In September 1937, Duan Suquan, who lived in his hometown in Hunan, suddenly heard his fellow villager Tan Maogou tell the location of the Red Army , and knew that there was an Eighth Route Army Office in Taiyuan.
Duan Suquan immediately found his father, and his wife : "I want to find the organization."
The father knew that Duan Suquan had deep feelings for the army, and so did his wife, so both of them expressed support.
Then, with the help of his father and wife, Duan Suquan first came from his hometown to Changsha, and then took a train to Taiyuan in Changsha. After several twists and turns, Duan Suquan finally arrived in front of the Eighth Route Army Office in Taiyuan, Shanxi.
Just as Duan Suquan was about to enter the office, the guard at the door stopped him.
excited Duan Suquan woke up and showed an apology: "Comrade, I am an old Red Army, I want to find the person in charge of our office."
Duan Suquan's words did not make the guards feel trusted, because no matter where they looked, Duan Suquan did not seem to be the Red Army that had participated in the Long March .
However, out of a responsible attitude, the guard still walked to the inner room to inform.
At this time, Ren Bishi, who was the head of the Taiyuan Office of the Eighth Route Army, was busy with work.
The guard knocked on the door: "Chief, there is a Red Army outside who calls himself Duan Suquan and wants to see you."
Ren Bishi did not react for a moment and looked up and asked, "Who?"
Guard : "He said his name is Duan Suquan and he came from Hunan."
Ren Bishi heard this and immediately said excitedly: "Hurry, let him in."
The guard was a little surprised. Could it be that the person outside the door was really an old Red Army?
Duan Suquan was informed and walked in immediately. Ren Bishi, tears were already flowing in the corners of his eyes. Seeing the old leader, Duan Suquan could no longer hold it up and immediately walked up and hugged Ren Bishi tightly.
Ren Bishi saw Duan Suquan and choked and said: "We thought you had sacrificed, and a memorial service was held for you at the party congress of the Front Army . I didn't expect you to be alive..."
Duan Suquan was also very moved. He thought it was indeed a miracle that he could live.
Duan Su Quan’s life, what kind of legendary experience does have?
Since ancient times, heroes have been young. The 18-year-old Red Army Political Commissar
In the early development history of the People's Army, cadres were generally young, especially during the Red Army period. This performance was particularly prominent.
At that time, there were many young and outstanding Red Army generals in the Central Soviet Area, such as Xiao Hua , who was the political commissar of the division at the age of 17, and Xun Huaizhou , who was the division commander at the age of 18.
The Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area is the second largest Soviet area after the Central Soviet Area. Here, many young heroes have emerged.
For example, Zheng Weishan , who was the political commissar of the division at the age of 18, Chen Haisong , who was the political commissar of the military at the age of 20, etc.
Hunan-Jiangxi Soviet Area Although there is no Central Soviet Area and the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area is famous, from here, the three main forces of the Red Army have also emerged.
Of course, the Hunan-Jiangxi Military Region also has many excellent Red Army generals, and the section Su Quan is one of the best.
Duan Suquan is from Chaling, Hunan. He was born in 1916. Due to his good family situation, Duan Suquan studied in a private school when he was a child and went to a senior high school.
It is precisely because he has been exposed to more advanced ideas that Duan Suquan participated in the revolution early.
16 when he was 16 years old, he officially embarked on the revolutionary path. Because of his intelligence and ability, his superiors did not let him go directly to the front line, but instead asked him to be responsible for the Communist Youth League work of Chaling .
. He was not a regular Red Army in the Communist Youth League. Duan Suquan was unwilling to do so. Therefore, two years later, he immediately brought a group of model Communist Youth League members to join the Red Army.
The leader of the Hunan-Jiangxi Military Region knew a lot about Duan Suquan and believed that he was indeed a person with strong organizational ability. Therefore, he was first transferred to serve as the head of the Youth Section of the Political Department of the Red Eighth Army.
After taking office, Duan Suquan was walking on thin ice and worked diligently. Soon, his superiors began to put on burdens and promoted him to the director of the Propaganda Department of the Political Department of the Hunan-Jiangxi Military Region.
was promoted, but Duan Suquan did not relax. He knew that the higher the position he held, the greater the responsibility, so his level of dedication was greater than before.
1934, the superiors were still satisfied with Duan Suquan's work attitude and results. As a result, Duan Suquan was promoted again and served as the Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Political Department of the Red Sixth Army.
In the same year, Duan Suquan's revolutionary life also ushered in an important transformation.
