During the war years, countless revolutionary martyrs made sacrifices and contributions to the succession of the party and the country, and among these people, only one of them was the only person in Chairman Mao's life who carried the coffin, and he was Lin Yuying.
In the early days of our party, there were "three lin brothers" who held important positions in the party, they were Lin Yunan, Lin Yuying, and Lin Yurong, and they were cousins, of which Lin Yurong was marshal Lin Biao, whom we know as Marshal Lin Biao.
Among the three brothers, Lin Yunan was the first to accept the idea of communism, and under his influence, Lin Yuying also decided to dedicate himself to the cause of communism and aspired to let the poor people in the world be the masters of their own homes.
In 1919, Lin Yuying opened the Liqun Towel Factory in Wuchang, because of the good operation, the factory business is booming, in order to develop the party's underground forces, Lin Yuying used the factory as a cover, often carried out the party's secret activities here, some party leaders such as Lin Yunan, Yun Daiying, Xiang Ying and so on were involved. This method also attracted the attention of Mao Zedong, who was presiding over revolutionary activities in Changsha, who thought that the method of using factories as cover was extremely appropriate, so he wrote to Lin Yuying, hoping that he could help him open a branch factory in Changsha.
Lin Yuying had heard of Chairman Mao's name long ago, and after receiving the letter, he immediately went to Changsha with the re-purchased equipment and old employees, and after a period of operation, he quickly gained a firm foothold. After mao zedong returned to Changsha after opening a big day in Shanghai, he saw the thriving factory and said to Lin Yuying with gratitude: "Master Lin has worked hard, I am Mao Zedong." ”
Both of them were familiar with each other's affairs, and together with their common revolutionary ideals, they soon became close friends who talked about everything, and in the second year of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Lin Yuying was introduced to the party and became the backbone of our party.
In the process of engaging in revolutionary activities, Lin Yuying's body was devastated.
In 1925, he was sent to Yangshupu, Shanghai as the secretary of the prefectural party committee, and when organizing a workers' demonstration, he had a fierce clash with the military and police, and his head was smashed open by more than an inch, fortunately, in time for rescue, he was out of danger to his life, but left serious sequelae.
In 1929, in order to prevent the enemy from beating and insulting Chinese women workers, Lin Yuying led the communist workers to fight against it, but he was arrested and taken to Shanghai Prison, beaten severely, and finally released after organizing an all-out rescue.
In 1930, while serving as secretary of the Manchurian Working Committee, Lin Yuying was betrayed by traitors, arrested by the Japanese, and after more than a year of inhuman torture, he was finally acquitted for lack of evidence.
At this time, Lin Yuying's body was already overwhelmed, and in order to protect him, the Central Committee sent him to the Soviet Union, first, to recuperate from his wounds, and second, to allow him to serve as a member of the CPC delegation to the Comintern and maintain the ties between the CPC and the Comintern.
During his time in the Soviet Union, Lin Yuying attended the meeting of the "Seventh Congress" of the Communist International in Moscow and participated in the formulation of the August 1st Declaration, the central idea of which was to establish an anti-Japanese democratic united front in the country.
After Lin Yuying went to the Soviet Union, many major events also occurred in the country, especially during the Long March, the CCP completely lost contact with the Comintern, in order to convey the spirit of the conference, the Comintern decided to let Lin Yuying return to China, and he gladly accepted the order.
Lin Yuying, alias "Zhang Hao", entered Inner Mongolia from the Soviet Union, crossed the vast Gobi, and after many hardships, finally met Chairman Mao at Wayaobao in mid-November 1935.
At Wayao Fort, Chairman Mao and Lin Biao received Lin Yuying together, and Chairman Mao told him that Lin Biao was already the commander of the Main Red Army of our army, and that he had made great achievements during the Long March.
He went on to explain to the President the spirit of the important instructions he had heard at the Seventh Congress of the Communist International, and to give a meeting report on the main contents of the August 1st Declaration.
After the meeting, Lin Yuying thought that his mission had been completed, but at this time, the chairman told him that there was a more important thing he needed to help complete.
It turned out that at this time, the Central Committee was faced with the problem of Zhang Guotao splitting the Red Army and establishing a separate Central Committee. During the Long March, Zhang Guotao led the Left Route Army, contrary to the decision of the central government to go north to establish a base area in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, and established a separate "central government" at Zhuomu Diao in Sichuan.
Although the Central Committee sent several telegrams urging him to go north, to no avail, the Central Committee had realized that only in the name of the Comintern could the purpose of restraining him be achieved, and Lin Yuying was the best candidate.
Hearing the chairman's request, Lin Yuying felt a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and he realized that this was a decision related to the future fate of the party.
In the first telegrams sent to Zhang Guotao, Lin Yuying told him about the importance of unity within the party, but Zhang Guotao believed that his central government was the real central committee and insisted on his own approach.
Until the second batch of telegrams, Lin Yuying proposed that "the brother office can immediately establish the Southwest Bureau, directly under the delegation." The debate on the principles of the Central Committee may be submitted to the international settlement. If he was stubborn, it would inevitably lead to Lin Yuying's reaction to the Comintern, and Lin Yuying's attitude would inevitably affect the attitude of the Comintern. In the end, he accepted the establishment of the Southwest Bureau.
After that, the Left Route Army led by Zhang Guotao was constantly defeated, and many generals who supported him began to waver their original ideas, coupled with the telegrams of Lin Yuying, Zhou Enlai and others, and finally Zhang Guotao finally gave up the idea of going south and began to go north.
In October 1936, the Red Second and Fourth Fronts met with the Red Front Army in Huining, Gansu Province. The three main forces of the Red Army are finally united.
In 1937, in order to adapt to the situation of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, of which Liu Bocheng served as the commander of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, Lin Yuying served as the political commissar of the division, and Xu served as the former deputy commander.
By the end of 1937, Lin Yuying's old wounds were on and he could not continue his work, so the central government sent Deng Xiaoping to take his place and let him return to Yan'an to recuperate.
In 1940, when he participated in the labor conference celebrating May Day, he suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and fainted on the stage, and later, the Japanese army bombed, a bomb exploded next to Lin Yuying's residence, stimulated, his condition worsened, and he died in Yan'an in the early morning of March 6, 1942.
In the face of Lin Yuying's death, Chairman Mao personally wrote down the elegy: "Loyalty to the country, although death is still honorable." ”
Before the public ceremony, Chairman Mao told everyone: "Lin Yuying is a very good comrade. His death is a great loss to our party, and I am very sad in my heart. I think the same is true of the mood of the comrades. As a sign of our respect and remembrance of him, I propose that his coffin be carried personally by several of our key leaders. Everyone nodded in agreement.
It was also the only time in his life that the chairman carried the coffin for his comrades-in-arms.