[100th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China] A whole family of 10 people joined the army and 5 people sacrificed their lives in Liuyang, Hunan, the Red Army family inherited the revolutionary spirit
[Concurrent] Wang Zhengyi, a villager in Nanyue Village, Guandu Town, Liuyang, Hunan
He (great-grandfather Wang Hesheng) died in the Golden Cave of Pingjiang, Hunan. At the time of the sacrifice, he was the Minister of Finance of the Soviet (government) of Hunan Province.
[Commentary] The old man in the picture who is telling reporters about his ancestral revolution is named Wang Zhengyi. He is 65 years old and comes from Guandu Town, Liuyang, Hunan. A total of 10 members of his family joined the Red Army, 5 of whom were martyrs.
His great-grandfather Wang Hesheng was the Minister of Finance of the Soviet Government of Hunan Province. Under his leadership, his wife Chen Zhaoqing, his daughter-in-laws Li Shaoyu, Zhu Sufen, and Zhou Xiaomei joined the revolution. .
According to the series of "Famous Chinese Martyrs" compiled by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Central Literature Press, Wang Hesheng was born on July 3, 1885 in Jintang Village, Guandu Township, Guandu District, Liuyang County, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1926 after being introduced by Zhang Qilong. He also served as the director of the Autonomy Committee of the Dahu District Party Department of the Kuomintang.
After the Maji Incident in Changsha, he led the district workers' pickets and peasant self-defense teams into the Liuyang Workers and Peasants Volunteer Army, and later reorganized into the third regiment of the First Division of the Workers and Peasants Revolutionary Army.
He served as the party representative of the third regiment and led his troops to participate in the Autumn Harvest Uprising.
In May 1934, Wang Hesheng, who was the Minister of Finance of the Soviet Government of Hunan Province, died in battle at the age of 49.
Affected by his family, another five of Wang Hesheng's descendants joined the Red Army, including Wang Zhengyi's grandfather Wang Yunxi (also known as Wang Liucheng).
In order to inherit the revolutionary spirit of the ancestors, in peace times, with the support of Wang Zhengyi, his second son Wang Jinsong also joined the army and had a military career for five years.
[Concurrent] Wang Zhengyi, a villager in Nanyue Village, Guandu Town, Liuyang, Hunan
To inherit the will of our 5 martyrs and serve our motherland, I sent my son to the army to serve as a soldier.
[Explanation] Wang Jinsong, who now works in Africa, told reporters that over the years, the family's biggest wish is to find the burial site of the remains of the five martyrs, worship them, and take them home.
[Concurrent] Wang Jinsong, the second son of Wang Zhengyi
Our whole family has one of the biggest wishes, which is (hope) to find the burial place of several of our ancestors (remains).
Because we have been searching many times over the years, but we have not been able to find it for various reasons.
We hope to find them (the burial place of their remains), have the opportunity to pay homage or let them go home.
Guan Ziwen and Wang Haohao report from Liuyang, Hunan
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]