Sun Yi is famous for his health. When he was eighty or ninety years old, he still walked ten miles or even twenty miles every day. Going out to work, not taking the bus, and giving up his seat to the old, the young, the sick and the pregnant, promoted the good atmosphere of the bus he often took.
General Sun Lao has severe varicose veins in his right leg. After repeated consultation and research by experts from the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, it was reported to the headquarters of the Military Commission for approval, and it was decided to amputate his right thigh. Hearing the news, the old general, who seldom cries at ordinary times, cried with his right leg in his arms. However, Sun Lao, after all, is an old general who has fought many battles and has a tenacious will to fight. Coupled with the careful persuasion of the leaders of the Central Military Commission, Sun Lao quickly recovered his composure and resolutely entered the operating room in June 5438 +2000 10.
Sun Lao had two operations because of gastric perforation, and the doctor was worried that he could not have a gastroscope at the age of 94. However, with tenacious perseverance, Sun Lao successfully completed the gastroscopy and became the oldest patient for gastroscopy.
1993 Sun Yi's 90th birthday, General Chi Haotian, then Minister of National Defense, said to Sun Yi, "I want to give you a glorious task-I hope you will take the lead and become the first centenarian general in the whole army!" On May 12, 2002, General Sun Yi happily spent his 98th birthday at home. In two more birthdays, Sun Lao will finish the task given to him by General Chi Haotian. He smiled and said, "I'm almost 100 years old, because I'm party member." Everyone was a little surprised. Sun Lao went on to say, "I am very happy to be a party member. Although I can't walk more than ten miles every day as before, I still have to walk around the yard in a wheelchair every day. Then I write it every day. "
On the Long March of that year, he should have rode as the chief of staff of the Teaching Corps of the Central Military Commission, but Li De, a military adviser sent by * * *, disqualified him from riding on the grounds that "Sun Yi came from the White Army". In the face of such discrimination, Sun laughed it off: "Without four legs, I still have two legs!" In this way, he walked the Long March with his own iron feet. Whenever someone mentions this unpleasant past, General Sun always sarcastically: "I really want to thank that Mr. Li De, who made me exercise my legs and laid the foundation for fitness." Sun Lao always reveals optimism, self-confidence and pride between the lines.
Unexpectedly, as early as more than 60 years ago, he was diagnosed as "poor life future" by Dr. Bethune. It was the late autumn of 1938. On the Taihang Mountain, norman bethune, an internationalist fighter and a famous Canadian surgeon who came to China not far from Wan Li, was entrusted by Marshal Nie to make a comprehensive examination for Sun Yi, the president of Kanger Grade Two Branch School, who was ill and in poor health. Dr. Bethune said frankly, "Dean Sun, you are too tired. You should immediately relax and lighten your burden, otherwise it will be difficult for you to complete important tasks in the future. " "Dr. Bai, you are right, but I am the principal and must stick to my post at all times." Sun Yi said firmly. Dr Bethune stared at the stubborn China soldier, gave a thumbs-up and repeatedly said, "Great! Great! After the physical examination, Dr. Bethune personally wrote a letter to Marshal Nie: "Chairman Sun Yi is highly concentrated in his work, overworked, with serious stomach problems and poor life prospects. "I also urge you to make appropriate adjustments to Comrade Sun Yi's work. However, Dr. Bethune probably didn't expect that General Sun Yi is still alive today, more than 60 years later.
Sun Lao only sleeps six or seven hours a day, insists on reading news, newspapers and writing, lives a regular life and is in a good mood. He proved himself with practical actions that "life lies in exercise, and exercise can resist all diseases;" Exercise hard and keep healthy; Health begets happiness, and happiness begets health; Famous saying: Only by breaking the concept of fame and wealth can the spirit be truly happy and the soul be truly liberated. Sun Yi was born in a poor peasant family in Dacheng County, Hebei Province, formerly known as Sun Junhua. 1920 10. Sun left his hometown to find something to do because of the difficulties in family life. At that time, he changed his original name-Sun Junhua to Sun Yi. According to his own statement, it means "killing the enemy is the fruit, and the fruit is saved."
