In 1936, a little boy trotted forward all the way, headed straight to a certain unit, and turned his head from time to time to observe the situation nearby. The little boy looked anxious and said, "My name is Xiangxuan. I am from the Red Army Communications Team. How do you catch

936 Yan'an , a little boy trotted forward, headed straight to a certain unit, and turned his head from time to time to observe the situation nearby. He was so cautious that he quickly attracted the attention of the children's group who were on guard and rushed over to surround him. The children's group thought the little boy was very strange, so they asked, "What are you wandering around here?"

The little boy was anxious and said, "My name is Xiangxuan. He is from the Red Army Communications Team. How do you catch me! I'll send a message to the government agencies!"

" Hahaha, you are about the same age as us, how could it be Red Army ! "

" You must be lying, how can you be so young as the Red Army!"

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Children's regiment chattering, all laughing at Xiang Xuan, not thinking he was a little Red Army. Xiang Xuan's eyes were red and he said aggrievedly: "I am really from the communications class. I also did the Red Army this time. I have also participated in the Long March !"

's words did not make the Children's League believe it, but laughed louder: "I said that I am really the Red Army, why don't you believe it?" Xiang Xuan's face was so angry that he blushed. But the Children's League still refused to let him go, saying that he was bragging and dishonest and strange.

Children's League escorted Xiang Xuan forward and said he wanted to find the leader. Mao Zedong happened to pass this road, and the Children's League immediately surrounded him and said hello. Mao Zedong responded with a smile, and suddenly found Xiang Xuan and asked what was going on. The children of the Children's League rushed to answer, and amid their noise, Mao Zedong roughly listened to the incident.

walked to Xiang Xuan and squatted down, asking, "You have participated in the Long March at such a young age? That's very hard. Do you have any evidence?" Xiang Xuan saw the leader coming and explained hurriedly, "I have really participated, I have climbed the snow-capped mountains and the grass!" Mao Zedong was very surprised. Did the little boy in front of him really experience the Long March with the Red Army?

Mao Zedong continued to ask, "If you participated in the Long March, you were indeed the Red Army. But there is no evidence on your word, who can prove it?" Xiang Xuan then remembered that he could find someone to prove his identity, and said frankly: "If you don't believe me, please ask He Long! He can prove it for me! He is my uncle!" Hearing this, Mao Zedong burst into laughter and said, "No wonder you have such a stubborn temper. It turns out that you are from the He Huzi family. You have the same virtue as your uncle. Now I believe you."

Xiang Xuan is not only He Long's nephew, but everyone must be familiar with his mother. It is " Xiangxi double-gun heroine" He Mangu.

1926, Xiang Xuan was born in Sangzhi County, Hunan Province. The arrival of a new life makes this family full of joy. The family was busy joining the revolution. Xiang Xuan had the most contact with the battlefield since he was a child. When his mother was pregnant with him, she worked in the guerrillas of her sister He Ying and she was not able to rest for a moment until Xiang Xuan was born.

928, He Mangu and the team got separated and had no choice but to go home first. But who would have thought that the enemy would rush into the house and arrest He Mangu and his three children in a straight line. When the Kuomintang reactionaries arrested He Mangu and were extremely proud, they immediately sent telegrams and newspapers to publicize the arrest of He Mangu and his son, the Women's Corps of the Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army, boasting that they would completely eliminate the troops led by He Mangu.

He Mangu was abused by the enemy in prison, and still kept secrets and would rather die than surrender under all kinds of torture. The enemy tortured her again and again, but all she received was He Mangu's abuse. The angry enemy soon sentenced He Mangu to death, and He Mangu eventually died. Xiang Xuan lost his mother, but was locked in prison and allowed him to die.

After He Ying learned that her sister and child were arrested, she immediately spent a lot of money to rescue the person, but He Mangu was dead and only three children were rescued. Xiang Xuan was tortured to the point of being tortured, his whole body was smelly, and his clothes were so dirty that he could not see his true face. The child who should have been lively wouldn't even cry. No one knows what he experienced in prison, and how did he survive after his mother's sacrifice?

Xiang Xuan is still young, and He Ying shoulders the responsibility of taking care of her sister's orphans and becomes Xiang Xuan's other mother.Xiang Xuan has been influenced by the family environment since he was a child. He would use a gun when he was dancing with a stick when he was touching his hands. He would use a gun at the age of 4, but He Ying never refused to give him a gun. Xiang Xuan, who was young, stole the gun while He Ying and He Long were not careful and came to the forest to open fire. He also suffered a lot of beatings for this.

pic | He Long

933, the guerrillas came to Taiping Town, Hefeng County, Hubei Province. It was the rice planting season. Many team members went home to help with farm work. He Ying had only some relatives and wounded people around him. On May 6, the sun just rose and the village was very quiet, with only one or two occasional roosters crowing. Suddenly, a "bang" gunshot broke the tranquility.

