General Wang
The late Ming poet Cheng Yunsheng once wrote such a poem: "Those who know the times are Junjie, and those who have not been the first few are not Mingzhe."
In the war years, any choice faced by this "wisdom" will bring epoch-making historical significance.
Wang Yi was such a "wise" person who was well versed in this "way of survival"; although he was born in a chaotic world, he was proficient in the "way" of combat.
Although he was defeated and "captured", he had extraordinary foresight, he was a "wise" person, and he was also a capable person in the "captive" army.
In 1928, at the age of 17, Wang Yi stepped into the Nanjing Military Transportation Technical School with great ambition and became a glorious communications cadet.
Because of his outstanding performance in school, Wang Yi was highly used by the Nationalist government for one year and was assigned to the 9th Division of the Nationalist Army as a radio operator.
In that era of warlords and barbarian invasions, intellectuals and technical talents were quite scarce, and if they could learn a skill, they would certainly be useful.
In addition, the "communication" technology in the old society of China is really a new type of technology, and apart from the national armies that collude with the imperialist countries, most of the troops of our Party have only heard of it and have not seen it.
However, a "catastrophe" is coming, and it is precisely because of this "catastrophe" that our army has for the first time a high-tech "radio station" for communications.
Dilapidated radio stations from the Red Army period
In 1930, because of his outstanding work performance, Wang Yi was transferred to the 18th Division of the Nationalist Army as a lieutenant operator under Zhang Huizhan.
In December of the same year, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized 100,000 nationalist troops to launch an all-out offensive against the Central Red Army, which was the first war against "encirclement and suppression" in the history of our army.
As a lieutenant in the communications of the Nationalist army, Wang Yi also followed the 18th and 50th Divisions led by Zhang Huizhan to attack the Red Army in the Central Soviet Region.
Fortunately, under the wise guidance of Comrades Mao Zedong and Zhu De, the Red Army in the Soviet Union severely defeated the Nationalist Army in Longgang District.
Not only did they capture more than 9,000 Nationalist troops, but they also captured the Nationalist general Zhang Huizhen and the lieutenant of the communications department, Wang Yi.
Wang Yi originally thought that if he became a prisoner of our army, he would die nine times in his life, and even if he lived, he would be tortured to the end, but he did not admit that our army not only gave preferential treatment to prisoners of war, but also gave correct ideological education.
In addition, they were also given a chance to "make meritorious contributions to their crimes", just as the so-called "people who know the times are Junjie", Wang Yi and others also have "new ideas" to clearly understand the current situation.
Young King
In this way, Wang Yi officially joined the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army with the remaining group of his entourage from the Communications Department of the Nationalist Army, plus a dilapidated military radio station and several boxes of telecommunications equipment and materials.
Comrades Mao Zedong and Zhu De attached great importance to the participation of Comrade Wang Yi, especially the British military radio that followed.
Although the device, which did not have a separate charging device, relied on human treading to generate electricity, it also damaged some parts in the course of the operation.
However, for the Red Army in the Soviet Zone, it was like obtaining a treasure, after all, the equipment difference between our Party and the Nationalist Army was so great that the dissemination of information was all dependent on manpower on horseback.
Now, with this radio station, even if it is not fully functional, as long as it can receive intelligence, in time, our army will certainly have its own communications operation department.
Radio during the Red Army period
As the old saying goes, "If you don't push yourself, you don't know how good you will be," and if it weren't for the Nationalist Army's repeated "encirclement and suppression," the Red Army would not have rapidly developed its own communications department.
It was the beginning of 1931, and Chiang Kai-shek was not satisfied with the failure of the first encirclement and suppression, and then launched a second round of "encirclement and suppression" against the Red Army in the Soviet zone.
This time, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized 200,000 troops to encircle the Red Army in the Soviet zone in all directions in an attempt to "encircle" the Red Army in the Soviet zone and take it in one fell swoop.
In response to this move of the Nationalist army, Comrade Mao Zedong immediately ordered the formation of a radio brigade of the General Headquarters of the Red Army.