The outside world is full of warlords. Sun Yi has been wandering for more than two years. From north to south, he has been to Shanghai, Xiamen and Chaozhou, but he still hasn't found a job to settle down. He had to turn from south to north again to find his brother who worked in Kaifeng, Henan. My brother works as a teacher in Suoguosi Street Police Station, and his life is also very difficult. Sun stayed in Kaifeng for more than half a year, and finally found a job and lost it. At last my brother couldn't help it. I once quarreled with him and blurted out, "It's better for you to pull rickshaws than to be idle with me!" "
A word stung Sun. In a rage, he went straight to Kaifeng Nanguan conscription office and signed up as a soldier. 1923 was incorporated into Kaifeng Supplementary Battalion Company of Henan Army at the end of summer. After four or five years in the old army, Sun Yi met a friend who later had an important influence on his life-Zhao Bosheng. At that time, Sun Yi was the main staff officer in the staff office of the 26th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and Zhao Bosheng was the chief of staff of the 26th Route Army. Zhao Bosheng often chats with Sun Yi as a big brother and bosom friend, and talks about the Red Army of workers and peasants intentionally or unintentionally. 193 1 In June, Sun Yi, then a lieutenant colonel of the 26th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, had been running around in the old army for 1 1 year, witnessed the disaster and reactionary corruption of the Kuomintang government, and realized that only the * * * production party could save China.
65438+ In February 65438+April of that year, Zhao Bosheng, Dong Zhentang and others launched riots, and the 26th Route Army 17000 people held a "Ningdu Riot" in Ningdu County, Jiangxi Province to join the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants. This is a great event that shocked China and foreign countries. At that time, Li, the 25th division commander of Sun Yi, refused to take part in the uprising, led a delegation to escape, and the division was in chaos. No one knows where to go. Sun Yi heard a lot of hints from Zhao Bosheng, and he had a bottom in his heart. He saw that the blue sky and white flag on the roof of the headquarters had been replaced by bright red flags, and the heavily armed team was marching south, so he urged the chief of staff to say, "The big troops are assembled, so let's start quickly." In this way, Sun Yi caught up with the HQ and the guard platoon.
Sun Yi caught up with Zhao Bosheng and immediately stepped forward and said loudly, "Chief of Staff, here we come!" Zhao Bosheng was also very happy to see Sun Yi and said, "Well, we really want to be the Red Army!" Until then, Sun Cai knew that he had joined the producer of China * * * two months ago. After the uprising, Sun Yi served as the reconnaissance chief of the Red Army 14 Division, and later transferred to the Chief of Staff of the Red Army 14 Division 4 1 Division.
Some people say that people with beards have strong personalities. Anyone who has seen Sun will be impressed by his Gorky beard. Sun's beard is 2 1 year old. He was a soldier in Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army at that time. He was injured in the battle and then became seriously ill. He almost lay in bed for two months. Skinny, he finally stood up, and his beard never stopped growing when his master was in danger, and stayed. After joining the Red Army, one day Sun Yi met Liu Bocheng, commander-in-chief of Zhu De and chief of staff of the Central Military Commission, who arrived on horseback. He stopped to salute the two chiefs. Zhu De stopped the horse and said humorously in Sichuan dialect, "Are you Sun Yi who was imprisoned in party member?" ? I can see it in your beard. You know, the regulations of the Red Army stipulate that beards are not allowed. Aren't you afraid I'll lock you up? "
"Not afraid! Commander in chief. " Sun a face of serious answer. "Then tell me, why do you want to grow this beard?" Zhu De asked Sun Yi. "When people are in danger, the oil on them runs away and the meat falls off. It's just that this beard doesn't flow, but it keeps growing. This beard is loyal, like a human spirit, you can't shave it off! " Sun Yi somehow came up with such a sentence. Zhu De laughed. When we parted, he told Sun Yi to keep this beard. If others have any opinions, you can say that Zhu De and Mao Zedong make an exception and let you keep them.
Sun Yi is the club director of the training department of the Red Army School. Every major festival, the school will hold cultural performances, and President Ye Jianying often plays the erhu himself. On one occasion, Zhao Pinsan, director of the school club, made up a newspaper drama "Catch the enemy teacher alive". Because the enemy teacher Chen Shiqi has a moustache, it is difficult to choose actors. Just then, Li Bozhao suddenly said, "Does Sun Yi have a beard?" Thus, Sun appeared on the stage for the first time in his life. The performance was a great success. Zhao Pin said to him half jokingly, "Don't shave your beard. I'll call you next time! " Sun Yi's beard has never been shaved, and it has been with him all his life. From then on, Sun Yi had a nickname-"Sun Beard". No matter what position he holds, people no longer call him an official position, but call him "Sun Beard" behind his back, omitting the word "Sun" to his face and calling him "Beard" directly. The nickname "Sun Beard" in the Red Army also spread. 1989 10.08, on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the All-China Women's Federation and the National Committee on Aging held a grand "National Golden Married Couples Awards Conference" in the CPPCC Auditorium. Sun Yi and Tian Xiujuan were named "Golden Married Couples" in China. General Wang Ping and his wife Fan Jingxin who attended the meeting came to congratulate. Wang Ping, who is three years younger than Sun Yi, approached Sun's ear and said loudly, "Beard, forget it, I have disturbed your new house!" Everyone smiled happily.