He Ying reacted quickly, picked up the gun, put on her clothes and rushed out to fight. Xiang Xuan was also awakened by the gunshots. At this time, He Ying was shot in the abdomen and legs, and she still knelt on the ground and fought desperately with the enemy. The guerrillas were small at this time, and the other side caught them off guard. Seeing that the enemy was about to attack, He Ying asked the child and the others to leave first.

She called Xiang Xuan to her side and gave him a bag, which contained some food bills and a small pistol. She said to Xiang Xuan seriously: "Go quickly, go find your uncle!" Xiang Xuan cried so hard that he hugged He Ying tightly. He Ying pushed him away and told him to leave quickly. Xiang Xuan hugged his bag tightly and rushed out from the rain of bullets. He Ying also died of serious injuries in this battle. On the other side, Xiang Xuan held the pistol tightly in his hand, shot at the enemy chasing behind, and rushed towards the mountain quickly. Xiang Xuan, who grew up in the mountains and was very familiar with the terrain, quickly got rid of the enemy. He didn't know where to go to find his uncle, so He Long joined the army to fight everywhere and had no place to live. Xiang Xuan had already exhausted his strength and could no longer walk. He fainted completely after just two steps forward.

Liao Hansheng and others escaped and came to the mountain to look for Xiang Xuan, and finally found him in a coma. After waking up, Xiang Xuan and them buried He Ying's body and set out to find his uncle He Long. On the way, Xiang Xuan learned that the guerrillas were being attacked by a traitor inside and revealed the information of the guerrillas to the Kuomintang, and then encountered this raid.

This also made Xiang Xuan unable to stop crying. His biological mother left when he was 2 years old. In order to take care of him, his aunt never gave birth to a child and treated him as her own son. He was only 7 years old and lost two mothers, Xiang Xuan was in grief all the way. When he saw his relatives again, he finally couldn't help crying, hugged He Long tightly, and expressed all his grievances.

Xiang Xuan took out his aunt's bag and handed over the things and the pistol to He Long. He Long hugged his poor nephew and wiped his tears while smoking without saying a word. This man with a strong and strong life for half his life finally burst into tears after hearing what his elder sister had encountered.

After a long time, He Long finally spoke and said to everyone: "Sister and the others have all sacrificed. What are you going to do? Do you still want to continue the revolution?"

"Do it! Must do it!"

Liao Hansheng and others were very determined, and raised their hands to swear: "Do the revolution to the end! Must avenge Sister He!"

Xiang Xuan also raised his hand together, and a young and crying voice sounded in the hall: "Do it to the end!"

"Okay! It's enough to have your words. Go back and recruit people, build up the guerrillas again, and drive those guys out completely!" He Long immediately sent Liao Hansheng and others back to Taiping Town to continue to build the guerrillas, and Xiang Xuan stayed by his side to take care of them.

pic | Liao Hansheng

Xiang Xuan became a little soldier of the Red Army. He followed He Long as a serviceman and correspondent. His small pistol was also worn on his body every day. He usually removes the bullets in the gun and installs them during war. There are also many children in the army. During the battle, a few young children rushed to the battlefield together, followed the team, shot the enemy a few times, and more often they took care of the wounded and cleaned the battlefield.

When they don’t fight, they have the naughtyness of their children. They often get together to fight mud, and they play dirty and their whole body is covered in mud.When the soldiers pass by, there are always a few children who are beaten to cry. The games are always played one after another. When they see someone crying, they immediately gather around to make people laugh. Make faces, learn animals, make all kinds of tricks to make the child crying miserably, wipe the tears with his hands covered in mud, and continue playing together.

Every time He Long saw his nephew was dirty and had a naughty temperament, he was so angry that he often told him not to fight against mud. But how could the child listen? He always takes He Long's words as wind in his ears and continues to be muddy next time. The laughter and joy also brought some joy to other soldiers and alleviated the pressure brought by the war.

Usually, Xiang Xuan always relies on his own experience on the battlefield and regards himself as the king of children. After the fight, the soldiers who started learning training began to shout the slogan "one, two, one", leading the child out of a twisted pace, and Xiang Xuan quickly became the deputy squad leader among the children's soldiers.

Every time He Long arranges a task for him, Xiang Xuan is the most obedient and serious. During the period when the local tyrants were beaten and distributed the land, many people did not dare to accept the allocated land, so the soldiers persuaded them one by one to let them know that this was for free. Xiang Xuan and his friends also need every household to mobilize and let the people accept the land.

