Before I went to Guangzhou, I contacted Zhu Jiang's son Zhu Hai and explained my intention to go to Guangdong. It suddenly occurred to me that I should ask Zhu Hai, is Zhu from an ancient village? Because the Zhujiajian family has several sources in Huaiyin and Lianshui, they are of the same clan. So I asked with information: "Are you Zhu with the former Lianshui county magistrate and great scholar Zhu Yiwei, or Zhu with the martyr Zhu?" The answer is: "I don't know either of them. My father is a scholar, and I worship the word. " Oh, after a long time, it turned out to be the Zhu family in the ancient village. I quickly replied, "You and I are family and equal brothers." Suddenly narrowed the distance. At noon the next day, I gave up my rest and opened the genealogy of Zhu Family in Guzhai to look for it. It doesn't matter if you don't check. After investigation, you know that Zhu Jiang is the eldest son of Zhu Yueshan. Zhu Yueshan, Chen Shutong, Wan Jinpei,,, Xue Huafu, Wang and others were the representatives engaged in the work of saving the nation in party member during the Lianshui Revolution and the early Anti-Japanese War. After the July 7th Incident, Zhu Yueshan left Suzhou Army Prison with Sun Zi and went to Yan 'an. Soon, he was sent to Shanghai to work underground.
On the morning of 9th, we met the old man Zhu Jiang in the small living room of an army hostel. Zhu Jiang, aged 9 1 year, came in a wheelchair and moved to a chair with the help of others. The old man is old, his ears are a little back, his hair is a little long and his beard is longer. It's a little fairy wind
Speaking of that year, the old man Zhu Jiang told us: At that time, local troops were reorganized, and small regiments and companies were changed into organizational companies and regiments. In this way, Company 7 became an organizational platoon, with a machine gun squad and three rifle squads, with about 40 people, and rose to Company 4 of 19 regiment. After arriving at the main force, the main force originally dispatched by the 10 brigade was localized. Song Dingxiang, who was re-elected as the company commander for seven times in the independent regiment, continued to serve as the company commander, and Xu Xingmin (Anhui native) came to the company as the company commander instructor. Zhu Jiang is the assistant coach of the company. Company 7 is the main company, plus two combat classes of the original company 4, and then some soldiers are transferred from other companies to form a new company 4. The new company 4 was named "Liu Lao Zhuang Lian", holding high the heroic banner and starting a new journey.
1944, Liu Laozhuang joined the 19 regiment in the local counter-offensive campaign in East China. They attacked Heshunchang Company and Chenjiagang. In the second half of the year, I went west with seven brigades and recovered the base area in Huaibei. Subsequently, they marched into Huainan to stop the occupation and friction of stubborn troops. 1In August, 945, the Seventh Brigade returned to the east to fight with the Eighth Brigade to liberate Huai 'an City. In the battle, the 2nd Battalion of 19 Regiment served as the main attack. The troops carried out the approaching action, and then soaked the quilt and covered it on the big table. The soldiers attacked the table. Climb the ladder in the southeast corner of the city and enter the city for street fighting. Finally, the puppet troops were eliminated and Huai 'an City was liberated.
After that, the Second Battalion rested in Huai 'an for a period of time and went to Huaiyin to be incorporated into the northeast.
In the black water of that white mountain, Zhu Jiang and other soldiers of Liu Laozhuang Company, together with Lu Ji's comrades, fought in Xiushui River for the first time; Three wars in Jiangnan; Linjiang Ancient City, Bao Si; During the Liaoshen Campaign, Liu Laozhuang even stopped the Liao Yaoxiang Corps of the Kuomintang Army in western Liaoning and fled to Shenyang. The 6th longitudinal set fire to the whole line in Lijiawo shack area, and each longitudinal fought bloody battles again from dawn to dusk, which made great contributions and sacrifices for the final victory of Liaoshen Campaign. The 2nd Battalion of the former 19 Regiment changed four battalion commanders on this day. Song Dingxiang, the former company commander of Company 4 and promoted to battalion commander of Battalion 2, died at this time. Zhu Jiang said that when Acheng was reorganized, a company of veterans who went from northern Jiangsu probably did not exceed 10, which shows that the attrition was serious and the fighting was cruel.