And Wang Yi became a veritable radio captain, just as the so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days to use soldiers, Wang Yi is also time to "show the real technology."
People's Liberation Army signalist
In May 1931, the second anti-"encirclement and suppression" officially began, and the Nationalist army was approaching the Jiangxi Soviet District in four ways.
Among them, the Fifth Route Army of the Nationalist Army, led by Wang Jinyu, on the way from Hebei to Jiangxi, most of the soldiers in many places were dissatisfied with the water and soil.
In addition, the branches led by the left-wing generals of the Nationalist army also appeared in this phenomenon, and the soldiers not only did not have the momentum to fight, but also fell ill with thousands of people.
Faced with this phenomenon of the troops, Wang Jinyu was urgently launching a telegram to he Yingqin, the commander-in-chief of the Nationalist army to encircle and suppress him.
Unexpectedly, this process was intercepted by Wang Yi, who was sitting in front of the radio, and in addition, Wang Yi also learned that the Nationalist army was planning to divert the route to Bucheon Palace Binglu.
Encircle and suppress the commander-in-chief He Yingqin
As soon as Wang Yi intercepted this news, he immediately reported it urgently to Comrades Mao Zedong and Zhu De.
When Mao Zedong heard this, he was very excited, only to see him happily say to Comrade Zhu De while smoking a cigarette: "Knowing oneself and knowing the other side can win every battle, Comrade Xiao Wang can make a great contribution."
After saying that, he directly ordered commander-in-chief Zhu De to dispatch 20,000 troops to Rush to Buchuan overnight and ambush him in advance to "guard the rabbits" around him.
When Wang Jinyu's troops entered Bucheon, they swarmed up and annihilated in one fell swoop, and even the Ten Thousand Regiments of the Gongbing Division were taken by our army for three regiments.
This battle was fought with great pleasure, not only capturing more than 100 heavy machine guns of the enemy army, but also expanding the strength of our army by several thousand.
He Yingqin during the war
The only regret is that Wang Jinyu escaped, but fortunately there was a "communication" brigade leader like Wang Yi in our army.
Only then did our army march in a hurry for the next few tens of days, pointing out where to fight, and the battle was like a cloud flowing in one go.
For half a month, because of the information intercepted by Wang Yi, our army traveled more than 700 miles and engaged the Nationalist army more than 35 times, which set a new record of 0 failures.
Chairman Mao was so overjoyed that he held a military-civilian party in the Soviet zone to celebrate the second victory against "encirclement and suppression."
At the same time, at the meeting, the military and the people praised Comrade Wang Yi: "Comrade Wang Yi has made a crucial contribution to the victory of our army."
Because of Comrade Wang, our army also has radio equipment, "clairvoyance" and "downwind ears," which are the key magic weapons for striking at the enemy."
Mao Zedong and the Red Army of Ruijin
In addition, Comrade Mao Zedong also specially invited Wang Yi to the rostrum, hoping that the military and the people would jointly understand the good "soldiers" and good "helpers" of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
This was the first time since Wang Yi joined the army that he received thunderous applause and recognition and appreciation from important leaders in the party.
At this point, Wang Yi, with his enthusiasm and pride in the Red Army, became more firmly involved in the communication work.
In July 1931, Chiang Kai-shek became more and more courageous and launched the third "encirclement and suppression" operation in succession, this time the Nationalist government concentrated its forces on 300,000 people.
In order to ensure the operational communication between the Red Army in the Soviet zone, Wang Yi tried to install a radio station in each division headquarters.
Regarding the setting of the password, it is even more important to learn from Comrade Zhou Enlai and improve the "big code" he created, which is even more praised by Comrade Zhou Enlai.
In addition, in addition to assisting in combat, Wang Yi also devoted himself to training new radio operators, so that all divisions and regiments could be deployed to the headquarters in a timely manner.
In addition to teaching and solving puzzles, Wang Also collected metal materials everywhere, used them to make drawings, made missing parts for the radio station, and turned dozens of small radio stations into treasures.
