Introduction: In the splendid totem of modern history, every revolutionary soldier is a shining star. It is their existence that allows modern China, immersed in darkness, to glimpse the light. Yellowed pages of history record every inch of their advance, and their forward and distant figures warm the way home for thousands of Chinese people.
The washing and grinding of time makes people become more powerful than they can imagine in suffering. It was under such difficult conditions that the Communist Party opened the door for China to the light, and under the sun, countless revolutionaries used their bodies to block the coming of the wind and rain. They are messengers of peace, pioneers of a better life, and role models worth learning from every generation of young people!
Looking back at the development process of the party, many young and promising young people who dared to compete for the lead emerged. Speaking of this, I have to mention an ancestor with outstanding ability and great achievements at a young age, Li Xiannian. Li Xiannian's growth in the party has been breaking people's cognition and creating amazing myths, so let's follow the river of history into Li Xiannian's world!
Li Xiannian was born in Hubei in 1909. Li Xiannian's family was poor, there were many brothers and sisters in the family, and he was the youngest in the whole family. Born in a chaotic world, the oppression of life and the turmoil of society make Li Xiannian's family feel like a dangerous egg on the cliff, crumbling. But fortunately, Li Xiannian's mind has exceeded the intelligence of ordinary people since he was a child, so his father decided to send him to the school.
Li Xiannian had tasted the sufferings of the world and cherished the hope brought by knowledge even more. During his school years, 10-year-old Li Xiannian showed amazing efforts and hard work, as if every minute and second was a hard-won opportunity. But the good times did not last long, and after Li Xiannian spent two years of study, he was introduced to a shop in the county as an apprentice.
In the county town, Li Xiannian came into contact with a different world. Different from his hometown, it is more inclusive and diverse, and it also makes Li Xiannian have a lot of insight. In 1926, after the Northern Expedition, a wave of new ideas and new culture swept across the country. After coming into contact with the revolutionary ideas, Li Xiannian resolutely returned to his hometown and joined the peasants' association.
In the years that followed, the cultured Li Xiannian became the core figure in the agricultural cooperative. Under the leadership of Li Xiannian, the masses in their hometown fought against the local landlords and gentry, and finally won the victory. In his youth, Li Xiannian was full of enthusiasm and wisdom, stood firmly around the masses, and was therefore supported and loved by the people.
In 1927, Li Xiannian participated in the Jute Uprising, and at the end of the same year, Li Xiannian joined the Communist Party. In 1931, Li Xiannian, who had outstanding organizational leadership ability, mobilized more than 300 young volunteers to join the Red Army. During the Red Army period, Li Xiannian, who had performed well, was appointed as the political commissar of the 33rd Regiment under the Jurisdiction of the Red 11th Army because of his rich work and leadership experience.
Li Xiannian had been almost always engaged in political and ideological work before, but this time he had led hundreds of people to march and fight, which made him a little embarrassed. But in the face of difficulties, Li Xiannian has never chosen to back down, and the desire for learning and growth in his heart has always supported him to move forward.
Since he had no experience in commanding and fighting, he consulted the experienced generals around him, studied while marching, and constantly accumulated and reflected. Eventually, just two years later, Li Xiannian became an outstanding military general and was promoted to military political commissar. At that time, Li Xiannian was also the youngest senior general in the Red Fourth Front.
Later, when Li Xiannian and others were implementing the Ningxia Plan, the Western Route Army collapsed. After returning to Yan'an, Li Xiannian worked briefly in Henan for a while. In 1939, Li Xiannian led an organic team of only more than 100 people to go deep behind the enemy to carry out anti-Japanese battles, fought several ambushes by the Japanese army, and won successive victories!
After the Anhui Incident, Li Xiannian served as the commander of the 5th Division of the New Fourth Army and concurrently served as its political commissar. At that time, the troops led by Li Xiannian had reached more than 15,000 people. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Xiannian was appointed commander of the Central Plains Military Region. At that time, under the appearance of Seeming peace in China, it was actually a confrontation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
In June 1946, the Kuomintang launched an army of 300,000 to attack the Central Plains Military Region, and the Liberation War began! Although the Central Plains Military Region has 60,000 soldiers, the disparity in strength between the enemy and us is too great compared to the Kuomintang. At this critical juncture, Li Xiannian made a decisive decision to break through from the west.
Summary: It was also under the leadership of Li Xiannian that our army broke through the siege with far fewer troops than the enemy army. In the First Battle of the Central Plains Breakthrough, Li Xiannian's foresight and super high military command ability can be seen. The following year, Li Xiannian served as the deputy commander of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Field Army, and then participated in the construction of the Dabie Mountain base area.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Xiannian went deep into local work. In 1955, Li Xiannian became vice premier and minister of finance, but later missed the ceremony because of the relevant regulations of the military rank system. In his later years, Li Xiannian served as president.