As the saying goes: Nothing is difficult in the world, I am afraid of those who are determined.
A person can do many things in his life, but it is very difficult to do one thing all the time and do it to the extreme.
In the early morning of August 21, 2015, Comrade Wang Dongxing passed away in Beijing. When he was dying, he said something that made many people puzzled.
When it comes to Wang Dongxing, there are probably few people who know it, but every time I see the name, most of them appear with Chairman Mao. Wang Dongxing's life is full of storytelling. A small soldier from the countryside has served as Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee and Standing Committee Member of the Central Military Commission, at the age of 100.
No matter how many of these positions are, for Wang Dongxing, the 30 years he served as Chairman Mao’s “steward” is his most important and unforgettable job.
Wang Dongxing's first half of his life
After Comrade Wang Dongxing's death, many people who knew his deeds were in grief. On August 27, a farewell ceremony was held in the auditorium of Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing.
Many of Wang Dongxing's former comrades came to see him, and many central leaders came to pay their respects. Chairman Mao's grandson Mao Xinyu also gave this senior his last journey on behalf of his grandfather. The dark clouds of sadness enveloped the auditorium for a long time.
Comrade Wang Dongxing's life can be said to be dedicated to the Party and the country and will never stop until his death.
Wang Dongxing once summarized his life on his dying day and said: I only did one thing in my life, which is to follow and defend Chairman Mao, and I have no regrets.
Wang Dongxing obviously made a lot of achievements in his life, so why did he say that he only did the matter of "following and defending Chairman Mao" in his life? Why do you die without regrets?
In January 1916, a child was born in a poor peasant family in Qinghu Township, Yiyang County, Jiangxi Province. This is Wang Dongxing.
Although his family is very poor, Wang Dongxing has loved learning since he was a child and has a strong ability to accept new things. In his youth, he was already the best among his peers. He was the leader of the Children's Group and the Young Pioneers. He began to accept progressive ideas and pursue revolutionary truth very early.
became a member of the Communist Party of China in June 1932. He was only 16 years old at that time.
At that time, he had already participated in the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. He had served as a squad leader, platoon leader, battalion youth officer, special commissioner, company political instructor, brigade political instructor, and general branch secretary. He participated in the Long March of the Red Army, participated in many battles and battles such as Zunyi and Wuqi Town. is a person with a strong root, growing up with Red Army , absolutely loyal to the Party and rich work experience.
In the spring of 1947, because of Wang Dongxing's outstanding work ability, he was transferred to Mao Zedong to take charge of the guard work.
At that time, Chairman Mao was holding a cadre meeting to prepare to evacuate Yan'an . After the meeting, Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai decided to leave by car.
At that time, the airport was digging trenches, and the road surface was bumpy. If you wanted to take a bus, you needed to contact the airport in advance to let them leave a road that was enough for cars to pass.
And no one except Wang Dongxing remembered this matter. Not only did he think of it, he also sent the cavalry platoon leader Gong Dongxun to contact the airport.
At that time, the situation was very urgent, and Chairman Mao’s meeting was very brief. Wang Dongxing, who had just been transferred, immediately received praise from Chairman Mao and others for his handling of this detail.
And he was also very serious about his work. During this brief meeting held by Chairman Mao, Wang Dongxing used this time to discuss the allocation of security work with other guards. After Chairman Mao and his team finished the meeting, he immediately started his work and took Chairman Mao and his team away from their original place.
Chairman Mao’s right-hand arm
Since the Kuomintang’s attack speed was very fast, the Communist Party needed to withdraw quickly. During the evacuation of the large army, Chairman Mao was calmly packed up. Ren Bishi urged Chairman Mao from time to time, but Chairman Mao said: “I want to see the enemy and leave."
At that time, the Kuomintang was only about ten kilometers away from the base. The situation was very critical, but Chairman Mao could not be left to observe the enemy. After thinking about it, he didn't know what to do. Everyone was frowning.
You should know that the Kuomintang army treats prisoners very cruelly. It is impossible to let Chairman Mao stay. What if there is one thing?
But it is also necessary to observe the enemy's movements. In this case, only let others leave and observe instead of Chairman Mao, but who should we choose?
At this time, Chairman Mao thought for a moment, suddenly turned his head to Wang Dongxing behind him, and asked, "Do you dare? "
Wang Dongxing immediately patted his chest and said he could, so Chairman Mao kept him to observe the enemy. He originally planned to leave him with a company, but Wang Dongxing refused. He only left a platoon of people. Chairman Mao needed more people around him, and fewer people were convenient for his actions.
