1999 is not only the turn of the century, but also the 50th birthday of the Republic, and this year’s National Day has a stronger meaning than in previous years. On this day, a grand military parade was held in Tiananmen Square, and many heavyweight heroes and models were invited

999 is not only the turn of the century, but also the 50th birthday of the Republic, and this year’s National Day has a stronger meaning than in previous years. On this day, a grand military parade was held in Tiananmen Square, and many heavyweight heroes and models were invited to participate in the event.

Among these people, there was an 80-year-old man with a dark complexion and plain clothes. Although he looked ordinary, he was very honored to be invited by the Central Military Commission to participate in the National Day activities and also interacted with the invited heroic models. They stood together in the most conspicuous grandstand and watched the grand and magnificent military parade as well as the mass gathering ceremony.

After the celebration, there was a well-known entrepreneur from Tianjin. When he learned about the old man's identity and deeds, he respected him very much. He even bought a duck down jacket and several cartons of good cigarettes and forced them to him. .

Wang Meng, a retired veteran cadre who lives in Beijing, is an old acquaintance of the old man. The two were separated for many years, but now they finally got together, so they took the old man to his home to rekindle their old friendship. Recalling the glorious past, the two always had endless topics to talk about and endless friendship, so they stayed together for half a month, and then the two reluctantly said goodbye with tears.

Veteran cadre Wang Meng was the political commissar of the 136th regiment during the Crossing the River Campaign, and the old man and he were comrades in arms, so their status was naturally unusual. His name is Gao Ruyi. He was a "special fighting hero for crossing the river" during the Liberation War, and was nicknamed "the first person to cross the river".

It is only because of his indifferent attitude towards fame and fortune that his legendary heroic deeds were not known to too many people for a long time. If he had not written a letter to Deng Xiaoping to express his grievances, this secret might have been kept secret for a lifetime.

1. Gao Ruyi in the Battle of Crossing the River

In 1919, Gao Ruyi was born into an ordinary peasant family in Xingtang County, Hebei Province. A life of poverty and straitened circumstances never dulled his yearning for a better life. If there are no accidents, he may officially take over the responsibility of the family's livelihood and become the mainstay. From then on, he will live an ordinary life with his newlywed wife.

But an unexpected change came. The Japanese invaders, who were about to be defeated in 1945, had no intention of restraining themselves. Instead, they came to his hometown to raid. Gao Ruyi witnessed the cruelty and bloodshed of the Japanese invaders against the civilians, so the next day Choosing to join the local anti-Japanese squad, later became a recruit under Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek launched civil war . Gao Ruyi actively responded to the call and participated in the vigorous War of Liberation, and followed Liu and Deng's armies to confront and deal with the national army in Hebei, Henan, and Shandong, until they advanced into the Dabie Mountains .

On April 20, 1949, the Kuomintang authorities still refused to sign the " Domestic Peace Agreement" even though they were defeated. The peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke down. Therefore, Liu, Deng, Chen and other leaders followed the instructions of the Central Military Commission. The next day, an order to cross the river was launched against Erye (Liu and Deng's army).

And this day is the most glorious day in Gao Ruyi's life.

html At dusk on the 21st, our army concentrated all its heavy firepower weapons to violently bombard the enemy positions on the south bank. Under the cover of dense artillery fire, the Seventh Company of the Third Battalion of the 136th Regiment (the Crossing River Sharp Knife Company) where Gao Ruyi was on boarded a warship and rushed towards the other side, encouraged by the "March of the People's Liberation Army" on the shore.

As the natural line of defense of Nanjing, the capital of the Kuomintang, the Yangtze River attaches great importance to the national army and ordered the engineering troops to build a large number of bunkers in this area, all of which were equipped with heavy weapons . The firepower as strong as an iron barrel covered the defense network, causing water columns on the river to rise one after another. Many warships were sunk or caught fire. The scene was particularly tragic...

But this did not make the PLA soldiers flinch at all. , the soldiers still rowed the wooden boats and rushed forward with all their strength; even the soldiers who fell into the water used lifebuoys that were simply made in advance to swim to the other side.

