The founding general Wang Shusheng, a native of Macheng, Hubei Province, participated in the creation of the first people's armed forces in Macheng County, participated in and led the Jute Uprising, and later served as the regimental commander and deputy division commander of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Commander, regimental commander, division commander, deputy commander-in-chief of the Fourth Red Front Army and commander of the 31st Army, deputy commander-in-chief of the West Route Army and commander of the 9th Army, etc. At the same time, he was also one of the main founders of the revolutionary armed forces such as the Hubei-Henan-Anhui, Sichuan-Shaanxi Revolutionary Base Areas, and the Fourth Red Army.
During the revolutionary period, Wang Shusheng was brave and proficient in combat, with outstanding military exploits. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the Minister of the General Ordnance Department of the People's Liberation Army and the Vice President of the Academy of Military Science. He was responsible for the teaching and research of military science and technology, and was responsible for the construction of military education bases. He was an important founder and leader of my country's html weapons and equipment construction and military scientific research.
General Wang Shusheng
A comment on General Wang Shusheng in the history of the Party is particularly realistic: Work actively, be sincere and frank, contact the masses, serve the people diligently, and devote his life to the revolutionary cause.
Because " please order for the people" is the first "footprint" that General Wang Shusheng took on the road of revolution, and he will never stop on this road from then on.
Hubei in 1926 was under the brutal military rule of the Zhili warlord Wu Peifu . The exploitation and oppression of the old society were unimaginable to modern people.
According to historical records, feudal bureaucrats and landlords used various clever tricks to squeeze the blood and sweat of farmers. More than 70% of the local fields were occupied by the landlord class, and the land rent that farmers had to pay started at 50% of the harvest, and even 70% to 80% was not uncommon.
It was not that simple for farmers in the old society to rent land from landlords. They often had to hand over chickens, ducks, firewood, oil and other various "tax collections", and often provided free labor, or "boxing gifts", etc. to satisfy the greedy needs of the landlords. If we encounter exorbitant taxes imposed by warlords, or encounter natural disasters and banditry, the lives of the people at the bottom will be completely paralyzed.
This cruel method of exploitation made Wang Shusheng, who had a sense of justice since childhood, very resentful, and then became very interested in the booming revolutionary ideas at that time.
Under the recommendation of his cousin Wang Youan and several classmates, Wang Shusheng soon joined the revolutionary organization of the Communist Party and actively participated in the construction of the local farmers' association.
The early peasant movement seemed to be an easy propaganda task, but in fact it was not only difficult, but also risky.
The poor peasants in the old society were deeply poisoned by feudal ideas, while the landlords and gentry used the feudal program to formulate complicated ethnic and rural rules to oppress the peasants. Once they were touched, they would encounter ruthless suppression and punishment. At the same time, landlords will also promote the theory of destiny to fool farmers: You deserve to be poor, but you are not destined to be wealthy. This is destined by God. Why don't you be born into the emperor's family?
Long-term ideological imprisonment cannot be solved in a few words. In addition, landlords will also collude with local bullies to form "armed forces". In addition to self-protection, they often engage in evil deeds of bullying men and women.
These are all problems encountered in actual work, and for Wang Shusheng, the first thing he has to do is to overcome his own difficulties.
Because Wang Shusheng's family was originally a landlord, with dozens of acres of fields, four cattle, horses, mills, forests, etc., he was already considered a "rich kid" in the eyes of farmers. In fact, many of the early progressive youth and revolutionary cadres came from landlord families, or were related by relatives, which made it difficult for the lower-class farmers to believe in their sincerity.
During a farmers' meeting, Wang Shusheng stood up and said in public: "Since we have joined the Communist Party and want to carry out the revolutionary cause, we must not stand with the local tyrants and evil gentry. We farmers' association cadres must set an example. We have agreed to help farmers reduce rent and interest , but we cannot just say no, my family The land rent and interest will not be collected, and the loan contracts will be destroyed. The revolutionary cadres are not talking nice words, we are sincerely doing revolutionary work!"
