Long March is a great miracle in human history. The soldiers of the Red Army crossed the river and climbed snowy mountains crossed the grasslands. They not only had to face the encirclement and interception of the Kuomintang army, but also had to fight against the harsh natural environment. However, they were not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, and were not afraid of sacrifice. With their strong revolutionary beliefs, they successfully achieved strategic transfer after thousands of difficulties and dangers.
In this strategic transfer, more than 2,000 female Red Army soldiers also participated. However, the cruel living environment caused many female Red Army soldiers to die on the way. Among these more than 2,000 female Red Army soldiers, there is the only pair of sisters, namely Jian Xianren and Jian Xianfo.
The two sisters married Marshal He Long and General Xiao Ke respectively. They carried their children on their backs and walked the arduous Long March.
The sisters of Jian joined the Red Army one after another
Jian Xianren and Jian Xianfo were born in Cili, Hunan. Their father Jian Chengyan is a wealthy businessman. The wealthy family also allowed them to receive a good education since childhood. The father's character of understanding justice and concerning the safety of the country has also profoundly influenced the Jian family's children including the Jian sisters (Jian Chengyan had 4 children who joined the revolution, including Jian Xianren and Jian Xianfo's sisters, the eldest son, Jian Xian, was , Jian Xian was , and the second son Jian Xianchao).
1926, 17-year-old Jian Xianren was deeply influenced by revolutionary ideas and joined the Communist Youth League. During her study in Changsha, she actively participated in the student movement. Shortly after becoming a formal party member, the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke down. Faced with the current situation of the Kuomintang's massive round-up of Communist Party members, she carried out secret work in many places such as Lixian .
1929, she joined the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army led by He Long and became the first female Red Army soldier in the Hunan-Hubei-Western Soviet Area. She is knowledgeable and is also called "Mr. Ren" by President He, and she also served as a cultural instructor in the Red Army.
It was when the professors and cadres were studying that He Long developed feelings for her and pursued her. After asking someone to say that the matchmaker was rejected, He Long proposed to the marriage publicly, and Jian Xianren finally accepted He Long's proposal.
In September 1929, 20-year-old Jian Xianren married He Long. In 1930, their first child, Honghong, was born, but because of the crazy sweep of the enemy, the main force of the Red Army fought eastward again, and Honghong died due to illness and hunger.
Then Jian Xianwei was killed because of a traitor betrayal. Even Jian Xianren himself was detained by the enemy. Fortunately, Jian Xianren took the opportunity to escape and pretended to be a beggar.
In October 1934, after four years, Jian Xianren finally found the Red Army, and then He Long led the Red 26th Army to conquer Cili County city.
At the same time, Jian Xianren's sister Jian Xianfo also ushered in adulthood. At the age of 18, she also had a passion for revolution, so she naturally found her brother-in-law He Long and proposed to join the Red Army.
In this way, He Long agreed to Jian Xianfo's request, and of course, it also included Jian Xianchao's request to join the army. Jian Xianfo was arranged to be a propagandist in the propaganda team, and Jian Xianchao was assigned to the Red Army Hospital as a caregiver because he was only 14 years old.
1935, in a speech, Xiao Ke met Jian Xianfo and fell in love with him at first sight. Subsequently, with the help of He Long and Ren Bishi, Xiao Ke and Jian Xianfo married.
The Long March was difficult and dangerous. After the Red Second and Sixth Front Army established the Hunan-Hubei-Guizhou base area, the Kuomintang also sent a large army to carry out "encirclement and suppression". Considering the situation, on November 19, 1935, the Red Second and Sixth Corps also started the Long March from the Sangzhi area in Hunan.
And just 18 days before the Long March, Jian Xianren gave birth to a daughter He Jiesheng for He Long. Just like this, he dragged his weak body and carried his daughter for 18 days, Jian Xianren embarked on the Long March. During
, He Jiesheng not only almost lost, but also had a high fever that never subsided. Fortunately, they were all in danger and survived the harsh environment such as climbing snow-capped mountains and grasslands with difficulty.
is different from his sister Jian Xian’s birth before his long march. The children of his sister Jian Xianfo and General Xiao Ke were born on the first day after the Red 2 and 6th Legions entered the grassland.
There is no cover or block on the grassland, and there is not even a tent.In desperation, Xiao Ke found an abandoned soil enclosure and wrote the turf as the delivery room, and his sister Jian Xianren acted as the delivery doctor.
In this way, Jian Xianfo gave birth to a son Xiao Baosheng for General Xiao Ke. The difficulty of labor and lack of food made Jian Xianfo's body very weak and he almost starved to death. Fortunately, after the difficulties and obstacles, their sisters survived the cruel environment and successfully completed the Long March.
continues to heat up, moving
. After that, the two sisters did not retreat behind the scenes, but continued to shine and heat up. After the Anti-Japanese War, Jian Xianren served as the head of the Security Section of the Political Department of the Hebei-Re-Liaoning Military Region and the Deputy Director of the Weichang County Committee of the Communist Party of China. He entered the Northeast to engage in organizational work before the Liberation War. After the founding of New China, he successively performed duties in Wuhan, the Ministry of Light Industry, the Organization Department of the Central Committee and other positions. He retired in 1985 and died in 2004 at the age of 96.
Jian Xianfo was engaged in underground work and organizational work after the Anti-Japanese War. During the War of Liberation, he successively performed his duties in the Organization Department of the Northern Branch and the North China Bureau. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively performed positions in the Electric Power Design Bureau, the Ministry of Electric Power Industry and other positions. Jian Xianfo is now 106 years old.
summary
As the only sisters on the Long March, Jian Xianren and Jian Xianfo are not afraid of hardships and walking with their children on their backs is moving; and even as the marshal's wife and the general's wife, they did not lie on the credit book, but continued to shine and heat and contribute their own strength.
Their legendary stories are worth remembering.