999 is not only the turn of the century, but also the 50th birthday of the Republic, and this year’s National Day has a stronger meaning than in previous years. On this day, a grand military parade was held in Tiananmen Square, and many heavyweight heroes and models were invited to participate in the event.

Among these people, there was an 80-year-old man with a dark complexion and plain clothes. Although he looked ordinary, he was very honored to be invited by the Central Military Commission to participate in the National Day activities and also interacted with the invited heroic models. They stood together in the most conspicuous grandstand and watched the grand and magnificent military parade as well as the mass gathering ceremony.

After the celebration, there was a well-known entrepreneur from Tianjin. When he learned about the old man's identity and deeds, he respected him very much. He even bought a duck down jacket and several cartons of good cigarettes and forced them to him. .

Wang Meng, a retired veteran cadre who lives in Beijing, is an old acquaintance of the old man. The two were separated for many years, but now they finally got together, so they took the old man to his home to rekindle their old friendship. Recalling the glorious past, the two always had endless topics to talk about and endless friendship, so they stayed together for half a month, and then the two reluctantly said goodbye with tears.

Veteran cadre Wang Meng was the political commissar of the 136th regiment during the Crossing the River Campaign, and the old man and he were comrades in arms, so their status was naturally unusual. His name is Gao Ruyi. He was a "special fighting hero for crossing the river" during the Liberation War, and was nicknamed "the first person to cross the river".

It is only because of his indifferent attitude towards fame and fortune that his legendary heroic deeds were not known to too many people for a long time. If he had not written a letter to Deng Xiaoping to express his grievances, this secret might have been kept secret for a lifetime.

1. Gao Ruyi in the Battle of Crossing the River

In 1919, Gao Ruyi was born into an ordinary peasant family in Xingtang County, Hebei Province. A life of poverty and straitened circumstances never dulled his yearning for a better life. If there are no accidents, he may officially take over the responsibility of the family's livelihood and become the mainstay. From then on, he will live an ordinary life with his newlywed wife.

But an unexpected change came. The Japanese invaders, who were about to be defeated in 1945, had no intention of restraining themselves. Instead, they came to his hometown to raid. Gao Ruyi witnessed the cruelty and bloodshed of the Japanese invaders against the civilians, so the next day Choosing to join the local anti-Japanese squad, later became a recruit under Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek launched civil war . Gao Ruyi actively responded to the call and participated in the vigorous War of Liberation, and followed Liu and Deng's armies to confront and deal with the national army in Hebei, Henan, and Shandong, until they advanced into the Dabie Mountains .

On April 20, 1949, the Kuomintang authorities still refused to sign the " Domestic Peace Agreement" even though they were defeated. The peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke down. Therefore, Liu, Deng, Chen and other leaders followed the instructions of the Central Military Commission. The next day, an order to cross the river was launched against Erye (Liu and Deng's army).

And this day is the most glorious day in Gao Ruyi's life.

html At dusk on the 21st, our army concentrated all its heavy firepower weapons to violently bombard the enemy positions on the south bank. Under the cover of dense artillery fire, the Seventh Company of the Third Battalion of the 136th Regiment (the Crossing River Sharp Knife Company) where Gao Ruyi was on boarded a warship and rushed towards the other side, encouraged by the "March of the People's Liberation Army" on the shore.

As the natural line of defense of Nanjing, the capital of the Kuomintang, the Yangtze River attaches great importance to the national army and ordered the engineering troops to build a large number of bunkers in this area, all of which were equipped with heavy weapons . The firepower as strong as an iron barrel covered the defense network, causing water columns on the river to rise one after another. Many warships were sunk or caught fire. The scene was particularly tragic...

But this did not make the PLA soldiers flinch at all. , the soldiers still rowed the wooden boats and rushed forward with all their strength; even the soldiers who fell into the water used lifebuoys that were simply made in advance to swim to the other side.

And Gao Ruyi was also one of these soldiers. As the leader of the assault squad at the time, he took his 6 soldiers on a wooden boat called "Haizhou" and rushed straight to the river. Heart, came to the front of the assault team.

