Zhang Deren, a 7 1 year-old farmer, told the sentry at the door that Zhang Lianchang mentioned by General Yang Chengwu was himself in the newspaper article "Running freely to destroy the enemy bandits, as General Kan Kan said", but he did not sacrifice himself in that year. Please come in and meet old Colonel Yang Chengwu.
1986, decades have passed since the founding of new China, and the old farmer is 7 1 year old. Why did he suddenly go all the way to Beijing to find General Yang Chengwu?
It turns out that Lao Zhang Manderen has been farming in rural Hunan. He has a son and a daughter who works in the city. Six months ago, my daughter went home to see him. Meanwhile, she took out a newspaper and pointed to an article in the newspaper interviewing General Yang Chengwu. She asked him, "Dad, is this the company commander Zhang You?"
It turned out that when General Yang Chengwu recalled the Pingxingguan War, he specifically mentioned a company commander Zhang, who led a team to attack Yimaling. According to Admiral Yang Chengwu, Zhang Deren risked his life to take the lead, was unfortunately shot and died heroically.
Excerpted from "Galloping on the Battlefield and Destroying the Enemy and Bandits, General Kan Kan said that year": "This battle was fierce. The enemy has occupied the pass at the top of Yimaling in front of me. If we want to stop the enemy, we must win this pass at all costs. Zhang Deren, the company commander of our 1 regiment, is an old Red Army. He led the soldiers to risk their lives in the charge. Just halfway up the mountain, seven or eight machine gun flames were suddenly ejected from the two passes, forming a crossfire. Zhang Deren and the soldiers were shot one after another. Just then, there was a muffled thunder of mountain guns in the direction of Pingxingguan. The battle of Pingxingguan started. "
After reading the story in the newspaper, Zhang Deren said excitedly, "It's me. This is me. Colonel young thought I was dead. I'm not dead. I am still alive. "
Decades later, Zhang Deren thought that no one remembered himself. At the thought that the old chief was still alive, he not only remembered himself, but also specifically mentioned himself in the interview. Zhang Deren was very moved and came up with the idea of going to Beijing to find the village chief. He wanted to tell General Yang Chengwu that he was still alive.
So, Zhang Deren called his son and told him his idea of going to Beijing to find the director. The son also agreed with his father and decided to accompany him. After some preparation, the father and son came to Beijing.
So, why did General Yang Chengwu say that the company commander Zhang Deren was dead? What's going on here? Is the "Old Red Army" mentioned in General Yang Chengwu's memory an old farmer?
Old Red Army Zhang Deren
This old farmer is really "Zhang Deren, an old Red Army". Zhang Deren was born in Liling, Hunan. He is a child of an ordinary peasant family. That year, he was 14 years old.
In order to publicize China's advanced revolutionary thought and patriotic revolutionary feelings, the Red Army passed through many rural areas in China. 1928, the Red Third Army Corps passed by Liling. At that time, Zhang Deren, who was still a teenager, listened to the propaganda of the Red Army and had a boiling passion. He resolutely joined the Red Army and became an orderly in the Red Army.
Zhang Deren was quickly recommended as a correspondent because he was young, enthusiastic and clever. As we all know, the correspondent is a very important post, responsible for transmitting important intelligence information between leaders.
When Zhang Deren became a correspondent, he naturally came into contact with many leaders of the Red Army, including Yang Dezhi, Yang Chengwu, Peng Xiong, Nie Rongzhen, Lin Biao and other important senior leaders of China's * * * production party.
As a journalist, Zhang Deren continued to exert his role in the revolutionary cause. Thanks to diligence and hard work, Zhang Deren won many orders from his superiors.
1934, facing the powerful Kuomintang army, the Chinese Red Army experienced five heroic counter-campaigns against encirclement and suppression. After the failure of the fifth counter-campaign against "encirclement and suppression", the Chinese Red Army got important information and was forced to March 25,000 miles north in order to save the nation and survive.
On the eve of the Long March, Zhang Deren was transferred to the Red Army as a soldier. At that time, the head of the Red Army was the famous Yang Dezhi from Liling, Zhang Deren.
Yang Dezhi is a native of Chong Wang, Nanyang Bridge, Liling, Hunan. He was born in1911.1.3. 1928 join the revolutionary army of workers and peasants, China * * * production party. He rose from a soldier to a teacher and made great contributions to the motherland and the people. .
After the founding of New China, General Yang Dezhi served as the commander of the 19th Corps and the Shaanxi Military Region, then as the commander of the Jinan, Wuhan and Kunming Military Regions, and also served as the Deputy Minister of National Defense. 1955 was awarded the rank of general.
