Chapter 18 Chapter 17 Eldest Sister He Ying

He Ying, formerly known as He Minying, nicknamed Xianggu, is He Long's eldest sister.Born on the fourteenth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar in 1886, He Long's mother, Wang, lived with seven brothers and sisters, He Ying and He Long. Younger sister He Ronggu and younger brother He Wenzhang.The poverty of the family, the persecution of the evil forces in society, the sickness of the mother, and the heavy burden of life, prematurely fell on He Ying's shoulders. With her unique bravery and perseverance, she followed the teachings of her elders and fought against those dirty old Forces resist.The people in Xiangxi are simple and aggressive, and the He family has many giants and a large number of people.In order to protect their families and properties, many people have practiced martial arts since their ancestors.He Ying has been influenced since she was a child, and she also learned how to punch and kick.He Ying did not have the opportunity to study, and when she was six or seven years old, she began to help her parents with housework.She has a high prestige among sisters and brothers.According to the custom, it is time for her to wrap her feet, but she was determined not to wrap them. Some women in the clan scolded: "A girl with a pair of big feet is not afraid of being laughed at by others!" Shi Heying pointed at those women with small feet and laughed. Said: "You have pointed feet that are wrapped into two fingers wide, and you walk with twists and turns. Be careful that you will be blown down by the wind." Those women found He Shidao and his wife and said: "I don't teach my adopted daughter, she has big feet, crazy What is the proper way?" His parents sighed after hearing this, and patiently inspired He Ying to say, "Xianggu, you should wrap your feet, lest people laugh at you." Although He Ying is only six or seven years old, she can speak words. The words fell to the ground with sound: "Whether it is worth laughing or not is not about the size of the feet, it depends on whether the road is straight. We are a poor family, with our feet wrapped on pointy points, how can we go to the fields? Who will feed the mouth?" Her parents said when they saw her It makes sense, so I won't force her to wrap her feet anymore.When He Yingchang was sixteen or seventeen years old, he was good at digging the land to accumulate fertilizer, stepping on the fields and weeding, and was good at all kinds of farm work.He Ying respects her parents, respects her elders, is decisive in dealing with things, and is kind. No one in the Hong family praises her as a good girl. In the winter of 1906, when He Ying was 20 years old, she married Du Jiashan's cousin, Gu Jiting, according to the words of a matchmaker.

Gu Jiting, also known as Gu Hu, is a celebrity in the rivers and lakes of Xiangxi.At that time, he was the "leader" in the elder brother's association. Gu Hu is tall, knows martial arts, has a bold personality, donates money with righteousness, and dares to act. He likes to make friends, keeps promises, and is loyal. He is a man.He hated the government, sympathized with the poor, and had a good reputation within hundreds of miles.The high mountains in Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou, the streets, towns and wharves.His friends are everywhere.After He Ying married into the Gu family, whenever her husband's friends came to visit, she would not hesitate to drink and eat, and treated each other warmly.Therefore, the couple hit it off.At that time, Gu Jiting organized a caravan to make a living by transporting in and out goods.When He Long was 14 years old, he and his brother-in-law Gu Jiting drove horses together.

In the fifth year of the Republic of China (1916), when Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, He Long and his like-minded partners slashed the Salt Bureau and formed a team, including Shi Gu Jiting.After that, He Longshu set up the banner of "Xiangxi Begging Yuan Huguo Army". In order to control the armed forces in the county, He Long asked his brother-in-law Gu Jiting to be the captain of the Sangzhi County Guard. Only then did I agree. In 1918, He Long served as the commander of the first battalion of the fifth regiment of the fifth army of the Xiangxi French Guardian Army.When stationed in Sangzhi, Gu Jiting served as the commander of the second guerrilla detachment in Lizhou and stationed in Anxiang. He Ying accompanied the army to Anxiang to assist Gu Jiting in managing the troops.

