In October 1934, after the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, the main central Red Army began to strategically shift and carry out the Long March in order to get rid of the pursuit. The Long March is a great miracle in human history, with the participation of countless warriors, including many female soldiers, perhaps slightly inferior to male soldiers, but also playing an important role. Today I want to introduce the youngest female soldier on the Long March, her name is Wang Xinlan.
Wang Xinlan, born in 1924, is a native of Xuanhan, Sichuan. Her family is rich, her uncle Wang Weizhou and her brother and sister are both Communist Party members, she was exposed to revolutionary ideas at a young age, and at the age of 7 she began to help party organizations secretly pass documents.
In 1933, the Red Army entered Sichuan, and the "Eastern Sichuan Guerrilla Army" led by Wang Weizhou was reorganized into the 33rd Army of the Red Fourth Front, and he served as its commander. The Red Army is about to start the Long March, everyone has to participate in the revolution, only Wang Xinlan and the sick mother were left at home, she was very anxious, fortunately, the 15-year-old sister, the red army female soldier Wang Xinguo encouraged her, took her to sign up for the Red Army, the mother also expressed support, only worried that she was too young to join.
Xu Liqing, then director of the Political Department of the Red Fourth Army, received the two sisters, and he was helpless to see this little girl who was not yet high in rifle height, Wang Xinlan immediately said that she could write, and her sister also helped introduce some of the tasks she had completed for the party organization, but Xu Liqing still hesitated, Wang Xinlan was too young, only to see this little girl said: "What's wrong with the little girl?" Which one is born to fight, it is not learned little by little. Although I am young, I can learn things fast! ”
Seeing that she had such a determination, Xu Liqing hesitated, and Wang Xinguo continued: "When the white bandits come, those who are involved with the Red Army must be killed. Let her follow the Red Army, I know she is too young, there is no way, if she can survive, she will live, and if she can't survive, she will..." Xu Liqing thought for a while, and finally nodded, and in this way, Wang Xinlan, who was only 9 years old, joined the Red Fourth Army, and she became a propagandist in the propaganda team under the Propaganda Committee of the Political Department, and their mother was also entrusted to the local Soviet organization.
On March 30, 1935, Wang Xinlan, who was less than 11 years old, and the team began the Long March, crossing mountains and mountains, climbing ice and lying in the snow, no matter how much suffering and how much sin they suffered, they gritted their teeth and persevered. At one point she had a high fever, her teeth were tightly closed, and her hair and eyebrows were all out. Holding a glimmer of hope, one of the eldest sisters of the propaganda team chewed up her food every day, opened her mouth, and fed her little by little. Gradually, Wang Xinlan finally miraculously opened his eyes.
Despite the long distance, Wang Xinlan sang and danced everywhere whenever he had the opportunity, cheering for the soldiers, and eventually the large army reached northern Shaanxi in victory. Of course, this journey is too difficult for adult warriors, and such a young girl can not be left behind by the help of everyone.
After the end of the Long March, Wang Xinlan was sent to yan'an Red Army University to study. On the way, she stopped in Yunyang Town, where the Red Army, which was about to be reorganized, lived in the village, and she met General Xiao Hua here. The two walked together, exchanged ideas together, and gradually had a good feeling, Luo Rongheng helped the two to lead the line, Wang Xinlan also promised that the study was over, and the front line also allowed female comrades to work in the 115th Division. This year she was 13 years old and Xiao Hua was 21 years old.
It was not until 1939 that Wang Xinlan under the arrangement of the party organization went down to the advance column of Xiao Hua of the 115th Division. When she arrived, Xiao Hua went to the army, and when Wang Xinlan waited, a small soldier carrying a box gun smiled at her, and Wang Xinlan asked, "Why are you laughing at me?" He said, "I know you!" "Strange, I'm in Yan'an, how can you know me?" "Our commander often looks at your pictures, and the comrades in the headquarters all know you." It can be seen that the two have a deep relationship, and on November 21, they married. One is a "doll officer" and the other is the youngest female warrior of the Long March, and the two are really very compatible.
After the founding of New China, General Xiao Hua also became the youngest founding general in our army, and Wang Xinlan was also awarded the rank of colonel. The two lived together for nearly half a century, until the death of General Xiao Hua in August 1985, while Colonel Wang Xinlan, who was 96 years old, was still alive.
Revolutionary couples living in the war years, the first thing to consider is the country and the people, and then their own small family, their love is plain and vigorous, it is really enviable.