Some people think that Sun Yineng and Tian Xiujuan, who are born in the military and have a stubborn personality, have deep feelings and must be let by Tian Xiujuan. In fact, General Sun Yi said that he and his wife have been going through ups and downs for decades, which is exactly in line with Premier Zhou's "eight reciprocity" principle. This is: mutual respect and love, mutual learning and assistance, mutual understanding and accommodation, mutual advice and respect. Tian Xiujuan used to be secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Women's Federation. The beautiful marriage between her and Sun actually originated from Sun's reckless palm.
1939 One day in the early spring, the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region was studying the operational plan. Sun Yi, chief of staff, and Nie, commander, were so embarrassed that they got carried away and even struck the table. When Nie got home, he said to his wife, "This bearded grandson is as stubborn as an ox. Someone needs to take care of him. " Later, after careful selection, the "old man under the moon" found Tian Xiujuan, the eldest sister of "Tian San Sisters" who is famous for her heroic resistance to Japan among women in the border area.
Tian Xiujuan,191711was born in Wanxian County (now Shunping County), Hebei Province, and graduated from Baoding Women's Normal School. After the July 7th Incident, she gave up teaching and wrote a line on the blackboard: "Students, I'm leaving, for our country!" " "With two younger sisters, she came to the front without hesitation. She joined the China * * * Production Party in February 1938, and presided over the work of Wanxian Women's Rescue Association at that time.
One day, Commander Nie said to Sun Yi, "Comrade Sun Yi, I have a task for you." "What task?" When Sun Yi thought that he was sent to the front to fight, his spirits immediately came up and his back was straight. "Write a love letter to Tian Xiujuan, be sure to capture her!" "... yes! "Sun Yi hesitated and made a ceremony.
In August of that year, the Party Committee of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region held a party representative meeting in a village south of Shahe, Chengnanzhuang Town, Fuping County, with Tian Xiujuan as the representative. At this point, Sun Yi is preparing to be transferred to Jizhong Military Region as the chief of staff. The head of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region specially arranged for him to stay in Chengnanzhuang for a few days, and also arranged for him to attend the party representative meeting held in the border region.
During the dinner, Sun Yiqin wrote an ingenious courtship letter and gave it to Tian Xiujuan who attended the meeting. At the beginning of the letter is a self-exposure: poor family, married, with a child, mixed in the old army for many years ... Tian Xiujuan was really uneasy after receiving the letter, but when she secretly read the letter, she was moved by Sun's frankness and sincerity-the girl's heart was full of love, and she decided to promise Sun.
This marriage was brought out by a piece of paper, and the party representative meeting in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region ended. Sun Yi asked Tian Xiujuan to go to the residence of Chengnanzhuang East Street to talk. The two men told their own experiences and got to know each other better in heart-to-heart frank communication.
1939 September 15, an ordinary farmhouse in Chengnanzhuang became Sun Yi and Tian Xiujuan's new house. Nie He personally handled it, and several young generals of Wang Ping lingered after the wedding, insisting on listening to the window in the bridal chamber to make trouble.
1991may 10, when Nie Shuai met Sun, he asked at the first sentence, "Beard, how is Xiujuan?" Sun, 87, saluted the coach at attention: "Report to the commander, she is fine, she asks how you are!" Nie Shuai smiled. He praised Tian Xiujuan in his mind for successfully completing the task assigned to him. Today's Sun Beard is not the fighter who strikes the table, but a famous Confucian general. In the history of China People's Liberation Army, he was called "an outstanding military educator of our army" by historians.
1985 One day, Tian Xiujuan, then secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Women's Federation, returned to Beijing from a meeting in other places, got off the train and called home. Sun is studying. He put down his pen and said to the doorman, "I'll pick her up!" " The guard wanted to drive, and the old general of the whole party and army, who is famous for his incorruptibility, waved his hand and said, "No, this is a private matter. I'll walk! " "So, I went to Beijing Railway Station on crutches and took my wife back. The old couple walked in the alley, telling each other about the pain of lovesickness after parting, which became a beautiful scenery seen by neighbors.
