The Chen family mansion in Houxi Village, Chengyue Town, Suixi County, was built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. During the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War, more than a dozen revolutionary fighters who were not afraid of rape and had the courage to fight w

The Chen family mansion in Houxi Village, Chengyue Town, Suixi County, was built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. During the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War, more than a dozen revolutionary fighters who were not afraid of rape and had the courage to fight walked out of this century-old house. Time has passed, the world has changed, and the Chen family mansion has long been dilapidated. When the reporter visited the mansion, he met the 94-year-old daughter-in-law of the Chen family mansion, Li Yingyu, a female soldier of the fifth regiment of the Guangdong-Guangxi border column of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. She told us about The eventful years of more than half a century ago.

94-year-old Li Yingyu.

Changed her name and determined to make a dream, husband and wife united, and embarked on the revolutionary journey

In the revolutionary war years when the war was raging, Li Yingyu came into contact with revolutionary ideas on campus and felt the call of the times. During the student unrest, she always stood in front of her classmates and opposed The old feudal system and opposition to the invasion of Japanese imperialist powers. During this period, she changed her name to Zhi Zhi and took it upon herself to give herself a new name - Yingyu.

After dropping out of school, Li Yingyu followed her parents' orders and married into the Chen family compound in Houxi Village. Shortly after the marriage, her husband, Chen Zhifan, fell and was injured while climbing a tree to collect firewood. He was treated for three years. As soon as his body recovered, Li Yingyu discovered that he had been following his cousin Chen Yaonan all day long, acting mysteriously, so he asked him what happened. Chen Zhifan pulled his wife into the room and whispered to her that he had participated in underground revolutionary activities.

Chen Zhifan told Li Yingyu that his cousin Chen Yaonan participated in the party's underground activities when he was studying at Nanqiang Middle School and joined the Communist Party of China. After he returned to his hometown, he sowed the seeds of revolutionary ideas in Houxi Village. Under the influence of Chen Yaonan, Chen Zhihai, Chen Zhixian, Chen Zhifan, Chen Zhimu, Chen Guchang, Chen Zhiqian and others who lived in the Chen family mansion made a blood-wine oath with Chen Yaonan, and the seven brothers joined the revolution together. Influenced by her husband, Li Yingyu strengthened her revolutionary will, and the couple shared weal and woe on the revolutionary journey, through life and death.

In 1943, Li Yingyu and her husband Chen Zhifan joined the anti-Japanese armed forces directly led by the party organization and became a glorious revolutionary guerrilla fighter. In the army, female soldiers such as Li Yingyu and Chen Yaonan's wife Cheng Weilin specialize in dressing wounds, mending clothes, making straw sandals, providing logistical supplies for their comrades, and sometimes serving as the army's correspondents.

In that era, the revolutionary struggle was in full swing. The fight against Japan, the elimination of traitors, and the suppression of bandits were fought one after another. The revolutionary force needs to be continuously strengthened, so Li Yingyu was sent back to the countryside to publicize and mobilize young people to join the revolutionary guerrillas. Driven by her propaganda, many passionate young people joined the revolutionary ranks without hesitation.

was unfortunately arrested, but was not afraid of torture. Fortunately, he was rescued in time.

After the baptism of revolution, Li Yingyu has become a well-known female guerrilla in Houxi Village. At the end of 1943, due to the betrayal of a traitor, Li Yingyu was captured by the Japanese invaders and thrown into a prison cell in Tiantou Village. According to Li Yingyu's recollection, Tiantou Village Prison was rebuilt by the Japanese using the courtyard houses of wealthy people in the village. It is located in the mountain peak of the village and is surrounded by high walls, barbed wire fences, and guard boxes. The cell was very small, with four bunk beds and was very crowded. The surrounding walls were rough and uneven. The only windows and doors were tightly nailed with wooden strips, and the air and light were poor. The Japanese invaders also used various torture instruments to torture and interrogate anti-Japanese soldiers and communists in special torture rooms.

Every year during Qingming Festival, more than 5,000 people come to the Houxi Revolutionary Martyrs Monument to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs.

