In 1974, Chairman Mao personally reviewed the list of National Day spectators. The staff sent it again and again, but it was returned.
Finally, he wrote it himself and added a name: Xiao Hua .
During the Cultural Revolution, Chairman Mao once said personally: must protect Xiao Hua. But before that, Xiao Hua had disappeared for nearly seven years.
Why did this 39-year-old founding general receive so much love from the Chairman? What kind of setbacks did he go through in life? Where did he go?
When he was young, he joined the army. Chairman Mao said: This child will have a great future.
On January 21, 1916, Xiao Hua was born into a poor family in , Xingguo County, . This is an ancient county with a long history, and it is also the Red Army County, Martyrs County and General County that Chairman Mao later inscribed as "Rejuvenating the Country by Model".
Xiao Hua's parents were early members of the Communist Party. He received revolutionary influence from an early age. He was intelligent and intelligent, and was determined to "overthrow the warlords" and "eradicate the great powers." joined the "Youth Cadre Club" when he was 11 years old, joined the Youth League at 12 years old and joined the Party at 14 years old. is a local "little prodigy" and a "little revolution".
In February 1929, Xingguo County launched the second armed riot and occupied the county seat.
Immediately, Chairman Mao led the Fourth Red Army to come here. At Luojiang Academy, the clever Xiao Hua squeezed out of the crowd and met Chairman Mao for the first time.
Chairman Mao lectured on "revolution" to everyone. The villagers all listened, and laughter and applause broke out from time to time. Xiao Hua is the most active one and the one who studies most seriously.
In March 1930, Chairman Mao came to to rejuvenate the country for the second time. One day, Xiao Hua was working at the Youth League County Committee. Suddenly, a guard ran in and asked: Have you seen Xiao Hua? "That's who I am." The guard looked at the 14-year-old boy and said with a smile: He's not even older than me! After laughing, he said: Go quickly, Comrade Mao wants to talk to you.
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Happiness comes very suddenly, but also very uneasy. Xiao Hua followed the guard to the pavilion and saw the chairman at a glance. He shouted a report, and the chairman put down his book and walked over with a smile: Are you the very capable Xiao Hua?
After a few family conversations, the chairman saw that Xiao Hua was no longer nervous, so he asked about the work of the Xingguo Communist Youth League. Xiao Hua reported everything one by one, and the chairman nodded repeatedly. After the conversation, he was left to eat a meal of dumplings.
In less than a year, the Xingguo Youth League organization has achieved great development in 14 districts and more than 60 townships. Group after group of young people joined the revolutionary ranks. During the first expansion of the Soviet area alone, more than 10,000 young people from Xingguo joined the Red Army.
After that, Chairman Mao had six conversations with Xiao Hua. He talked to him about history, revolution, and situation, and also listened to Xiao Hua talk about work and ideas.
After that, Chairman Mao and Xiao Hua actually established a teacher-student friendship.
In the second half of 1930, Xiao Hua was ordered to serve as a youth member of the Political Department of the Red Army. Luo Ronghuan received him cordially and gave him the important task of establishing the Communist Youth League of China. He took Xiao Hua's hand and said: When Comrade Mao handed you over to me, he said to me, "This child will have a great future." I believe you will be able to complete the task well.
Participated in the revolution, capable of both civil and martial arts and repeatedly performed outstanding achievements
In May 1931, Xiao Hua served as the Youth Minister of the Political Department of the 1st Red Army. He can read music, play the flute, and is good at playing the dulcimer. He attaches great importance to the cultural and sports work in the army and founded the "Warrior Drama Club".
One day, Chairman Mao came to watch the drama "Snow in Mount Lu". Unexpectedly, on the stage, Luo Ruiqing, Lin Biao, Nie Rongzhen and other generals became actors. This is Silver's masterpiece.
In May 1935, during the Long March of the Red Army, they decided to cross the river from Anshunchang and Luding Bridge. Xiao Hua was responsible for crossing the river from Anshun Field and then rushing to rescue the Luding Bridge. On
29, they came to Haizi Mountain and found that an enemy regiment was in danger. At that time, the enemy implemented a blockade on a steep stone wall and relied on a natural crack. Xiao Hua organized strong attacks several times, but was beaten back.
In desperation, he carefully observed the surrounding terrain and found that he could not get around it. He could only find a way to get under the stone wall and use a ladder to fight back.A machine gun surged to suppress the enemy's firepower. Xiao Hua took the opportunity to shout: Communists, follow me!
