Chapter 59 Whispers under the Epilogue Monument

On August 1, 1996, Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, Nanhu Park.A monument stands tall.The scorching sun is hanging over the top of the granite stone monument. The blue of the sky, the clear green of the lake and the lush green of the trees reflect the solemn and dignified ocher brown of the monument.The tall stele seems to stand on the bank of the long river of the universe, watching the changing wind and clouds, and listening to the surging waves! On the front is a group of sculptures of Li Mingrui, Wei Baqun and other heroes. On the base of the stele is engraved an inscription written by Deng Xiaoping: "To commemorate Li Mingrui, Wei Baqun and other comrades, the revolutionary martyrs of the Baise Uprising, will be immortal!"

Old General Zhang Yunyi, former commander of the Seventh Red Army, once said: There were more than fifty generals in the Seventh Red Army. How many battles did each general have?How many battles did fifty generals add up to?Hundreds of commanders and fighters died heroically in previous battles, and their names were not even left behind.The history of the Red Seventh Army and the Red Eighth Army is a tragic history and a vigorous history of revolutionary battles!Among them, there are brilliant chapters with triumphant songs, and tragic and heroic pages with failures and setbacks.Today, most of the heroes who participated in the magnificent battle of thousands of miles and the long march of thousands of miles have passed away. However, how long, how complicated, and how shocking the struggle they have gone through?Braving the enemy's guns and bullets, they fought bloody battles, and at the same time endured cruel and ruthless struggles from within the team. Some of them did not die under the enemy's butcher's knife, but fell under the guns of their own people and went away with injustice!What a tragic and extremely painful life is this?How many warnings and warnings about history and the future are contained in the home of each of them!

Some veterans of the Seventh Red Army, supported by their children, stood in silence in front of the martyrs monument.Seeing that their former leader could finally rest in peace under the Nine Springs, I couldn't help but feel a lot of joy and sadness in my heart. They said, if Li Mingrui and Wei Baqun did not die, how much more meritorious service would they be able to achieve in the future revolutionary career!Those energetic and brave generals will also get the honor and status they deserve from the party and the people! An old general said that it was 1986 when Deng Xiaoping came to Guangxi to lay the foundation stone for the monument.Deng Xiaoping recalled the situation of the Seventh and Eighth Red Army, especially Li Mingrui. He said: "I went to Shanghai to ask the central government for approval of Li Mingrui's joining the party. The two of us went all the way to Jiangxi. Li Mingrui was the commander-in-chief of the Seventh and Eighth Red Army. , I am the General Political Commissar, and the Chairman of the Soviet is Lei Jingtian. The Eighth Army was defeated, and the Seventh Army can fight!" For Li Mingrui, Deng Xiaoping has always missed him for decades. In the 1970s, Deng Xiaoping said to Mao Zedong several times: "Li Mingrui was killed by mistake!" To this day, when Li Mingrui is mentioned, there is always excitement in his words.

Looking at the statues of Li Mingrui, Wei Baqun and other heroes under the dazzling sunlight, the light and shade are tortuous, and the outlines are rough, but you can experience their foresight, integrity and perseverance from the chiseled lines, which is an irreplaceable force. Strong and bold! We will never be able to see their faces, but we can see their reappearance at any time. When we go to the people, there are statues of Guan Yunchang everywhere: thick and straight eyebrows, Danfeng's bright eyes, purple face, writing The inviolable righteousness on the face! ——If Guan Gong's five long beards are removed, I believe it will be the sketches of heroes and martyrs.They used the crazy song of life to write the word "loyalty" for the Chinese people and Chinese history!

I seem to hear their murmurs: In fact, our body is not the most important thing. Even if we don't make statues for us, maybe future generations can appreciate the kind of generosity to die, the mighty and unyielding spirit, right? The heroic spirit of heaven and earth is still awe-inspiring.In the long river of Chinese history, where all the heroes and warriors threw their bodies into this river, even if they were broken into meat, what a pity!But please believe that their ashes will exude immortal fragrance even in the Hu Yuyi wind! what!Thousands of stars are falling one after another, just like the colorful peaches and plums, and the splendor of fireworks.Instantly shines every stone, every grass, every wave on the journey of life... All the mysteries of life that shake the ancient and modern times, all the merits and demerits, right and wrong, honor, disgrace, life and death, fade away here, and melt into a The song slowly and broadly spreads far and wide, the hymn of life!

Here, the tranquility full of contentment condenses a long and firm belief, and can patiently wait for the sky when lonely dark nights strike. Here, the heroes and heroes who have seen the high mountains and the long waves of the water are full of calm smiles in the soul and blood of future generations. Here, they hand over everything, only to "stand still", and only hope that future generations will move steadily towards the future step by step, and they no longer hope to stumble and run wildly. Perhaps, their heroic spirits only hope to accompany tourists in light boats on this clear lake.Although there are mountains and seas outside the lake, there are noisy and luxurious worlds, but they don't want to pay attention to them. They can only lie down and watch quietly. They can turn every star into a lamp and filter every trace of air into pureness. Hefeng can sing harmoniously in history and make everyone admire and return. ——This song, although the words have faded, the music score is still there. When the new century comes, it will be sung by people in the future. Exudes the aroma of the pioneer chivalry.

This book is definitely not enough to describe all the heroic and tragic journeys of the Red Seventh Army and the Red Eighth Army, but please believe that: the Baise Uprising and the Longzhou Uprising, as many revolutionary armed uprisings led by the Communist Party of China during the Agrarian Revolution An integral part of it will go down in history forever.