The national army on the bunker quickly noticed the small team in front of them, so they concentrated their firepower on bombing it. In the face of intensive artillery fire, the wooden ship was inevitably hit. When the shell exploded near the side of the ship, it not only caused one death and two serious injuries, but even the boatman was stunned by the aftermath and lay on the board of the ship, unable to move.

Gao Ruyi's team not only lost more than half of its combat effectiveness, but also lost the maneuverability of the warship. After all, the boatman's fall caused the "Haizhou" to lose control, swaying left and right, unable to move forward.

2. Special Combat Hero

Seeing this scene in front of him, Gao Ruyi covered his left arm, which had been hit by the bomb skin, and was bleeding. Gao Ruyi, the backbone of the army, shouted to his comrades in order to stabilize the morale of the army and quickly reach the designated location: "Comrades, don't panic! I will punt the boat and you will paddle. We must cross the Yangtze River and fight for Revenge for the fallen comrades."

Afterwards, he stepped to the stern of the boat, grasped the handle of the boat and turned the direction, and asked the soldiers who could still move to row with their helmets, braving the "tongues of fire" sprayed from the enemy's bunkers and fortifications to continue. Forward. When rowed to less than 40 meters from the shore, Gao Ruyi shouted "Comrades, follow me" and led the team to charge face to face with the enemy.

When he rushed to the enemy, he happened to encounter an enemy soldier setting up a machine gun . He immediately pounced on him, snatched the machine gun from his hand, and shot him to death. Then he carried the machine gun and braved the enemy like a locust. The spraying bullets continued to rush forward.

For a positional battle, occupying favorable terrain is the way to suppress the enemy's firepower, and it is also the key to victory. Gao Ruyi, who has been in the army for many years and is experienced, naturally knows this.

So after observing the terrain, he shouted, "We must seize favorable terrain and cover the large forces crossing the river." Then he gave the tasks one by one and asked the soldiers in the squad to raid and occupy the favorable terrain on the right, and then captured the enemy. A river defense position.

After an important position was captured by surprise, the enemy was extremely annoyed. After realizing that Gao Ruyi and his party were still small in number, they wanted to take advantage of the unsteady foothold and invest heavy troops to launch a violent counterattack.

In the severe situation where the enemy was outnumbered, Gao Ruyi stood up to "give blood" to his comrades and called on everyone to hold their positions. As grenades were thrown at the enemy one after another, plus the platoon leader of the 7th company. Reinforcements came, and the enemy's counterattacks were repulsed one by one.

After receiving instructions from the platoon leader, Gao Ruyi led the soldiers in the squad back to the enemy's rear. The words "hand over the gun but not kill" made the remaining enemies completely frightened and had no choice but to surrender obediently. During this battle, Gao Ruyi's fifth squad captured more than 60 enemies.

It was precisely because of the sacrifice of soldiers like Gao Ruyi that the People's Liberation Army was able to cross the river smoothly, and the Yangtze River defense line that Chiang Kai-shek had worked so hard to build was finally successfully breached. The victory of the Battle of Crossing the River also completely shattered the Kuomintang's illusion of ruling across the river.

The unit Gao Ruyi was in at that time was awarded first-class collective merit; Haizhou was known as "the first ship to cross the river". Of course, Gao Ruyi himself was named the "Special Battle Hero of Crossing the River" for his battle across the river, and was hailed as "the first person to cross the river". He was also personally received by the leader Deng Xiaoping.

On September 25, 1950, Gao Ruyi was specially invited to Beijing to attend the National Combat Heroes Representative Conference and won the honor of "National Special Combat Hero". Subsequently, the central government specially issued a medal and commemorative booklet to him in recognition of the battle. The hero Gao Ruyi sacrificed his blood and tears for the liberation of the country.

During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Gao Ruyi frequently made military exploits and was successfully promoted to the position of platoon leader. Originally, a combat hero like him who had made great military exploits should be taken care of by the country. In fact, the leader at that time did value him and tried his best to retain him, but Gao Ruyi insisted on requesting demobilization and returning home.