After the Liaoshen Campaign, the People's Liberation Army has taken the initiative in the war. Therefore, shortly after the Liaoshen Campaign, the 6th Battalion, as the vanguard of the Northeast Field Army, entered the customs in advance to cooperate with the Peiping-Tianjin Campaign of the North China Field Army. After all the Northeast Field Army entered the customs, they went south ahead of time to cooperate with the Central Plains Field Army to prepare for crossing the river. Then chase the enemy thousands of miles and liberate Guangzhou city; Cross the sea to attack Hainan Island.
Since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Zhu Jiang has been working in the army. He was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1955, and later served as the deputy commander of the fortieth army.
The second person I want to know when I go to Guangzhou is Xin Li, an old man. When I was studying the local party history, I mistakenly thought that Li had been retiring in Guangxi. So, I want to find a clue. Who knows, when talking with my second son, Wu Hai, I learned that Li Lao died a few years ago, and the Li family was in Guangzhou, which was my own. I am ecstatic. In the afternoon, I contacted Li Xiaoling, Li Lao's daughter, explained my identity, told my purpose, and proposed to visit on the third morning. The other party is very enthusiastic. But Xin Li's wife insisted on seeing us when she heard about it. Because of poor health, she wanted to hang water for treatment in the morning, so she asked us to meet in the afternoon instead Xin Li was born in Fengxian. Like him, he was also one of the young people who rose from Feng Pei, Xiao and Dang in the 1938 Army to the 685th Regiment, the main force of the Eighth Route Army. After arriving in Hulu, Li Xin worked as a cadre in the regimental headquarters. Around 1942, in order to streamline the army and simplify activities, Li Xin worked as an assistant instructor in the 2nd Battalion, working with the 2nd Battalion. From 1943, the battalion commander Pan Liming and the instructor Ding Guanghui were injured and left the army to cultivate. The second battalion was led by Li Xin. The relevant situation before and after the Battle of Liulaozhuang comes from Li Xin's memories. In the process of meeting the old man Shan Yin the next day, the old man once said to Li Xincong's children: "This company is brought by your father!"
The next afternoon, we went to the residence of Li Xin's eldest son Dongyang as promised, and met Mrs. Li, her daughter and two sons. Through the conversation, I learned that the old lady is from Kaiping, Guangdong. I immediately asked: Aunt, are you also called Hainan Island? The old man answered yes. This is also a revolutionary family. At that time, the old lady pursued the truth in turbulent times and devoted herself to the revolutionary tide, just like "Years of Burning Passion", where she found her true love and emotional home.
Li Xin moved from an old man to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport in 1950s and 1960s to support local construction. The battle between Liu Laozhuang and Li Laozhuang was the most unforgettable battle in Li Lao's life. He always wanted to be with his comrades who died in Liulaozhuang a hundred years later. Therefore, when we talked with the Li family about Fengxian in our hometown, past lives in Huaiyin, and Li Lao's funeral, the old lady and elder sister choked in their throats and their eyes were moist. The old lady said that Li Lao wanted to choose Liu Laozhuang as his home before his death, and asked General Song Weishi to contact the Nanjing Military Region for this matter, but it didn't come true. This has become the regret of the Li family forever. This shows that Li Lao's feelings for the 82 martyrs of Liu Laozhuang are profound.
When you see a hurry, you have to part. We waved goodbye in the Li family's reluctant affection. After returning to Huaiyin, I sent a short message to all my friends in Guangzhou, thanking them for their help. Li Xiaoling wrote back: "Your arrival this time has brought us closer to our hometown, and let us know more about the history and heroism of our fathers' bloody battles. Good luck with the exhibition and the opening of the memorial hall as scheduled. "
On the second night in Guangzhou, I called Wei Xiangcheng's home. Wei is always the third old man we want to see. The phone number was given by Xin Li from her daughter, and the voice on the other end of the phone was a woman's voice. I asked you what's your name? "I am Wei Xiangcheng's wife." "Then I call you grandma! , "the other party replied, I explained the purpose, told to go to her house tomorrow morning. Who knows that the next morning, we contacted Mr. Yu Boda, vice president of the Military History Research Association of the New Fourth Army in Guangzhou, and decided to have a discussion with him first. After noon 12, the mobile phone rang, and Mrs. Wei asked why she agreed to go to his house in the morning. Said she and Lao Wei were still waiting to have dinner together. Oh, no, I'm busy explaining on the phone. Later, I left in a hurry and rushed to Lao Wei's home.
