Chen Liansheng, the Tujia people's old ancestor, the good man who fought against the British army in the midst of gunfire and smoke

Every time I watch a TV program about Hong Kong, especially when I see the mighty posture of the Chinese People's *** troops stationed in Hong Kong, I always think of an old ancestor of our Tujia people, of the good man who stood in the smoke of the fire, and of his horse. In the county records of the old home, about the old ancestor's record, only a few lines, but in the folk tales of Exi, from his birth to death in battle, there are quite vivid narrative. The old ancestor is living in the hearts of the folks. Regrettably, his looks and physical characteristics are not mentioned in all kinds of historical materials and legends. I can only rely on my imagination to let my eyes pass through more than 150 years of wind and clouds, and remotely see his strong and tough figure and the spirit of death. When I talked to the townspeople about the old ancestor and his horse, they were so warm and familiar, as if they were talking about yesterday's events. Shengwa-zi, the old man and the fine children call him by his nickname, as if Chen Liansheng's big name was insignificant, as if he had run to the border of southern Guangdong from the deep forests of Hefeng County in Hubei only a short time ago. Tujia son Chen Liansheng left his hometown Hepeng cottage, but is a teenage youth. According to the Tujia people like to dance and martial arts tradition, his martial arts skills must be extraordinary, fighting the war must be brave and good at fighting, otherwise how to repeatedly won the war, promoted one after another as a general, a thousand generals and even generals? Otherwise, how would Lin Zexu have seen him, promoted him from general to vice general of the Sanjiang Association, and transferred him to defend the Shajiao Fortress, which is known as the first pass of Humen? At that time, Lin Zexu's ban on smoking in Guangzhou shocked the world. However, the British army relied on ships and cannons to attack Nanjing. Corruption and incompetence of the Qing dynasty as anxious as a hot pot of ants, to dismiss and investigate Lin Zexu to please the foreigners. Chen Liansheng heard of this matter, heart like five thunderbolts, angry snapped, huge fist shook off the soot on the barrel of the cannon, angrily rebuked: "treacherous ***. Nowadays, there are endless external dangers, I Chen Liansheng would rather be broken for jade, not for tile!" At dusk that day, the remaining sun was like blood. More than twenty British ships bombarded the Shajiao Battery from the sea, and more than two thousand marines disembarked from Piercing Nose Bay and went up the hill. Faced with the attack of several times more British troops, Chen Lian-sheng, the defending general, commanded more than 700 officers and soldiers to fight bravely. Due to the depletion of ammunition and no reinforcements, Chen Lian-sheng, who was over seventy years old, drew out his sword and took the lead in rushing into the enemy line, and started a deadly fight with the British. Chen Liansheng unfortunately shot, died heroically. His son Chen Jupeng rage, waved his sword to kill several enemies, and finally died heroically. The seven hundred soldiers guarding the fort also all died in the line of duty. The sea winds are tragic, the waves are sad, as the villagers call for Sheng Wa Zi, my old ancestor Chen Lian Sheng, my relatives across the distant years, went to such a heroic. Chen Liansheng's mount, someone wrote an article that is a pure white stallion, and all the information in my hometown said it was a yellow horse with a yellow color. In fact, what color the horse is not important, the important thing is that this is an extremely humane war horse. This horse was as loyal as its owner. After the British army snatched it to Hong Kong, as soon as it approached it, it flew its hooves and kicked violently; as soon as it was mounted, it was overturned on the ground. Whip whip, knife cut, it still hissing head; send grass, send soybean cake, it does not eat or drink, every day to the north sad whistling, until the hunger strike and death. Such a section of soldiers and horses, the Chinese people have always been engraved in their hearts. Therefore, the local people will be buried in the remains of seven hundred martyrs in Shajiao, set up a monument "section soldier righteousness grave" to commemorate the heroic ancestors. The descendants also engraved the ""Sectional Horse Stele"" for the yellow bay horse, and the inscription said: ""The horse is an animal, but still has the sectional righteousness, not to mention the descendants of the Yellow Emperor? The British army could not conquer its horses, let alone the Chinese nation!" In Chen Liansheng's hometown of Hefeng County in the Tujia cottage, there is also circulated this ballad: "There is a horse there is a horse, Gongzhong Mazhong, Gongzhong for the country, Mazhong for the public." In October last year, I returned to the mountains of West Hubei and searched around for the historical materials of Chen Liansheng. I think I was called back to my hometown by the sad story and unyielding soul of my old ancestor. From the old ancestor, I recognized the beauty of masculinity and blood of Tujia manhood. At 00:00 on July 1, 1997, by the army, navy and air force synthesis of the Chinese People's *** garrison in Hong Kong, stepped over the Humen Fortress and 700 sections of the soldiers martyred in the land, with the wishes of the old ancestors, officially stationed in Hong Kong. The day of Hong Kong's return to the motherland to celebrate with a salute, I think, that is the best ceremony for us to pay homage to our ancestors, but also the most solemn song for us to raise the five-star red flag in the face of national shame and humiliation. I wa zi, Chen Lian Sheng, the old ancestors of my nation, the salute for you to drum and call, you will laugh! Author: Author: Gan Maohua, Tujia, well-known essayist, lyricist. Member of Chinese Writers' Association, Chinese Minority Writers' Society, Chinese Prose Society, Chinese prose *** invited writers. He has been the director of Hubei Writers' Association, the director of Hubei Popular Music Art Committee, the executive vice-chairman of Yichang City Writers' Association, and the honorary president of Yichang City Prose Society. He has published 15 novels, essays and other types of literary works, and won the Hubei Literary Award, Hubei Minority Literary Award, Hubei Qu Yuan Literary Award, National Bingxin Prose Award, Ministry of Culture Group Star Award, National "Five One Project" Award and other important awards. The masterpieces of prose collection are "Exi Style Record", "Handbook of the Three Gorges People", "This Land and Water", "Crossing Bashan and Chushui" and so on. Song masterpieces are "women in the mountains shouting the sun", "the sister of Qingtan's sister of the leaf beach", "Qingjiang River Gallery Tujia sister", "knocking up the piano and drumming hard to catch" and so on.