The God was beautiful that night, and it started raining. Wang Dongxing not only perfectly carried out the task of observing the enemy assigned by Chairman Mao, but also dragged the national army and gained a lot of space for the central organs to transfer. This is the famous Wangjiawan blocking battle. He defeated the more with less. He relied on strategy to drag dozens of times the force that was greater than his side to Wangjiawan.
Wang Dong Xing perfectly played the essence of our party's guerrilla warfare . The enemy advances and retreats, and the enemy is tired and fights. He uses a platoon to hold up the large army of the National Army. In addition, the rainy day makes the National Army not dare to act rashly and is dragged for a whole day, but Wang Dongxing only paid the price of one person being slightly injured.
This incident directly impressed Chairman Mao with Wang Dongxing. He is not only bold and meticulous, but also very brave and resourceful.
After Wang Dongxing came back, Chairman Mao gave Wang Dongxing another company of troops, hoping to test Wang Dongxing again and let him harass the enemy again, so that they can't eat well or sleep well.
Wang Dongxing, who received the mission, not only completed Chairman Mao's strength. The instructions also helped local fellow villagers harvest wheat and helped the Red Army establish a better image in the hearts of the people.
After experiencing this incident, Chairman Mao’s trust in Wang Dongxing became stronger. After learning about Wang Dongxing’s resume, he directly left Wang Dongxing by his side to be responsible for the guards, and even let him take charge of the senior guards of the Communist Party of China for a long time, as well as his own housing and transportation and safety issues.
After that, Wang Dongxing started his unforgettable experience in defending Chairman Mao.
In March 1948, Comrades Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai needed to lead the Central Front Committee to cross the East through the Yellow River , and join with the Central Working Committee to discuss the current War of Liberation The situation after the victory, and the preparations for crossing the Yellow River this time were the responsibility of Comrade Wang Dongxing. His careful organization and smooth implementation made the meeting very smooth and made important contributions.
For Wang Dongxing, a brave and resourceful young man, Chairman Mao not only appreciated him, but also gave all his trust in him during the day and night. Some important guests asked Wang Dongxing to come to receive and send guests.
And he completed the tasks assigned by Chairman Mao meticulously and perfectly, becoming Chairman Mao's right-hand man. In the years to come, Wang Dongxing has always been standing beside Chairman Mao. As long as Chairman Mao is present, Wang Dongxing can always be seen, and this figure follows until Chairman Mao's death.
30 years of personal protection, and I believe that after the founding of New China, Wang Dongxing served as deputy director of the Office of the Central Secretariat and deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security for his outstanding ability. In 1955, he was also awarded the rank of major general.
But no matter how many positions he has or how high his official position is, there is one position that has not changed from beginning to end, that is, he has always been responsible for the guard tasks of Chairman Mao and the Central Government of Zhongnanhai.
Due to Wang Dongxing's careful personality, the Zhongnanhai led by him has never had a major safety accident during the process of performing the defense mission, and there have been no omissions.
In addition, Wang Dongxing is also responsible for selecting personnel working in the CPC Central Committee and staff around important central leaders, including nurses, doctors, telephone operators, guards, etc. He will carefully investigate the resumes of these people to ensure that everything is foolproof. Indeed, the person he chose is basically no mistakes.
For Chairman Mao, Wang Dongxing is a personal person he is used to. No matter what important person he meets or secretly visiting people, he can leave itinerary arrangements and protection suggestions to Wang Dongxing. Wang Dongxing does not disappoint Chairman Mao every time.
960, Chairman Mao suddenly transferred Wang Dongxing back and asked him to help "catch mice".
It was a difficult time at that time, and the whole country was rectifying the situation. The old bureaucratic idea was still in the hearts of some cadres. The atmosphere of eating and taking the money was quite serious, and this trend actually appeared around Chairman Mao. At this critical moment, if it was not handled properly, there would be no way to control the people below.
Chairman Mao could not trust the others and had to transfer Wang Dongxing in Jiangxi back and ask him to organize an internal "small rectification" in Zhongnanhai.
Wang Dongxing, who received the order, took action immediately, first formulated various plans, and then held a meeting to let everyone check themselves seriously.
Under his ideological mobilization, everyone reflected deeply. If there were any problems, they would make up for all the food they had eaten more before.