In the midsummer of 1919, He Long received two letters of appointment, one from Chen Quzhen, the commander of the Xiangxi Patrol Army, asking him to be the commander of the detachment, and the other from Wang Zibin, the guard envoy of Lizhou, asking him to be the head of the regiment.At that time, the subordinates and officials had different opinions, some wanted to follow Chen, and some wanted to follow the king. In the end, He Long chose Wang Zibin as the head of the regiment.Gu Gaoru had already taken refuge in Chen Quzhen in secret, and he secretly plotted to kill He Long while He Long was taking a nap, but when he was about to make a move, He Ying found out that Gu Gaoru was scared away, and when he ran, he dropped a sharp knife in a panic. Bundle.After Gu Gaoru ran away, he got involved with Zhang Erlao, a wizard from Sanwuyangyi (luo) near Hongjiaguan. Zhang Erlao said, "Spray the holy water on He Long's house, and cut He Long's head with a sharp knife." On the 27th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar this year, Gu Gaoru and Zhang Erlao brought "magic soldiers" and set fire to Hongjiaguan and bloodbathed He Long's house.In that night, 48 families of the He surname were injured, more than 200 houses were burnt down, and more than 30 people were killed.Among them, there are 14 relatives of He Long.He Long led his team to Hongjiaguan in a hurry, Zhang Erlao was captured alive, Gu Gaoru fled to Yongshun and joined Chen Quzhen's subordinates.Members of Shi He's family complained to He Long, saying: "A dragon came out and made the whole family poor." "One person went out to play with guns, and the whole family suffered." Life.At that time, more than 30 people joined He Long's team.

In the second year, Gu Gaoru colluded with the bandit Chen Jizhi again and led a group of bandits to attack He Long's father He Shidao and younger brother He Wenzhang at Cili Yejiaqiao. Steamed to death in a big steamer.At that time, He Ying was leading a team to garrison Liujiahe in Anxiang County. When he heard the news, he was furious. Before rushing to Sangzhi for the funeral, he smashed the ancestral hall of the Gu family.Gu He's two families were fighting with weapons, and it was about to break out.He Long said to his elder sister and his family members: "We have two surnames, He and Gu, and our sons and daughters are relatives. We have intermarried for generations. The He family married the Gu family, and the Gu family married the He family. There are hundreds of people, not to mention thousands. My family alone has an aunt. Two elder sisters married to the Gu family, and the He and Gu families would have a vengeance. Gu Gaoru is not only an enemy of our He family, but also an enemy of the Gu family. Gu Gaoru, Chen Jizhi and others, I will sooner or later their heads."

A large-scale family fight was completely resolved by He Long.Soon, He Long's friend Zhong Shenwu captured Chen Jizhi, but Gu Gaoru disappeared from there. Gu Jiting had been the commander of the detachment appointed by Tang Rongyang, the guardian envoy of Lizhou, for less than a year, and Tang Rongyang used force to raise the gun again.Gu Jiting and He Ying fled back to their hometown.In the Yulin Village in Dujiashan, he regrouped and fought against the government and tyrants.At that time, the bandit Chen Hei arrived at Hongjiaguan. Chen Hei was an old friend of Gu Jiting. He set up a "Hongmen Banquet" to trick Gu Jiting into eating.Xu Huanran, Gu Jiting's personal guard, rushed out with a gun.

The murder of Gu Jiting brought great sorrow to He Ying.After He Ying and Gu Jiting got married, the couple had a deep relationship.He Ying also gave birth to a son named "Leopard Leopard", but this son died within a few months.Since then, He Ying has never been pregnant again. He Ying endured the grief and carried her husband's body back to Dujiashan together with her brothers. She ordered someone to fetch a load of clean water, washed her husband's body, and found a needle and thread to sew up the wound, wrapped it tightly in white cloth, and put it in a coffin .At the time of the funeral, she invited seven Taoist priests to be the dojo.Gu Jiting's former friends all came to mourn.Sangzhi and the powerful factions in the surrounding counties also have sympathy and some gloat.At that time, He Ying built a high tomb right in front of the gate of her house and buried her relatives. Since then, every morning and night, she would stand in front of the tomb and say silently: "Close your eyes Come on, I will avenge you."

After that, she packed up the team left by Gu Jiting and took the post of commander herself.In order to use the army safely and reliably, she chose a cottage called "Yuscale Village" as her stronghold.This cottage was occupied by an earth king surnamed Xiang in the late Qing Dynasty. On the top of the village, there are not only water, fields and forests, but also a place to station troops and raise horses. The natural and dangerous terrain is a natural castle where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.He Ying reopened the ancient village, built barracks on the village, repaired fortifications, prepared food, grass and ammunition, and formed a force.