On the 60th anniversary of Sun Lao's wedding to his wife Diamond, he moved a stool to let his wife sit down and rest, and accidentally fell down, resulting in a broken thigh. Everyone was shocked at that time, but they were able to walk independently in a few days. It is these small notes that write down the moving movement of Sun Yi and his wife's lifelong love. As early as the founding of New China, Marshal Luo Ronghuan praised Sun Yi: "You are the director-general of youth work." 1982 in may, general sun yi was invited as the youth work consultant of the general staff department. But in fact, his youth work is not only far beyond the scope of the General Staff Department, but also far beyond the scope of the army.
For decades, Sun has established a teacher-student relationship with more than 30 young people in Beijing and other places. This teacher-student relationship, according to Sun's own explanation, is that "the two sides keep in touch, I am willing to help them make progress and be themselves, and they are also willing to tell me their own feelings. This relationship is voluntary, free and established through long-term exchanges. "
Among the young people who benefited from the instruction of General Sun Yi, there are hairdressers, nurses, salespeople, drivers and college students. Many are already departmental level cadres, and some have become deputy bureau level leaders. Over the years, Sun insisted on mailing them books and periodicals, and bought large envelopes to send them. The original 20 points, and later grew to 6 or 8 points. Twice a month, send out hundreds of books and periodicals every month. Just send books, newspapers and magazines. In those days, Sun Lao paid 200 yuan money every month, because books, newspapers and magazines went up, and now he needs 600 yuan money. When physical conditions permit, Sun selects, packages and sends them to the post office. The salary is paid every month, and 1000 yuan is given to his wife as food expenses. The rest of the money is used for teenagers, including donations to out-of-school children, except for party fees. By the end of the month, Sun Yi often had a "financial deficit" in his pocket, so he had to ask the guards: "I don't have enough money to buy books. Let's sell some old newspapers! " Sometimes I just ask my wife to borrow it, and she is willing.
1996 On the eve of the Spring Festival, Sun Lao bought a large number of books with his salary, tied them into a bundle and prepared to send them to some friends all over the country. As a result, he accidentally tripped, and his son hurried to help him. He refused, but stood up by himself and said humorously, "I fell down and got up by myself."
Since the 1950s, Sun Yi has been running around the podium of primary and secondary schools in Beijing, giving young people a report on revolutionary traditions and telling the story of the Red Army's Long March, which won favorable comments. After the "Cultural Revolution", Sun Yi keenly felt the adverse effects of the ten-year catastrophe on young people. He said that for these dolls, my old man had to put down his airs and have the cheek to do something.
One morning, Sun walked into Jinshifang Primary School not far from home and found the headmaster Liu. He came straight to the point and said, "My name is Sun Yi, and I am a neighbor of your school. I want to tell the children a revolutionary story. " The young headmaster was at a loss for a moment. At the old man's repeated requests, the headmaster could not refuse, so he agreed to ask him to give classes to Class 5, Grade 4 that afternoon. Sun Yi, who was old and thin, stepped onto the platform with his hands behind his back and said majestically, "Children, today I will tell you some stories about the 25,000-mile Long March of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants ..." Sun told vivid and touching stories based on his own personal experience, which attracted all the children at once. After class, the children surrounded the old man Sun and wouldn't let him go. They kept asking questions, and some even asked the old general to sign it as a souvenir. President Liu was so happy to see this scene that he immediately invited Sun to be their school's off-campus counselor.
Similarly, Sun Yi also served as an off-campus counselor in a military primary school. Word spread that many schools in Beijing invited Sun. Since then, Sun Yicheng has been a consultant to the China Committee for the Care of the Next Generation, and has served as an off-campus counselor or honorary principal and honorary professor in more than 60 universities, middle schools and primary schools.
On the morning of February 1989 and 1, the National Award Ceremony for Caring for Children was held in the auditorium of China Children's Activity Center. Song Renqiong, who presided over the meeting, asked Sun to say a few words. Sun Yi, who was over eighty years old, came to the microphone and spoke with his usual enthusiasm: "When party member is old, the cause of our party will never be old. For the sake of children and the future of the motherland, we will always feel young, we will never be old, and the flame of life will never go out! " Suddenly, I saw his arm held high, his voice stopped, and his body fell back stiffly.
The hospital diagnosed sudden acute cerebral hemorrhage in Sun. After three days and nights of rescue, Sun Lao woke up. When he was discharged from the hospital, the doctor repeatedly told him to talk less, be less excited and have more rest. People advised him: "You are old, it's time to have a rest." Sun Yi replied, "I was born in party member, and I was born in party member. I will continue to struggle. How can I stop? " Whenever children are invited to activities, Sun Lao can't help but take part.