He jumped out and rushed towards the stone wall, and the soldiers followed him one after another. Two grenades were thrown down, less than 5 meters away from Xiao Hua, and the guards immediately knocked Xiao Hua down. After two loud noises, Xiao Hua suddenly got up and rushed forward with the soldiers again.
Finally, they rushed to the foot of the stone wall. The soldiers set up a ladder and climbed up. They exchanged fire fiercely with the enemy and won the victory in less than 20 minutes.
The one on the left is Xiao Hua
On October 19, 1935, the Central Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi. With a thorn in his back, Chiang Kai-shek coerced 75 divisions of the Northeastern Army to carry out "encirclement and suppression" in the base area. Chairman Mao assessed the situation and decided to organize a war of annihilation in Zhiluo Town, Fuping County.
Xiao Hua led the Red 1 group to block the attack on the mountain behind. When the Red Army detachment lured the enemy's leading 109th Division in, the battle began immediately. Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai decided to visit the front line of the 1st Red Army in person.
Near noon, the enemy desperately broke through. A group of enemy troops rushed out from the gaps in the positions of the 2nd Red Division and fled westward. "Chairman is in that direction ", Xiao Hua instantly realized the danger.
He organized scattered soldiers and quickly charged towards the fleeing enemies. He shouted: For the safety of Chairman Mao and to capture Niu Yuanfeng alive, we must resolutely kill the enemy . Later in the battle, Xiao Hua personally led the soldiers to fight with bayonets.
Under the heroic fighting of the soldiers, the 109th Division was completely wiped out, and the division commander Niu Yuanfeng was also killed. This was also the first victory achieved by the Red Army after arriving in northern Shaanxi.
In 1936, the Red Army began its Eastern Expedition. Xiao Hua served as the political commissar of the 2nd Red Division, the main force of the Eastern Expedition. At the end of the month, the troops crossed the Yellow River eastward, and Yan Xishan's Yellow River defense line was continuously torn open. On March 2, the 2nd Red Division followed the order and ambushed the enemy behind Duijiuyu.
The battle was fierce. The enemy relied on the cave dwellings on the mountain to hold on, and artillery fire fell like raindrops on the position of the 2nd Red Division. Xiao Hua, who was commanding at the front, climbed onto a slope in order to better observe the enemy's situation. As soon as he got up, he felt his left leg being hit hard. When he lowered his head, he saw that his trousers were stained red and blood was flowing all over the floor. The soldiers wanted to carry him down, but he didn't want to. Just in time to see reinforcements from the 4th Red Division arriving, he took the opportunity to encourage: 2 Division and 4th Division compete to see who is the hero and who is the hero.
This injury was the only one in Xiao Hua's military career. Comrades always say: Xiao Hua is a lucky general. If his gun has eyes, don't hit him.
When Chairman Mao saw him, his first sentence was: You are out of luck when you cross the river this time.
A talented man and a beautiful woman, Chairman Mao personally acted as a matchmaker. In 1938, Xiao Hua took the initiative to apply to study in Yan'an. He has two purposes for this trip. One is to prepare systematic knowledge and make up for the lessons. The second is to visit a lively and beautiful Sichuan girl.
Her name is Wang Xinlan, and they met in Yan'an a year ago. Xiao Hua often holds a photo of her and giggles alone. At this time, he was only 22 years old, already the political commissar of the 343rd Brigade, with great military exploits, but he was still a young man.
Xiao Hua and Wang Xinlan
Xiao Hua, who was preparing to rush to Yan'an, suddenly received an order. Chairman Mao personally ordered him to organize a small team to approach the Hebei-Shandong Border Region to lead the revolutionary struggle and open up an anti-Japanese base area. Luo Ronghuan, who received the telegram, knew what Xiao Hua was thinking and had to let Xiao Hua read it himself. After reading it, Xiao Hua said calmly: The war is important. If anyone goes to Yan'an, just send a letter.
html In mid-January, Xiao Hua came to the Eighth Route Army headquarters in Taihang Mountain and asked Zhu De and Peng Dehuai for instructions on the mission. Suddenly, a telegram sent directly from Yan'an to the headquarters interrupted his trip. It turned out that Chairman Mao personally sent it, asking him to wait at the headquarters for a few days, and Wang Xinlan arrived soon after.Chairman Mao had already heard about his relationship with Wang Xinlan. Once, while walking along the Yan'an River, he saw Wang Xinlan and several female companions laughing and singing. He called Wang Xinlan over and asked her with a smile if she was Xiao Hua's girlfriend. The shy Wang Xinlan replied: I don’t know.