At that time, He Long had already led his troops into Sichuan and participated in the battle against thieves.He Ying led the team and raised the banner of "fighting the rich and helping the poor".Most of the members of Shi Heying's team were relatives, friends and her husband's ex-partners.He Ying led this team and fought many battles with feudal warlords, corrupt officials and local villains, and bandits in the surrounding counties. In the summer of 1926, when He Long led his troops to the Northern Expedition from Tongren, He Ying contacted the local armed forces He Lianyuan, Li Yunqing, Gu Zhilong and other departments, and unexpectedly captured Sangzhi City.After chasing county magistrate Xiao Shantang to the brim, he ran to Qiaotou Town in Dayong before stopping.At that time, He Ying's forces controlled most of Sangzhi County.Once, He Ying's team and Chen Quzhen's two regiments encountered each other in Tawo Town, Yongshun.Taking advantage of the heavy fog that fell in the morning, He Ying led the team to rush out.After that, they set up an ambush near Ruitapu and ambushed the regiment defenses. Then, they defeated the reactionary armed forces of the bully Boss Hu San in Cili County in the area of ​​Dongwangping and Badouqiao, and defeated Xiao Peiran and Liu Jinxing many times. Wait for the bandits to attack and attack Yulin Village.Every time He Ying fights, he wears tight clothes, wraps his head in blue, and wears straw sandals on his feet. He takes the lead and is unstoppable.

In 1927, when He Long was the commander of the 15th Independent Division of the National Revolutionary Army, he led his troops to garrison Wuhan and wrote a letter inviting He Ying to come to Wuhan.He Ying then took He Long's wife, daughter, sister and other relatives to Wuhan.In Wuhan, He Ying witnessed the struggle between the left and right factions in the Kuomintang. Regarding He Ying's situation in Wuhan, Xiang Hei Ying, her nephew and son of Rong Gu, He Long's younger sister, later recalled: In Wuhan, I was deeply impressed. I went with my aunt, and she brought a group of people with her when she went.When I arrived in Wuhan, I was asked to study in a school called Longtang Primary School in Dazhimen.At that time my uncle was the commander of the 15th Independent Division.My aunt kept asking my uncle for money to buy gold jewelry and guns.There are many large silk and satin shops in Wuhan, and there are many silver shops specializing in gold and silver jewelry.My aunt bought a lot at the gold and silver jewelry store, all of which were sent from the store.There are several places to buy bullets, one is called Po Tangli, and the other is called Faxin Street.Later, when there was an uprising in Nanchang, my uncle asked the family members to retreat, and my aunt took a large group of old and young ones back to Sangzhi. The weapons were contained in coffins. After my uncle went back in early 1928, my aunt gave the gun, bullets, and gold and silver jewelry to him. The uncle said that my aunt had a vision.My aunt said to my uncle when she was in Wuhan: "Maybe there will be a setback someday, and we have to prepare a way out. As a last resort, we will make a comeback. I didn't expect that half a year later, my aunt's prediction will be confirmed."

