Gui Taosheng, an early member of the Communist Party of China who came out of Zhanyi, Qujing, Yunnan, became famous all over the world for composing anti-Japanese war songs such as "On the Taihang Mountains" and "Song of the Eight Hundred Heroes".

Gui Taosheng, an early member of the Communist Party of China who came out of Zhanyi, Qujing, Yunnan, became famous all over the world for composing anti-Japanese war songs such as " On the Taihang Mountains" and " Song of Eight Hundred Heroes". In the old army, he and Nie Er served as soldiers together. While in Shanghai, he was introduced to Shanghai Reading Publishing House by Huang Luofeng as an editor. He worked on magazines with Ai Siqi, Zheng Yili, etc., and later collaborated with artists such as Xian Xinghai and Xia Hanxing (Xia Zhiqiu). Collaborated on many songs. On the front line of the Anti-Japanese War in Shanxi, he followed Li Gongpu to join the army and got acquainted with Liu Shi, Zhou Weizhi, Hu Sheng and others. The Anti-Japanese War also allowed Gui Taosheng to get along with Hong Huang (Ruan Zhangjing), Li Man, Wang Gengren, Chen Bingzhi and others day and night, and established a profound revolutionary friendship.

Gui Taosheng's life has gone through ups and downs, perseverance, hardships, pursuit of light, and sincere service to the country. As he commented in his book: "I have lived at such an old age, and regarding the revolution and the people, it can be said that clear water flows on one side, and muddy water flows on the other side. It emerges from the mud but remains unstained. The soul is pure, and the thoughts are innocent." Due to various reasons. The reason is that Guitaosheng was forced to resign from the party, but he always fought for the cause of the people throughout his life and completed the final course of his life at Shanghai Yucai Middle School.

Yearning for the party organization

Gui Taosheng was born on May 5, 1901 in a Zhanyi Kalang Hui family. He has been a radical and patriotic young man since his student days. He graduated from high school in 1919 and was admitted to the seventh preparatory class of Yunnan Provincial No. 3 Normal School with excellent results. He preferred music and art. In March 1924, he was admitted to Yunnan Provincial Art School. While studying in Kunming, he continued to be influenced by new ideas and culture, and actively interacted with progressive young people such as Ai Siqi (Tengchong), Huang Luofeng (Heqing), Wei Jiagu, Ding Shengtang, and participated in " He participated in the "Youth Effort Reading Club" activities, read progressive books and periodicals, and participated in a series of "student movements" against feudalism, imperialism, and warlords. Wherever there was excitement, he appeared. The prospects for such activists are broad and the future is limitless. It’s just that we can’t find a way out due to social unrest and current chaos. Later, in April 1926, he was expelled from the school as a "red element".

In August 1927, he was exceptionally appointed as the art teacher of the Third Provincial Normal School by Mr. Xie Xianlin, a famous educator in Qujing. Later, when he was choreographing and performing the play "The Soul of the Bell King", government officials groundlessly accused his play of being immoral and fearing that it would lead to bad students. They said that his heresy was "treasonous" and violated social ethics. In February 1928, under pressure, the school fired Teacher Xiaogui, who had only taught at the school for more than seven months.