Xiang Xuan was very brave. When other partners didn't even dare to knock on the door, Xiang Xuan had already started chatting with others and shouted loudly: "Why don't you! These lands are not landlords, they belong to us poor people. Now they have returned them to us, so we must accept them!" Xiang Xuan and the other children worked like this for a few days, so that the people could take them over.

11 On November 19, 2019, Helong's troops also embarked on the Long March, and Xiang Xuan, who was only 9 years old, also participated in the Long March together. This journey is difficult and dangerous, and the soldiers are often hungry, so Xiang Xuan would go everywhere to find food and come back to give it to the soldiers. He followed the team to climb snow-capped mountains and cross the grassland. He Long specially gave a few children a horse, and Xiang Xuan and the others took turns to ride for a while and then walked for a while.

When the team walked to Yunnan, Xiang Xuan saw a beautiful little flower horse. Several children immediately became interested and rushed up to ride the pony. They were in trouble for a while. This time, He Long got angry and gave Xiang Xuan a severe lesson, questioning what to do if he accidentally left the army and was completely lost with the team. This would also completely wake up Xiang Xuan.

My aunt often didn't sleep well because she was busy, and her uncle He Long was so busy that she couldn't see anyone. Xiang Xuan was also growing up on the marching road. It happened that at this time, my aunt had just given birth to a daughter named He Jiesheng. Usually, my aunt is responsible for taking care of the child, with He Jiesheng on her back and holding Xiang Xuan in her hand. Xiang Xuan is very sensible. When his aunt is doing publicity work, she takes care of her sister carefully and does not dare to go far.

On the Long March, the event that made Xiang Xuan remember the most was the sacrifice of his partner's father. Among the few children, Xiang Xuan is the youngest. A child named Xin Xianzhu is one or two years older than Xiang Xuan. He takes good care of Xiang Xuan. Xiang Xuan especially likes to stay with him because Xin Xianzhu's father is an cook and always bears the blame. As soon as the troops arrived at the garrison, the cooks would set up pot and cook rice. Xin Xianzhu's father also distributed all the food to his comrades, leaving only a little of it himself.

But material capital is scarce, and many soldiers were cold, starved to death, and died of illness. Xin Xianzhu's father always cared about his comrades and suffered himself, and eventually starved to death on the road. The death of his father had a great blow to Xin Xianzhu. Xiang Xuan didn't know how to comfort his friends. He thought that his two mothers had sacrificed one after another, and both children had lost relatives. No matter how sad he felt, he had to continue moving forward.

Xiang Xuan completely lost his naughty side and was no longer as lazy as before. Only when he could not hold on and was about to faint, would he allow others to put him on the right time to rest. In winter, the soldier was cold and hungry, and he had to carry dozens of kilograms of coal alone. Xiang Xuan also carried the coal, saying that he was a man and followed everyone forward, so he suffered a lot of injuries.

The blisters on the feet have not disappeared, and they always just blister again, and they are covered with a lot of scars .Several children wanted him to ride a horse forward, but Xiang Xuan said, "I have to move more, walking is the best activity." As he said that, he walked a short distance.

When resting, Xiang Xuan was busy working around the team, determined to be an excellent little Red Army soldier and not to embarrass his uncle. When the team needed to keep watch, there were three people under the age of 10. When it was Xiang Xuan’s turn, he let the other two sleep and he just watched each other.

The tasks assigned to the Little Red Army are all about service workers, propagandists, etc. Xiang Xuan is also a propagandist. He wears a big hat and a hat every day, and goes to the crowd to promote the Central Committee, allowing others to join the Red Army. A baby Red Army indeed made many people feel new, and there were many people surrounding Xiang Xuan for questions.

He did not show any timidity, but was very happy to see the increase in the crowd around him. He immediately sang and gestured to attract more people. Finally, he would talk to the people about the rhetoric learned in the army and mobilize them to advance with the team together. This method is really useful. Xiang Xuan continued to go to the street to promote it at one time and brought back 37 people.

Xiang Xuan is becoming more and more sensible, and He Long is also satisfied. He gradually wants to cultivate his nephew, so he comes to him: "No one does the documents in the Service Management Office, how about you?"

"Uncle, I don't even recognize a word, you want me to be a documentary? This requires only a educated person. You should let me continue to be a correspondent."

Although Xiang Xuan said that he was not good at it, he still felt a sense of enthusiasm in his heart. He began to work in the team while pestering people in the army who knew literacy in the army to teach him to write and recognize words. He is not the Xiang Xuan who can't even write his own name. After the troops arrived in northern Shaanxi, Xiang Xuan was left in Yan'an, continuing his duties as a correspondent and delivering letters to the troops.

