On December 21, 1942, the land in Huxi was covered with clouds. The cold wind swept across the frozen fields and ravaged the tenaciously growing wheat seedlings. It flew past the desolate village, swaying with dead trees, and galloping wildly.
On this day, Hhuxi Revolutionary Base , many villages were shrouded in smoke, gunshots, chickens crows, dog barking, livestock cries, and enemy howlings alternately disrupted the silence of the wilderness. The fleeing people helped the elderly and the young, and under the cover of district squadrons and militias, they passed through the trenches and stepped on the wheat fields, and moved northward. In the late winter of this year, the Japanese invaders Shijing Division gathered infantry, cavalry and artillery, gathered a large number of puppet troops, dispatched four aircraft and hundreds of tanks, and went to Shang, Dang, Yu, Dan, Jin and Yu counties. At the same time, they came out in full swing and carried out a cruel net sweep to our Huxi base area. At around 10 o'clock on October 21, the enemy burned, killed and looted all the way, and frantically approached the Huxi Special Office stationed in Maqiao, the 10th Regiment of Badazhuang, and the Prefectural Committee and Military Sub-district of Beichangji. On a large field east of Maqiao Village, all the personnel from the special agency gathered. On one side of the field were neatly standing the heads of each section, officers and more than a dozen democratic people, and on the other side were majesticly lined up the guard companies and soldiers of the communication squad with Hubei-made old sleeves. Despite the north wind calling and the cold air was so cold that the comrades were all holding their heads and chests, full of energy, and quietly waiting for the order to retreat.
On the stone in the middle of the field, there is a stout and majestic middle-aged man standing. He was wearing a gray cotton coat with nails, pinching his waist with one hand, holding a black smoke pouch as thick as a thumb in the other hand, smoking loudly, and a mouthful of thick smoke drifted with the wind. On his angular face, two dark eyebrows frowned slightly, and a pair of strong and deep eyes stared into the distance. A shiny black and shiny war horse was standing beside him, and he was croaking from time to time. The comrades all looked at him with anticipation and trust. This is Commissioner Li Zhenqian, supported and loved by the people of Huxi.
"Commissioner Li, the enemy is more than two miles away from us. We have not returned to the comrades in the contact area of the 10th Regiment." Military Section Chief Zhang Jinbo came to report on his run.
"Continue to send people to contact us and draw some people to cover the evacuation of the masses."
The masses leading the cow and pulling the donkey quickly retreated northward. Commissioner Li watched them and occasionally greeted the familiar villagers.
Not long after, Zhang Jinbo came to report again: "The enemy cut off my contact with the 10th Regiment, and the liaison officer died in the middle of the way."
" reported that the enemy was more than one mile away from us." A scout ran over panting.
A brief silence.
Commissioner Li looked south and the enemy's team was already vaguely visible. He unbuttoned Feng Ji's buckle, locked his thick eyebrows tighter, smoked more fiercely, and looked aggressive. But he did not show any anxiety and anxiety. Instead, calm and composed. He was considering the safety of his fellow villagers and comrades and the survival of the revolutionary base in Huxi.
"Two platoons of guards were drawn out, one platoon escorted the wounded, and the second platoon protected the democrats quickly!" Commissioner Li lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and gave the order resolutely and decisively. In an instant, all the comrades looked at Commissioner Li with worried eyes.
"What should you do for Commissioner Li!"
"We will never leave you."
"Life and death must be together."
Democratic Senate Yang Hanzhang , Miao Zongfan and several other well-known people said they would not want to leave Commissioner Li. They sobbed, tears of emotion flowing down the deep lines and hung on their gray beards. Several wounded and sick people also struggled on the stretcher and asked to stay.
"Abide by the order, withdraw quickly!" Commissioner Li looked serious and waved his hand.
Does of democrats and some wounded and sick people had to leave Commissioner Li reluctantly and move northward.
The comrades had just evacuated, and a raging fire ignited in several villages not far away from each other. On the field, dense enemies were carrying sun flags and bayonets, like groups of hungry wolves, pounced over with great momentum.
At this time, Commissioner Li had not issued a retreat order. He obviously realized that if the special agency on the outpost retreated quietly, the enemy would inevitably march straight in and directly threaten the 10th Regiment, the Prefectural Committee and the Military Sub-district, which would cause such heavy losses to the revolutionary base. He looked at the team with less than 100 people but high-spirited fighting spirit. He felt relieved and suddenly threw the cigarette pus in his hand to the ground, pulled out his pistol, and jumped off the stone. The comrades immediately understood, quickly picked up the weapon and pushed the bullet.
is dead silent, terrible silent.