3. Demobilization into farmers

And he gave two reasons. First, I don’t have much education, and I can’t make much contribution if I stay in the army in peacetime. Second, I have been away from home for nearly 10 years, and it’s time to go home and take care of my mother.

In Gao Ruyi's view: He participated in the Anti-Japanese War, the Liberation War, Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, and indeed accumulated a lot of combat experience and has super high combat literacy, but it is still unknown whether this ability can be used in the new era. Why not make room for young people as soon as possible and go back to build your hometown?

After seeing his file, there is no doubt that his return to his hometown also attracted the attention of the local government. In 1956, the local civil affairs department planned to find a job for him and asked him which administrative unit he would like to work in. Unexpectedly, Gao Ruyi did not ask the government for an official position, but said: I want to be a porter.

He feels that he is uneducated and it is difficult to do administrative work well. In short, he cannot be an official because of his cultural background. However, he is strong and suitable for physical work. Not only can he live a fulfilling life, but he can also continue to contribute to the construction of new society. China has contributed its strength. Being able to work as an ordinary porter in peacetime, eating his own food and sweating his own sweat, he was very satisfied.

Just like that, during the seven years from 1956 to 1963, the honest and naive Gao Ruyi had been working as a porter and almost never revealed to anyone that he was a special combat hero.

Due to long-term physical labor, his old injuries recurred and became more and more serious. The shell skin left in his left arm during the Battle of Crossing the River had even begun to affect his normal life, so he had to stop what he was doing. Start cultivating. Later, with the care of the county leaders, he went to County Hospital to undergo surgery to remove the shell fragments from his arm.

Half a year later, Gao Ruyi's injury recovered. But when he was about to return to work, his unit was disbanded for some reasons, so he had to work in farming with his wife in the village's production team. However, since there are three sons in the family, the couple's work points are only enough to support the family, and their life is very poor.

But Gao Ruyi, who has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, enjoys it. He enjoys being a pure farmer in obscurity, and even enjoys the joy of family life as a husband and father. Having experienced life and death, he knows that peace is hard-won, and it is enough to have a stable life and live happily as a family.

As for the glory of the past, such as 17 military medals, invitation cards to participate in the National Day celebration twice, and photos of the Korean War ... He treasures these at home and never takes them out to interact with. People watch. As for his 10-year military career, he never chatted with fellow villagers.

4. Write to Deng Xiaoping for help

In the eyes of the villagers in his hometown, Gao Ruyi was just a diligent and honest farmer. He was very ordinary. They really could not compare him with the legendary hero who was "the first person to cross the river". If nothing unexpected happens, he will continue to hide his identity, and his life will continue to be plain and miserable.

But in 1966, something happened that caused Gao Ruyi to be bullied by some villagers.

Things started three years ago, that is, in 1963.

At that time, according to the assignment in the production team, Gao Ruyi's wife had been working with a fellow villager to use the team's donkey to pump water to irrigate the fields. But one day, after the fellow villagers finished watering the fields, when it was Gao Ruyi's turn, for some unknown reason, the donkey broke free from the reins and fell into a well. When someone was found to fish it out, the donkey had already been pulled out. Drowned in water.

After the incident, Gao Ruyi hurriedly reported to the brigade. Since the incident was considered an accident, it was ignored. But in 1966, some villagers found out what happened three years ago, saying that he deliberately killed the donkey, and asked him to plead guilty and pay hundreds of yuan in compensation.

For Gao Ruyi, this amount of money was undoubtedly an astronomical figure, and the family was in trouble and was in trouble. Moreover, he has always been upright and innocent, and he is not willing to be wronged like this. Later, he was so aggrieved that he had no choice but to think of his old leader in the second field, Deng Xiaoping, and hoped that he could redress his grievances.

So he asked his nephew to write a letter to Deng Xiaoping, telling the old leader who had met him: the specific process of the little donkey's death and that he was wronged.

