the first national militia representative conference, the 19-year-old sat in the second row of the podium
2024-10-03
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hunan daily all-media reporter zhang ying correspondent wang ximing xu hong
the bright red invitation letter has the year number "1960" printed in gold stamping on the cover, and the invitation information of the national militia representative conference is printed on the inside page.
in 1960, liu yueyu, an outstanding militia member of the cunwei brigade of meigang commune (now cunwei village, shuishi town), ningyuan county, hunan, received an invitation letter inviting her to attend the national militia representative conference and receive national commendation.
"this invitation letter has witnessed the glorious years since i joined the militia and is the honor of my life." looking back more than 60 years later, although the 83-year-old female militiaman liu yueyu has long since aged, the fire of faith in her heart is still burning brightly.
on september 25, the reporter made a special trip to yongzhou to interview liu yueyu and listen to her reminiscing about those eventful years.
in april 1960, the 19-year-old liu yueyu, the militia squad leader of cunwei brigade, was qualified to participate in the national militia representative conference after being recommended and selected at all levels.
entering the great hall of the people, liu yueyu and other participating representatives were presented with a type 56 semi-automatic rifle. premier zhou enlai personally awarded her this honorary firearm.
"when i met chairman mao and premier zhou, i was very excited. this gun has become a part of my life since then." after 64 years, liu yueyu still clearly remembers that the rifle number is 50776.
at this conference, liu yueyu was elected as a member of the presidium of the conference and spoke as a model.
"i was sitting in the second row of the rostrum, next to comrade zhu de. he kindly asked me where i lived and what my name was. after i told him, he smiled and said to me, do a good job!" mentioning the scene at that time, liu yueyu still couldn't hide her excitement.
behind this honor is liu yueyu's outstanding performance since joining the militia. in 1958, the party central committee issued a call to "establish a large-scale militia division". liu yueyu, who was only 17 years old, actively responded to the national call and joined the militia organization.
at that time, some villagers said sarcastically: "since the founding of the world, no women have served as militiamen." liu yueyu, who is stubborn by nature, did not back down. she organized 11 girls in the village to set up a militia class, served as the squad leader, and led everyone in training. "at the beginning, i didn't dare to hold the gun, and when i got the gun, i didn't dare to pull the trigger. i was embarrassed to crawl around during training. in the end, we hid in a relatively flat place in the mountains to train, crawling high and low, and aiming. shooting…keep practicing every day.”
with outstanding talent and two years of hard training, liu yueyu quickly grew into a "sharp shooter". "at that time, my horizontal style was perfect."
after returning from beijing with great honor, liu yueyu was elected as the militia battalion commander of the cunwei brigade. for more than 30 years, she conscientiously performed her duties and actively led the militia in production and training.
zhou gezhi, a 69-year-old villager in cunwei village, is one of the female militiamen led by liu yueyu. zhou gezhi told reporters that the village road entering cunwei village was built by liu yueyu and the female militiamen. "every day i seem to have endless energy. after i finish the production during the day, i pick up river sand and stones from the river at night and work until 12 o'clock in the middle of the night."
liu yueyu led three terms of women's militia, each consisting of 11 people. "when the common people saw that we were doing a good job in public security management, production, and training, they were all convinced. they even made up a jingle for us: the 11th female militia pioneer class, sweeping dust and standing guard day and night. military culture study good, production and security should be commended.”
liu yueyu's eldest son was named zhou zhiwu. the day before he was born, liu yueyu was still participating in the city's militia competition organized by the lingling military division.
"on october 22, 1964, i was about to give birth. everyone advised me to go home and rest, but i felt that no matter what the circumstances, a militiaman should act like a militiaman." liu yueyu persisted until the end of the competition that day. , and achieved good results in the second place in the district. the next day, my son was born.
in the early 1970s, liu yueyu led the female militiamen to carry out the "one-acre field trial of late rice production". during the autumn harvest that year, the yield of this experimental field reached more than 800 kilograms, which was much higher than the yield per mu of more than 300 kilograms at that time. "the grain output in the village has greatly increased. the whole county came to our village to hold on-site meetings and learn from our experience." liu yueyu said proudly.
recalling the past, old lofty ideals appeared in liu yueyu's eyes. she said sincerely: "if i could do it all over again, i would continue to be a militiaman for the rest of my life."
"national march 8th red flag bearer", guangzhou military region's "lei feng-style militia cadres", hunan provincial military region's "military battalion commander model" and "hunan provincial militia work advanced individual"... this year, liu yueyu learned that the hunan revolutionary military museum was collecting cultural relics, and liu yueyu did not hesitate. hesitantly donate all honorary certificates and award-winning items. she said: "these honors and experiences were awarded to me by the organization and the country. now donating them to the country is a responsibility and an honor for me."