General Yang Dezhi participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and served as commander of the 19th Corps of Chinese people's Volunteer Army and deputy commander and commander of Chinese people's Volunteer Army. He led his troops to participate in the fifth campaign and autumn defensive operations, and participated in the command of Shangganling campaign.
On the way to the 25,000-mile long March, the Red Army raced against time to make a strategic shift, and at the same time experienced countless narrow escapes. Zhang Deren participated in all the battles of the Red 1 regiment.
Zhang Deren is clever, witty and brave. When he was a soldier in Yang Dezhi Red 1 Corps, he performed well in many fierce and cruel battles, leaving a deep impression on many leaders.
After the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, Zhang Deren, a young man, was highly valued by the organization for his outstanding performance and entered the Anti-Japanese University for further study.
After graduation, Zhang Deren was organizationally assigned to an independent regiment of 1 15 division, and went to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei front to fight against Japanese invaders with the Red Army.
1/Yang Chengwu, head of the independent regiment of kloc-0/5, was born on 19 14 10/October 27th. He is a Hakka in Changting County, Fujian Province. He is a pioneer of the Long March, a * * * producer warrior, and is known as a white-robed teenager. During the war, General Yang Chengwu was very brave and was known as "extraordinary courage". President Mao Zedong called him Zhao Zilong.
1929, Yang Chengwu took part in the revolution at a young age. 1930 joined the China * * * production party and became an outstanding party member in China. Yang Chengwu, 17 years old, has long been a political commissar of the Youth League, and was soon appointed as a political commissar of Red 1 Corps1Division.
General Yang Chengwu joined the Red Army in his early years and made great contributions to the founding of New China. He commanded War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. The most commendable thing is that after the founding of New China, General Yang Chengwu, who could have said a good day in the credit book, took part in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea as the commander of Chinese people's Volunteer Army's 20th Corps.
After General Yang Chengwu entered the Korean battlefield, he took part in the summer and autumn defense campaign on the eastern front of Korea, and also dealt a heavy blow to the 7th Division of the US Army invading Korea in the Battle of Wendengchuan, setting a record for the number of enemies killed in the Korean battlefield every month.
1955, Yang Chengwu was awarded the rank of general and won the first-class medal of independence and freedom, the first-class medal of August 1st and the first-class medal of liberation. Yang Chengwu participated in the whole process of the Golden Gate War 1958 shelling, from organization to command. 1988, Yang Chengwu was awarded the First Class Red Star Meritorious Medal.
General Yang Chengwu thought Zhang Deren was a little comrade a long time ago. After all, Zhang Deren used to be a journalist. General Yang Chengwu, like General Yang Dezhi, likes Zhang Deren, a clever young man, so General Yang Chengwu decided to reuse Zhang Deren. He said to Zhang Deren, "Liling kidnapper, go to 1 battalion 1 to be the company commander."
1 15 Division 1 Battalion 1 Company, known as the Independent Regiment Sharp Knife Company, is the most effective company of General Yang Chengwu Corps. General Yang Chengwu's esteem for Zhang Deren is evident.
Then, why did General Yang Chengwu call Zhang Deren "Liling kidnapper"? It turned out that during the Red Army period, Zhang Deren was seriously injured in the leg, and he had some problems with his legs and feet, so he limped.
General Yang Chengwu called Zhang Deren this way because he was informal, because he showed his intimate relationship, and because he praised his wit and courage by borrowing from the leaders in China folklore and Taoism. The name "the kidnapper's company commander" has become a secret between General Yang Chengwu and the company commander Zhang Deren.
Why did Zhang Deren become a martyr in the mouth of General Yang Chengwu?
During the revolutionary years following General Yang Chengwu, Zhang Deren fought countless battles and overcame many difficulties. However, in the Pingxingguan War, they met with difficulties again.
In the famous Pingxingguan Campaign, the Tuli regiment led by General Yang Chengwu was responsible for stopping enemy reinforcements at Yimaling. 1 15 when the independent regiment of the division went to the anti-Japanese front line, it was stuck in front of a mound in Shanxi and could not pass. It turned out that the enemy had reached Yimaling first and occupied the position.
At that time, Yang Chengwu was the head of the independent regiment. He personally appealed to the other side to make way. However, after several rounds of negotiations, the other party refused to give way, which made the person in charge very anxious.