However, Deng Xiaoping still had an impression of Gao Ruyi, his former subordinate. After receiving the letter, he immediately found out the truth. After that, the county conveyed the central government's instructions to "deal with natural and man-made disasters", and Gao Ruyi finally survived the difficulty.

Although the matter was resolved, Gao Ruyi's identity was also exposed. After learning that he was a fighting hero hidden among the people, the villagers were very curious and came to visit him one after another. However, he was not swayed by the fame and fortune in front of him. He always stayed with the land and the hoe, insisting on being a simple farmer, and never thought of asking the country for any reward.

5. Poverty is a pleasure

For more than 30 years, from the 1960s to the 1990s, Gao Ruyi lived in the three adobe houses he built when he returned to his hometown after being demobilized. He was very poor. While neighbors were building new houses and adding new appliances, Gao Ruyi didn't even have a black-and-white TV at home.

Some villagers couldn't stand it anymore, so they defended Gao Ruyi and said, "You almost lost your life in the war and made so many great contributions. Now your family is in such difficulty. Why don't you ask the country to solve it for you?"

Hearing this, , but Gao Ruyi replied eloquently: "No matter what others say, we must have certain rules in our hearts. We can't just rest on the credit book and enjoy the happiness with a little credit. We can't cause trouble for the country just because we are in trouble, and extend our hands to the country." Need relief."

In fact, more than one person said this to him, but Gao Ruyi always said "don't cause trouble to the government". He has never asked for anything from the government. For one thing, life is basically the same as that of all farmers, except for the time when I was wrongly accused and asked Deng Xiaoping for help.

In 1995, several old comrades from the original army made a special trip to visit Gao Ruyi. When they found Gao Ruyi, he was still driving a mule to plow the land. Seeing this scene, the comrades who have become leaders sighed: "Our combat heroes are absolutely unambiguous in commanding the mules to work, which is amazing!"

At the age of 76, he can still witness his old comrades coming to visit him in person. , which made him so excited that he quickly brought his comrades home. When the comrades saw the poor life of his family, everyone felt sad, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely heavy...

One of the leaders could not sit still and pulled Gao Ruyi Gao Ruyi said with his hand: "Lao Gao, you have suffered all these years. Hey! If you had continued to stay in our army back then, your life would have been better than what you are doing at home now!"

Gao Ruyi replied with sincerity: "I appreciate your thoughts. I know, but now I have a wife and children. Compared with the comrades who sacrificed their lives, I am very satisfied."

Upon hearing this answer, all the comrades sitting here were moved. Gao Ruyi has never taken his own merit to heart. He is like an old tree that has gone through vicissitudes of life, silently going through wind, frost, rain and snow. He will not ask for help from the state, and he has always been able to save the benefits provided by the government.

For example, in 1996, the army held a celebration to commemorate the founding of the army and invited Gao Ruyi to attend the event in Northeast China. The money sent at that time could buy a soft sleeper, but he changed to a hard seat to rush there. The soft sleeper ticket I bought on the return trip was refunded and replaced with a hard seat ticket. Gao Ruyi combines almost all the advantages of being content with poverty, being diligent and frugal, and this kind of attitude towards life and state of doing things cannot but be admired!

In 2003, Gao Ruyi, who had always been relatively strong, suddenly suffered from cerebral thrombosis . Although the condition was relieved after hospital treatment, it still left serious sequelae such as difficulty moving and unclear speech.Fortunately, his wife is by his side and takes good care of him, often helping him walk around the yard.

Four years later, in 2007, the 88-year-old combat hero Gao Ruyi died of illness. After learning about this situation, the central leaders also expressed deep regret for the death of the old hero, and specifically asked the leaders of the 136th Regiment of his former army to send their own greetings to Gao Ruyi's family when they attended the funeral.

html At noon on November 30, amid the sound of mourning music, the hearse slowly left the farmyard where Gao Ruyi had lived for more than 50 years. At that time, the funeral procession still extended from the village to the outside. Together they watched the coffin of the old hero go away. Finish the last stretch of the road.

At the front of the team was a wreath sent by Gao Ruyi's unit. The eye-catching elegiac couplet read: Gao Ruyi, the first person to cross the river, will live forever.

