Some people's lives can always be summed up as a smooth ride and a good death. Or first bitter and then sweet, or keep the clouds open to see the moon and so on, but some people's lives can only make people sigh that the ambition is not rewarded, the sky is jealous of the talent, the hero strangles the wrist, and the birth is not timely.
He was an honor student at the Whampoa Military Academy, the first student of the Whampoa Military Academy to become a military commander, became famous in several battles, and was praised by Zhou Enlai many times, but he died unjustly and tragically at the age of 30, failed to witness the establishment of new China for which he fought in blood, nor did he enjoy a day of peace and prosperity and excellent treatment, and even once bore the notoriety of defecting to the party and defecting to the enemy.
This was Xu Jishen's short but painful life.
Some people "read only the books of the sages and do not hear anything out of the window", but Xu Jishen, who studied at the school, is not like this, he has always been an active member of campus activities. He has a flexible mind and pays attention to practical matters, and has both civil and military skills, and is a model for many people to learn.
Combined with the background of the times at that time, he once wrote a poem "The drum wheel breaks the huge waves, and the wind sends the sunset home." Tomorrow morning the clouds clear, look up at the morning sun. On difficult days of state affairs, when heroes rise up. Time is like passing water, and it is not too late to awaken. ”
The heart of the fist is revealed between the lines, and at the same time, his accurate judgment of the general trend of the country's political situation also laid the ideological foundation for his firm choice of communism and communism in the future.
Because of his excellent organizational skills and charisma, he has a strong appeal among students. He used his appeal to actively participate in and lead local students to carry out a number of patriotic movements large and small.
In 1923, he was wanted by the government for leading students to carry out a campaign against bribery of provincial councilors, and was not allowed to flee to Shanghai, which also opened a new chapter in his short life.
Xu Jishen, who fled to Shanghai, entered Shanghai University, and was soon discovered by the school leaders, and soon was recommended by Xue Zixiang and Yue Xiangru, the head of the party department of the Kuomintang Shanghai University at that time, to be admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy.
Xu Jishen, who entered the Whampoa Military Academy, was finally able to eagerly learn his favorite military theoretical knowledge, and under the excellent talent, driven by ambition and diligence, he excelled in his homework and laid a solid foundation in military command.
During his studies in Huangpu, he joined the Communist Party of China, served as an alternate officer of the branch of the Whampoa Military Academy, and was the backbone of the Young Soldiers' Federation, and after graduation, he was quickly promoted from platoon commander to deputy company commander, company commander, captain of the student team of major officers, and squadron leader of the second squadron of the Guangzhou National Government Advanced Training Class, accumulating rich command and leadership experience for him.
Because of his bravery and good fighting in the First and Second Crusades, he rose to prominence in military merit, and his military talents were further developed in battle.
In 1926, the Guangdong Nationalist Government held the Northern Expedition, in which the Ye Ting Independent Regiment of the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, with Communists as the backbone, was the vanguard force, and Xu Jishen was sent to the second battalion as a battalion commander as an excellent party member.
He successively participated in famous battles such as Pingjiang, Tingsi Bridge, and Hesheng Bridge, commanded properly, and took the lead as a soldier, especially in the Battle of Hesheng bridge, he was seriously wounded and still insisted on fighting, which fully reflected his determination to sacrifice for his own choice and faith and for the progress of the country and the nation.
In 1927, he was appointed as the commander of the 72nd Regiment of the 24th Division, where Ye Ting was appointed commander, and during the battle with the rebel Xia Douyin, he was hit in the chest by a bullet at the critical moment when the regimental headquarters was encircled and suppressed, seriously wounded, and used the opportunity of medical treatment in Shanghai to engage in dangerous enemy intelligence work.
During this period, he used his connections in Shanghai to actively collect useful information, and at the same time resisted the criticism and slander of some people, as well as the various temptations of Wang Jingwei and the Kuomintang, insisted on his beliefs and choices, and firmly stood on the side of the party and the people.
In 1930, he was sent by the party to the Eyu-Anhui Soviet District, where he served as a member of the Eyu-Anhui Special Committee and the commander of the First Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which also made him the first Huangpu graduate to become a military commander.
At that time, the deputy commander of this army was the later founding marshal Xu Xiangqian, and it is conceivable that Xu Jishen's talent in the party and the army, as well as the party's attention and cultivation of him.
Xu Jishen, together with other major leaders of the First Army at that time, promoted the combination of the three Red Army units in the Soviet regions of northeastern Hubei, southeastern Henan, and western Anhui, and realized the unified command of the Red Army in Hubei and Anhui. ”
In both the visible battlefield and the invisible battlefield, Xu Jishen showed admirable courage and determination, giving full play to his talents and accumulating a high prestige in the army, but also laying the groundwork for his tragedy.
Such a young and promising military general full of ambitions for his country, with a bright future, should have continued to work hard for the future of his country, should have enjoyed the corresponding honors and treatment after victory, and his family should have been proud of him.
But everything was frozen at the age of 30, and it was accompanied by grief and grievances that did not die properly.
He was framed and retaliated against because he did not want to be co-opted, but these retaliations did not bring Xu Jishen's submission, making him even more resentful of the initiator.
It just so happened that the Kuomintang faction was carrying out a divisive strategy at that time, and these clumsy skills were recognized by the comrades-in-arms and old leaders above and below, and everyone believed that Xu Jishen was bold and loyal.
But this was deliberately used by people with hearts to arrest him on trumped-up charges, and to use inhuman punishment, intending to be beaten into confession, and eventually killed him.
His short life has been in the military, and the only descendant left is a son who cannot accompany him at a very young age, but because of Xu Jishen's "crime", he can only endure the humiliation of a low-key life.
It was not until the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China rehabilitated all the wrongly characterized victims in 1945, xu Jishen was able to settle his grievances, and in 1989 the Central Military Commission confirmed the list of 33 military experts, including Xu Jishen, that his son reacquainted himself with his father and was proud of his father.
Heroic and courageous, full of enthusiasm, sacrificing the small family for everyone, his intellect should be fully exerted on the battlefield, but it is not unladylike, fortunately, justice is late but not absent, and finally he can comfort the soul of the hero, the country has also successfully changed the world as he wished, the haze has finally dissipated, and the dawn has finally arrived.