Yang Chengwu, the head of the regiment, ordered the independent regiment to go into battle with sharp knives and dig tunnels. Zhang Deren who received the order immediately led 1 company to dig the tunnel. After a night of hard fighting, the sharp knife company finally dug a tunnel.
The next morning, Zhang Deren stuffed hundreds of pounds of explosives into the dug tunnel. After the explosive was ignited, with a loud noise, the earth paddock standing in front of the independent regiment was suddenly blown up. The independent regiment finally crossed the earth wall. Soon, they arrived at Pingxingguan area and immediately went to war.
At that time, the mission of the independent regiment led by Yang Chengwu was to attack enemy reinforcements in Yimaling. However, the enemy has reached Yimaling first and occupied the position.
Yimaling is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it is a very important position with superior geographical position. In order to recapture Yimaling, Yang Chengwu immediately ordered the sharp knife company led by Zhang Deren to make an all-out attack.
Zhang Deren knew the importance of the First World War. He led the soldiers to risk their lives and win the Imam Mausoleum at all costs. As soon as we reached the Yimaling Pass, the sharp knife company led by Zhang Deren encountered an unprecedented crisis.
It turned out that six or seven enemy gunmen had been ambushed at the two passes of Yimaling. As soon as they saw the sharp knife approaching, they began to shoot mercilessly with machine guns, and the firepower was very fierce.
Intensive bullets came, but the sharp knife company moved forward without hindrance. The soldiers fell down after being shot, and still marched forward bravely, and no one retreated half a step.
General Yang Chengwu believes that in the face of such a powerful enemy fire, the company with sharp knife has been completely destroyed. However, Zhang Deren was only seriously injured and fainted, but he didn't really sacrifice. With strong willpower and a desire to survive, he woke up after everyone left.
Fortunately, after General Yang Chengwu's independent regiment left, another unit of 1 15 Division just passed Yimaling. Zhang Deren, who just woke up, stopped them. The Red Army team arranged several soldiers to send Zhang Deren, who was seriously injured, to a field hospital for treatment.
Zhang Deren was badly hurt. On the way to the hospital, he fainted again. Obviously, Zhang Deren had a narrow escape, but he was seriously injured. The enemy's bullet penetrated his body, through his right lung, out of his back and almost hit his heart.
The doctors in the field hospital cleaned and bandaged the wound for Zhang Deren. Zhang Deren once fell into a coma, this time for several days, and Zhang Deren didn't wake up until the third night.
Zhang Deren stayed in bed in the field hospital for two months before the doctor reluctantly allowed him to try to walk on the ground. After his recovery, Zhang Deren wanted to return to his former army for the first time.
However, his sharp knife is gone, and so is the independent regiment. In that wartime, it was common for troops to be scattered or even beaten. Plus the communication was very difficult at that time, where could he find Yang Chengwu, the head of the independent regiment?
So, Zhang Deren went to 1 15 to report for duty. At that time 1 15' s teacher was Lin Biao. Lin Biao asked Zhang Deren what he was thinking and what he was going to do. Zhang Deren, of course, want to go back to the independent regiment, where he is familiar with the colonel Yang Chengwu and other comrades who know each other.
"Don't go." Lin Biao said, "TeWuLian no company commander, you go when! What else does Zhang Deren want to say? Lin Biao said, "Obey the distribution and go! "
This is the revolutionary spirit of revolutionary soldiers, who go wherever they need it. In this way, Zhang Deren under the arrangement of teachers Lin Biao, when the HQ spy company commander.
Where is the original company commander of the spy company? Why is there no company commander? It turns out that war is very cruel. It is cruel to sacrifice at the front, and it is also cruel to be caught and tortured by the enemy. The former company commander was afraid of death. In order to escape, he simply shot himself in the neck and went to the hospital.
After Zhang Deren arrived in Tewulian, he took part in two battles. However, the wounds he left in the Pingxingguan campaign did not heal. He fought with a strong body, vomited blood several times, and was almost dying. Finally, he was sent to Lintong Field Hospital.
Zhang Deren heard that there was a refugee car going to Hunan in Lintong Battlefield Hospital, so he decided to go home to recuperate. In this way, Zhang Deren got on the refugee bus, returned to his hometown in Liling, Hunan Province, and married a girl of 16 years old in the same village.
Decades later, Zhang Deren found General Yang Chengwu and finally met General Yang Chengwu with the help of the special name of the other kidnapper's company commander. A few days later, General Yang Chengwu took him to see General Yang Dezhi, and the two generals got Zhang Deren a monthly living allowance of more than RMB 100.