By the time of the complete victory of the third anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, the number of large radio stations of the Red Army in the Soviet Zone had expanded to 6 and 13 small radio stations.
For his outstanding contributions in the course of the battle, Wang Yi was repeatedly commended by the Central Soviet Region and was promoted to the post of Communications Director of the Headquarters of the First Red Army.
Until 1934, he officially joined the Communist Party of China, became a supreme party member, and protected the Red Army all the way north to advance to the revolutionary base areas in northern Shaanxi.
Party member Wang Yi
During the Yan'an period, Wang Wei was the chief of the communications section of the Central Military Commission and the director of the Third Bureau of the Central Military Commission, and devoted himself to the construction of the Yan'an Communications Division.
Around 1940, according to the needs of the struggle, Wang Yi divided the exclusive radio station of the Third Bureau of the General Commission and the objects of contact according to the nature of the work.
There are 80 fine departments, including the Communications Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Communications Department of the Central Military Commission, the Liaison Department of the Security Corps, and the Commercial Intelligence Liaison Office.
Because of the fine division of functions, the connection between the Party Central Committee and various local departments has been greatly promoted, and the command of the Party Central Committee has also been strengthened.
In addition, Wang Yi also set out to establish Yan'an's first broadcasting system, "Yan'an Xinhua Radio".
On December 30, 1940, the radio station officially spread the sound of the holy land of the Yan'an Revolution throughout the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.
Since then, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people's broadcasting industry has officially entered the stage of history, and has also announced to the whole world the magnificent waves of the communists.
In addition to his joy, Wang Yi also created an independent publication in the Third Bureau of the Central Military Commission to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of communication knowledge and technology.
In order to support Wang's work, Chairman Mao personally inscribed the journal with the inscription "Communication Warrior", and even once again inscribed it on the first anniversary of the publication.
In this way, the perfect communication operation network within the Red Army was born, which provided a powerful command and support system for our army's anti-aggression operations.
Since then, the Yan'an Red Army is no longer the "lamb" that is framed by others, nor is it the vague "group" that carries mysterious energy and is not known.
The site of the first radio station in Yan'an
By 1949, after the founding of New China, Wang Yishi deservedly became the director of the General Telecommunications Bureau of the Central Military Commission of China.
In 1950, he also served as the director of China's telecommunications industry bureau, formally leading and directing the development and implementation of nationwide communication and broadcasting services.
Just as the so-called "can not accumulate steps to a thousand miles, without accumulating small streams can not become a river and sea", a small step forward in the communications industry is a big step in the construction of Chinese civilization.
In this way, under the leadership of Wang Yi, China's communications undertakings, electricity systems, and broadcasting systems are striding from the cities to all parts of the countryside.
Whenever the festive season comes, looking at the lights of thousands of homes in the Tiananmen Tower, it is not only the breath of life, but also the hope of vitality.
Night view of China in the 1960s
The story of Wang Yi in China's communications undertaking is still refreshing a new chapter, from the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea to crack the enemy's electromagnetic wave interference, to smoothly support the take-off of our army's fighter planes.
From the protection of the "two bombs and one satellite" laboratory in the northwest region of our country, the enemy's non-territorial consciousness detective behavior was rejected.
To successfully join hands with Comrade Zhang Luqian, we have studied a surface-to-air missile base and defended the mode of operation "close combat" and "fast strike."
Then the method worked successfully, and it was improved many times, hitting the US-made U2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft several times, so that the U2 no longer dared to reconnoiter our base.
All this is beyond the ordinary, the technical operation of the communication business, as said before: "If you don't force yourself, you won't know how good you are."
U.S.-made U2 reconnaissance aircraft
It was precisely this kind of excellence that made Wang Yi and others, under the witness of Chairman Mao, awarded the title of "Lieutenant General of the people's liberation army of Chinese."
In addition, he was awarded the "Order of Independence and Freedom of the First Class", the "Order of August 1st Class" and the "Liberation Medal of the First Class".
