In the cold winter of 1981, on the tiger-shaped ridge in Chongyi County, Jiangxi Province, an old man in his 70s came, who braved the cold wind and stopped under a mound to stop and hang.
This old man is the founding general Xiao Ke, and buried under this mound is his former Huangpu senior: Wang Erzhuo.
Wang Erzhuo is a native of Shimen County, Hunan Province, when he was 21 years old, he applied for the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and the main examiner of the initial examination was He Shuheng, when he saw his "Trial of the Volunteer of the Whampoa Military Academy", He Shuheng was overjoyed, immediately approved and approved, and appreciated it.
When Wang Erzhu went to Shanghai to take the re-examination, it was Chairman Mao who presided over the examination, and they certainly did not think at this time that in a few years, they would fight side by side on Jinggang Mountain.
After entering the Whampoa Military Academy, Wang Erzhuo performed very well, attracting the attention of Zhou Enlai, director of the political department of the Whampoa Military Academy, talking to him many times, and personally introducing him to the Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Premier Zhou inspected the Museum of the Chinese Revolution, which was under construction, and saw that there were no photographs of Wang Erzhuo, and specially instructed the staff: "We must do everything possible to collect Wang Erzhuo's photos!" ”
In March 1926, when the Zhongshan Incident broke out, Chiang Kai-shek began the "Qing Dang" movement, and before that, the old Chiang Kai-shek had intended to win Wang Erzhuo over and said to him: "You can be the commander of the regiment here, and you can also become a division commander and a military commander in the future, which is a great future." ”
Wang Erzhuo was unmoved and asked rhetorically: "Didn't the principal also shout long live international communism?" Why can't I believe in communism? ”
Chiang Kai-shek was choked up, gagged for a moment, and said with a cold face: "If you insist on this belief, there will be no benefit in the future." ”
Wang Erzhuo sneered, got up and walked outside the door, and from then on, he parted ways with Chiang Kai-shek.
After the Nanchang Uprising, Wang Erzhuo went south to Guangdong with his troops, followed by pursuing soldiers, and before there were raids, the troops could not get supplies, it was late autumn, the soldiers were wearing tattered summer clothes, and it was often the case of soldiers fleeing.
In order to preserve the seeds of this revolution, Wang Erzhuo not only helped the wounded and helped the soldiers carry guns in their backpacks, but also told everyone some revolutionary principles, or came to a section of Peking Opera and hometown minor tunes to enliven the atmosphere and boost morale.
At that time, Wang Erzhuo was busy all day, he couldn't take care of haircuts, and his beard grew very long, and once, He Changgong joked with him: "You are now full of beards, almost like Marx!" ”
When Wang Erzhuo heard this, he laughed and said, "If the revolution is not successful, I will not shave my head and shave my beard!" Since then, he has had a nickname: "Hairdresser".
He was just 24 years old that year, full of spirit and high morale.
After going to Jinggangshan, Zhu Mao joined the division and established the 4th Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, with the commander being Mr. Zhu Laozong, the party representative being Chairman Mao, the director of the Political Department being General Manager Chen Laozong, and the chief of staff being Wang Erzhuo, and calling Jinggangshan the "four giants."
At the same time, Wang Erzhuo also concurrently served as the commander of the 28th Regiment, and there was a battalion commander below, named Lin Biao, and Chairman Mao commented: "One regiment of the 28th Regiment can compete with one division of the Kuomintang Army!" ”
With this qualification of Wang Erzhuo, if it can develop normally, by 1955, when the title is awarded, it is enough to award the marshal. But unfortunately, Wang Erzhu died young at the age of 25.
In August 1928, Yuan Chongquan, commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 28th Regiment, felt that life at Jinggangshan was too hard, and led two companies to defect. After the pursuit, Wang Erzhuo was sympathetic to the soldiers, patiently persuaded, and finally made the soldiers of the two companies change their minds, but Yuan Chongquan died without repentance, and even fired three shots at Wang Erzhuo, and Wang Erzhuo was killed on the spot.
When he heard the news of Wang Erzhuo's sacrifice, General Manager Zhu sighed with tears: "Our army has lost a capable general!" "Chairman Mao also personally drafted the link, which was written by President Chen himself--"
One cry Erzhuo, two cry Erzhuo, Erzhuo is now finished! Who will bear the burden of staying?
Born as a class, died as a class, how about after class? Get the victory of the beginning of the holiday!
In the winter of 1981, General Xiao Ke went to the place where Wang Erzhuo was sacrificed to pay his respects, and when he recalled that year, he couldn't help but burst into tears and recite this elegy written by Chairman Mao to Wang Erzhuo.