Meizhou's founding Major General Yang Yongsong died. Here are his "Hundred Battle Sandfield Broken Iron Cloths" and stories about his hometown ...

At noon on September 1, 2022, General Yang Yongsong, the founding major general of Meizhou, Guangdong and the former Beijing Military Region Engineering Commission, died in Beijing at the age of 104. So far, all the founding major generals in 1955 have died.

Born in 1918, Yang Yongsong, a native of Hounan Village, Bahou Town, Tai Po County. On September 2nd, the reporter came to Yang Yongsong's hometown of Tai Po to interview his relative of Meizhou, Huang Xianhua, and the local group to remember the founding general.

△ Yang Yongsong was awarded the rank of Major General of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1955. (Lian Zhicheng remake)

The family is poor, and the young and small leave home to participate in the revolution

In Guyi Hounan, there is a place name under the tea pavilion, walking along the cobblestone road, and an old house with the word "Guo Zhu Gong Temple" in the reporter's eyes. This is the birthplace of Yang Yongsong. "My family is a Hakka family who lives on this land." Yang Yongsong wrote in the 150,000 -word memoir "Smoke Past".

△ Guozhu Gong Temple, Yang Yongsong was born here.

Yang Yongsong was born in a poor family in Hounan Village. His father was a tailor, because it was difficult to maintain the business, and lived on sale of salted fish. While the mother was carrying four children and planting grain and planting, she was very difficult. At about 5 years old, Yang Yongsong died of illness and died of illness. The days of the family became more difficult, but Mother Yang insisted on sending Yang Yongsong to study in the town's step ladder elementary school.

In the 1920s, the Communist Party of China in Tai Po carried out extensive political propaganda in the countryside, and organizations such as trade unions, farmers' associations and other organizations were established. In 1927, Yang Yongsong was enlightened by the revolution and joined the labor boy group organized by the school to participate in the conference and demonstration. In the winter of the same year, Yang Heong, the second brother of Yang Yongsong, joined the Communist Party in Singapore and returned to his hometown for revolutionary activities.

The following year, Yang Hesong participated in the magnificent "Baihou Riot" and gave the reactionary forces a good stick. As the Kuomintang authorities countered, the riot force had to be withdrawn and temporarily avoided. Essence In 1930, Yang Yongsong ended his career in "Putting Niuwa", arranged for the second brother in the second brother, and then joined the Chinese Communist Youth League to stay in the county party committee and officially.

After a hundred battles, the revolutionary road has gone through hardship

In "Smoke Past", Yang Yongsong used a lot of space to record the years since he participated in the revolution.

In 1934, on the way to the east of Minnan in the east of the "encirclement" of the "encirclement", Yang Yongsong fell ill and stayed in the rear hospital for recuperation. After losing contact with the troops, Yang Yongsong's inquiry after four and a half days after the Red Army will be assembled. He and a dozen Red One Army wounded immediately set off. Swelling, dare not neglect. On the afternoon of the fifth day, Yang Yongsong finally caught up with the troops.

The next day when he arrived in the army, Yang Yongsong received a notice from the troops in the evening. At that time, he didn't realize that the long march of 25,000 miles began. When breaking through the enemy's blockade, because of his weak physical weakness, Yang Yongshan often slipped down. He wrote in his memoir: "The feet were bruised by blood, and he was crying in some time, but there was only one thought in his heart: follow the team, follow the team, You must not leave the line! "Climbing the snow mountain, passing the grass, after thousands of hardships, several times with death -the memoirs record the hardships of the Red Army soldiers participating in the Long March.

From "Putting Niuwa" to "Red Ghost", Yang Yongsong set off from the Soviet area of ​​Tai Po and entered the revolutionary team. Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei and other places Leave his footprint, then go to the northeast, enter Beijing, and walk more than half of China.

At the National People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, hundreds of thousands of military and civilians gathered in Tiananmen Square held a grand parade and celebrating parade. Yang Yongsong's chariots participated in the review. The tank formation slowly passed Tiananmen Square in a neat formation, and accepted the review by Chairman Mao and other party leaders. In 1955, 37 -year -old Yang Yongsong was awarded the rank of major general and became one of the youngest founding generals. In August 1957, after graduating from the Political College of the PLA, Yang Yongsong was assigned to the former deputy political commissar of the former Beijing Military Region Engineering Army.

Heart the hometown, one grass and one wood always close

"General Yang Yongsong is the youngest brother of my mother. I call him Aya. My four uncle participated in the revolution." On the morning of September 2, the reporter saw Yang Yongsong's 77 -year -old nephew Huang Xianhua. The old man told reporters that On the evening of the 1st, he learned that his death was very sad. The scene where he met many times in front of him.

△ Huang Xianhua told Meizhou Daily about Yang Yongsong's life.

"In 1950, I was only 6 years old when I saw my uncle. He returned to his hometown to visit relatives. "Huang Xianhua said. After liberation, Yang Yongsong returned to his hometown five times, and he lived for a while every time. Huang Xianhua and his mother also visited him in the troops where Yang Yongsong was in or later, and talked about the development and changes in his hometown and the living conditions of the folks.