This is the highest commendation that our Party can give to Communists who have supported the fight and for the benefit of the motherland and the people.
For Wang's support and affirmation of Chairman Mao's cause during the Period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Long March, he was undoubtedly once again praised by Chairman Mao.
"Comrade Wang Yi is meritorious, he is the originator of the PLA's communications cause", a few crosses, just two quotes, but the contribution of General Wang Yi in this half of his life is perfectly summarized.
General Wang's military uniform
And Wang Yi is still down-to-earth, still conscientious in China's electronic communications industry, pioneering and innovating, until the end of the ten years of catastrophe.
Wang Yi is still the communist who loves the party as before and has made outstanding contributions to the development of China's mechanical engineering and electronic technology industries.
Until 1978, Comrade Wang Yi died of illness, and a few days before his death, he still held several positions and stood above his job.
Such a dedicated person can be called a model worker in the industry, just as the so-called", "tiger father has no dog", "famous generals have no weak soldiers", so Wang Zheng's 7 children have their own aspirations.
Among them, the eldest son, Wang Sumin, was influenced by his father, and was exposed to radio-related knowledge from a young age, and was admitted to the radar department of Tsinghua University as he wished.
Wang's children
After graduation, Wang Sumin was assigned to work in the General Staff Office of our army, and throughout his career, he was promoted from deputy director of the Central Guard Bureau to the rank of lieutenant general.
The second son, Wang Wanmin, graduated from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Technical School of the Chinese, and was assigned to work at the People's Fine Arts Publishing House after graduation.
He is a photographer and a front reporter of the news agency, and wang Wanmin prefers to travel around the motherland and shoot beautiful landscapes than the eldest brother Wang Sumin, who is engaged in politics.
The youngest son, Wang Jianxin, graduated from the Nanjing Institute of Communication Engineering of the People's Liberation Army, and is related to the major involved in his father and eldest brother Wang Sumin.
After graduation, Wang Jianxin did not rush to practice but chose to continue his studies, and after graduating from graduate school, he was assigned to work at the 61st Research Institute of the General Staff of our army.
Wang Defamation with his wife and children
At this time, unlike in the past, when Wang Xinjian was practicing, the country had already made a leap toward modernization, so Wang Xinjian was engaged in the research work of command automation in the research institute.
In his career, Wang Xinjian was promoted from a researcher at the institute to the director of the institute, and then all the way to the rank of major general.
By the time of the birth of Wang Leilei, the eldest grandson of Wang Wei, China had entered a new era of socialism and an era of new science and technology.
By the time Wang Leilei graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University, electronic technology had been extended to the field of aerial networks.
And Wang Leilei also created his own "air network" on his own, and it has to be said that Wang Leilei's descendants have no idle generation.
Wang Yi not only bred two general sons, but also benefited wisdom to his grandchildren, of course, this is one of the more active parts of Wang Yi's descendants.
Wang Defamation and Grandson
Unnomined, they are also low-key people who still shine in their respective fields with their unique professional skills.
This is the life of General Wang Yi, the originator of communication, and it is also the excellent life influenced by General Wang Yi with strict family rules.
From the Great Revolution to the first anti-"encirclement and suppression," from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the War of Liberation, to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Wang Yi used what he had learned throughout his life to save the revolution from fire and water countless times.
Until the founding of New China, the whole country was brightly lit, electricity was no longer desired, and broadcasting was no longer limited to military use.
General Wang Yi's simple, pure, and unconditional contribution of this life to the cause of the construction of the motherland is selfless and admirable.
Wang Defamation
As the saying goes: "The brave man does not forget to die, and the death he dies in loyalty", now that China is prosperous and the motherland is happy and peaceful, "death" is a kind of "death" built on loyalty to the motherland.
We are not afraid of "death", and we will not forget those loyal servants who have bowed down and exhausted the last drop of blood for the construction of the motherland.
Still less will we forget all the sweat and blood that those revolutionary heroes have done for the country and the people, and take this as an admonition to stride forward on the broad road of building a socialist new China.