On November 25, 1950, this was the day when the second battle of to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea was launched. The US military, which had air superiority, sent three bombers to prepare for bombing the Volunteer Army headquarters station, and dropped dozens of napalm over the station. Impeachment , in an instant, the war room was engulfed in a sea of fire, and all the staff on duty in the room died. Among them was a martyr who was only 28 years old. He had just entered the North Korean war for one month and three days. He was Chairman Mao's eldest son-Mao Anying.
Mao Anying
Mao Anying in his boyhood
On October 24, 1922, Mao Anying was born in Changsha. He was the eldest son of Chairman Mao. His arrival brought a lot of joy to Chairman Mao. However, at that time, Chairman Mao traveled all over the country for the revolutionary cause, and so did his wife and children. They gathered less and separated more, and later their mother Yang Kaihui died. The three Mao Anying brothers, who were only 8 years old, were secretly sent to Shanghai by the party organization to study in Datong Kindergarten.
Photo of Mao Anying with his brother and mother
However, soon after, the underground party organization was destroyed, and the three Mao Anying brothers lived on the streets. They went through a lot of hardships. In order to survive, he took his brothers to push carts, shine shoes, and Working as apprentices, picking up rags, selling newspapers, etc., when the party organization found the three brothers on the street again, the youngest brother Mao Anlong had already died of illness, while Mao Anqing was injured and could not receive treatment, and was suffering from illness for the rest of his life. Tortured, under the arrangement of the party organization, the brothers came to the Soviet Union.
Three Mao Anying Brothers
While in the Soviet Union, Mao Anying studied at the Soviet Military Academy and participated in the Soviet Union's Patriotic War. He moved to the European battlefield and was awarded the rank of lieutenant. He did not return to China until 1946.
Premier Zhou and his wife took a group photo with the Anying brothers in the Soviet Union
Mao Anying after returning to China
In 1946, Mao Anying returned to China and came to Yan'an. In Yan'an, he saw his father who had been separated for eighteen years. When they reunited for the first time, Chairman Mao couldn't help but shed tears. Tears, the little boy at the time of separation has now become a young man in the British army.
A photo with his father after returning to Yan'an in 1946
After returning to China, Mao Anying went to the Labor University to study at the request of his father, followed the farmers to learn farming, participated in the land reform, and ate and lived with the masses. At that time, many people only knew this enthusiastic The big boy is very diligent and hard-working, but no one knows that he is actually Chairman Mao's son.
After the liberation, Mao Anying came to Beijing Machinery Factory as deputy secretary of the party branch. At the same time, because he was proficient in Russian, he often participated in some foreign affairs activities. Moreover, Chairman Mao also found a partner for Mao Anying, Liu Siqi, the daughter of the revolutionary martyr Liu Qianchu .
Mao Anying participated in foreign affairs activities in 1950
On October 15, 1949, Mao Anying and Liu Siqi got married in Beijing. Chairman Mao set up two tables in the backyard of Yi Niantang, bought sugar and cigarettes, and invited Premier Zhou and others. A very simple and plain wedding was held for Mao Anying. As his father, Chairman Mao gave the couple a wedding gift which was just a coat that the chairman once wore .
Mao Anying and Liu Siqi
requested to enter North Korea to fight
In 1950, the Korean War broke out, and the war burned to the border. Chairman Mao opposed all opinions and prepared to send volunteers to fight in North Korea, and appointed Peng Dehuai as the Commander of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army .
Mr. Peng
On October 7, Chairman Mao specially invited Peng Dehuai to a banquet to see him off. At this banquet, Mao Anying made a request to Peng Dehuai to go to the front line to fight in North Korea. Peng Dehuai heard it and quickly refused. After all, the chairman's family had sacrificed for the revolution. There were too many, and he couldn't bear to let Mao Anying go to North Korea to take risks. He rejected Mao Anying's request and said that building construction in the rear was also resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea.