3. Demobilization into farmers

And he gave two reasons. First, I don’t have much education, and I can’t make much contribution if I stay in the army in peacetime. Second, I have been away from home for nearly 10 years, and it’s time to go home and take care of my mother.

In Gao Ruyi's view: He participated in the Anti-Japanese War, the Liberation War, Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, and indeed accumulated a lot of combat experience and has super high combat literacy, but it is still unknown whether this ability can be used in the new era. Why not make room for young people as soon as possible and go back to build your hometown?

After seeing his file, there is no doubt that his return to his hometown also attracted the attention of the local government. In 1956, the local civil affairs department planned to find a job for him and asked him which administrative unit he would like to work in. Unexpectedly, Gao Ruyi did not ask the government for an official position, but said: I want to be a porter.

He feels that he is uneducated and it is difficult to do administrative work well. In short, he cannot be an official because of his cultural background. However, he is strong and suitable for physical work. Not only can he live a fulfilling life, but he can also continue to contribute to the construction of new society. China has contributed its strength. Being able to work as an ordinary porter in peacetime, eating his own food and sweating his own sweat, he was very satisfied.

Just like that, during the seven years from 1956 to 1963, the honest and naive Gao Ruyi had been working as a porter and almost never revealed to anyone that he was a special combat hero.

Due to long-term physical labor, his old injuries recurred and became more and more serious. The shell skin left in his left arm during the Battle of Crossing the River had even begun to affect his normal life, so he had to stop what he was doing. Start cultivating. Later, with the care of the county leaders, he went to County Hospital to undergo surgery to remove the shell fragments from his arm.

Half a year later, Gao Ruyi's injury recovered. But when he was about to return to work, his unit was disbanded for some reasons, so he had to work in farming with his wife in the village's production team. However, since there are three sons in the family, the couple's work points are only enough to support the family, and their life is very poor.

But Gao Ruyi, who has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, enjoys it. He enjoys being a pure farmer in obscurity, and even enjoys the joy of family life as a husband and father. Having experienced life and death, he knows that peace is hard-won, and it is enough to have a stable life and live happily as a family.

As for the glory of the past, such as 17 military medals, invitation cards to participate in the National Day celebration twice, and photos of the Korean War ... He treasures these at home and never takes them out to interact with. People watch. As for his 10-year military career, he never chatted with fellow villagers.

4. Write to Deng Xiaoping for help

In the eyes of the villagers in his hometown, Gao Ruyi was just a diligent and honest farmer. He was very ordinary. They really could not compare him with the legendary hero who was "the first person to cross the river". If nothing unexpected happens, he will continue to hide his identity, and his life will continue to be plain and miserable.

But in 1966, something happened that caused Gao Ruyi to be bullied by some villagers.

Things started three years ago, that is, in 1963.

At that time, according to the assignment in the production team, Gao Ruyi's wife had been working with a fellow villager to use the team's donkey to pump water to irrigate the fields. But one day, after the fellow villagers finished watering the fields, when it was Gao Ruyi's turn, for some unknown reason, the donkey broke free from the reins and fell into a well. When someone was found to fish it out, the donkey had already been pulled out. Drowned in water.

After the incident, Gao Ruyi hurriedly reported to the brigade. Since the incident was considered an accident, it was ignored. But in 1966, some villagers found out what happened three years ago, saying that he deliberately killed the donkey, and asked him to plead guilty and pay hundreds of yuan in compensation.

For Gao Ruyi, this amount of money was undoubtedly an astronomical figure, and the family was in trouble and was in trouble. Moreover, he has always been upright and innocent, and he is not willing to be wronged like this. Later, he was so aggrieved that he had no choice but to think of his old leader in the second field, Deng Xiaoping, and hoped that he could redress his grievances.

So he asked his nephew to write a letter to Deng Xiaoping, telling the old leader who had met him: the specific process of the little donkey's death and that he was wronged.

However, Deng Xiaoping still had an impression of Gao Ruyi, his former subordinate. After receiving the letter, he immediately found out the truth. After that, the county conveyed the central government's instructions to "deal with natural and man-made disasters", and Gao Ruyi finally survived the difficulty.