While teaching at the Provincial Third Normal University, he often met several young students of similar age, Xie Zhengbang (also known as Xie Anzhou) and Wen Peiqun (also known as Wen Peichuan, with the courtesy name Duchao). He was born in Jianxin Village, Aimin Township, East District, Zhanyi County, and today Bole Township , who later launched the "Ninth Five-Year Plan" uprising in Bozhong and was appointed as the first county magistrate of Zhanyi County in 1949), Wu Yongkang and others met on Qilin Mountain in the north of Qujing City to discuss how individuals and society can progress. Previously, Wen Peiqun's brother Wen Peixing (also known as Wen Peiren) stayed in the school to teach after graduating from the Provincial No. 3 Normal University in 1925, and later served as the academic director of the primary school attached to the No. 3 Normal University. In the summer of 1927, he returned to his hometown to form a rural self-defense force with his brother. In 1930, he was appointed as the district chief of the Eastern District of Zhanyi County. , later served as county superintendent) and Gui Qiaoran were both classmates in the seventh class of preparatory courses at the Provincial No. 3 Normal School and had been in contact with each other for a long time. Now in the same school, although Gui Qiaoran did not teach them directly, several young people with similar interests often secretly studied progressive books and periodicals together and were deeply inspired by the revolution. In order to show their determination to join the revolution, Gui Qiaoran, Wen Peiqun, and Xie Zhengbang risked their heads, made a bloody alliance, and formed a sworn alliance with Jinlan. They named themselves "Only Sheng", "Chi Sheng" and "Huasheng" respectively, and vowed to stand firm He believed in Bolshevism, learned from the Soviet Red Army, admired the Red Revolution, and fought for national liberation and independence throughout his life.

1928 was a critical year in Gui Taosheng's life. He met Rao Jichang, section chief of the Military Political Department, and Wu Dengyun, section officer, in the 16th Army of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Army in Shaoguan, Guangdong.When discussing political current affairs, they all had the same views and ideals. He was once invited to attend a secret meeting hosted by Wu Dengyun and listened to how Zhu De and Chen Yi left the 16th Army to organize another team and carry out revolutionary armed struggle. Wonderful telling. Among the Communist members of the 16th Army, Zhu De, Chen Yi, Luo Ronghuan, Su Yu, and Tan Zheng later became famous Chinese military strategists. Among them, Zhu De, Chen Yi, and Luo Ronghuan (who participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising with Mao Zedong, and later served in the 47th Division of the 16th Army 141 Regiment) as marshal; Su Yu and Tan Zheng as generals; Zhou Shidi, Li Tao, Zhu Liangcai, etc. as generals, and more than 20 other founding generals. Communists of the 16th Army such as Wang Erzhuo, Zhang Ziqing, Wu Zhonghao, Ruan Xiaoxian, Xia Mingzhen, Deng Yigang, He Risheng, Yang Zhicheng, etc., dedicated their lives to the development and growth of the people's army and the liberation of hundreds of millions of people. He sacrificed his precious life and made immortal contributions.

After gaining the trust of the party organization, underground party member Wu Dengyun also provided Peng Pai's book "Hai Lufeng Peasant Movement" and some other revolutionary books for Gui to read secretly, which was a prelude for him to join the party. After Chiang Kai-shek launched the "April 12" counter-revolutionary coup, a large number of party members were purged and assassinated, and the party's activities went underground. At this time, he took the initiative to move closer to the party organization with a fearless spirit, which is admirable and admirable.

Joining the Party with Honor in Special Times

When the troops were stationed in Binzhou, Hunan, Gui Taosheng witnessed the miserable scene of the Kuomintang troops massacring innocent people wantonly, corpses lying in the wilderness, and crows pecking and dogs dragging them. The revelation of revolutionary theory and the appalling cruel reality further strengthened his belief in the Marxist revolutionary outlook on life. The underground party organization of the Communist Party of China sent Wu Dengyun to strengthen his ideological guidance and observe his ideological trends and work performance at any time.

In May 1930, Wu Dengyun had an in-depth conversation with him, pointed out his strengths and weaknesses, and told him to pay attention to concealment when working in special environments, and generally only have one-way contact. Later, Wu Dengyun, as his introducer to join the party, secretly accepted him into the party organization in a small restaurant near Wu Dengyun's residence at No. 22, Chenxian East Street, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province. The most critical people who can prove that he is a member of the party are Wu Dengyun and Rao Jichang.

