□ Jiang Yanyuan

Shen (19 18- 1993), formerly known as Shen, was born in a poor peasant family in Jia Cun, Hushan Township, Yongding County. /kloc-0 joined the Chinese red army of workers and peasants in March, 1932, and/kloc-0 joined the China * * * production party in May, 1935. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he served as a soldier and a young officer in Fujian Military Region, Shao * * International Division and the Second Division of the Red Army. Participated in the fourth and fifth counter-campaigns against "encirclement and suppression", Zhangzhou Campaign and the Long March in the Central Soviet Area. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he served as instructor of cavalry battalion of the first division of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, instructor of the 26th regiment, captain and political commissar of the second division of the armed forces. Participate in battles such as Pingxingguan and Hundred Regiments War. During the War of Liberation, he served as the political commissar of the Teaching Brigade of the Fourth Division of Ximan in Northeast China, the political commissar of the Cavalry Corps, the political commissar of the 49th Army147th Division/44 1 Regiment, and led his troops to participate in the Liaoshen, Ping Jin and Crossing the River campaigns. After the founding of New China, he served as the head and deputy head of the 436th Regiment of the 49th Army146th Division of the People's Liberation Army, the acting commander of the Fifth Artillery Division, the commander of the Sixth Artillery Division of the Beijing Military Region, the head of the joint artillery group, the deputy commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, the deputy commander of the Jiangxi Military Region and the artillery commander of the Fuzhou Military Region. Participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Golden Gate artillery battle and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam.

1955 was awarded the rank of senior colonel, and was awarded the 3rd Class August 1st Medal, 3rd Class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and 2nd Class Medal of Liberation. 1988 was awarded the Second Class Red Star Meritorious Medal. 1993 died in Fuzhou.

Embark on the revolutionary road

Shen's childhood was tragic. When he was born, his father died of illness, and his mother took three children to make a living by renting the landlord's thin land. He witnessed the landlord's various difficulties and beatings to his mother. These sufferings were deeply imprinted in the young Shen's heart and deepened his hatred of the old society. As he grew older, he heard that the Red Army of Workers and Peasants was committed to protecting the poor and making decisions for them. From then on, while looking for the Red Army, he worked as an apprentice in a tailor's shop.

At the beginning of 1932, the Red Army prepared to attack Zhangzhou. After learning this news, Shen, who was only 14 years old, left his hometown alone and resolutely defected to the Red Army. Seeing that he was still childish, the army leaders told him to come back as a Red Army in two years. Shen was in a hurry and told the Red Army about his tragic experience. Seeing Shen's indomitable naked face, our army leaders moved with compassion and approved Shen's request to join the Red Army. In this way, Shen, who is not tall, joined the Red Army team. From then on, there was a heavy Hong Haier in the team.

Military life

1April, 932, Shen's Raohepu guerrillas were ordered to cooperate with the East Route Army to attack Zhangzhou. Zhangzhou was stationed by Zhang zhen, the commander of the Kuomintang Lieutenant General, with eight regiments and nearly 10,000 people, and was well armed. The red army's weapons are extremely crude, and about one third of the people have no guns, so they can only fight against the broken natives. This is Shen's first large-scale battle after joining the revolutionary ranks. /kloc-at the age of 0/4, Shen was not afraid at all. He is brave and tenacious on the battlefield. Under the attack of the Red Army, the enemy was completely defeated, and Zhang zhen and others rushed to Zhangpu from the hurried pass. The Red Army won the battle of Zhangzhou. Although Shen is young, he is outstanding in the battle.

On the way to the 25,000-mile Long March, I participated in various battles and campaigns such as Xiangjiang Campaign, Shicheng Blockade Campaign, Zunyi Campaign, Chishui Campaign, crossing Wujiang River, flying over Luding Bridge and taking Lazikou. As a health worker, Shen often distributes dry food to his comrades. When crossing the grassland, he often protects the wounded at the end, crosses the vast grassland with his comrades and spends the most difficult days on the way to the Long March. On the way to the Long March, Shen was still a model of "expanding the Red Army". Wherever the team goes, he will pick up gongs and drums, dance and sing, publicize our army's policy of expanding the Red Army, and expand a lot of soldiers for the army, sometimes adding more than 100 people a day.

After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, in order to form the national anti-Japanese national united front, the second national cooperation began. The first division of the Red Army Corps was reorganized into an independent regiment of the 115 th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and Shen was appointed as the director of the youth department of the independent regiment. Many soldiers are quite resistant to the idea of changing the Red Army of Workers and Peasants into the National Revolutionary Army, especially to completely change their clothes and wear a "blue sky and day" hat badge. Shen, who was only 19 years old, quickly grasped the spirit of the strategic decision-making of the CPC Central Committee and carried out detailed publicity and education work for the soldiers, making everyone realize that the most important danger at present is the Japanese invasion of China, and it is the last word to put national interests first and strive to resist Japan and save the country. Changing clothes will not change the original intention of the Red Army to serve the people.

1September, 937, the battle against the Japanese army started. Facing the two wings of the Japanese army, the Shen Independence Regiment has several times the strength of our army and excellent weapons. Compared with the Japanese army, our army's equipment is far from perfect, so it is almost impossible to win this tough battle. Shen encouraged front-line soldiers not to forget national hatred and vowed to kill the enemy. The soldiers and men of our army are United in strength and fought bloody battles. The situation is very tragic. The independent regiment has been resisting the enemy and finally succeeded in completing this almost impossible task. The success of the first battle of the independent regiment greatly inspired the anti-Japanese morale of the people throughout the country.