Mao Anying was very anxious when he heard that Peng Dehuai refused. He said that he had attended a military academy in the Soviet Union and participated in the Great Patriotic War. Chairman Mao also smiled and said to Peng Dehuai, " Anying can speak Russian and English. When you go to North Korea, you will inevitably talk to him." When the Soviet Union was dealing with Americans, Anying was just right for ."
Mr. Peng, who was on the front line.
Seeing what the chairman said, Peng Dehuai agreed and let Mao Anying be his translator. After all, when Mr. Peng entered the DPRK, he really needed a Russian translator. He was originally transferred to Yan'an. Zhang Boheng served as a Russian translator during the period, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Boheng was very busy due to the arrival of a large number of Soviet advisers. Later, he chose a new translator. However, considering the confidentiality issue of entering the North Korean war, Chairman Mao finally directly recommended Mao Anying
. A photo of father and son
In this way, Mao Anying followed the volunteers to the front line to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, serving as the Russian translator and confidential secretary of the headquarters. However, unexpectedly, on the day of the second battle, Mao Anying died in the sea of napalm bombs dropped by the enemy. .
Mr. Peng was shocked when he heard the news of Mao Anying's death. He didn't speak for a long time. He didn't eat or talk. He walked around in the cave all night. He didn't know how to explain the situation to Chairman Mao, back and forth. After an hour, I finally wrote a telegram of less than 30 words: "Today, the General Headquarters of the Volunteer Army was bombed by enemy planes, and Comrade Mao Anying unfortunately died.. "
Wax figure of Mao Anying at work
When the telegram was delivered to Beijing, the telegraph operator was frightened and didn't know what to do, so he handed the telegram to Premier Zhou. Premier Zhou was also shocked when he saw the telegram and thought for a moment. After a while, Liu Shaoqi and Zhu De were called to discuss how to report to Chairman Mao.
After careful consideration, they finally decided not to tell Chairman Mao for the time being. They did not hand over the telegram and a letter written by him until New Year's Day in 1951. Chairman Mao's secretary asked him to forward it to Chairman Mao.
After receiving this unusual telegram, Chairman Mao read it for a long time and finally said, " Well, in war, there will always be casualties, it doesn't matter. ! "
Mao Anying is now buried in the cemetery of Mao Anying in North Korea
Chairman Mao's thoughts
Later, after President Peng returned to China, he reported to Chairman Mao the story of Mao Anying's sacrifice in detail, and asked for punishment with a heavy heart, but Chairman Mao just said: "The war general It’s meant to kill people! The Chinese People's Volunteer Army has sacrificed the lives of so many officers and soldiers. Anying is an ordinary soldier. Don't treat it as a big deal just because he is my son.". He also asked Mr. Peng not to be careless and to prevent enemy bombing.
Mao Anying and Liu Siqi
Many years later, Chairman Mao and Others talked about why Mao Anying was sent to the front line: " You said that if I didn't send him, he wouldn't sacrifice. This is possible. But think about it, as a leader, I have a son myself. If I don’t send him to resist U.S. aggression, aid Korea, and defend my family and country, then whose son will I send? "
Although Chairman Mao did not say it, his longing for his son was hidden in his heart.
The relics hidden at the bottom of the box
In 1990, while comprehensively cleaning up the relics left by Chairman Mao, the staff unexpectedly discovered that in a cabinet Chairman Mao of China placed the cotton shirt, a blue military cap, a pair of gray sand socks, and a towel left behind by his son Mao Anying after his death. They were neatly folded by Chairman Mao and placed beside him, and they were quietly treasured for 26 years. During this period, Chairman Mao moved many times, but never left, and the staff around him never found these clothes.
I don’t know if Chairman Mao wore them every time in the following twenty years. After suffering from insomnia every time, he would pick up his son's clothes and touch them carefully. These clothes may also be stained with the tears of a father who lost his child. Chairman Mao never told these things to others. He refused to share this with anyone. It's painful, and these simply preserved clothes are also a father's uninterrupted family affection.
Perhaps only when he is with his son can he laugh so happily
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