1922, when Chen Yi, 2 1 year old, returned to his hometown, he did something that is still sung by the villagers. At that time, the countryside was extremely backward, with only some human-driven agricultural machinery installed before the Qing Dynasty. Take the cotton gin as an example, it takes three to five strong laborers to drive in turn, which is very inefficient.
One day, Chen Yi was walking by the Yangcha River, watching the flowing water, and suddenly felt that the cotton gin in the village was too heavy, which was time-consuming and laborious. Why not convert it into a hydraulic drive for the villagers? It also happens to apply the knowledge learned to the people and let the villagers realize the power of science and knowledge.
Chen Yi soon put his ideas into practice. After trial, the cotton gin reformed in Chen Yi not only saves labor, but also improves cotton ginning efficiency by more than one time. Villagers from Shili Baxiang came here to "see the strangeness". In the face of everyone's praise, Chen Yi was very happy.
Later, he wrote to Cai Hesen, a classmate studying in France, and applied to join the Socialist Youth League. Soon after, he received a reply from Cai Hesen, and the organization has agreed to his request. Chen Yi left his hometown at the beginning of 1923. Since then, we have firmly embarked on the road of proletarian revolution. Today, this hydraulic gin is still preserved in Chen Yi Life Story Exhibition Hall.
2. photos of creases
Chen Yi's Life Story Exhibition Hall has a photo with a deep crease, which was sent with Chen Yi's letter to his parents. During the Anti-Japanese War, it was extremely difficult, and today's preservation also reflects Chen Yi's lofty position in the hearts of the people.
At the end of 1943, Chen Yi left a poem "Go to Yan 'an to stay in Central China", that is, run to Yan 'an. After Chen Yi arrived in Yan 'an, he attended the Seventh National Congress held by the Central Committee in Yan 'an and was elected as the presidium and member of the Central Committee.
At that time, the whole party and army were carrying out the "rectification movement", in which Chen Yi actively participated. He often had heart-to-heart talks with Mao Zedong, exchanged letters, and introduced his gains in the "rectification" to Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong wrote back and praised: Your thoughts are pervasive and there are no obstacles. Since then, there have been smooth roads everywhere.
In the meantime, Chen Yi sent a photo of his work with a letter because he missed his parents in Sichuan. In order to prevent the letters from being intercepted by the Japanese puppet troops, Chen Yi changed the word "Yan 'an" to "Xi 'an" and signed it "Zhong Er Hongjingshu". After many twists and turns, the letter reached the parents smoothly. After the founding of New China, Chen Yi's parents gave this photo to Chen Yi's niece Chen Dezhen.
3. Expand the army during the break.
After breaking through the enemy blockade, the Red Army Corps came to Baishidu, Yizhang, Jiangxi, and rested here for a day. This was the only place where the Guangdong-Han Railway passed at that time. Railway construction has just started here, and many Hunan farmers come here to work.
They live in a shack made of pine trees, and 20 people live in a shed. They came here because their hometown suffered from natural disasters. They hoped to earn some money to support their families, but the foreman never paid them. In the face of natural disasters and diseases, workers suffer greatly, and some people who are weak are dying.
When the Red Army saw these Hunan farmers, it immediately distributed relief supplies, Gu Mi and pork, and clothes and articles. Some workers are eager to go home, and they also get travel expenses. Encouraged by the Red Army, workers came to the army in small groups and asked to join the revolutionary ranks.
Some old workers lamented that they could not join the Red Army: "It's a pity that I am old, otherwise I would join the Red Army and go with you." They said: "I have never seen such a good team in my life, and I have never seen such a team that really works for the interests of the people. You must succeed! "
For the new soldiers who joined the Red Army, the officers and men of the Red Army treated them very kindly. A large group of ragged workers suddenly became new soldiers in military uniforms. The next day, the troops continued to advance, and their strength increased by hundreds.
4. Join forces to cross the cable bridge in a basket.
On June 1935, the First Army of the Central Red Army and the First Army of the Red Fourth Front Army joined forces in Dawei Town. The Red Third Army Corps undertakes the tasks entrusted by the central authorities to maintain traffic and join forces with the Red Fourth Army. Peng personally led eleven regiments to Bigo village.
This is a village close to the mountain and facing the river. The bridge over the river was destroyed by the enemy. Looking across the river, the Red Fourth Army team is coming this way. Although both sides can hear clearly and can try their best to shout, the other side still can't hear clearly.
They used their quick wits to throw stones at each other, wrapped notes on the stones, and agreed to build a suspension bridge here. It is said that there is a bridge in the upper reaches of Yinian, and Peng He came to Yinian again. The cable bridge here has also been destroyed, leaving only one rope. On the other side of the river is the Red Fourth Army. Both sides still use Vigo method to throw stones at each other.
10 minutes later, I received this note: "I am Xu, and I arrived with a certain unit of the Red Fourth Army." "We are a member of the Third Corps, and we are here to meet you." Although contacted, the two sides still can't talk or cross the river, but they still look at each other across the river.
Just when it was difficult, the Red Army soldiers found it in the Woods on the river bank. So a fourth army soldier sat in the basket, tied the basket to a rope and swung slowly from the other side of the river. Then, Xu, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army, and other officers and men came one after another. The two sides finally succeeded in joining hands. Two days later, with the joint efforts of the First Army and the Fourth Army of the Red Army, the Vigo Suspension Bridge was finally erected successfully.
5, the red army female soldiers "review"
The Red Army broke through the natural barrier Lazikou, crossed Minshan and arrived at Hadapu in Tanchang, Gansu. After the troops entered the camp, all the vendors gathered around the Red Army troops. In order to avoid business congestion, all Red Army soldiers only send shoppers to buy things and use the ocean for business. The masses think that the Red Army speaks kindly and its business is fair, so many people are not noisy at all and are a little surprised.
What's more interesting here is that several Han and Hui peasant women are interested in female soldiers doing political work in the Red Army. They think that the behavior of these female soldiers is obviously female, but a closer look shows that they are all dressed in military uniforms, Ma Xie, wrapped in leggings and equipped with pistols, which makes them suspicious.
So several peasant women took a lesbian home with special affection, because they still had some doubts about whether the female warrior was a man or a woman, so they "inspected" the female warrior.
At that time, the female soldiers of the Red Army were puzzled, and everyone smiled in surprise. The peasant woman who "carried out the inspection" went one step further and invited the red female soldiers to the kang (sleeping on the earthen kang in the north, all the guests were invited to the kang, but the female kang only invited female guests). The lesbians were not only invited to the kang, but also invited to dinner by the peasant woman.
Although no peasant woman invited them to dinner, all the catering units bought mutton and white flour, salt and oil. Compared with eating wild herbs in snowy grassland, the situation of not tasting salt and oil for several months is like "a bird trapped in a cage, once it escapes, it soars in the air."
After a short break, the Red Army continued to March into northern Shaanxi, which was welcomed by the masses along the way because it advocated the discipline of going north to resist Japan and not committing crimes in autumn.
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