1938, 1 15 division established the jinchaji military region, and Shen served as the instructor of the independent cavalry battalion in the first division of jinchaji. Due to limited conditions, the cavalry company lacks strong horses. Shen led a dozen soldiers to sneak into the enemy station and steal horses. After being discovered by the enemy, the enemy fired wildly at the squad, and a row of bullets hit Shen's right leg. Due to the lack of medical care and medicine at that time, amputation was a necessary means to save his life. Shen flatly refused: "I can't cut off my leg. How can I fight without it? "Later, the district leaders invited Dr. Bethune. Without anesthetic, Dr. Bethune straightened Shen's bent right leg with skillful technique. Shen can finally stand up again.

During the War of Liberation, Shen participated in famous battles and battles such as Liaoshen, Ping Jin and Crossing the River, and successfully completed the combat mission. In the northeast, he showed excellent command ability. He is cool-headed, flexible in command and never foolhardy. In the last bandit-chasing campaign on Nenjiang Plain, the soldiers chased the remnants of the enemy, but Shen suddenly ordered to stop. He said: "There must be something fishy about the bandits fleeing in an orderly manner." The words sound just fell and bandits several times our army rushed out from behind a hill. Because of the long distance, our army was able to evacuate safely.

After the founding of New China, Shen took part in the battles and battles of suppressing bandits in Guangxi, resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, shelling Jinmen, aiding Vietnam to resist U.S. aggression, and Vietnam's self-defense counterattack, and successfully completed various combat tasks. In Guangxi, it is the most important thing to rely on and mobilize the masses in order to eliminate bandits and eliminate pesticides for the people as soon as possible. He climbed mountains, walked around villages, learned about people's feelings and got a lot of information. Because of overwork, his leg, which was badly injured in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, fell ill again, his feet were covered with sores and he was often sweating, but he still insisted on visiting the poor and asking questions. An old Miao people knew that Shen was a Red Army and said, "Our team is back!" It can be seen that the Red Army is a team that truly stands up for the people, and it also makes Shen deeply realize the importance of the mass base in eliminating gangsters. After a period of hard work, it laid a good foundation for the comprehensive suppression of bandits. He was an artillery leader for a long time. In order to improve the military and political quality of artillery, he often went deep into the army and set an example.

I dare not forget my country when I retire.

In his later years, Shen Wenzhong often said three words: "I miss my comrades-in-arms and friends. With them, my illness will get better." I've been fighting all my life. I hope for world peace and the early reunification of the motherland. I miss my hometown folks, and I will return to my roots later. After Shen retired, he still cared about the future and destiny of the party and the country and made suggestions for army building. In order to educate future generations, he provided a lot of historical materials of revolutionary war. His articles include: Conquering Zhangzhou, Remembering International Young Teachers, Our Teacher Peng, From Western Fujian to Northern Shaanxi, Ten Programs for Resisting Japan and Saving the Nation, Records of War, Notes on Fighting Bandits, Several Links to Open the Situation in Liujiang County, Miao People Love the Red Army, How Cannibals Fight Accurately, etc. After retirement, he devoted most of his energy to providing information and writing articles. In those articles, he hardly described his achievements, but showed the achievements of leaders and comrades.

Do your best to die.

People often say, "Do your best until you die." Shen's career in his hometown can be said to be: "Do your best until you die." He loves his native land and solves his worries for the people. 1972, there is no decent road in my hometown, and the exchange of material information can't keep up. The leaders of Hushan Commune asked their superiors to build "Yanghu (Xiayang to Hushan) Highway". Shen fully supported highway construction and reported the situation to the leaders of relevant provincial departments through various channels. Under his running, the first highway in Hushan Township was successfully built. During the period of 1987, the leaders of Hushan Township reported to Shen the lack of funds for rebuilding the Saihua-Sanlaizhou highway. At that time, 70-year-old Shen, accompanied by his wife, limped to the relevant provincial departments for funds, and finally won 60,000 yuan for road construction funds from the provincial old district office. 1988, in order to help my hometown get rid of poverty and get rich faster, with Shen's efforts, the provincial science and technology commission invested nearly100000 yuan to plant the precious medicinal material Morinda officinalis on a large scale.

In the early 1970s, the Shen couple returned to their hometown again and saw a group of children who could only study in very poor conditions. Once it rains, they have to go home from school. This scene deeply hurt Shen's heart. He found Chen, the vice governor in charge of education at that time, many times and reflected Hushan's educational predicament to him. Deeply moved, Comrade Chen specially allocated 6.5438+0.4 million yuan to build the teaching building of Hushan Middle School and Primary School, ending the history of "Sun School" in his hometown. 1at the beginning of 993, Shen was seriously ill. He repeatedly told his wife to visit his hometown more for him and try his best to help the villagers solve some practical difficulties. Finally, he took out all his 3000 yuan savings and donated it to Lijia Primary School.

1June 1993, Shen died in Fuzhou. The war left him with more than a dozen gunshot wounds, and one bullet remained in his cervical vertebra to death. In his revolutionary career of more than 60 years, Shen has always been loyal to the cause of * * *. His revolutionary spirit, lofty moral character and excellent command ability are always worth remembering and learning.

Shen is worthy of being a good son of the people in western Fujian! (The author is from the Party History Research Office of Yongding District Committee of Longyan City. )

(Excerpted from Red Culture Weekly)