又到了“八一”建军节。戎马一生,我对这一天情有独钟。每到这一天,我会想起很多很多。我的一生,经历颇多,然而令我终生难以忘怀的是30年代初在鄂豫皖边区坚持革命斗争的日子,那是我参加红军,追求真理,走上革命道路的起点。 1930年春,我刚刚13岁,在湖北省黄安县河口镇一家叫“同泰永”的杂货店当学徒。一天,徐向前等率领的 Arrived at the “August 1” Army Day. Military life, I have a soft spot for this day. Every day, I will think of many, many. My life has gone through a lot of experiences. However, what has always been my unforgettable memory is the day when the revolutionary struggles in the border areas of Hubei, Henan and Anhui were persevered in the early 1930s. That was the starting point for me to join the Red Army, pursue the truth, and embark on the road to revolution. In the spring of 1930, I was just 13 years old and apprenticed at a grocery store called “Tong Tai Yong” in Hekou Town, Huang’an County, Hubei Province. One day, led by Xu Xiangqian