On November 26, 1934, on a gloomy autumn day, Li Mufu, a farmer in Yajiang Township, Xiushan County, Sichuan Province, was just about to go out to work, when suddenly there was a fierce gunshot and killing shouts outside.
Li Mufu hurriedly closed the gate to avoid the fighting. After a while, the sound of gunfire gradually disappeared, and Li Mufu went out to inquire only to learn that it was the Kuomintang militia group that was encircling and suppressing the Red Army.
At this time, a cowherd ran over breathlessly and said, "There is a Red Army that fell on the side of Sujiapo and shed a lot of blood, I'm afraid it won't work!" ”
Li Mufu rushed over to see a young Red Army soldier lying on the ground, his hands covering one foot, and his feet and hands were covered with blood.
Just as Li Mufu was inquiring about his injuries, several Tuanding came over, one of whom was holding a large knife, and when he saw that the Red Army was still alive, he scolded: "Mother, it is not dead yet, Lao Tzu is now fulfilling you!" ”
After speaking, Tuan Ding swung a large knife and prepared to slash at the Red Army soldiers.
Li Mufu quickly grabbed Tuan Ding and said, "Don't kill him, this is a debt of life!" ”
Li Mufu worked as a tailor and mended two of them.
A Tuan Ding said: "It turned out to be Li Tailor, look at the face of the fellow countrymen, forget it, this time I spared him!" ”
So they found a piece of ocean on the red army soldiers and left.
Li Mufu then carried the wounded Red Army soldier home and bandaged his wounds.
At this time, he learned that the Red Army's name was Duan Suquan, and because his ankle was pierced by a bullet during the battle, he could not walk, and he was separated from the large army.
Considering that there would definitely be people who would come to search and that the home was not safe, Li Mufu transferred Duan Suquan to a cave in the mountain behind his house.
However, Duan Suquan's injuries were very serious, the entire ankle was broken bones, and he was inflamed and swollen, with a high fever all over his body, and he was often unconscious.
Li Mufu was very anxious in his heart, so he went over the mountains to the town's pharmacy to buy medicinal materials, and gave Duan Suquan medicine and compresses every day.
Duan Suquan (1916-1993)
When Li Mufu was busy, his wife Yang Mei and neighbor Su Shihua took turns to take care of Duan Suquan.
Under their meticulous care day and night, Duan Suquan finally turned the crisis into safety and got out of the danger of life.
Duan Suquan, who was seriously injured, was thinking of his comrades day and night, looking forward to returning to the organization, but his disabled ankle made it difficult for him to move.
One day in January 1935, Duan Suquan found that he could move slowly, so he carried a wooden stick and walked out of the cave step by step to Li Mufu's home.
He said to Li Mufu with tears in his eyes:
Big brother, thank you for saving my life, your kindness to me, I can't repay you in my life! However, I must return to the team, and my comrades are still waiting for me!
Yang Mei and Su Shihua heard that Duan Suquan was leaving and quickly ran back. Su Shihua made a pair of crutches for Duan Suquan, and Yang Mei killed chickens and simmered soup to supplement Duan Suquan's body, and they also raised some travel expenses for Duan Suquan.
In order not to attract the attention of the enemy, they also carefully dressed Duan Suquan as a beggar.
Two days later, the sky was drizzling, and under the tree in front of the house, Duan Suquan once again choked on tears and waved goodbye to the three life-saving benefactors.
Regarding his detailed identity, Duan Suquan did not tell these benefactors.
In fact, Duan Suquan, who was only 19 years old at the time, had already been appointed by He Long, commander-in-chief of the Red Sixth Army, as secretary of the Qiandong Special Committee and political commissar of the Qiandong Independent Division, and the division commander was Wang Guangguang, the commander of the Fifty-third Regiment of the Red Sixth Army.
In July 1934, the Red Sixth Army, as the advance team of the Long March, under the leadership of Ren Bishi, Xiao Ke, and Wang Zhen, left the Xianggan Su District and advanced all the way west, and in late October met the Red Third Army division of He Long in Muhuang, Guizhou.
After meeting the division, due to the enemy's counterattack, the legion decided to move to western Hunan and set up a Qiandong Independent Division of more than 1,000 people, whose task was to contain the enemy and coordinate the main force to move to western Hunan Province.
After Duan Suquan and Wang Guangguang accepted the task, they immediately began to circle with the powerful enemy and dragged the enemy to death.
They pretended to be the main force of the Red Army and let the enemy win valuable time for the transfer of the main force.
After more than 20 days of fierce fighting with the enemy, the independent division was finally outnumbered and the situation was becoming more and more dangerous, Duan Suquan thought that the time of the main force's eastern expedition was almost over, so he decided to break through and meet the main force to the east!
However, in the process of the breakthrough, Duan Suquan was seriously wounded and fell behind, Wang Guangguang was captured and heroically rebelled, and the entire independent division was almost completely destroyed.
After Duan Suquan left Li Mufu's house, while begging around for a living, he secretly inquired about the whereabouts of the independent division, and he dragged his disabled legs over the mountains and mountains, drank mountain stream water when he was thirsty, and fell tired and fell in the mountains and forests to rest.
However, several months passed, and he did not find any news about the Red Second and Sixth Armies.
Therefore, he decided to return to his hometown in Chaling County, Hunan Province, and first recover from his injuries before making plans.
When Duan Suquan returned home, his father could not help but be shocked when he saw this "beggar" with ragged clothes and disheveled hair.
At home, Duan Suquan married his wife and fulfilled one of his father's wishes.
One day, Duan Suquan learned from an old comrade-in-arms who had returned to his hometown that the Red Second and Sixth Armies had reached northern Shaanxi on a long march.
Duan Suquan could no longer hold back the mood of returning to the team, and was eager to fly back to the embrace of the organization immediately.
One day in the autumn of 1937, Duan Suquan took a coil, bid farewell to his father, got on a car and went north, looking for the organization that had been missing for three years.
When he came to the Eighth Route Army's office in Taiyuan, the person who came to greet him was his leader Ren Bishi.
When Ren Bi saw Duan Suquan, he looked him up and down for a long time, and then laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to be alive!" We've already had a memorial service for you! ”
The two embraced each other tightly.
Then, Duan Suquan described in detail to Ren Bishi his experiences over the past three years.
After listening, Ren Bishi said to Duan Suquan: "It has not been easy for you in recent years, but there is an old Chinese saying that if you do not die, you will be blessed." Those farmers saved your life, and you have to thank them! ”
In 1983, with gratitude, the 66-year-old Duan Suquan returned to Youyang and Xiushan in Sichuan province to find the whereabouts of these life-saving benefactors.
However, he inquired in many ways, but there was no news about them, and he had to regret it.
One day, Duan Suquan received a letter with several photos attached to it, and it turned out that the local government told him that Li Mufu and Su Shihua were still alive.
Duan Suquan was very happy, looking at the photos of several benefactors, he shed tears of excitement again.
Duan Suquan's two life-saving benefactors
After that, Duan Suquan often wrote to them and sent them money.
Receiving Duan Suquan's greeting, several elderly people also choked up and could not speak.
There is truth in the world.
The sincere friendship between General Duan Suquan and several peasants is always worth remembering for future generations!