Inspired by Wang Shusheng, other farmers' association cadres also expressed their agreement. personally went to the door of the tenants and debtors, surrendered the tenants and mortgages in person, and burned the loan contracts.
After this incident, the farmers believed in the sincerity of cadres such as Wang Shusheng. The construction of farmers' associations flourished, the peasant movement ignited a raging fire, and the slogan "Down with the local tyrants and evil gentry" began to be broadcast crazily.
It is a good thing that the farmers' enthusiasm is ignited, but if the landlords and gentry are so easy to deal with, they will not be passed down from generation to generation. They are already familiar with bullying the farmers.
There are cynicism, intimidation and threats, fabricated accusations, forged official documents, sending spies to create chaos, pretending to be officials to destroy reputations, sending gangsters to suppress the market, and even creating new "peasant associations" to fake the real ones. In short, they are full of tricks and are doing their best to destroy. An evil force that can exist for a long time has already developed an enduring "philosophy of survival".
Regarding these troublesome issues, Wang Shusheng expressed his attitude to the members of the farmers' association: Conspiracies and tricks cannot be brought to the table. We must fight them openly. If the local tyrants and evil gentry bully our farmers, we must resist and fight against them.
The real revolutionary work is never a simple speech at a meeting, but a life-and-death struggle, but this first fire burned on Wang Shusheng's own head.
There was a big tycoon in Luojiahe, Chengmagang District, named Ding Zhenyu, known as "a tiger in Macheng North Township". He bullied men and women, ran rampant in the countryside, and even loaned countless people. Many people were forced to have their families destroyed. He was a complete bully.
The most disgusting thing is that Ding Zhenyu also forcibly demands the "right of the first night" from the tenant families. Anyone who marries or marries a girl must be "enlightened" by him. Otherwise, he will use bully methods to destroy people's livelihoods, send them to prison, and even cause death.
Another identity of this "bad guy" Ding Zhenyu is Wang Shusheng's uncle.
When the peasant movement was developing vigorously, Ding Zhenyu sent a group of thugs to the location of the Farmers' Association in Luojiahe. These vicious thugs violently beat the farmers participating in the meeting, smashed the farmers' association, and cursed non-stop. The gangster leader headed by
also shouted crazily: "Poor devils also want to rebel! Listen carefully, the sky in Luojiahe belongs to Mr. Ding, and the land in Luojiahe belongs to Mr. Ding. If you dare to hold a farmers' meeting again, just like this sign, your head will be moved!" After saying that, he used a big knife to chop the farmer's association sign into pieces.
The news reached the Chengmagang Farmers’ Association. Everyone was angry at the bully’s arrogance, but they were all embarrassed to come up with solutions. As the organization minister of the farmers' association, Wang Shusheng is very prestigious, and his relationship with Tengyu is the main point of embarrassment for everyone.
Wang Shusheng rushed to the farmers' meeting and said to everyone in the meeting: "Why are you still holding a meeting here? Hurry up and organize the farmers to catch the tench fish. He started to destroy the farmers' meeting and openly beat people."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. Someone said: "The tench fish is too close to your family. We are worried..."
He didn't finish his words. , Wang Shusheng noticed what everyone was thinking and said: "I know what you are worried about, but how can we care about family ties when making revolution? The peasant association is our root. Opposing the peasant association is to oppress the farmers and is our enemy. Even the king of heaven, I will fight him!"
After hearing Wang Shusheng's statement, everyone felt confident and said, "Okay, let's go catch the tench."
The cadres of the farmers' association organized thousands of farmers' association members overnight. They took hoes, poles, lanterns, and torches and rushed to Ding Zhenyu's home with great momentum.
The Ding family compound where a "celebration banquet" was being held suddenly became chaotic. Members of the farmers' association rushed in like a tsunami. The gangsters who were arrogant during the day were frightened and fled in all directions. The ones who ran away knelt down and begged for mercy.