Wu Dengyun is a staunch Bolshevist, and Gui Taosheng has always respected him. But Rao Jichang was greatly discounted in his mind. Originally, while studying in Kunming, Rao Jichang was an active member of the "student movement", participated in the " Datong Society " and "Youth Effort Reading Club", edited "Dian Tide", joined the Communist Party of China relatively early, and mobilized Guitao It should be said that he was one of the guides for Guitao to get closer to the party organization. Later, under the supervision of Sun Bingwen, deputy director of the General Political Department, 12 Communist Party members were sent to the 16th Army to establish an underground party organization to carry out "military movement" activities. Among the 12 Communist Party members sent there was Rao Jichang. He once served as the section chief of the Political Department of the 16th Army, and then returned to his hometown from Guangzhou to join the embrace of the National Government. He served successively as county magistrate of Shiping, Qiaojia, Luliang, and Secretary-General of the Yunnan Provincial Government until he joined the Yunnan Provincial Government. uprising. While serving as the Kuomintang's Luliang County Magistrate, Rao Jichang once led his troops to the Heimu area of ​​Huoshui Township, Luliang County to encircle and suppress people's houses and set them on fire, causing extremely negative consequences. Therefore, Gui Taosheng has always been worried about Rao.

In the first half of 1969, "Jichang" (Rao Jichang) at No. 16 Daxin Street, Kunming City, sent a letter to Lishan Commune, Zhanyi County to find the whereabouts of Gui Taosheng. Bao Hechang, who was doing paperwork in the commune at the time, opened and read the letter. The letter requested the commune to introduce and contact Gui Taosheng’s current workplace and address. He wanted to contact Gui Taosheng.

He said in the letter: Gui Taosheng, also known as Gui Qiaoran, has worked with me for several years. In Kunming in 1929, I introduced him to join the Communist Party. In 1930, when the Qing Communist Party in Yunnan was established, he and I went to Guangzhou. We broke up within a few days of arriving in Guangzhou. He said: Gui Taosheng is a literary writer and a reputable person. He made certain contributions to the people in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation. In addition to Nie Er, he can be regarded as the second most popular person in Yunnan. He also has some literary and artistic works in the past. I want to contact him and collect them again. Please help me contact him and tell him his current unit and address.

For this matter, Bao Hechang also reported to Comrade Bai Xuanzong who was assigned to work in Lishan by the district superior at that time. He said: The current situation is a bit complicated. Don't contact him blindly. You should first write a letter to Gui Taosheng, tell him the content and meaning of the letter, and see how he replies. The next day, Bao Hechang asked Gui Taosheng to send the content of the letter sent by Jichang to Lishan Commune. In addition to the official seal, Bao Hechang's name was also included. Within a few days, Guitaosheng replied to Bao Hechang. He said: "I have received your letter. What Ji Chang said is true. It was he who introduced me to join the underground party organization in 1929. In 1930, he and I went to Guangzhou during the Qing Communist Party in Yunnan, but within a few days , he returned to Yunnan, and became a county magistrate again, riding on the people's heads and acting like a Buddha (blessing). It is best to ignore him. It is better to have more trouble than less." ("Zhan") Yi County Cultural and Historical Information, December 2005, the sixth series of "Hometown of Waves: Kalang" p35) Note that Mr. Gui said that Rao Jichang introduced him to "participate" in party organization activities, and the real introducer to join the party was Wu Dengyun. Moreover, in 1930, when the Kuomintang was in Yunnan and the Qing Communist Party, they officially joined the party organization when they were passing through Chenzhou on their way to Guangzhou.

It can be seen that the person who led Gui Taosheng to join the party was Wu Dengyun, and the other one was Rao Jichang.

Working secretly for the party

After joining the party, Gui Taosheng was full of pride and became more strict with himself. Wu Dengyun often had heart-to-heart conversations with him, encouraging him to strengthen his revolutionary beliefs, work hard, and convey the development trends and response methods of the revolutionary situation. He quickly matured and was able to stand alone, taking the initiative to shoulder the secret mission of the party, and actively carried out special battles in the Kuomintang barracks to mobilize officers and soldiers to participate in the revolution. Although the task was very difficult and dangerous, he was bold and careful, active and loyal to the party's revolutionary cause. While participating in the training of the 16th Army Corps, he successively recruited 6 people to join the party organization.