This change also had a great impact on Duan Suquan's life, especially when he was awarded the title later.
In October 1934, after discussion, He Long, Ren Bishi and others decided to support Central Red Army to go north, they marched towards Xiangxi first to restrain the enemy. In order to cover the main force's actions, He Long and others proposed to establish the "Qiandong Independent Division".
Wang Guangze , who was the commander of the 53rd Regiment of the 18th Division of the Red Sixth Army at that time, was appointed as the division commander.
Duan Suquan was appointed as the political commissar of the division due to his excellent performance. This year, Duan Suquan was 18 years old.
In fact, from the moment he received the appointment, Wang Guangze and Duan Suquan understood that what they would welcome would be a dangerous situation of "nine-death deaths".
Soon, in order to better cover the main force, Wang Guangze and Duan Suquan brought their troops back to the central area of the Qiandong Special Zone. The enemy had occupied most of the Qiandong Special Zone at this time. They never expected that there was still a Red Army team in the central area.
plus the guerrillas cooperated with the independent division's actions, so the enemy quickly believed that the Red Army team appeared in the central area. To a large extent, it is the main force of the Red Army.
Seeing that the mission was completed, Wang Guangze and Duan Suquan breathed a sigh of relief. Then, they devoted all their energy to the battle with the enemy.
In just twenty days, the independent division fought several fierce battles with the enemy. When the main Red Army was completely evacuated, the independent division faced a greater challenge.
The enemy not only increased the "encirclement and suppression" of the independent division, but also mobilized local landlords and gentry to unite to attack the Red Army.
In such a critical situation, the independent division had to leave the Guidong Special Zone and go to the border to fight.
At this time, due to long-term combat, the sacrifice of the independent division was very serious.
1934 On November 25, 1934, after more than 20 days of persistence, Wang Guangze and Duan Suquan led their troops to Meijiangchang, Xiushan County.
The two could have thought they would have had a little rest, but unexpectedly, the local reactionary militia had already focused on the independent division. Helplessly, the two could only lead their troops to fight the enemy again.
In this fierce battle, Duan Suquan was unfortunately penetrated by the enemy's bullets.
Wang Guangze saw this and immediately sent someone to carry Duan Suquan on a stretcher. Due to the tense war, Wang Guangze believed that if he did not break through with the rest of the soldiers, the troops would face the danger of annihilation.
After thinking about it, Wang Guangze made a decision.
Meet the kind tailor Li Mufu and his wife
Wang Guangze mustered up the courage and expressed his intention to Duan Suquan who was lying on the stretcher to recover from his injuries.
Duan Suquan actually did not want to stay. Therefore, as far as the situation was concerned, once he stayed, he would definitely leave the team. It would not be easy to find the party organization in the future.
However, in the face of such a situation, Duan Suquan was unwilling to drag down other comrades, so he finally agreed.
Later, when Ren Bishi evaluated Duan Suquan, he used 4 words: endurance of humiliation.
Duan Su Quan was thus left at the home of a tailor named Li Mufu in Toyota Village, Yajiang Township, Xiushan County.
Li Mufu and his wife are good-looking men. When they saw Duan Suquan was seriously injured, they immediately agreed. Later, in order to avoid the enemy's discovery, Li Mufu placed Duan Suquan in a hole on the mountain.
But what Li Mufu didn't expect was that the next day, the reactionary militia came to his home.
It turned out that someone complained that Li Mufu adopted a Red Army. After the reactionary militia arrived, they forced Li Mufu to ask him to find Duan Suquan with a gun.
Li Mufu had no choice but to take them to the cave.
The enemy found 3 silver dollars from Duan Suquan, and then they were about to use guns to deal with Duan Suquan.
At the critical moment, Li Mufu rushed up: "Don't make a killing, he can't move, save his life. "
Li Mufu is still quite prestigious in the local area. The people from the militia looked at Duan Suquan's dying look and did not take action.
Just like that, Duan Suquan escaped under the protection of Li Mufu. After
, Duan Suquan was placed in a cave by Li Mufu. Li Mufu worked during the day and secretly delivered food to Duan Suquan at night. During those chaotic years, the people's homes did not have much food, and Li Mufu's home was quickly emptied.
Duan Suquan did not understand the situation, and his injuries improved a little, so he climbed from the mountain to Li Mufu's home.
After seeing the situation at Li Mufu's house, he felt very upset, and then he said he was leaving.
Li Mufu gritted his teeth and withdrew the money from his family and made a crutch for Duan Suquan.