Li Yingyu recalled that the screams of revolutionaries and the roars of Japanese invaders came from the interrogation room every day. She witnessed a gay man with her own eyes. No matter whether a thick bamboo stick was inserted between his fingernails or he was tortured for many days, he did not waver in his belief and would rather die than surrender. This comrade-in-arms who regarded death as home soon died in prison. Li Yingyu suffered the same torture in the cell, but never revealed any secrets of the party. This left scars on his body that cannot be removed to this day. Fortunately, Li Yingyu received help from underground party members, and the organization actively raised funds to redeem her. With the timely rescue by the army, she was saved from being killed by the Japanese.

During the interview, Li Yingyu couldn't help but burst into tears and his hands and feet trembled when he talked about his excitement. It was really hard to bear to ask any more questions.Her family told reporters that even after more than 70 years, Li Yingyu still often thinks of the vicious enemies and the tenacity and unyielding appearance of the captured guerrillas. She would still have nightmares from time to time, dreaming about the gloomy prison and the damp and small cells, and would wake up from her dreams.

Fighting bravely against the enemy, three men from the Chen family mansion died on the same day.

Japan surrendered in September 1945, and soon the civil war began. Coupled with the bandits' rebellion, the local villagers suffered terribly. In order to remove obstacles, in February 1947, Chen Yaonan was ordered to lead the troops to eliminate the remnants of the Kuomintang bandits in the Kangtang area of ​​Suixi County, but the enemy counterattacked jointly. On the battlefield, the revolutionary warriors from the Chen Family Courtyard resisted with all their strength. The fighting was very fierce at that time, and the enemy's artillery fire was quite intensive. The soldiers were injured and died, but they continued to fight.

In the hail of bullets, Chen Zhifan hid in the bushes and resisted desperately in order to save the life of his brother Chen Zhihai, who had his right leg broken and seriously injured in the battle. When Chen Zhifan found Chen Zhihai, he was already dying. Chen Zhifan wanted to carry his brother away, but the enemy was approaching and it was too late for the two brothers to leave together. Chen Zhihai wanted his brother to leave first, but Chen Zhifan would never give up on his brother, and the two brothers couldn't argue. Chen Zhifan said with tears: "I can't save my brother, and I don't want to live anymore. We two brothers will die together!" But Chen Zhihai bit his brother with his teeth and hit his brother with a big fist, and said firmly: "We brothers can't both die in the enemy's arms." Under the gun, you must quickly evade and save your life in order to fight the enemy to the end. We still have our 60-year-old mother at home. What worries me the most is my son who is under 3 years old and my daughter who is less than two months old. They I'll leave it to you. Brother, I never ask for help. Just listen to my brother this time and let's go!" At this time, the gunshots were getting closer and closer. When Chen Zhifan saw his brother's earnest eyes, he had to hide in the dense bushes again. Cong. In the bush, he witnessed his brother fall into enemy hands.

In this battle, 11 soldiers died, and Chen Zhihai, Chen Zhimu, and 8 other comrades were captured. The next day, they were taken to Beipo Town and paraded through the streets before being killed. A total of 21 warriors were buried in a pit in the southern hills of Beipowei. Chen Zhimu was only 16 years old when he died. Three strong men, Chen Zhihai, Chen Zhimu and Chen Zhiqian, who came from Chen's mansion, died on the same day. Aunt Chen was only 21 years old when she died on the battlefield of Beihai during the Western Expedition with the large army. The Chen family mansion is full of heroes.

In order to take care of his elderly mother and the orphans left by his second brother Chen Zhihai, Chen Zhifan obtained the consent of the army chief and left the army with his wife Li Yingyu. He returned to Houxi Village to live in Houxi Village, where he cultivated the land and took care of his family and spent his time peacefully. lifetime. According to statistics, during the revolutionary war years, more than 200 people in Houxi Village participated in the revolution. Their number and scale can be called the most prominent village in Suixi area. Among them, 11 outstanding sons and daughters (5 in the Anti-Japanese War and 6 in the Liberation War) sacrificed their precious lives for the freedom, liberation and happiness of the people.