Since the 1980s, Sun Yi, who retired from the front line, has served as an off-campus counselor in dozens of schools, giving more than 900 traditional lectures to young people. Up to now, hundreds of thousands of teenagers have heard Sun Lao's revolutionary tradition report.
Words and deeds: shortening the distance with the masses
From 65438 to 0955, China People's Liberation Army entered a new stage of army building marked by the implementation of the rank system. Before the title was awarded, some comrades felt very uncomfortable and even cried because of the struggle for fame, profit and position. In the eyes of some comrades, the number of gold stars on the shoulders is very important. Sun Yi, on the other hand, wrote a letter to the organization, which read: "I want to work hard and lack achievements. When evaluating professional titles, it is better to be low than high. It is enough to give me the rank of Major General. I didn't join the revolution to get promoted and paid. " Finally, according to the standards, the Central Military Commission evaluated the whole army from top to bottom and balanced it. 1On September 27th, 955, with the approval of the State Council Prime Minister Zhou Enlai, Sun Yi was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General.
After decades of ups and downs, through the Long March, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the war of liberation, until the national liberation. Whenever encountering difficulties, Sun Yi thinks he is party member. "When I think of the oath when I joined the party, I am full of infinite power." . During the "Cultural Revolution", Sun Yi suffered a shock and was labeled as a "three anti-elements". 12, no work has been arranged. "Even in the most difficult time, I didn't lose confidence in the party. I told my wife and children to trust the party at all times. "
When history ended this political catastrophe at the end of 10, and many people began to redouble their efforts to recapture the losses of 10, Sun Yi, who had just been elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, wrote a letter to the organization asking for his resignation. This is the first among many CPPCC members. In the autumn of this year, Sun Yi bowed three times in front of Yang Dezhi, Party Secretary and Chief of Staff of ZongCan, with a tall and straight back, and sincerely begged to resign as a consultant of ZongCan. ......
Sun Lao often chats with some retired veteran comrades about how to spend his old age safely. He said that we must maintain mental health. Mental health includes: broad-minded, that is, cheerful; Family harmony; Friendly neighbors; Old friends; Do some social work within your power; Strengthen physical and mental exercise to promote health and longevity; Study hard and improve your ideological consciousness.
Sun's home is in an old quadrangle in the west of Beijing. Since 197 1 moved in, neighbors will get his help whenever they have difficulties. He comes from the people and lives among the masses. When the old general walks in the morning and evening, the old man smiles and nods to him. Young people greet him when they see him; The children saw it and cried happily, "Hello, Grandpa Sun!"
The old general always does good deeds wherever he goes. When he goes out for a walk and sees bricks and stones on the road, he always kicks them to the side of the road or picks them up with his hands and throws them into the garbage bin. He said, "Don't look at a small stone, sometimes it really sucks." I saw a middle-aged woman with my own eyes, because her bike ran over a stone and she broke her head. "Walking on the road, the old man saw the people selling vegetables on the tricycle struggling to climb uphill, and he extended a helping hand behind him. Someone praised him: "Your old man is really a living Lei Feng!" He shook his head and said, "No, I am far behind Lei Feng. "
Sun Yi found that people who come to Beijing from other places often don't know which bus to take or where the toilet is because they are strangers. So he spent more than half a year traveling around more than 60 hutongs near his home, remembering the exact locations of 100 public toilets and more than 20 bus lines, so that when someone asked him, he could immediately tell him where the nearest toilet and the most convenient station were. At home, Sun's car is not allowed to be used for personal use, but if the neighbors need it urgently, they can be on call. The daughter-in-law of the southern Ma family is about to give birth, so she is inconvenient to move. Sun told their families, "If you need to be taken to the hospital at night, just knock on my door." Later, the woman really got into the general's car one night and went to the maternity hospital to give birth.
The old horse has a strange bone and a strong heart, and the green pine has a new color with the age. Veterans shortened the distance from the people with their words and deeds and won the respect and love of the people. For more than 30 years, he has been sending books and magazines to the young people he cares about. He is ill in hospital, and he has not forgotten it. This touched Xinhua News Agency's "Half-monthly Talk" magazine, and the magazine leaders specially approved 100 magazines for him.
He also cares about the people who work around him. According to the staff around Sun Yi, on holidays, Mr. Sun gives bonuses to the little soldiers around him, 50 yuan, 100 yuan. He asked them to buy books and learn knowledge. For the staff who already have children, he told them, "money is for children to buy books." Sun is highly respected, kind and affectionate. It's about dedication, not fame and fortune. The little soldier is willing to work beside him, listening and purifying his soul.