Duan Suquan took the crutch and begged all the way to Chadong Town. After that, under his bitter begging, he boarded a boat heading to Yueyang .
In Yueyang, Duan Suquan met a kind-hearted person. With the help of the kind-hearted person, he came to Huangtuling Station in Youxian again.
Fortunately, "there is no way out". At the station, Duan Suquan met a fellow villager named Liu Weichu again.
Liu Wei Chuyi heard that Duan Suquan was from Chaling and suddenly felt friendly. After that, he arranged a house for Duan Suquan to live in. A few days later, Duan Suquan, whose health had improved, wrote a letter to his father.
Father immediately sent someone to welcome him back home. Two years after
, Duan Suquan spent his time at home until 1937 when he went to Taiyuan.
This is what the article said at the beginning.
After Duan Suquan returned to the team, he first went to Yan'an Anti-Japanese University to study, and then he was assigned to work at Beiping . During the War of Liberation, Duan Suquan came to the Northeast again.
In 1947, Duan Suquan's military career reached its peak, and he served as commander of the Eighth Column of the Northeast Democratic Alliance.
In this position, Duan Suquan led his troops to participate in the Liaoshen Campaign .
Unfortunately, in the Liaoshen Campaign, Duan Suquan failed to successfully capture the airport due to delays, and the loss of Little Zijing Mountain made Lin Biao have a certain view of him.
was awarded the title of Major General, and he pulled off his epaulette
After the Liaoshen Campaign, Duan Suquan was transferred from his position as commander of the Eighth Column and came to Northeast Military Region as the director of the Operations Department.
For this arrangement, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is actually a demotion.
However, Duan Suquan didn't say much.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Duan Suquan served as the commander of the Air Force of the Northeast Military Region. After the outbreak of the Battle of Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aiding Korea, he came to North Korea and served as the first deputy commander of the Volunteer Air Force.
In North Korea, Duan Suquan's straightforward personality once again brought a certain impact on his subsequent title.
At that time, Duan Suquan was summarizing the battle report and clearly found that there was a problem with the results reported by the Air Force Command of the Volunteer Army. Out of facts, Duan Suquan reported this situation to Peng Dehuai, commander of the Volunteer Army.
When Peng Dehuai learned about it, he was furious and asked Air Force Commander Liu Yalou and Political Commissar Xiao Hua to conduct a review.
In addition to these two people, many people have been criticized and punished, so these people have more or less resentment towards Duan Suquan. When
1952 was rated, Duan Suquan had held important positions many times, so he was rated as quasi-corps level.
According to Duan Suquan's quasi-corps-level situation, when he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General in 1955, it was in line with the standards. However, at this time, someone stood up and said that Duan Suquan had been injured and left the team for two years, which was a historical issue. If this is not clear, it is not suitable to award the rank.
plus many reasons, Duan Suquan was finally awarded the rank of major general in .
Duan Suquan was very sad and angry about this, and many of his old comrades also spoke out for Duan Suquan. If Duan Suquan's old leader Ren Bishi was still there at that time, it would definitely be helpful to Duan Suquan. Unfortunately, Ren Bishi passed away at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. When
was awarded the title, Duan Suquan pulled off his epaulette. To be honest, he was indeed a little angry about this military rank.
It is precisely because of this that before Duan Suquan passed away, he repeatedly reminded him not to be buried in military uniforms.
As a result, Duan Suquan also became the first in our army and the only founding general who was buried in Zhongshan costume .
In his later years, Duan Suquan was thinking about his benefactor Li Mufu in his heart.
Life-saving grace has never forgotten
1983, Duan Suquan came to Xiushan County to look for Li Mufu. Due to the long time, he could not find out about Li Mufu. He even thought that Li Mufu had passed away.
In fact, the old man Li Mufu did not die. After Duan Suquan left, he asked his son to introduce his experience of rescuing Duan Suquan to the local county leaders.
Xiushan County Government immediately informed Duan Suquan of the news.
Duan Su Quan was very happy. After
, under Duan Suquan's entrustment, the Xiushan County Government asked Mr. Li Mufu if there was anything he needed to help.
Li Mufu said : "I personally don't want anything. I just hope to put a bridge on the river in front of the village."
Duan Suquan said when he learned about it.
Just like that, Duan Suquan personally invested and built a bridge for local people on the Chetian River in front of the village.
Now, the cave where Duan Suquan lives on the spot is called the "Red Army Cave". The bridge he built is called the "Red Army Bridge"