The enemy is getting closer and closer. Four hundred meters, three hundred meters....
Comrades were holding their strength all over, sweating in their hands, glaring at the approaching enemy, waiting for a bloody battle that was about to break out.
At this time, Commissioner Li vaguely saw that the wounded and democrats had moved to a safe area, and the 10th Regiment was also moving to the northwest. His frowning brow stretched out. He whispered softly. Because we know that the 10th Regiment is responsible for protecting the Prefectural Committee and the Military Sub-district, the 10th Regiment will leave Badazhuang only after the Prefectural Committee and the Military Sub-district are safely transferred.
"Remove!"
He issued a short command. Take the lead in rushing towards the north of the village. Then the communications squad, the heads of each section, officers and the guard companies, all followed one by one, and lined up in a long line and ran north.
The team was not far from the village, and the enemy rushed towards him. When Commissioner Li saw that he could not make a rush, he turned around and returned to the village to find another opportunity to break through. Unexpectedly, the enemy had occupied Maqiao, and the enemy in the east was gradually approaching and was attacked from three sides, and the situation was serious. Commissioner Li made a quick decision, waved his hand and jumped into the trench leading to the depression behind the village. This was also the only way to break through.
team finally entered a wide and dry depression, with more exposed goals and more dangerous situations. The enemy fired from three sides with machine guns and mortars . Several comrades fell down. The soldiers of the guard company quickly dispersed and fought fiercely with the surrounding enemies. The bullets roared in front of Commissioner Li, and the enemy came from all directions.
"Teacher Li, hurry up and go out." Guard Oda shouted beside Commissioner Li with his war horse. "
"..."
answered him with his grim gaze and the calm that the commander should have.
The battle became more and more intense, and the situation became more and more dangerous. The artillery fire covered the depressions, and smoke filled the sky. The soil blown by the shells pounced on Commissioner Li from time to time. Screaming bullets flew past his side and head from time to time. He ignored all this, waved his gun, rushed to the forefront of the team, and led his team to break through.
Through the rolling smoke, the comrades vaguely saw a village not far away in front of him. Zhuang, they rushed forward with a rapid speed, braved the dense artillery fire. The enemy seemed to notice and rushed towards the people who broke through the siege even more crazily. Suddenly, the chief of the first section fell in a pool of blood, and the comrades behind continued to move forward. The chief of the third section fell in a pool of blood again... In this way, he fell down, followed, fell down, and followed... Comrade stepped over the comrade's body, followed Commissioner Li's footprints, and rushed forward like an indestructible iron stream...
With a whoosh, a piece of skin pierced into Commissioner Li's shoulder, and blood suddenly gushed out. "Comrade Li, get on the horse, it's still time now. "The guard begged with tears in his eyes. Commissioner Li did not answer and continued to rush forward. The soldiers of the guard company behind him had all bullets, and they fought hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. The sound of bayonets hit and killing shocked the fields. Due to the huge gap between the enemy and us, the soldiers gradually could not hold on....
Days near dusk, and the bloody sunset dyed the battlefield red. More and more comrades sacrificed, and there were only more than 20 people left in a team of nearly 100 people. Commissioner Li looked ahead, and the village was right in front. Two hundred meters, one hundred meters, fifty meters. He knew that as long as he entered the village, as long as he persisted until dark, there was hope for breaking through. He turned around and issued an order in a firm tone, "Come on, Keep up!" Unexpectedly, as soon as the words were finished, a shell fell near him. He staggered a few steps and fell to the ground. Blood flowed out of his legs, dyeing the land under his feet red.The guard quickly helped him up, crying, his face flushed with anxiety, "Teacher Li, you ...... Before he could finish his words, Commissioner Li pushed him away, covered his wound with one hand, and rushed forward with a limp and a stumble. He took a few steps and staggered to the ground again. He gritted his teeth, pushed him a few times, and could no longer stand up.
"Get on the horse!" The comrade behind shouted loudly. The guard said nothing and stepped forward in one step and pushed Commissioner Li onto the war horse. Then, he pulled the horse back hard. The front hooves of the war horse were raised, the back hooves were kicked away, and his head was raised, and he ran away wildly. The black horse's mane shook in the cold wind. Commissioner Li tightly held the reins of the horse and looked back suddenly. He was so reluctant to part with his comrades, so reluctant to part with him. At this moment, a whistle, a row of shells poured down... The entire team was exclaiming, "Li Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi. "
Comrade Li Zhenqian fell in a pool of blood and closed his eyes forever. He was only thirty-nine years old!
Comrade Li Zhenqian sowed the fire of revolution. Once upon a time, the sky of fire of fighting against Japan and saving the country was ignited in the land of Huxi.