After this minor rectification campaign, no one dared to eat more, and Chairman Mao also personally asked about the situation of Wang Dongxing's minor rectification campaign. He also talked to some staff members who were not firm in their minds. Wang Dongxing was very concerned about any orders ordered by Chairman Mao after
and completed every matter very seriously.
Chairman Mao likes to use Wang Dongxing another reason is that he is very nervous.
Someone once said about Chairman Mao’s whereabouts. Sometimes even the person next to him doesn’t know it, but Wang Dongxing must know it.
There have been several times, and the Chairman’s wife only learned about Chairman Mao’s whereabouts through Wang Dongxing, such as during the Lushan Conference.
Wang Dongxing is responsible for Chairman Mao’s security guard work. Generally speaking, it is difficult to know Chairman Mao’s whereabouts from him, unless it is Chairman Mao’s explanation.
Wang Dongxing As the person closest to Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao can be said to have entrusted his wealth and life to Wang Dongxing. What a trust.
Retirement and return to his original position. He missed the chairman all his life. In his later years, Wang Dongxing, who was idle at home, rarely attended various activities. He moved his home to the alley on the east side of Xidan and became neighbors with General Wang Zhen.
For Wang Dongxing, the most valuable things in his home are undoubtedly "Farewell" and " Qinyuanchun·Snow " written by Chairman Mao, as well as the classic works of Marxism-Leninister and Mao Zedong displayed on the bookcase.
After retirement, Wang Dongxing also came to visit and ask for advice, but no matter how old the official was, he would refuse, and only grassroots cadres and fellow villagers in his hometown, as well as the staff who compiled the historians.
He always enthusiastically provides help to his hometown friends who come to ask for help. He will wear reading glasses and check them word by word. If there are any errors, they will always mark them out to facilitate rectification.
Chairman Mao had repeatedly mentioned to Wang Dongxing about his family and martyrs who died in the war years, such as Fang Zhimin and others. So when local TV stations found him in order to shoot Fang Zhimin's special film, the elderly Wang Dongxing not only did not refuse, but also actively cooperated with the interview, allowing Fang Zhimin's deeds to spread to more people.
He knew Chairman Mao’s regrets and was also doing his best to help Chairman Mao make up for his regrets.
He would go to the memorial hall to present flowers on Chairman Mao’s birthday and death day every year, and he would go to the martyrs’ monument to see it. It would be rainy and rainy, and this habit lasted until his death.
Wang Dongxing had 7 children in his life. His wife Yao Xiang'e is also an old revolutionary. The couple is very strict in educating their children. When they grow up, they are all very outstanding. Under the words and deeds of their parents, they contribute to the country in different fields.
The eldest son Wang Chunping, who was a major general of the army. After his transfer, he conducted research on the telegraph industry in the Beijing Telegraph Building and worked diligently throughout his life;
The eldest daughter Wang Yanqun served as his father's secretary when she became an adult and assisted her father;
The second son Wang Zhenkai inherited his father's business, and served as the director of the Security Bureau of the General Office of the Central Military Commission and the deputy director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission...
Where are mentioned about Wang Dongxing and his family, they can be said to be "a tiger father without a dog son", a red family with a good root. When Wang Dongxing passed away, many leaders of the central government came to bid farewell to this admirable old senior.
For Wang Dongxing, perhaps he has experienced countless ups and downs, big and small in his life and has also won a lot of glory, but the 30 years he served as Chairman Mao’s guard was enough to affect his life.
Follow Chairman Mao, watching him step by step as the leader of the Republic, and his words and deeds for the country and the people, Wang Dongxing was deeply touched and hoped that he could use his life to get closer to this wish, just like Chairman Mao.
He strictly demanded himself and encouraged his children to educate his children. In order to make up for Chairman Mao’s regrets, he could work again at an advanced age. His life was a microcosm of the revolutionaries of that year.
The revolutionaries who came from that era had the overall concept of the country and the overall situation of the country were beyond our reach, and what we had done for it shocked us even more. A group of different people would always emerge in different eras, but their common points were to promote the progress of the times and to allow the younger generation to live in a relatively peaceful and peaceful environment.
We admire such ancestors, and we must also cherish the country built by our ancestors, and strive to align with our ancestors and contribute our own strength to the development and prosperity of society.
References:
"The Life of Comrade Wang Dongxing"
"The Death of Comrade Wang Dongxing"
