- Foreword
In 1953, the warship "Yangtze River Ship" sailed on the quiet water .
Suddenly, a burst of noise from the ship broke the long-lasting silence...
" Every meal has two dishes and one soup. The dishes are still two small dishes. When it is good, it is one meat and one vegetable. When it is not good, it is one meat and one vegetable. Even chili is considered a dish. With such poor food, even we eat better than Chairman Mao. How can this be done? We must come and make suggestions. "
As soon as he finished speaking, the ship The crew members on board surrounded Chairman Mao's administrator.
The administrator hurriedly said: " It's not good. The chairman's monthly food is only 240,000 yuan (old currency). If he eats a little better, the chairman will ask, and if I spend more money, I will be criticized. "
While the administrator and the sailors were "entangled", a deep voice suddenly came over: " What's wrong? It's just a meal. It's not a big deal. I don't know if eating like this can prolong your life." ”
Looking at the burly and high-spirited Chairman Mao in front of them, everyone felt not only admiration but also distress in their hearts. No one could have imagined that Chairman Mao, a leader, could live in such poverty. How to spend these 4 days and 3 nights on a warship...
- days and 3 nights of sailing on the Yangtze River
On February 14, 1953, two warships, the "Yangtze River Ship" and the "Luoyang Ship", made an emergency call at the Wusong Pier in Shanghai. Set sail and head towards Wuhan at full speed. This made Liu Song, political commissar of the "Yangtze River" ship, confused. At the same time, he also realized: "To be able to have two ships traveling together, and to have captain Wang Dexiang personally command the formation, this mission must be extraordinary."
thought of this. , Liu Song's nerves became tense instantly.
After receiving the specific mission instructions, Liu Song called everyone together, regardless of whether the sailors had not gotten up yet, and announced very seriously: " Our mission this time is to greet the leader, and we must start a fight. With the utmost vigilance, the commander's safety must be guaranteed no matter what. "
The issuing of this order made all the sailors, like Liu Song, immediately realize: "The identity of this commander is not simple."
Everyone made some speculations about the identity of the chief who was about to meet: "At this time, there are quite a lot of central chiefs who can come to inspect our ships. It is our lifetime honor to meet any one of them. , If you can still have the good luck to see Chairman Mao, you will truly have no regrets in life."
The sailors all wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to see Chairman Mao's true face, but everyone knew about Chairman Mao's work. I'm so busy that I can't get away from it at all. But having said that, it is inevitable that there is still hope in my heart.
Until the morning of the 19th, this hope suddenly turned into greater disappointment.
Because among the luggage brought by the staff, there were actually some "unsightly" things: a bed made of a simple wooden board covered with two long stools, with only a thin mat on it, and a washed bed White old sheets, and a white orchid blanket and a white lining quilt.
Apart from that, there are just a few old boxes and chairs.
The sailors who thought that Chairman Mao would not come again thought to themselves: "Even if Chairman Mao does not come, no matter which leader is protected, it will be the same. They are all serving the people and must fulfill their duties."
So, the sailors In this way, with full of pride, they followed the "Yangtze River Ship" and "Luoyang Ship" on the Yangtze River. Until 11 o'clock that day, the two ships docked at the Hanjiang Pass Pier, waiting for the leader who was about to board the ship.
After a while, three cars came from afar and approached from far to near. The sailors lining up on the ship were all excited and their eyes were attracted.
As the three cars stopped at the dock, the sailors stared at the first car, excitement flashing in their eyes. But after the car door opened, it returned to normal, and then it focused on the second car.
originally thought that the person sitting in this car would not be their "love one", but as soon as the figure wearing a yellow-green old liberation cap and a faded military green coat came out, the sailors' hearts began to stir. Who could he be jumping wildly and uncontrollably, with such a burly figure?
Until the man's body turned around, there was a burst of surprised voices in the crowd: " Chairman Mao! "
Yes, it is really Chairman Mao who is here. The leader they wanted to escort turned out to be Chairman Mao.
After a roller coaster of emotional ups and downs, the decision was finally made. The excitement of the sailors was beyond words, and tears could not stop rolling in their eyes as they conveyed this exciting news one after another.
Following the order from Vice Captain Wang Neixiu, all the sailors immediately lined up, ready to be inspected by Chairman Mao at any time.
