Typography design: Fang Han; Image courtesy of: Zhang Li, Wu Yinghao; Image synthesis: Sun Chen
As the sun sets, the light is brilliant, and Shaanxi Zhaojin 1933 Square is particularly majestic and magnificent against the backdrop of green mountains. In front of the Zhaojin Memorial Hall in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Bian Revolutionary Base Area, the sculptures of Liu Zhidan, Xie Zichang and Xi Zhongxun of the three revolutionary ancestors stood majestically, looking at this red land where they had fought with deep affection.
In their eyes, there is a deep love for the huge five-pointed red star on the Red Star Bridge, and there is an infinite longing for the revolutionary flames burning on this red hot land...
At the beginning of 1932, the Shaanxi-Gansu guerrillas of the Red Army came to Zhaojin to ignite the seeds of revolution for this land that had been devastated by military disasters, oppression and exploitation, and developed and expanded in that turbulent and stormy era.
With the spark of a star, the momentum of the original. In the late autumn, the reporter followed the footsteps of history and explored the spiritual seeds of the Chinese Communist Party's endless life in the northwest land.
One
Xuejiazhai is more than 1600 meters above sea level, and the cliff is like a knife and axe, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is no village on Xuejiazhai, and the so-called "zhai" is just a few naturally formed stone caves on the cliff. Legend has it that this place was named after Xue Gangtun's military training at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and was known for its majesty and danger.
Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking up, all you can see is the steepness of the stone peak. I did not expect that this steep cliff, which was "lamented by the danger" of the ancients, was actually the shelter of the Red Army; it was even more unexpected that in the years of the revolutionary war, there was a deadly battle in the mighty mountains and rivers here.
In October 1933, Xuejiazhai was cold and windy, and there was an atmosphere of slaughter. The guerrillas and the remaining red army guards faced the enemy army, which was several times larger than themselves, and fought for several days with danger. Later, due to the traitors leading the way, the enemy secretly climbed up to Xuejiazhai, and the defense war entered a white-hot situation. In the fierce battle, all 12 soldiers guarding the gate were killed.
On the edge of the Fourth Red Army Village is a cliff of Qianling. In the face of the enemy's frantic attack, several female guerrillas preferred to die. After the bullets ran out, the average age of only 20 years old jumped off the cliff, and only 3 people survived.
Looking at the fence from afar, the reporter could not help but ponder, in the face of the harsh environment, cruel encirclement and suppression, guns and bullets, how could the officers and men of the Red Army put their lives and deaths aside and shed blood and sacrifice for the party's cause until the last moment?
The answer lies in the martyr's last words.
Li Zizhou, the founder of the Communist Party of Northern Shaanxi and a martyr, was tortured in prison. The enemy asked him, "What doctrine do you believe in?" He replied, "I believe in Leninism." The martyr King Taiji said awe-inspiringly in the face of the enemy's butcher's knife: "This head is at your disposal, this flesh is at your disposal, and everything is natural." When Xie Zichang joined the party, he solemnly swore an oath: "I have handed over everything to the party, and I will fight for communism all my life." ”
In the whimpering mountain wind, those touching words penetrated the time and echoed in the reporter's ears. The reporter couldn't help but wonder, how many unknown sacrifices are buried here?
According to incomplete statistics, more than 600 registered martyrs sacrificed their precious lives to defend the revolutionary base areas in Shaanxi and Gansu, and more unknown martyrs left their names on this red land at the moment when their blood stained the red battle flag...
The tragic and arduous revolutionary process was restored in the affectionate description of the narrator Guo Yufei. Guo Yufei is a non-staff interpreter from a brigade of the Xinjiang Military Region, and during his vacation, he from Shaanxi took the initiative to apply to come to the xuejiazhai revolutionary site as a red docent. Guo Yufei told reporters that his predecessors had participated in the battle to defend the Zhaojinsu District, and that the Shaanxi-Gansu-Bian revolutionary base area was not only a thick history, but also a spiritual highland in his heart.