During this period, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were at war with each other. In May 1930, the war between Chiang Kai-shek and Feng Yan broke out. This was a new warlord war of unprecedented scale. Li Lisan, who presided over the work of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and others believed that the revolutionary crisis had matured nationwide. (At that time, Zhou Enlai had gone to the Soviet Union to report to the Communist International.) The Political Bureau meeting of the CPC Central Committee held on June 11 passed the resolution "New Revolutionary Upsurge and First Victory of One or Several Provinces" drafted by Li Lisan. "Left" adventurism represented by Li Lisan occupied a dominant position in the Party Central Committee.

Under the guidance of this erroneous idea, Li Lisan and others formulated a plan to launch an armed uprising in central cities across the country with Wuhan as the center and to concentrate the national Red Army to attack the central cities. The focus was on the Wuhan riots, Nanjing riots and the Shanghai General League strike, and required the Red Army from all walks of life to "join Wuhan" and "drink the Yangtze River". In early August, the National General Action Committee was established as the highest command organ to lead armed insurrections and general alliance strikes; the leadership organs at all levels of the Communist Party, the Youth League, and the trade unions were merged into action committees at all levels, and the Party, League, and trade unions were stopped normal activities; further proposed a detailed plan to prepare for nationwide uprisings, and also required Mongolia to send troops to cooperate. The Soviet Union must actively prepare for war.

Although the " Li San Line " ruled the party for only more than three months, the party paid a heavy price for it. In the Kuomintang-controlled areas, party organizations in many places exposed their original limited strength because they were eager to organize riots. 11 provincial party committees were destroyed. Party organizations in cities such as Wuhan and Nanjing were almost completely disintegrated. The Red Army was attacking big cities. He also suffered great losses. "Left" adventurism is divorced from objective reality, relies solely on subjective wishes or imagination, and is eager for success, causing its original strength to be exhausted. It is bound to be resisted by party cadres who understand and respect the actual situation. In the revolutionary base areas, some party and Red Army leaders expressed doubts or resistance to Li Lisan's mistakes to varying degrees. Therefore, the "Li San Line" has not been fully implemented in actual work, especially in the Red Army and various base areas.

In April 1931, in order to avoid exposing their identities as party members, Zhao Guanyi, Shi Maocai, Wu Dengyun, Wei Yiwu, Gui Yangzhi and others promptly held a secret meeting and decided to let Gui Yangzhi and others use the 16th Army Officer Corps to transfer to Guangzhou and the Guangzhou Officer Corps Taking advantage of the merger, I took a long leave to leave the officer corps. Therefore, Gui asked for leave for an excuse and was approved, and then transferred to Shanghai via Hong Kong to accept a new task.

The situation was severe and Gui Taosheng was forced to quit the party.

Guitaosheng's move was followed by disasters. After Agui arrived in Shanghai, the organization decided to let him first participate in a short-term study to clean up the "Lisan Line" and then work in the Red Army troops in the Jiangxi Central Soviet Area. However, because of his careless words, late at night on May 15, 1931, a group of British police officers suddenly broke into his and Yuan Yelie's residence at No. 5 Longzhili, Kangding Road, and found 24 party documents, several Marxist-Leninist books and a Jiangxi Red Army battle map. Gui Yangzhi and Yuan Yelie were both arrested and imprisoned. After he was released from prison after serving his sentence, he could not contact the party organization, and even his original army number was lost. The soldiers were either diverted or died in battle. The search was fruitless, making him depressed and anxious. No one in Shanghai could prove his identity as an underground member of the Chinese Communist Party, and he fell into the greatest ideological distress in his life.

