"Why did you disarm and return to the field?"
"Chairman, you know, my education level is low, and my command is okay in wars. The ability and level to engage in socialist construction is too weak, so I took the initiative to retreat and let Comrades who are competent and capable, go and do it."
"This is the great mind of our Communist Party members!"
The above dialogue took place between Chairman Mao and a person called Gu Guishan. At this time, Gu Guishan At the invitation of Chairman Mao, he went to Beijing to attend the National Day viewing ceremony. On the eve of the event, Chairman Mao and Gu Guishan chatted about the interesting events of the Red Army's Long March and also talked about the comrades who had fought together.
Unexpectedly, while talking about the chairman, the conversation turned around, and then the above dialogue took place.
It turned out that the chairman heard from those who searched for Gu Guishan that he went incognito in a small mountain village and became a veterinarian, hiding his glorious history from everyone.
In order to find Gu Guishan, the staff exhausted all means.
Being invited by Chairman Mao to attend the National Day ceremony, it can be seen that Gu Guishan, a veteran soldier, performed extraordinary in the army. In that case, why did you come to Linxian and settle down? What kind of story is behind this?
(Gu Guishan on the left)
The turning point of all this happened in the battle of Pingxingguan.
Injured during the Battle of Pingxing Pass, and transferred to work in the rear.
After Japan invaded China, with its advanced weapons and equipment, it ran rampant on the land of China, and soon came to the vicinity of Pingxing Pass, intending to directly attack Taiyuan after crossing the Pingxing Pass.
If the Japanese invading army cannot be blocked outside the Pingxing Pass, Taiyuan will become the Japanese possession. Once Taiyuan falls, it will be more difficult for the following plains to organize counterattacks to repel the Japanese army.
In short, if you want to stop the Japanese invaders, you must repel the Japanese invaders who are about to pass the Pingxing Pass. However, this idea is quite difficult to realize, because the opponent is Sakagaki Seishiro -an experienced China pass in the Japanese army.
In addition to the powerful enemy Seishiro Sakagaki, the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army under his leadership is the first division that existed in Japan during the Meiji period.
In the face of such an enemy, coupled with the Kuomintang’s "pig teammates" who often betrayed allies, our army’s choice of troops is particularly important.
not only has to be rich in combat power, able to calmly deal with the enemy's various methods, but also have firm beliefs.
After some thought, Lin Biao and his 115 division were sent to the battlefield to perform this difficult task. Gu Guishan was in the 115th Division at this time and followed the large troops onto the battlefield at Pingxingguan.
Gu Guishan joined our party when the Communist Party was suppressed the most tragically by the Kuomintang. He participated in various battles and experienced the Long March with the Red Army.
During the Long March, Gu Guishan was a regimental commander of the Red 15th Army. He led the soldiers to fight bravely on the battlefield. Even Chairman Mao was impressed by the regimental commander.
After the end of the Long March, the soldiers of the 15th Red Army were reorganized to the 115th Division, and Gu Guishan became a member of the 115th Division.
Most of the fighters in the 115th Division are like Gu Guishan, who are firm believers in Marxism. They have participated in arduous battles such as the anti-siege and the Long March. They are the best choice to deal with Sakagaki Seishiro.
After receiving the task,Lin Biao went to Pingxingguan for field trips three times and found that Pingxingguan is full of mountains and mountains, with only one highway and a gap between Laoye Temple.
Sakagaki Seishirou wants to transport the baggage through Pingxingguan to pass through that road, as long as our army ambushes in the mountains on both sides to implement cutting and outflanking, then we have a great chance of winning.
On September 25, 1937, the Japanese devil's car just drove into the encirclement, and the ambushing troops immediately opened fire, and the battle of Pingxingguan was completely launched.
In order to prevent the enemy from passing through, the soldiers on both sides ran to the enemy according to a pre-planned plan, shooting and throwing grenades while running, cutting the enemy into multiple parts to prevent the Japanese army from mutual reinforcement.
At that time, our army's equipment was not good, and even one gun per person could not be realized. Not only did the devils have more than ten times the strength of ours, they also had first-class weapons.
These weapons have caused great casualties to our team, and Gu Guishan suffered a lot from them.