"The martyrs used their lives and blood to ignite the spark of the northwest revolution..." "While tearfully burying the remains of comrades-in-arms, while carrying the guns of comrades-in-arms and continuing to advance..." Driven by Guo Yufei, many comrades-in-arms from Shaanxi joined the ranks of red docents to preach to tourists the heroic spirit of martyrs who are not afraid of sacrifice.
Two
From the former site of the Chen Jiapo Conference and the site of the Rabbit Liang Revolution to the Zhaojin Memorial Hall in the revolutionary base area of Shaanxi and Gansu, the real and vivid historical scenes have made the reporter's heart unable to calm down for a long time.
Xie Zichang was seriously injured in a battle, and when he died, he said regretfully: "I died like this, I am sorry for the people, I have done too little for them." ”
Before the expedition, Liu Zhidan left a letter to his wife: "To join the party, you must fight for the communist faith to the end." As an individual, to struggle to the end is to struggle to the death. Liu Zhidan's granddaughter-in-law said: "When My grandfather died, he only had a few cigarettes and half-cut pencils in his purse, leaving no property for his family, but leaving a precious spiritual legacy." ”
The iron heart follows the party, and nine die without remorse. Comrade Mao Zedong once wrote an inscription praising Xi Zhongxun for always achieving "the interests of the party first."
Since 1930, Xi Zhongxun has actively carried out the work of the military movement, established battalion and company party organizations, and done a lot of exploratory and pioneering work for the consolidation of the Red regime and the development of the economy during the war years. "The interests of the party come first" was the common belief of the older generation of revolutionaries at that time.
Today, in Zhaojin Beiliang Red Army Primary School, teachers and students tell the deeds of revolutionary ancestors with deep affection, so that the red story can enter the campus and the revolutionary spirit can enter the hearts of children. "Listening to the stories of revolutionary heroes, I understand better that today's good life is not easy to come by." During the interview, a student of the school told reporters.
Three
After the martyr Li Miaozhai was sacrificed, the enemy dug out his coffin, and nearby villagers secretly went up the mountain after the enemy left and re-buried the remains of the martyr.
Behind this is the sincere feelings of the masses of the people for the Red Army.
Song Jianbin, deputy director of the Zhaojin Memorial Hall, said that when the Shaanxi-Gansu-Gansu Border Special Committee of the CPC presided over the Shaanxi-Gansu-Gansu Border Workers' and Soldiers' Congress, because most of the delegates attending the meeting at that time were illiterate, they adopted a simple and effective method of "voting for beans." The deputies said: Golden beans and silver beans cannot be thrown away at will; good people are selected, good deeds are done, and they are thrown into the bowl of good people. The move won widespread praise, with local people saying, "We are all willing to follow the Communist Party." ”
On the way back from a southward breakthrough, the Red Army ventured to intercept enemy ships. Seeing that the ships were flour delivered by the enemy, the Red Army distributed the hard-won grain to the poor masses.
The story of the deep affection of the military and civilian fish is still recited according to the golden mouth.
At the former site of the Xuejiazhai Revolution, the reporter saw one remnant of the fortifications after another. A descendant of the Red Army introduced that his elders told him that in order to help the Red Army build fortifications and build fortresses, the masses spontaneously carried them on their shoulders and carried them on their backs, and picked up a basket of loess from a distance, which was a vivid portrayal of "the unity of the military and the people as one person, to see who can be the enemy in the world."
The mottled walls bear witness to the common happiness and hardships of the people's army and the masses of the people. The reporter's ears could not help but echo the important speech delivered by President Xi Jinping at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China: "The foundation of the Communist Party of China is in the people, the blood is in the people, and the strength is in the people." ”
The autumn wind is now again, changing the human world. Standing in Xuejiazhai and looking into the distance, the Loess Plateau, once stained with the blood of martyrs, is a thriving scene. During the interview, the villager Wang Dama sang a mountain song for the reporter: "The children and soldiers pull us into the 'rich door', and the villagers must also step harder - hey! Follow the Communist Party to a good life! She told reporters that the Tongchuan Detachment of the Shaanxi Armed Police Corps continued to help villagers and came up with many precise poverty alleviation measures. With the party's good policies and the good work style of unity between the military and the people and the family, the life of the villagers has become more and more prosperous.
Source: People's Liberation Army Daily