△ In 1984, Yang Yongsong (second from left) returned to Baihou with his wife and took a group photo with her sister Yang Wudi (middle). (Lian Zhicheng remake)

There are not many opportunities for Yang Yongsong to return to their hometown, but the grass and trees in his hometown always make him stomachache. At the age of 101, he also asked Huang Xianhua: "Is the big tree and stone bridge of his hometown still? Is the road to the mothers' cemetery now go?" In addition to meeting the old, Yang Yongsong and Huang Xianhua have always been in Meimei. Maintain a letter. Each photo and every letter were carefully preserved by Huang Xianhua. △ There are many photos related to Yang Yongsong on the wall of Huang Xianhua's home.

△ The letter sent by Yang Yongsong, which was retained by Huang Xianhua.

"Many years ago, I knew that I also joined the army to enter the troops. He had told me that" must be loyal to the party, be honest, study seriously, and work responsible. 'These five sentences have been remembered by me. In order to commemorate him, I am here, I am here When building a house, the house was named 'Yongfu Building', and a couplet 'Yong Chong Weiye Gao Jie, Fujian Sangzizhu Chura Lian ", which means that I will admire the revolutionary cause and benefit the people in my life." Huang Xianhua said.

△ Huang Xianhua showed the memoir "Smoke Past" given by Yang Yongsong to him.

基 Continuing blood, red gene passed on generation

Hearing the news of General Yang Yongsong's death, the heart of Dapu Qianqun and Xiangxian could not be calm for a long time.

In 2019, Zhang Yunkai, Cai Junfa, and others in Tai Po were visited Beijing to visit Yang Yongsong. "At that time, General Yang was already 100 years old, but his spiritual dress and his home furnishings were very simple." Zhang Yunkai, a retired cadre of Dapu, recalled that on the same day, he specially brought Hounan village honey pomelo to to Beijing, taste the taste of his hometown for the old general. Today, Zhang Yunkai's mobile phone still has photos of Yang Yongsong holding honey pomelo. Now, when the honey pomelo matures, he is very nostalgic and emotional.

△ In 2019, Yang Yongsong tasted Dapu Honey Pomelo in Beijing. (Lian Zhicheng remake)

"General Yang Yongsong's revolutionary story is passed down in Hounan Village." Yang Wuxiang, Secretary of the Party Branch of Hounan Village, said that Hounan Village is the central village of Baihou Town. The village fully taps and activates red resources to tell the revolutionary story. Relying on the Red Revolutionary Deeds Hall and Martyrs' Cemetery of Baihou Town, the village committees often organize centralized learning activities to guide party members and cadres to remember the history of glory and inherit the red gene.

△ Yang Yongsong, who was temporarily in accordance with the Temple, was temporarily resident, and now it is the traditional education base of the revolutionary revolutionary of Baihou Town.

The Red Revolutionary Deeds Exhibition Hall of Baihou Town shows the revolutionary stories of a number of proletarian revolutionary and national heroes such as Yang Yingbin, Xiao Guang, and Yang Yongsong. Since its opening, the exhibition hall has ushered in many party members to visit and study. Qiu Guojie, a young party member and cadre of Baihou Town, said: "Without the bloody fighting of the revolutionary ancestors, there is no happy life today. General Yang left us, but his spirit will always stay in our hearts."

△ Baihou's Red Revolutionary Deeds Exhibition Room exhibits many touching revolutionary stories of Yang Yongsong.

[Introduction to Yang Yongsong personal]

Born in Hounan Village, Baihou Town, Tai Po County in 1918.

He joined the Chinese Communist Youth League in 1930.

In 1931, he participated in the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army.

He joined the Communist Party of China in 1936.

During the Wars of the Land Revolution, he served as the head of the Organization Department of the Children's League Department of the Yongding County, Minister of Organization Department, and Inspector, 101 Cultural Books of the Red Twelve Army, and the technical secretary of the Second Division Political Department. Participated in the battle and the Long March of the third, fourth and fifth anti -"encirclement" and the Long March of the Central Soviet Area.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he served as the technical secretary of the Political Secretary of the Political Division of the Eighth Route Army's 1st, Five -Five Divisions, Three -Five Three, Journey to the 68th Regiment, Education Director of Education of Division, Secretary of Division Political Department, Education Chief Education Chief Education Office, Director of Political Division of Special Affairs Regiment, and Division Politics Department Secretary -General, director of the Political Division of the Second Brigade and the Political Division of the Second Brigade, and the Chief of Secretary Section of the Chinese People's Anti -Japanese Military and Political School Department. Participated in the Battle of Pingxing Guan and the enemy behind Shandong.

During the war of liberation, he served as deputy secretary -general of the Northeast Democratic Ministry of Democratic Military and Political Department and political members of the Fourth Field Warriors.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the director of the Political Department of the Armored Army of the North China Military Region, the former deputy political commissar of the Beijing Military Region Engineering Army, and the political committee.

In 1955, he was awarded the rank of major generals and the third -level Bayi Medal, the second -level independent freedom medal, and the second -level liberation medal.

In 1988, he was awarded a first -level red star honor chapter.

Text/Meizhou Daily Reporter: Jiang Yan

Picture/Meizhou Daily Reporter: Lian Zhicheng

(Part of the information refers to the "Smoke Past", Zhang Yunkai and Gan Haiyang have also contributed to this article)

Edit: Zhang Xiaoshan

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