After listening to the report, Chairman Mao smiled leisurely and waved his arms, extending his sincere greetings to everyone present. Until he reached the deck of the "Yangtze River Ship", Chairman Mao had not put down his shaking hands.
Watching Chairman Mao successfully board the "Yangtze River Ship", the sailors and other accompanying personnel also boarded the ship one after another.
At 11:30 in the morning, the "Yangtze River Ship" carrying Chairman Mao officially set sail, followed closely by the "Luoyang Ship". Under the all-round escort of the two ships, Chairman Mao embarked on an unforgettable four-day and three-night voyage on the Yangtze River.
- Chairman Mao boarded the ship to check it out, feeling mixed emotions
After Chairman Mao successfully boarded the "Yangtze River Ship", he did not bother to rest and reorganize, but directly plunged into each fighting position and cabin, thinking about personally and These sailors chatted and investigated the actual situation of the navy.
This is Chairman Mao's first time on a warship. For Chairman Mao, who has always believed that "practice brings true knowledge", this is a good opportunity.
Walking from the bridge to the kitchen, Chairman Mao felt a lot of emotion in his heart. On the one hand, he hopes that China's naval industry can develop better and the ships can be made more advanced. He also hopes that the quality of life of the sailors can be improved to a higher level. At least the food issue must be taken into consideration. If you don't eat enough, how can you fight easily?
After coming out of the kitchen, Chairman Mao walked to the cabin where the main and secondary guns were placed. From the mouth of Gunnery Chief Jia Rongxuan, Chairman Mao learned: It turns out that these guns are all made in Japan.
Later, Chairman Mao said earnestly to the sailors on the ship: " I believe that in five years, we will also be able to install our own cannons, and by then we will be self-sufficient. "
Chairman Mao's words , which made the sailors standing outside excited. Everyone knows that it is better to hold things like guns and cannons in their own hands. It is not always right to always rely on Japanese manufacturing. As Chairman Mao said, our country can also build cannons. What a great thing that is.
Just as everyone was recalling Chairman Mao’s speech, Chairman Mao had already moved among them, cordially greeting them about their daily necessities, food, clothing, housing and transportation: “ I wonder if you are used to being in the navy at sea, and whether your study status is good. "
After hearing Chairman Mao's question, everyone did not hide it and immediately replied: " Please rest assured, Chairman Mao, everything will be fine when we come to the sea. There is nothing unaccustomed to being a navy, and it is easy to learn. There is no difficulty. After all, the war on land is over, and now there is only a war on the sea. We all want it. "
Chairman Mao smiled after hearing this and said immediately: " That's good. Ah, that's good. In the past, we only had the army, and the troops were all on land, and we upheld the belief of loving the mountains and the soil. Now that we have come to the sea and become the navy, we still hope that everyone will love ships and Love Island, love the ocean."
Looking at the sailors with burning eyes, Chairman Mao thought to himself for a long time before finally speaking:
"The history of past aggression proves the importance of the ocean, but we did not have a navy in the past, let alone an air force, so we could only Being beaten for falling behind. Nowadays, although we have aircraft and ships, they are not powerful enough. Everyone must work hard together. After the first five-year plan, the second five-year plan, , or if it doesn't work, we will have another five-year plan. By then we will definitely have advanced warships. "
Chairman Mao's words made everyone present feel the responsibility and burden. We are all soldiers and have been on the battlefield for several years. While we know that peace is precious, we also know that Protecting peace requires many times the effort.
Today's New China, like a newborn baby, needs everyone's support to gain hope of growth.
Everyone present is obliged to do so.
Then, Chairman Mao. A problem was discovered with the main gun of the "Yangtze River Ship": it turned out that it had become a dumb gun and could not fire at all. Now it was just there for show.
This suddenly made Chairman Mao feel happy. He became depressed. Although people's enthusiasm has kept up, technology cannot keep up. How can we realize the plan of building an advanced navy?
Seeing Chairman Mao's mood became heavy, all the sailors were quiet.
But this time, Chairman Mao did not express any opinions, but silently returned to the ship's cabin and continued the inquiry and inspection until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, when the warship docked at the pier of Huangshi Port. The chairman also led a group of people ashore and had a conversation with the local party committee secretary.
More than two hours passed before Chairman Mao returned. After boarding the warship, Chairman Mao became even more silent and his face changed. The smile on his face also lost a lot. When he signaled to everyone, he no longer had that high-spirited mood. Even after returning to the room, the light in the room stayed on.
