and they can find old comrades who are good at talking to ask for some.
After that, the troops passing through Jizhong, but all those who knew Li Decai, were asked over and over again. The old comrades-in-arms also knew that Li Decai had really encountered difficulties, and more or less gave some equipment. When he met someone who was unwilling to give, Li Decai also "fox fake tiger wei": "Lin Zong asked me to find what you wanted." In the end, the equipment of the 75th Regiment was greatly improved by the efforts of the regimental commander.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="119" > alone in Zhongnanhai</h1>
In 1952, after Returning from the Korean War, Lee served as the commander of the Baoding Military Subdistrict. He often wandered around the military district, feeling that there was too little entertainment for the soldiers. Therefore, it is planned to build a basketball court in the military region and let the soldiers play basketball, which can not only strengthen the body, but also relieve the pressure.
But in the 1950s, cement for construction was a planned material, and the quantity was scarce, and the local government could not solve it. The staff member said casually: "Probably we have to find Chairman Mao to find a way." Li Decai was inspired, and he had not seen the chairman for a long time, so he went to visit his old man's home this time.
When all was said and done, Li Decai came to Zhongnanhai with Dun Liangbi, secretary of the party committee of the military sub-district, and had never heard of the chairman contacting the General Office of the Central Committee in advance, and Li Decai and the young people argued. Dun Liangbi saw that he was about to get angry, and quickly pulled him aside to persuade him.
At this time, Li Decai looked up and saw a child: "That's not small!" "In Li Decai's memory, it should be the child of a certain central chief." The child was also familiar with Li Decai and politely greeted: "Uncle Li is good." Li Decai smiled and touched his head: "They have grown so big." The child scratched his head in embarrassment: "Uncle Li, what are you doing here?" ”
Li Decai had a clever move and asked the child, "Baby, are you close to Chairman Mao's house?" Can you meet Chairman Mao? ”
"Of course you can, my house is not very close to his house." The child answered.
Li Decai was very pleased, "Is it good to help my uncle send a letter to Chairman Mao?" ”
"Okay." The boy readily agreed.
Li Decai wrote on a piece of paper: "I have come to Beijing and want to see the chairman." Li Decai. After writing it, I thought about it again, added a parenthesis after it, and wrote the earthman. Watching the child walk into Zhongnanhai with the note, Li Decai breathed a sigh of relief.
The next day, Li Decai was chatting with friends in the guest house. After saluting Li Decai, the director of the reception brought two soldiers, who saluted Li Decai, and said, "We are the staff of the General Office of the Central Committee. Li De knew that the letter had been delivered, but his stubborn temper came up: "Don't go, I won't see anyone today." The friend next to him smiled and persuaded Li Decai to board the car to Zhongnanhai.
As soon as he saw Chairman Mao, Li Decai almost burst into tears, but he had not seen him for a long time, and the chairman was quite old. When Chairman Mao saw Li Decai, he seemed to remember the years when he shared weal and woe with the officers and men of the Red Army, and there were tears flashing in his eyes, and finally he greeted him faintly: "Tulao, here we come." ”
Although Li Decai was not a big official, he was not restrained in front of the old chief. After the salute, Li Decai looked at Chairman Mao and found that the chairman was much more rounded than before, so he quipped: "Chairman, you have eaten something good, why are you so fat." The staff around the chairman had never seen anyone talk to the chairman like this, and they all covered their mouths and smiled.
Chairman Mao couldn't help himself, laughing and scolding him: "This local guy is yo." I didn't wear pants today. Li Decai's "black history" was told to the staff, and people laughed and leaned forward. Li Decai blushed: "What's funny, isn't it just a pair of pants?" ”
After the joke, it's time to get down to business. Chairman Mao asked with concern, "What is the matter with me?" Li Decai reported that he wanted to build a basketball court, but lacked cement.
Chairman Mao listened, asked the secretary to write down the matter, and called the premier. Seeing that things were done, the mood immediately relaxed a lot. I couldn't help but complain to the old chief: "Chairman, it's really difficult to see you, I've worked hard." The chairman also sighed: "When I entered the city of Beijing, the eldest son of Luo Ruiqing (Luo Ruiqing) made many regulations with them, saying that they were to protect my safety." It is not easy to meet you old comrades-in-arms now. ”
Li Decai looked at the chairman who had worked for China for half a lifetime, and his heart was also a little sad: "Chairman, you send me something, I will take it out when I think you will take it out." Chairman Mao smiled and said, "What do you want?"
Li Decai listened, looked around like a curious child about the furnishings of the chairman's room, and finally stopped at the desk and picked up the pen on the table: "Just this." "Okay, I've got you covered." Chairman Mao readily agreed.
Li Decai did not seem to be dead-hearted, still looking left and right. Chairman Mao looked at him like this and asked the staff around him to take out a belt and give it to Li Decai: "This is also for you, every day, it is also a thought." Li Decai took the chairman's gift and left Zhongnanhai with respect.
After that, the cement was approved, and the basketball court was quickly built, and the soldiers competed on the basketball court. Looking at the vigorous appearance of this group of young people, Li Decai smiled contentedly.
Li Decai has been working diligently in his post, and in June 1960, Colonel Li Decai died of overwork, a heart attack, and his ashes were placed in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.
"The Red Army is not afraid of expeditions and difficulties, and it is only idle in thousands of rivers and mountains." From Colonel Li Decai's body, we can see the revolutionary optimism of the soldiers of the former Red Army in the face of hardships and hardships.
This is the vitality given to China by the Communist Party of China, and let us pay tribute to those who have given everything for the sake of New China. Their spirit is like a shining red star, illuminating the path of future generations.