Like other fighters, Gu Guishan began to surround the devils when he heard the instructions. In a close hand-to-hand fight with the enemy, a gas bomb flew over Gu Guishan.
He dodges hurriedly. In the end, although his body did not suffer much damage, his eyes were almost blinded by the poisonous bomb.
Fortunately, this battle was victorious. Gu Guishan was also sent to the hospital by his comrades in time for treatment. He saved his eyes, but his vision has not been fully restored for the time being.
(Pingxingguan strategy map)
The victory of Pingxingguan was hard-won, and it was of extraordinary significance to China at that time. While enjoying the honor brought by the victory, Gu Guishan's military career has undergone some changes-he was transferred to work in the health clinic.
From the health center to the cooperative, and finally went home voluntarily
Although Gu Guishan was reluctant to leave the front line of fighting against Japanese invaders, he himself knew that the previous nine injuries had already left the root of the disease. This time the eye injury made his own. The body is no longer suitable for fighting on the front line,It is better to give the opportunity to younger fighters.
Although he cannot go to the front line himself, Gu Guishan knows that the work of the health clinic is also very important. Fighting is always going to be injured, and saving the dead and healing the wounded is also an invisible battle.
In the nearly ten years of working in the health clinic, Gu Guishan has witnessed various stories of life and death with his own eyes.
While cherishing the memory of those sacrificed comrades in arms, Gu Guishan also feels very fortunate that he has survived, and he is more dedicated to his work.
Later, the country gradually settled down, but Gu Guishan's body was unable to withstand high-intensity work under the years of pain and suffering. For this reason, the organization decided to transfer him to a place as a leading cadre.
Work is easy and the treatment is good. For Gu Guishan, he can not only have a relatively better living environment, but also take this opportunity to take good care of his body.
If someone else gets the job, you might cheer. But for this veteran who has gone through hundreds of wars, it is already very lucky to be alive, so how can he be willing to accept the care of the country?
From another perspective, Gu Guishan has adapted to the life of marching and fighting in the past, even the work of the previous health clinic is close to the front line.
Now that life is a little more peaceful, Gu Guishan can't adapt.
More importantly, Gu Guishan believes that he is not suitable for these civilian jobs.
He knows that the organization is to take care of himself, but he himself believes that more suitable young people should take over their positions and make greater contributions to the country.
After careful consideration, Gu Guishan proposed to the organization to resign and came to a small mountain village under Linxian County, Henan Province, and became an ordinary farmer.
every day,Gu Guishan was busy farming like other people, occasionally using the knowledge he had learned in the army to treat sick horses to the villagers.
When they first came to Linxian, everyone was curious about Gu Guishan. The village was not very big at that time, and an unfamiliar face was very eye-catching.
Everyone knows that he was once in the Red Army, but he is not clear about his specific deeds.
"I'm just a soldier who leads the Red Army commander on a horse."
Gu Guishan will say this whenever someone asks about his past experience. In addition, Gu Guishan would indeed treat the horse, and the villagers never doubted his rhetoric.
As time went on, Gu Guishan's dialect became more and more slippery, and he married a wife in Lin County. Usually he will try his best to help the villagers in their difficulties, and he is well-known in the village. In this way, everyone regarded Gu Guishan as their own, and no one had ever doubted his origin.
Life flies quickly. On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, several workers from the central government “exposed” Gu Guishan’s identity.
finally found Gu Guishan
In 1959, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Central Committee decided to select a group of veterans from the Red Army to come to Beijing to watch the ceremony. After Chairman Mao agreed, the relevant departments began to look for qualified fighters.
When a staff member reported their work, the three words "Gu Guishan" appeared in Chairman Mao's head, and then the familiar face appeared before his eyes.
Chairman Mao has not seen this soldier for a long time since the end of the Long March.
"Gu Guishan, the leader of the red group during the Long March period, must participate in this event."
did not wait for the staff to answer,Chairman Mao then asked: "What's the situation with Gu Guishan now?"
Confirmed that he hadn't heard of this person's name. The staff said that he immediately called to verify, but he did not expect to receive any information after a few calls.
Since he is a soldier in the Red Army, the Military Commission must have a record of this person. Maybe someone in the army knows him. As a result, the Military Commission informed the staff that this person had been transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture.