This made the sailors very happy. Worried, but unable to say anything, they could only stay in front of the door silently. Knowing that the weather was cold at night, the sailors even tried to think of ways to add coal to warm Chairman Mao, for fear of freezing him those nights. Their bodies are cold, but their hearts are warm. As long as Chairman Mao is good, then they will be fine.
Until dawn, Chairman Mao's administrator also plans to go to the street to buy some rice for Chairman Mao to cook. The sailor who had been guarding outside all night stopped the administrator and dragged him to get the fine white rice on the ship. He also said: " Take as much as you want. Go now, but you must not Hungry Chairman. ”
Who knew that the administrator refused to go even though he said nothing. After a back and forth, the two sides actually had a dispute and directly quarreled with Chairman Mao.
- Chairman Mao sailed on a warship for 4 days and 3 nights, and the food was worse than that of the sailors.
" Chairman is very strict with his life. He only eats ordinary rice. Your superior white rice, the Chairman will definitely not eat." " After the administrator said this, he ran to the dock and went to the street to buy 30 kilograms of ordinary rice.
Who knew that as soon as they boarded the ship, a group of sailors would gather around them again, and kept saying something like "I want to give it to the chairman" "Improve the food."
It turns out that just after the administrator left, these sailors knew that Chairman Mao had two dishes and one soup for every meal. Even the chili was considered a dish, which was less than half of their food expenses, which made them very distressed.
However, the administrators who were surrounded by more and more crew members on the ship were helpless. The other way is to panic and say: " is not possible. The chairman's monthly food is only 240,000 yuan (old currency). If I eat a little better, the chairman will inquire. If I spend more money, I will be criticized." "
administrators and sailors started a "entanglement" around this issue.
At this moment, a deep voice suddenly came over: "What's going on? It's just a meal. It's not a big deal. I don't know if eating like this can prolong your life."
saw clearly that the person coming was actually When it was Chairman Mao, the sailors immediately dispersed, and the administrator quickly carried things to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Chairman Mao.
Obviously, Chairman Mao's words resolved this "minor dispute", and Chairman Mao's refreshing character really impressed everyone. It seems that Chairman Mao has persisted in this habit for many years. How can he expect to break it after four days and three nights on this warship?
After breakfast, the local government staff found Chairman Mao and the two sides talked for a long time. In the afternoon and evening, Chairman Mao was not idle either. He was always meeting with Anqing district and city party and government leaders who had boarded the ship to report on their work. Even the inscription for the warship that he had agreed to during the voyage was put on the back burner. to the back of the head.
After finally finishing the day's work, it was already evening. Chairman Mao took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and waved a series of inscriptions on the paper: " In order to oppose imperialist aggression, we must build a strong ”
In Chairman Mao’s heart, he knew what kind of embarrassing situation China was in at that time. The construction of the Chinese navy in modern times has been full of ups and downs. Facing foreign countries' powerful ships and guns, the Chinese navy appears to be very backward in terms of equipment and systems.
In the hands of the Kuomintang, it still follows the old division system. A regime that is even internally full of feudal corruption has no leadership at all.
Until the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Navy finally had an internal environment for development. However, it encountered imperialist siege on our country's military and economic aspects, especially the Korean War and the U.S. military's Taiwan Strait Making trouble, this situation of internal and external difficulties really worried Chairman Mao.
If the navy is not built up, won’t New China become the prey of other countries again? Out of this consideration, Chairman Mao conducted a series of detailed and thorough inspections of the "Yangtze River Ship" and other navies. This series of inscriptions expresses Chairman Mao’s ardent expectation for our country to build a powerful navy as soon as possible.
After Chairman Mao successfully arrived in Nanjing, he wrote the inscriptions for the three warships "Nanchang Ship", "Yellow River Ship" and "Guangzhou Ship", which were exactly the same as those for the "Yangtze River Ship" and "Luoyang Ship". That sentence "The navy must do well and make the enemy fearful" has also become the strongest voice to encourage the rapid development of the Chinese navy in the next few decades.
Even today, this sentence will not be outdated.
Chairman Mao's far-sightedness will always be like the most dazzling star, and will never be erased in the long history of China.
The Chinese Navy’s pace of creating a magnificent future will never stop. China has realized its national dream of standing proudly in the forests of the East and will never wither. The Chinese people's feeling of mourning the great man will never fade away.