In February 1937, after being introduced by Huang Luofeng, Gui Taosheng entered Shanghai Reading Publishing House as an editor and was lucky enough to meet Mr. Li Gongpu. In August 1937, he followed Li Gongpu to join the army on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War in Shanxi. He was designated as a "political representative" at the Lingchuan Guerrilla Command under the 13th Army of the Kuomintang, which was a vague status as a party representative. Not long after arriving in Shanxi, Gui Taosheng got acquainted with Wang Geng, the guerrilla commander and county magistrate of Lingchuan, and Zhu Rui, director of the Liaison Office of the Eighth Route Army in the First Theater Zone, and saw clearly that the commander of his unit, Li Guochen, and Wang Geng, Zhu Rui's political leanings are completely different. Since the guerrillas of the 13th Army were under the jurisdiction of Tang Enbo in the First War Zone and were not controlled by Yan Xishan, Yan Xishan made representations to Tang Enbo. Tang Enbo did not want to offend Yan Xishan, so around March 1938, he transferred this unit to Tang Enbo. Disbanded. Before leaving, he prepared to hand over the troops to the Hebei People's Army. Gui Taosheng mobilized some personnel from his political department to join the local guerrillas led by Wang Gengren. Because Chen Bingzhi was a member of the Communist Party, he discussed with Wei Fengqi of the Sacrifice League, and with the approval of the Tainan Special Committee located in Pingcheng, the "First Detachment of the Second Theater Camp Guerrilla Force" was established, and the detachment set up a headquarters. , Political Department and Logistics Department. The headquarters and logistics department are actually militarized working agencies of the county government. County Magistrate Wang Gengren serves as the commander, Public Security Bureau Chief Li Yixuan serves as the deputy commander, and Gui Taosheng serves as the political representative. He ranks third and lives in the backyard of "Wangluo Academy" with Commander Wang and Deputy Commander Li.

It was during this period that "Representative Gui" (Gui Taosheng) was respected and loved by the people in the war zone. He was often invited to lecture on " Guerrilla War" and "United Front" on various occasions. He also actively contributed to "Battle" and " He wrote articles for the two magazines "Save China" and published anti-war propaganda articles and anti-Japanese songs. He also thought that with the approval of the party, he could be free to do more major undertakings that benefit the country and the people and the party. He was entrusted to deal with the "Lu Village Incident" and met with representatives of the local armed forces and the Kuomintang army and the Communist Party to publicize the war of resistance. Very busy.

During this period, a man named Zhu Rui secretly investigated his identity. Gui Taosheng said that he was a member of the Communist Party of China. Under the circumstances, it is also important to screen cadres.

Zhu Rui's identity is very special. He joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1928 and later became a member of the Communist Party of China. He returned to China in the spring of 1930 and participated in the Long March of China in October 1934. Served as director of the Political Department of the First Front Army. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as Secretary of the Military Commission of the Northern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Later, he was transferred to the position of director of the Liaison Office of the Eighth Route Army in the First Theater Zone. Zhu Rui was a staunch Bolshevik. His task on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War was to establish liaison and coordination and build the military party organization.

During the investigation, he found that Gui Taosheng's experience was full of doubts. There were no files to check, and the whereabouts of Wu Dengyun and Rao Jichang could not be found to verify his party member status. So after arriving in Jincheng in 1938, Zhu Rui investigated Gui Taosheng's experience. His attitude was very cold and he was unwilling to take him in.After the Tainan Special Committee approved the establishment of the "First Detachment of the Second Theater Camp Guerrilla Force", Pei Mengfei, secretary of the Tainan Special Committee, made a special trip from Pingcheng to the county seat and summoned Wang Gengren and Wei Fengqi in a restaurant opposite Taiqing Temple. , Chen Bingzhi held a meeting to discuss and study the establishment of a party group in the detachment. Originally, Gui Taosheng and Chen Bingzhi had done a lot of work in the process of establishing the "First Detachment of the Second Theater Camp Guerrilla Force". Gui Taosheng hoped to return to work in the party organization with good reason, but it could not be determined during the review. his identity. The meeting decided that Wang Gengren would be appointed as party secretary, Wei Fengxu would be appointed as organizational committee member, and Chen Bingzhi would be appointed as publicity committee member. The party group of the detachment directly accepts the leadership of the Tainan Special Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Obviously, this organization has decided to exclude Gui Taosheng, and his status as a "party representative" has also been ignored. This made him feel extremely lost and depressed, and he had no choice but to return to Wuhan to continue his cultural work.