When He Ying returned to Changde from Wuhan, he met Chen Changhou, the director of the Farmers' Association in Changde. Chen Changhou asked He Ying for guns, and He Ying immediately gave Chen some shell guns.These guns played an important role in the subsequent riots in Changde. After He Ying returned to Sangzhi, she still used Yulin Village as her base.They are often active in Hongjiaguan, Sangzhi City, Nancha, and Shuangxi Bridge.While assisting farmers in their struggle against taxation and oppression, they used force to fight against those bullies who took advantage of the opportunity to move and run rampant for a while. Since He Ying left Wuhan and broke up with He Long, the contact was cut off.Knowing that the situation in the country is extremely chaotic, she is very concerned about her brother.The news that He Long's team participated in the Nanchang riot came. He Ying was pleasantly surprised at first, and then came the news of the failure of the riot. He Ying's heart rose to his throat. Dancing with joy.He thought that once He Long died, He Ying would be wiped out.So, they gathered their party members, came with a lot of noise, and launched a frenzied siege on He Ying's team.Chen Cexun threatened: "He Long is dead, take advantage of the chaos and get rid of He Ying!" Before the Nanchang riots, He Long sent his trusted battalion commander He Guiru and three companies back to Sangzhi to defend his hometown. These three companies were obedient at first, but after He Long's defeat, two companies rebelled, and only one company still obeyed the command.At that time, the backbone of the troops commanded by He Ying included Xu Huanran, Teng Jiuyuan, Xiang Liansheng, Xu Wusheng, Tang Xiaoyang, Gu Maolin, etc., and these people were very loyal to He Ying. In October 1927, Chen Cexun mobilized more than 600 people with guns to encircle He Ying's team.Threatening "unless He Ying is caught, the troops will not be withdrawn".Riding on a big white horse, He Ying commanded the team to deal with the enemy, spent day and night in the hail of guns and bullets, detoured from Sangzhi County to Guandiping on the border of Cili County, and entered the mountains of Hefeng, Hubei. 32 battles were fought in 29 days, sometimes one battle a day, or even several battles a day, dragging Chen Cexun's troops to exhaustion.In the end, He Ying led the team into the mountains of Yanya, where she and her brothers were cared for by Deng Renshan and his wife, the "big brothers of benevolence" in the "Single Club" of Gu Jiting's friends.Deng Renshan's wife is Gu Detao, who is 3 years older than He Ying. She is known as "Sister Gu" and is well-known in the world.At that time, Deng Renshan and his wife also led 50 brothers and more than a dozen guns to set up camp in Yanya to fight the rich and help the poor. After He Ying led the team to live in Yanya for a period of time, he led the team to the area of ​​Wangjiahe and Jiaoertai via Maping, which is the home of He Ying's grandmother.This winter, the weather was extremely cold and the mountains were covered by heavy snow. He Ying and his brothers lived by hunting.Life is hard but tolerable, the most uncomfortable thing is not hearing from He Long.He Ying sighed: "In the past we were able to stand firm in Sangzhi because of the banner of He Long flying outside. If the banner of He Long fell, we couldn't stand." Regarding He Long's various rumors, He Ying felt extremely heavy and anxious.Later, after He Ying learned some news about He Long from Wang Yulin, Li Yunqing, Wang Bingnan, and He Xuedong who failed to participate in the Nanchang riot and returned home, he sent Wang Bingnan to Wuhan to inquire, and brought dozens of people with him, disguised as a salt transport team, Passing through Cili, Shimen, Linli and other places, and risking all kinds of dangers, they made a big circle to find and meet He Long.However, these activities had no results, so they had no choice but to return to Wangjiahe full of regret. Looking forward to He Long's return, He Ying's heart was almost broken. She was really hopeless and worried. On a severe cold day at the end of 1927, He Ying led his team to fight the enemy in Quanyu for a day. After dark, the enemy retreated. He Ying stood on the top of the hill, facing the east, with his head held high and his chest upright, in a cold The moonlight shone on her figure, and the cold wind shook her skirt.She is motionless, like a statue, she is looking forward to her relatives in the East! Spring has finally come. When all the trees in Xiangxi are growing, a bell-like voice resounds in the land of Xiangxi: He Long is back! He Ying was very excited when she heard the news. When He Long arrived at Hongjiaguan, she hurried from Yulin Village to Hongjiaguan. After He Ying and He Long met, Zhou Yiqun and He Jinzhai also came to meet the elder sister. He Ying happily said to Zhou Yiqun: "Yiqun, Yunqing embarked on the road of revolution, you are his guide!" Zhou Yiqun said: "Sister, it is his own efforts that Yunqing embarked on the revolutionary road." He Long said: "Sister, Yiqun is a good comrade in the Communist Party, and we are also brothers and sisters!" Zhou Yiqun said: "The heroic name of the eldest sister has long been extolled in our party." He Ying waved his hand and said, "How can I compare with you Communist Party members!" Then, He Long introduced Huang Ao, Lu Dongsheng and others to He Ying.Huang, Lu and He Ying met each other one by one. At this time, He Ying took out a brand new, shiny golden pistol with foreign flag symbols engraved on it, walked up to He Long, handed it to He Long and said, "Often, what do you think this is?" He Long took the pistol and looked at it. He couldn't help being overjoyed. It turned out that this small pistol still had a history.It was the gun that He Long handed over from Fan Sha'er when he was the head of the bandit army and fought against the Sichuan army in Sichuan.Later, he was deceived by a man surnamed Ma, and his whereabouts were never known again.Not long ago, when He Ying fought with Chen Cexun's troops, he returned the gun. Now, He Ying gave the gun to his younger brother, which can be described as "returning it to its original owner". The yellow turtle saw it and said happily, "This is a good omen!"