Author: Shining
The ashes of Marshal Liu Bocheng and Marshal Xu Xiangqian were not buried in Babaoshan after their death. Instead, they were chosen to be scattered in the remote Miaopo Ridge of Shexian County, Hebei Province at the 129th step. This place was later renamed Jiangjun Ridge .
Deng Gong personally wrote the three characters "Jiangjunling".
Today's Jiangjun Ridge is not only the resting place of generals, but also a famous patriotism education base.
In addition to the two old generals, there are also many revolutionary ancestors buried in Jiangjunling. It is the place with the second largest number of burials for the founding generals, second only to Babaoshan.
The tomb site of the founding marshal is as follows.
Zhu De's ashes were buried in Babaoshan.
After Peng Dehuai's death, he was also buried in Babaoshan. Because his last wish was to be buried in his hometown in Hunan, Wushifeng, so he later moved to Wushifeng. Peng Dehuai grew up listening to the legend of knights in Wushi Peak. It was the place where he made his aspiration at a young age and where he finally rested.
Marshal He Long was moved to Zhangjiajie, Hunan in 2009; Marshal Chen Yi and Marshal Luo Ronghuan, two founding fathers of the country, were buried in Babaoshan after their deaths.
After the death of Marshal Nie Rongzhen, part of the ashes were buried under a cypress in Babaoshan, and part of the ashes were buried in the Martyrs Cemetery of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
After the death of Marshal Ye Jianying, his ashes were moved from Beijing to Guangzhou.
Babaoshan has the largest number of founding generals buried there.
The ashes of the two founding fathers, Liu Bocheng and Xu Xiangqian, were buried in Shexian County after their death because they fought against Japan in Shexian County.
Liu Bocheng died of illness in Beijing on October 7, 1986. He wrote clearly in his will that his ashes were placed on the 129th step of Miaopo Ridge.
Staff from relevant departments, together with Lao Shuai’s children, took some of Liu Bocheng’s ashes to Miaopoling.
On the tombstone of Marshal Xu Xiangqian, he wrote: Some of the ashes of Marshal Liu Bocheng, the great proletarian revolutionist, are buried here.
The back of the stone tablet is engraved with the poem "Mourning for Marshal Liu Bocheng" written by Xu Xiangqian. The content is: At dusk, bad news spreads over the capital, and the sky and earth are covered with tears and rain. I lower my head to the mountains and rivers and miss the pillars. I raise my eyes to the sky to find handsome stars. Yuanyuan Tao has become the quintessence of the country. Zhao Zhaoqing has the honor of historical records. He is painted with seven-character and dyed plain silk. One hundred thousand military tents cry for Liu Gong.
In 1989, the ashes of Huang Zhen, the former deputy director of the Political Department of the 129th Division, were also buried in Miaopo Ridge after his death. His last words were: He died with his heart in mind for the people of the old district. He will return to Taihang with Liu Shuai's remains, and he will be with the people of the old district for generations.
The ashes of Wang Xinting, Yuan Ziqin, Zhao Ziyue, He Zhengwen, He Zhengwen, Zhao Zhong, Zhang Weihan and other old comrades who came out of the 129th Division were also buried in this remote mountain. The former chief of staff of the 129th Division, Li Da, also chose to have his grave here.
This is mainly because Miaopo Ridge is the location of the 129th Division headquarters and the place where they once fought.
In order to commemorate Marshal Liu Bocheng, a memorial hall was built in Miaopoling, and a seated statue of the Marshal was carved out of granite . Looking at the battlefield in the distance, it seems as if the sound of gunfire is still in my ears, and thousands of troops are still galloping.
The time is pushed forward to 1940. The Japanese army burned, killed and looted in Northern China. The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army advanced into the Taihang Mountains of Northern China to develop revolutionary forces, establish an anti-Japanese base area, and pull the enemy from behind.
In Taihang City, the 129th Division raised a red flag in Shexian County. The division headquarters was first located in Changle Village , and then moved to Chi'an Village. Because it was a courtyard built on a hillside, when the radio station set an encrypted code name for the 129th Division, it was named Wujiapo.
Miaopo Ridge is only a hundred meters away from Chi'an Village. It has witnessed the battle history and development of the 129th Division and the difficulties of fighting behind enemy lines. The Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers ate chaffy vegetables and fought tenaciously with the enemy with backward equipment.
After arduous fighting, the 129th Division annihilated more than 420,000 Japanese and puppet troops.
Here they created the famous Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu base area.
Commander Liu and Deng led the 129th Division to fight in Shexian County for six years, a thousand miles of great progress and a thousand miles of blood.
Until the end of December 1945, after the army was reorganized, Liu Deng led his troops to move to Wu'an County , and the army fought from North China to Southwest China.
In 1988, in order to commemorate their revolutionary ancestors, the people of the old area of Shexian County built the Jiangjunling Mausoleum Area with a total area of about 50,000 square meters. At the same time, they also built a patriotic education base.
In the late summer and early autumn of 1990, the young Marshal Xu Xiangqian was lying in the sixth ward of the South Building of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital. He often muttered silently: Since ancient times, no one has died, and his loyalty will be remembered by history.
Xu left a will to the former marshal, scattering his ashes where he had fought.
Marshal Xu Xiangxiang
Xu Xiangxiang suffered deeply from illness in his later years, but he remained strong in spirit from beginning to end.
Many old comrades came to the hospital to visit. When Xu Xiangqian saw his friends, he was excited and laughed heartily, not caring about the severe pain in his chest. His tenacious willpower impressed the doctor.
Xu Xiangqian said to Li Xiannian: "After my death, there will be no farewell or memorial service. The ashes will be scattered in the Dabie Mountains , Daba Mountain, Hexi Corridor , and the Taihang Mountains."
Everyone was moved by the old commander's broad mind. Although the old commander calmly talked about what happened after his death, his comrades listened and felt sad in their hearts. His children cried and said, "Dad, don't talk anymore."
As his old illness relapsed, the old commander spoke frankly about life and death. He emphasized many times to his children that his ashes should be buried in places where he had fought, and that his children should be consistent in their words and deeds, be honest in style, and fight against unhealthy tendencies.
Xu Xiangqian felt that time was running out and asked the hospital to stop rescuing him. Looking at the tubes inserted in his body and enduring the pain, he hoped to use the hospital's resources on patients who need it more.
In the early morning of September 21, 1990, Xu Shuai passed away.
On November 9 of the same year, Xu Xiangqian’s ashes were scattered at Jiangjun Ridge.
Deng Gong came to the cemetery and wrote three big characters with his own hands: Jiangjun Ridge.
html Eighteen years later, in order to preserve revolutionary cultural relics, carry out patriotism education, and commemorate revolutionary ancestors, She County built the 129th Division Exhibition Hall on the north side of the mountain.Today in Jiangjun Ridge, there are 129 stone steps from the bottom of the mountain to the Memorial Pavilion of Marshal Liu Bocheng; 129 steps further up is the Memorial Pavilion to Marshal Xu Qianqian; and 129 steps further up are the summit of Jiangjun Ridge.
Generals are surrounded by green mountains and beautiful scenery. It is the resting place of two old commanders and many founding generals.
There is a large canal on the mountain. During the Anti-Japanese War, because the people had difficulty in drinking water, the 129th Division united with the masses to build the 54-mile-long Zhangnan Canal.
To this day, this large canal is like a long dragon, winding in the Jiangjunling Mountains, and is also called the Jiming Canal and Jiangjun Canal.
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