In the autumn of 1939, the Kuomintang eliminated the Communist Party and purged the party to reorganize its ranks. The Kuomintang called among its officers, "Any officer who is not a member of the Kuomintang must join the Kuomintang. Anyone who violates it must be dismissed." Gui consulted with several progressive officers and believed: "In this situation, then Regardless of whether it is six animals in the same trough or a big trash can, in order to carry out our ideal work, it seems that we have to participate." After Gui and others collectively joined the Kuomintang, he gained the trust of the division commander Pei Changhui and was appointed as the secretary of the division. Mr. Pei told Gui: All official affairs belonging to the secretary should be dealt with carefully, and do not go to him for every detail. From then on, all the correspondence from the superiors of the Kuomintang were read by Gui one by one. If any official documents were found that attacked the Communist Party and hindered the unity of the united front against Japan, Gui would take the risk and burn them. However, Gui's activities were eventually suspected by the spies, and he was targeted as a surveillance target and searched. Soon, the military department accused and arrested him on the charge of "eating from the Kuomintang and doing things for the Communist Party." Army Commander Tao Zhiyue interrogated him point by point on the charges, and he denied them. Without any evidence, he was detained in the political work brigade pending investigation. Fortunately, Chen Xiaobo and others learned that he had been arrested and quickly went to Gui's residence to pack up and move all the books and other suspicious correspondence items. When the enemy came to search again, they found no evidence. Although he was later released on bail by Pei Changhui, he was in a very difficult situation in the military.

In 1940, the conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party escalated again. On March 15, after Mao Zedong sent an urgent telegram to Zhu De and Peng Dehuai to "give up Lingchuan", he sent another telegram on March 18, requesting a meeting with the commander-in-chief of the First Theater Wei Lihuang negotiates demarcation issues. Liu Bocheng appointed Li Xinnong, director of the Tainan Office of the 18th Group Army, to go to the 27th Army Headquarters in Lingchuan County to negotiate with Army Commander Fan Hanjie to resolve the cross-border dispute, confirm the boundary between the two sides, and create conditions for the Zhu-Wei talks. Zhu De set off from the 129th Division Headquarters on April 25. Accompanied by Wang Baozhen, a member of the Kuomintang Field Party and Government Committee and deputy chairman of the Hebei-Cha branch, he passed through Huguan Guojiatuo and attended the wedding of Wei Jie, commander of the New First Brigade. , stayed in Pingcheng Nanpo Village. Then it travels southwest from Lingchuan, passing through the Baiyangquan River, Jinmiaopu, Majie, Duijinwa and Liuping lines in Zezhou, Xihedi Town, Lingchuan, directly to Jiyuan, Henan. Comrade Zhu De led several people to the headquarters of the 27th Army to express condolences, discuss anti-Japanese plans with Fan Hanjie, and presented a "Taihang Barrier" banner.