It was at this time that he met Mao Zedong and the beginning scene happened. He was still young and was soon sent to the affiliated primary school of Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Middle School. He worked very hard in the school and vowed to study hard, make a name for himself, and avenge his relatives.

While he was the squad leader of the communication class, he studied at school and studied until Yan'an Anti-Japanese University. After graduation, he immediately returned to the army to continue to serve the country. Xiang Xuan first served as a correspondent. After several battles, he performed very bravely and was soon promoted to deputy company commander. Xiang Xuan has had a lot of ideas since he was a kid, and he also had strange ideas in the war, but fortunately the response was good.

This time, he thought of another idea of ​​fighting against the enemy and proposed the idea of ​​"big tiger" and " Flying Thunder Cannon ". The idea was immediately recognized by everyone and they gathered together to discuss it. After several comments were modified, they finally started to make it. Everyone tried their best and devoted themselves to making the "big tiger" and "flying thunder cannon" with great power, and finally successfully developed it.

The newly developed "Flying Thunder Cannon" was quickly brought to the battlefield. The extremely powerful earth cannon immediately fired at the enemy battalion, which can fire 5 kilograms of explosives at a time and has a range of up to 500 meters. In an instant, the enemy's barracks were immediately blown up and the soldiers cheered. Xiang Xuan was also very happy when he heard the sound of shells outside and the cheers of his comrades. Then he thought about it and he was very angry again.

It turned out that he was injured, and the power of this shell was not sure. For Xiang Xuan's safety, his comrades suggested that he rest first. Xiang Xuan thought that this was the explosive he had participated in the development, so he wanted to see it with his own eyes. He rushed to the front line despite his comrades' obstruction and took the injury to fight the enemy.

Under our attack, a large number of enemies have fallen, but some of the remaining troops still resist stubbornly. Xiang Xuan also led the team to continue shooting at the enemy. Suddenly, the enemy's grenade shot over and shot directly into Xiang Xuan. Xiang Xuan's face was covered with blood. Before falling down, he still blasted the shells in the direction of the enemy, and finally fell into a pool of blood.

The soldier immediately lifted Xiang Xuan off the battlefield. His right eye socket was densely filled with bomb fragments, and his right foot was hit by the enemy. Blood flowed and his body was injured 21 times.Xiang Xuan's bravery was admired by the soldiers, and the commander of the column He Bingyan was also proud of his bravery. When he remembered that Xiang Xuan's parents all died, he felt very sorry for Xiang Xuan.

pictures | He Bingyan

He Bingyan called He Long and told him about Xiang Xuan's serious injury and eye injury. He Long said on the other end: "Can other people's children be injured, can't my children be injured? Although I am very sad, for the sake of the country and the people, so what if we sacrifice even if we sacrifice?"

In the War of Liberation, the artillery squad where Xiang Xuan was located won many victories under his leadership. During the Huaihai Battle , with his advice, our army successfully surrounded the enemy and won the victory. Xiang Xuan also gradually grew into a tall and strong man in the army. Looking at the many soldiers who grew up, he couldn't help but sigh that time flew so fast.

Xiang Xuan has been fighting all his life, and his family has participated in the revolution, worthy of the country and the people, and dozens of injuries on his body fully demonstrated his contribution, and there are still bullets in his body that cannot be taken out.

After the founding of New China, with the approval of the central government, Xiang Xuan's military service counted from May 6, 1933. On this day, he picked up the gun given to him by his aunt and fought against the enemy for the first time.

955, the People's Liberation Army of China awarded the title for the first time. Xiang Xuan's efforts in the War of Resistance Against Japan were also recognized by the organization and was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel. He has won many medals. In an interview in his later years, he sincerely said: "It was the revolutionary mule that that brought me a lot." He also worked diligently in Chengdu Military Region until he retired in 1982.

Xiang Xuan was in a war-torn era, following his family for the revolution, and picked up a gun and fought against the enemy at the age of 7. 109 people died heroically in his family, and his biological mother suffered a tragic death, and he himself left a scar. But he was not defeated by despair, but instead strengthened himself in suffering, picked up his weapons and became a hero of a generation, worthy of being the descendant of a famous family.

pic | Xiang Xuan

Xiang Xuan is still alive now. He never mentions more hardships and fatigue about his own experiences. He only hopes that everyone has the same belief as him and must go on anyway. China's rapid development also made Xiang Xuan very happy, and peace was the pursuit of their generation. I believe that every Chinese will also remember the efforts of his ancestors and the hardships he suffered!