Although the matter was resolved, Gao Ruyi's identity was also exposed. After learning that he was a fighting hero hidden among the people, the villagers were very curious and came to visit him one after another. However, he was not swayed by the fame and fortune in front of him. He always stayed with the land and the hoe, insisting on being a simple farmer, and never thought of asking the country for any reward.

5. Poverty is a pleasure

For more than 30 years, from the 1960s to the 1990s, Gao Ruyi lived in the three adobe houses he built when he returned to his hometown after being demobilized. He was very poor. While neighbors were building new houses and adding new appliances, Gao Ruyi didn't even have a black-and-white TV at home.

Some villagers couldn't stand it anymore, so they defended Gao Ruyi and said, "You almost lost your life in the war and made so many great contributions. Now your family is in such difficulty. Why don't you ask the country to solve it for you?"

Hearing this, , but Gao Ruyi replied eloquently: "No matter what others say, we must have certain rules in our hearts. We can't just rest on the credit book and enjoy the happiness with a little credit. We can't cause trouble for the country just because we are in trouble, and extend our hands to the country." Need relief."

In fact, more than one person said this to him, but Gao Ruyi always said "don't cause trouble to the government". He has never asked for anything from the government. For one thing, life is basically the same as that of all farmers, except for the time when I was wrongly accused and asked Deng Xiaoping for help.

In 1995, several old comrades from the original army made a special trip to visit Gao Ruyi. When they found Gao Ruyi, he was still driving a mule to plow the land. Seeing this scene, the comrades who have become leaders sighed: "Our combat heroes are absolutely unambiguous in commanding the mules to work, which is amazing!"

At the age of 76, he can still witness his old comrades coming to visit him in person. , which made him so excited that he quickly brought his comrades home. When the comrades saw the poor life of his family, everyone felt sad, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely heavy...

One of the leaders could not sit still and pulled Gao Ruyi Gao Ruyi said with his hand: "Lao Gao, you have suffered all these years. Hey! If you had continued to stay in our army back then, your life would have been better than what you are doing at home now!"

Gao Ruyi replied with sincerity: "I appreciate your thoughts. I know, but now I have a wife and children. Compared with the comrades who sacrificed their lives, I am very satisfied."

Upon hearing this answer, all the comrades sitting here were moved. Gao Ruyi has never taken his own merit to heart. He is like an old tree that has gone through vicissitudes of life, silently going through wind, frost, rain and snow. He will not ask for help from the state, and he has always been able to save the benefits provided by the government.

For example, in 1996, the army held a celebration to commemorate the founding of the army and invited Gao Ruyi to attend the event in Northeast China. The money sent at that time could buy a soft sleeper, but he changed to a hard seat to rush there. The soft sleeper ticket I bought on the return trip was refunded and replaced with a hard seat ticket. Gao Ruyi combines almost all the advantages of being content with poverty, being diligent and frugal, and this kind of attitude towards life and state of doing things cannot but be admired!

In 2003, Gao Ruyi, who had always been relatively strong, suddenly suffered from cerebral thrombosis . Although the condition was relieved after hospital treatment, it still left serious sequelae such as difficulty moving and unclear speech.Fortunately, his wife is by his side and takes good care of him, often helping him walk around the yard.

Four years later, in 2007, the 88-year-old combat hero Gao Ruyi died of illness. After learning about this situation, the central leaders also expressed deep regret for the death of the old hero, and specifically asked the leaders of the 136th Regiment of his former army to send their own greetings to Gao Ruyi's family when they attended the funeral.

html At noon on November 30, amid the sound of mourning music, the hearse slowly left the farmyard where Gao Ruyi had lived for more than 50 years. At that time, the funeral procession still extended from the village to the outside. Together they watched the coffin of the old hero go away. Finish the last stretch of the road.

At the front of the team was a wreath sent by Gao Ruyi's unit. The eye-catching elegiac couplet read: Gao Ruyi, the first person to cross the river, will live forever.