When the staff immediately called the Ministry of Agriculture, the other party informed that Gu Guishan had applied to return to the Henan Provincial Department of Commerce.
Although in doubt, the staff called the Commercial Department. This time I finally got useful news. Gu Guishan himself took the initiative to ask to resign and work as an ordinary farmer in Linxian County.
But all the information is only this, and the people who went to the Commercial Department of Gu Guishan later did not know, but they said that Gu Guishan is probably still living in Lin County.
The telephone enquiry did not make any progress. The National Day event was getting closer and closer. Once the staff discussed it, they had to go to Linxian to look for it.
Judging from the seniority of taking care of Guishan, many people who joined the army at the same time as him became high-ranking officers. Why did Gu Guishan change jobs frequently and finally resigned to become a farmer? With these questions, the group came to the Linxian County Party Committee.
When I heard that they were cadres from the central government, they were looking for the head of the Red Army in Linxian County. The Linxian County Party Committee was very surprised. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, there were indeed many people who came to settle in Linxian, but I have never heard of a delegation leader who came to Linxian.
However, Gu Guishan's whereabouts are clearly recorded in the archives of the Department of Commerce, so there should be nothing wrong. Since the cadres present don't know this person, the village broadcasts to find someone. Perhaps the villagers know some news.
Coincidentally, the broadcast line of Gu Guishan’s village was blown off the other day. Gu Guishan himself did not hear this broadcast. Instead, villagers in other villages provided a clue.
"There is an old soldier who came back from the army in Xiayuan Village,He can treat horses. He said that he was a groom in the army and fed horses to the commander of the Red Army. Maybe he can provide some help.
Hearing the news, the group hurried to the Xiayuan Village Brigade Headquarters. Gu Guishan was asking about some work in the Brigade Headquarters, and happened to meet someone who came to look for him.
"Secretary Yang This old comrade is Gu Guishan. If you have any questions, you can ask him directly.
After the baptism of illness and time, Gu Guishan at this time has become a skinny farmer. Secretary Yang Gui who came to look for him can't believe that this is the leader of the Long March.
"Old comrade, have you ever been the head of the Red Group? "
Gu Guishan was shocked when he heard the words of the head of the Red Army, but he didn't know what the other party was going to do, so he said the "lie" again: "I was a Red Army, and I have gone through twenty thousand. During the Five Thousand Miles Long March, when I was in charge of leading the horse and feeding the horses to the head of the delegation, why did you remember to ask about this?"
"Old comrade, you have to tell the truth, this time it is to implement the tasks assigned to us by Chairman Mao. We must find Gu Guishan, the commander of the Red Army. "
Hearing Yang Gui mentioning Chairman Mao, the black and thin old man cried with excitement: "Secretary Yang, what are you talking about? Chairman Mao! He is so busy in Beijing and still thinking about it. Me!"
As soon as the sentence came out, the people present understood that the old man who claimed to have led the Red Army was the leader of Gu Guishan that Chairman Mao was looking for, but his identity was hidden because of his low profile.
"The chairman is looking for something important to me?"
Gu Guishan's voice hasn't finished yet, Yang Gui stepped forward and held Gu Guishan's hand excitedly: "Old Gu, you made us find it very hard! This time,We finally had a satisfactory account of Chairman Mao.
arrived here, and the search for Gu Guishan finally came to an end. I heard that Chairman Mao was thinking about him, and Gu Guishan agreed to go to Beijing, so there was the beginning of the dialogue between Chairman Mao and Gu Guishan.
Conclusion:
The meeting with Chairman Mao this time left an indelible impression on Gu Guishan. Later, Gu Guishan always recalled the scene of meeting with Chairman Mao that year. Even Gu Guishan was reluctant to wear the clothes he wore when meeting Chairman Mao.
There are many incognito old heroes like Gu Guishan. With the development of the Internet, we can often see on the Internet that some people suddenly learn that their grandparents have made war merits, but these meritorious men have never done anything to their families. Speaking of those years.
Maybe they all have a common idea: it’s good to live, and some comrades in arms can never survive.
The greatness of these people lies not only in their contribution on the battlefield, but also in their contribution to the battlefield. They imprinted the spirit of selfless dedication in their bones and practiced it in their own lives.
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