Chairman Mao joked again that Xiao Hua was going to the Bohai Sea, which is very close to Japan and can be reached by boat. He also joked: If you don't go to Xiao Hua, be careful that a Japanese girl snatches him away. Wang Xinlan pretended not to care: Just take it away, I'm not afraid.
After several jokes, Chairman Mao asked her: I will find a way to send you to Taihang Mountain immediately. Do you think it is okay? At this time, Wang Xinlan no longer hesitated and quickly replied: is good!
In this way, Wang Xinlan, as the director of the radio station of the Close Column, was sent to the Taihang Mountains to reunite with Xiao Hua. After that, they got married and stayed together for the rest of their lives.
Great victories were won one after another, and important tasks were entrusted again and again.
On August 15, 1945, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the domestic situation became increasingly complex and tense. Xiao Hua is in the northeast at this time. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek unilaterally declared "an armistice between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, except in the Northeast." The Northeast was the forefront of the resistance, and the war never stopped.
From April to May 1946, Xiao Hua led the 3rd Column of the South Manchuria Military Region in the "Three Battles of Benxi" and wiped out more than 4,000 enemies. " Anhai Battle", annihilated the 551st Regiment of the 184th Division and 1 battalion of the 550th Regiment, killing and wounding more than 1,200 people. The Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao called three times to commend and encourage him.
In October 1947, the Kuomintang gathered 8 main divisions and 100,000 troops to invade Southern Manchuria again. Xiao Hua decisively adopted the tactics of avoiding its front, attacking one part of it, and looking for opportunities to counterattack. After careful analysis, he targeted the enemy's 25th Division and gave 5 sufficient opinions. In the end, in the "Battle of Xinkailing", he captured 5,877 people below the division commander and deputy division commander, killed and wounded 3,150 people, and achieved a great victory. . Chairman Mao personally drafted the commendation telegram.
March 1949, before the national victory. Chairman Mao personally came to Xiao Hua and asked him to lead a team to Hungary to participate in the Second World Youth Festival. On August 28, he delivered a passionate speech at the World Youth Day, which received thunderous applause and showed the world the image of vibrant Chinese youth.
Xiao Hua was awarded the title
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xiao Hua served as deputy director of general affairs. He presided over the formulation of the "Instructions on Implementing Cultural Education in the Military", founded the "Political Work Newsletter", etc. According to records, Chairman Mao trusted Xiao Hua very much, and many approval documents included instructions to "hand it over to Xiao Hua for handling."
One night in September 1955, Chairman Mao personally called Xiao Hua and asked him to go to Zhongnanhai to talk. During this night conversation, the chairman talked to Xiao Hua about his family background, and said seriously: , you and I are both murderous. After becoming a communist, six members of my family died, and four members of your family died.
The conversation lasted until 1:30 in the morning. Chairman Mao finally gave his instructions: , you are very young and have experienced some things, so you should take care of yourself. After , we had this conversation several times, sometimes even until 3 a.m. in the morning.
From September to November 1964, Xiao Hua, who had gone through the flames of war, imprisoned himself in a small building next to West Lake. He carefully reviewed his own battle history, and especially wanted to display the Long March he experienced in a panoramic manner, preferably in a poem. After consulting a large amount of information and concentrating on creation for three months, "Long March Suite" came out.
Xiao Hua and the Long March Suite
3 years later, Xiao Hua, then Director of General Political Affairs, and his "Long March Suite" suffered the impact of the Cultural Revolution, and his home was confiscated. After receiving the news, Chairman Mao made it clear: must protect Xiao Hua.
However, one day in early 1968, Silver was quietly taken away. He was secretly locked up, forced to confess, tortured, and tortured many times. His wife Wang Xinlan was also imprisoned for three years.
September 1974, the eve of the 25th anniversary of the founding of New China. When Chairman Mao personally reviewed the list of attendees, he read and re-read it and backed out again and again. Finally, he personally picked up the pen and added two names on it: Xiao Hua and Liu Zhijian .
Xiao Hua was released. He was taken to the Jingxi Hotel . After some freshening and grooming, Xiao Hua, dressed in military uniform and full of energy, stood on the Tiananmen Gate Tower on National Day and stood side by side with Chairman Mao.
Xiao Hua, who disappeared seven years later, stood on the National Day viewing platform with Chairman Mao.
On August 12, 1985, Xiao Hua murmured on his deathbed: Over the years, the party has trained me, but I He has done too little for the party and the people.
If I want to draw a conclusion about the relationship between Chairman Mao and Xiao Hua, I think: Chairman Mao is a "revolutionary mentor" and "a good teacher like a father" to Xiao Hua, and Xiao Hua is a "revolutionary future" and "personal disciple" to Chairman.
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