Lao Wei is from Fengxian. He is 92 years old. Before retiring, he was the deputy commander of Air Force 12. In fact, a few years ago, I heard that I came to Huai 'an in 2005 and went to Liulaozhuang Cemetery to pay homage to the martyrs. At that time, Lao Wei was suffering from cancer, but he burst into tears in the cemetery and remembered his comrades.
Lao Wei lives in Tianhe cadre's rest home of Guangzhou Air Force. The old man had just fallen asleep when we arrived, and Grandma Wei told him that we had arrived. Lao Wei immediately stood up and shook hands with us to welcome us. He said to us in a hoarse guttural voice, "why don't you come to my house for lunch?" We waited until one o'clock! " The old lady apologized that they didn't leave contact information after answering the phone last night because they were inexperienced. After telling Lao Wei, the old couple waited for us for a long time the next morning. I'm too anxious to get in touch. So I called the homes of two old comrades-in-arms, and then I transferred to the home of Zhu Jiang's eldest son, Zhu Hai, and contacted us. After listening to this, we also feel full of apologies.
Later, Lao Wei talked with us about history. He showed us a manuscript of "Three Guerrillas in Su, Yu and Wan", which introduced in detail the origin, main force and changes of "Liu Lao Zhuang Lian" and its brother Lian San Lian. It turned out that Lao Wei was an old soldier of the Third Guerrilla Brigade of Jiangsu, Henan and Anhui, and Lao Wei's information gave us a closer understanding of the war years.
Lao Wei talked to us about Huaiyin. With a strong Fengxian accent, he counted Lao Zhangji, Huamian Village, Dingjizi, Wulizhuang and Wang Yingzi for us ... At that time, Lao Wei was a heroic reconnaissance platoon leader under Hu Bingyun and often lived alone in enemy-occupied Huaiyin. The old man took out a short story he wrote when he was doing reconnaissance a few years ago. These two stories were published in Southern Weekend, with Modern Grass Boat Borrowing Arrows as the lead, which was very touching. The old man's voice was hoarse, so I talked to him with a pen. I saw the name of the local cadre "Liu" in his article. I wrote that Liu's uncle was a gentry Ma Ji, and the old man trembled and wrote the words "My master, the green red gang" in response. Then he told me in a hoarse voice: Ma wrote to me after liberation ... and immediately burst into tears. Although his vocal cords were broken, his voice was hoarse and tore his heart and lungs. I immediately understood what was going on, and tears welled up in my eyes. I tried to stop it, but I couldn't for a moment. He is too old to comfort his back. He just said loudly: this is history, a great history, and no one can change it ... An old man still remembers his help and kindness to a Democrat, which he will never forget, not to mention his feelings for his comrades-in-arms and the people.
Talking about the hometown of Si Lianchang Bai, patting his chest, Bai is definitely from Chang 'an County, Shaanxi Province. Lao Wei said that he should tell him personally that White Temple is his hometown. In the following time, I wrote to Chang 'an District, Xi City, Shaanxi Province for investigation. Lao Zhao of the local civil affairs bureau told me by phone that there are only four martyrs named Bai in their district, but he told me that the local Bai is a big family with a large population, which makes me believe that Bai's hometown is Chang 'an District, but I can't make a detailed investigation. As time goes by, we may have blurred the hometown of martyrs forever.
Two hours passed quickly in the conversation. We got up to say goodbye, and the old man held me tightly in his hands and told me: Come again before leaving, and I will accompany you to dinner; If you want to use the car, just tell me and arrange it. We thanked them again and again, and the two old people stopped talking when they were sent to the elevator. Before I left Guangzhou, I didn't go to Lao Wei's home. It's not that I'm negligent, but that I subjectively want to invalidate this agreement. When I visited Guangtao in old Li Man before, I had the feeling that they came from the war years and now enjoy their old age and the happiness brought by peace. We should create more opportunities for them to enjoy the wonderful time every day in peace.