In July 1940, Pei Changhui was promoted to commander of the 9th Army and advanced east of Taiyuan. Gui followed Pei to Wangwu Mountain and Taihang Mountain , and stayed in the Jiyuan area of ​​northern Henan for a long time, cooperating with the Eighth Route Army to attack the enemy. Pei Changhui had prestige among the local guerrilla forces. He had done a lot of work in communicating relations and mediating disputes, and played a positive role in promoting the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the joint anti-Japanese war. During this period, Chen Geng's troops were stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain, , and persisted in fighting behind enemy lines. The conditions were very difficult. Sometimes small teams were sent behind enemy lines to the 9th Army defense area and asked to stay briefly. Pei Changhui ordered Gui Taosheng to lead his subordinates to warmly receive him, and try his best to provide supplies for the lack of food and ammunition. The relationship was very good. However, Gui Taosheng's actions were often monitored, and Pei Changhui's attitude was not as trusting as before. He suspected that he was "in Cao's camp and his heart was in Han", so he only took him with him when dealing with matters discussed by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, deliberately leaving an escape route.Gui Taosheng experienced the cold treatment of the underground party of the Chinese Communist Party and was ostracized by the pro-Chiang faction. He was extremely lonely and found himself in a contradictory situation of being depressed, frustrated, hesitant and hesitant. At this time, Reading Publishing House sent Liu Daming, Li Wen from Life Bookstore, and Wang Hua from Xinzhi Bookstore all the way from Shanghai to open the North China Bookstore on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War to expand the influence of publishing and propaganda. Old friends who had been separated for more than two years were able to meet on the "front line" and have a long conversation all night long, which was very gratifying. Liu Daming talked about his experiences along the way through Luoyang , Yellow River , and Lingshan. Before leaving, Liu Daming invited him to go to the Eighth Route Army Field Guerrilla Zone in the Taihang Mountains. Gui Taosheng said with melancholy that he had lost his connection with the organization and had served in the national army, so he could not leave.

After this meeting, Gui Taosheng was in a very low mood. He escorted Liu Daming and his party from Jiyuan through the blockade and headed towards Yangwei via Jincheng and Lingchuan. Recalling that he was highly valued when he served as the political representative of the first detachment of the guerrilla army, especially when he gave passionate speeches, connected with the masses, and stood side by side with his comrades wherever he went, he felt extremely honored and proud. But when it came to forming local political power and establishing a real party organization, he could not find his organizational connections and was excluded. His loss was beyond words. I got a position in the national army and wanted to do more for the party and the people, but I was monitored and suppressed. I was distressed and had no one to complain to. Hesitation and hesitation made it difficult for him to stand up. He could no longer work and secretly made up his mind that he could no longer hang out in the military camp and return to the education front with a clean heart, to be simpler and calmer, and to be a disseminator of cultural knowledge.

Dedicated to education and unfortunately passed away

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Gui Taosheng went from Xi'an to Shanghai Fuxing Middle School and Yucai Middle School to teach in October 1945.

For more than 30 years since then, he has been making a living teaching at Shanghai Yucai Middle School, spending the second half of his life. He has been concentrating on education work in his old age, and was also influenced by Mr. Li Gongpu's idea of ​​saving the country through education during the Anti-Japanese War. Moreover, during the preparations for the National Revolutionary University, he followed Mr. Li around Shanxi. Later, he saw that many young people had abandoned their studies due to the war, which was worrying, so he decided to take up teaching again and teach.

Until the end of 1948, when Yuan Zhe was the principal of Shanghai Yucai Middle School, the underground party branch of the school sent party member Jin Biran to talk to Gui Taosheng based on his performance, do his work, and prepare to recruit him to join the party. Guitao solemnly wrote a long "Autobiography" and an application form for joining the party, preparing to join the party for the second time. But in the end, because he was arrested and imprisoned, lost contact with the party organization, and a series of twists and turns that have yet to be verified, the matter of joining the party was put on hold. Although the relationship with the party organization could not be restored and resolved, he always sincerely supported and loved the Communist Party of China. , regard the party's cause as one's own career, and work selflessly for the educational cause of the party and the people.

On December 16, 1982, Gui Taosheng unfortunately passed away in Shanghai at the age of 81 due to old age and ailments that failed to treat. He did not regain his party membership until his death, and left the world with regrets. The school buried him in Hui customs . His grave was chosen in the North Area of ​​Shanghai Muslim Cemetery. Every year during the Qingming Festival and the day of worship of Islam , his descendants would visit his grave with infinite respect and grief.

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. From the "Victory Day" military parade to the commemorative party, anti-Japanese war songs such as "On the Taihang Mountains" were sung again on the land of China. We seem to have returned to the war-torn era, and we naturally think of the person who sang for the times. ——The sound of Guitao.

Let us continue to sing this song and let us remember this person forever!