Fuding Zhenyu, who was usually domineering, was also arrested. Everyone punched and kicked him to vent their anger. Some young men who had their fiancées taken over by Tengo fish even hit him on the head angrily.
Just when Ding Zhenyu felt desperate, he suddenly discovered Wang Shusheng in the crowd, and hurriedly started to build a relationship: " Guo Yazi, I am your uncle, for the sake of your grandmother, please save my life!
Wang Shusheng replied angrily: "Why don't you think of today when you usually bully the farmers? This is your own fault. You bully the poor people, and you and I have no family ties at all. Whoever is unkind to the farmers, I will be unjust to him!" "
Until daybreak, everyone paraded the Tench Zhenyu through the streets and escorted them to the Chengmagang Farmers' Association, letting the local people know that the arrogant Beixiang Tiger had lost its majesty.
Tench Zhenyu, who begged for mercy all the way, still saved his life, but he did not intend to change his ways.
A few days later, the Tench Zhenyu and his son escaped. Ding Yueping, the son, took advantage of the moonlight to start his revenge. The father and son quietly went to Wang Shusheng's home with a dozen thugs. At this time, Wang Shusheng's grandmother was the only one at home. Unable to find the target, the gang began to angrily scold Wang's grandmother, then set fire to the Wang family's house, and then left arrogantly.
The news spread to the farmers' association, and everyone expressed that these bullies would not repent. , we must use severe measures to completely destroy their arrogance.
Members of the Peasant Association once again gathered thousands of people and began a vigorous campaign against bullies. This time, not only was the Tengo fish captured alive again, but also some other nearby local tyrants and evil gentry with bad behavior were also captured and sent to the county jail.
Things are getting louder and louder, and they are beginning to move in the most intense direction.
Because in addition to the local tyrants and evil gentry who were arrested, a large number of nearby landowners who usually did not do anything also felt threatened and began to flee.
However, their escape was not to give up resistance, but to prepare for a final fight. These people are in MachengNorthern Guangshan County He gathered together a large number of gangsters, bullies and bandits, colluded with various reactionary forces, and even recruited gangsters and "boxers" from Hebei and Shandong, forming a reactionary armed force of tens of thousands in a short period of time.
This group of gangsters gathered temporarily, in Ding Yueping and the bandit "Wang Jiu Deaf" and others Under his leadership, Macheng was surrounded, and a siege battle broke out between the two sides. However, bandits are bandits, strong on the outside and hard on the inside. Under the resistance of the peasant self-defense forces organized by the peasant association, the bandits were unable to make any progress. After Wang Shusheng killed a veteran "boxer" with one shot, he was even more frightened.
After more than ten days of "siege warfare", the bandits did not gain any decent results. After the news came from the provincial capital that the bandit suppression battalion and the student army were dispatched, this The gangsters dispersed in a hurry.
On May 16, 1927, the siege of Macheng was lifted, and the whole city was boiling.
The next day, Wang Shusheng and other peasant association cadres held a mass struggle meeting in Macheng. According to the "Regulations on Punishing Local Bullies and Evil Gentlemen" promulgated by the provincial party organization, a group of local tyrants and evil gentry such as Ding Zhenyu and Wang Zili were held in public trials. The peasant masses denounced the evil acts of these people. During this period, Wang Shusheng once again expressed his attitude: The local tyrants and evil gentry who do evil are the enemies of the farmers. Anyone who bullies the farmers is my enemy, Wang Shusheng, and I will not show any mercy.
In the end, a group of vicious bullies, represented by Tengo, were finally publicly executed.
Wang Shusheng, through his practical actions, established a heroic and selfless revolutionary image in the minds of the people of Macheng, and became a loyal and reliable revolutionary warrior. From then on, he moved forward unswervingly on the road of revolution, and finally relied on his immortal merits to rank among the top ten generals of the Republic.
