General Zhang Zhen was wounded seven times in his life, had two mothers, experienced five sieges, eight years of war, three years of liberation war and the smoke of the Korean War, his life has left many legends.
General Zhang Zhen's family of six generals, and his son Zhang Haiyang became **** and the country's history of the rare "father and son generals" combination.
In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek betrayed the revolution, and soon after the merger of Ning and Han, the reactionaries went on a rampage to search for and kill the ****-producers, and for a while the dark clouds rolled in, and the whole country was plunged into white terror.
A clear sky, must not let the demon rampage; God's land, and can not allow the wealth of the wolves in the way?
In the winter months, there is a revolutionary spark that will break through the cold, and in the bitter north wind, the vitality quietly appeared.
In March 1928, a thunderbolt exploded over the Xiangjiang River, and the riot launched by the Pingjiang County Committee officially started. 200,000 peasants rolled up the tide of fury, and attacked the county occupied by the Kuomintang reactionary forces, which is known as "March Puff City".
In the cold spring wind, there is a handsome young man in the crowd, running in the streets and alleys, everywhere posting slogans, shouting slogans, and speaking to the masses.
One of the captains of the riot saw a child speaking to the crowd on the street, and, thinking that it was someone's naughty child who was causing trouble, went up to him and blasted him: "Go, go, go, go to one side!"
At this point, a "governor" looked like a man came over and relieved the boy: "Don't underestimate this child, he is our big cadre."
The man who broke the siege, named Yu Aman Yun, was the leader of the Red Guard, 10 years older than Zhang Zhen, and later became a senior general in our army. The teenager who was almost blown away was Zhang Zhen, who was only 14 years old.
When some children play around, Zhang Zhen has been the propaganda section chief of the Youth Anti-Imperialist League, publicity and mobilization work done in an orderly manner, writing slogans, drawing cartoons in style; teaching singing "anti-imperialism and support the Soviet Union song" and "riot song" head of the way, sung in the voice, infected a lot of people in the countryside.
Many people do not know, before the uprising did not break out, Zhang Zhen led the anti-imperialist members of the League, walking the streets and alleys to distribute and posting of propaganda posters and the Executive Committee of the Pingjiang County Committee of the Chinese **** drafted to denounce the Kuomintang Pingjiang Qingxiang Committee of the diatribe.
The "March Push" failed under the frantic suppression of the Kuomintang army, and countless revolutionary people were massacred, the blood stained the river red, and the demons began to dance again.
However, wildfire can not be eliminated, the spring breeze blows again, the March spring thunder shook the hearts of the people, the revolutionary wave is unstoppable, the next bigger storm is quietly brewing.
On July 22, 1928, Peng Dehuai, Teng Daiyuan, and Huang Gongliu launched the famous Pingjiang Uprising. The news spread quickly through the cities and towns like wings, and the masses of workers and peasants were encouraged by the news, clapping their hands and raising their eyebrows.
At this time, Zhang Zhen, has served as the minister of propaganda of the Youth Propaganda Team, he and his propagandists were impatient after learning the news, they gathered together to discuss, intend to go to look for the insurrection team.
Zhang Zhen and the group had just walked down the street when he was suddenly stopped by a man.
Zhang Zhen fixed his eyes, this is not a few months ago to deal with the red guard leader? Without fighting, Zhang Zhen and Yu Amanyun's hands clasped together.
In this way, Zhang Zhen's propaganda team and Yu Amanyun's Pingjiang workers and peasants guerrillas will meet, and they will march to the county town to meet up with Peng Dehuai's insurrectionist forces.
Zhang Zhen found his way to Mr. Peng's insurgent team, and from then on began a career in the military.
After five anti-encirclement campaigns, the Central Red Army took the initiative to move north to fight the Japanese.
The Miles Long March is a life-and-death test for every warrior, and for General Zhang Zhen it is a life of nine deaths, because the General's lungs were infected when he was a child, leaving behind the roots of the disease, and contracted malaria.
So on the road of the Long March, the general's weak body faces a greater test, once the weather is bad, the environment is humid, mosquitoes increase, the general will appear coughing up blood, shortness of breath, pale, fighting fever symptoms.
Once, the general shivered, stood can not stand up, soon passed out, and did not wake up for three days in a row, but also not into the grain of rice, the soldiers thought he could not survive this level, very sad.
At this point, the general woke up, saw the sadness of the appearance of everyone, he smiled and said: "The revolution has not yet succeeded, how can I honor it?"
In the Long March, the famous "four across the Chishui" battle, the General due to malaria attack can not stand, there are three times, the General is lying on a stretcher across the Chishui, in the stretcher to command the battle.
After the liberation, recalling the four crossings of the Chishui, the general always said: "shame, shame, comrades are born into death, I have nothing to boast, we are lying across the river."
But the people who know know, although the general is lying on a stretcher, but his spirit is high, fighting spirit, clear thinking.
As long as there is a slight improvement in the condition of the general, in spite of the discouragement, struggling down from the stretcher on the battlefield, commanding the soldiers into the battle, time and again to repel the enemy's frantic attack, to overcome the difficulties and obstacles, break through the enemy's blockade, for the Red Army's safe arrival in Shaanxi Province, to make their due contribution.
The general's battlefield, I do not know how many risks, each time is thrilling.
But there was one of these encounters that left a deep impression on him and he will never forget it in his life.
Because that time to save him out of danger of the precious person, is a rural bride.
The story takes place in November 1941, when General Zhang Zhen was the chief of staff of the Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army, and was fighting a guerrilla war against the Japanese in the area of Su County, Anhui Province.
In order to find out the enemy situation and deal with the enemy's sweeping, this day Zhang Zhen and the New Fourth Army generals went to a farmer's house in Shengweizi Village, Su County, Anhui Province (present-day Suzhou City).
The family had just had a wedding, the groom's name is Sheng Weifan, the bride's name is Kong Xiuying.
Because the environment at that time was relatively special, the situation was grim, Zhang Zhen's real identity was not open to the townspeople, everyone just shouted his code name "104".
Zhang Zhen and his entourage did not go back because of their work, and they slept on the ground in the courtyard of the hometown.
On the second day, Kong Xiuying went out to fetch firewood in the morning, intending to make breakfast for the New Fourth Army, and on that day came to the village, vaguely saw a ghost convoy with a dozen or so cars driving towards the village.
Kong Xiuying saw the situation, desperately run to the home, did not walk into the door, she shouted up "Run, the ghosts are coming!
The yard of the New Fourth Army soldiers split into two, one deliberately run to the west of the village, hoping to lure the ghosts away, the other way to protect the head in the house of Kong Xiuying hide.
But the Japanese seem to be prepared, their troops are also divided into two roads, one to catch up with the New Fourth Army fighters who just ran out, and the other is a big effort to start in the village of Sheng Wei Zi door-to-door searches.
The Japanese army said to the traitorous interpreter with confidence: "Look at this, there are still New Fourth Army in the village, and it is estimated that there are still New Fourth Army generals inside, and the level will not be low. Give me to surround the village and search it well!" This time, Zhang Zhen's situation is in danger.
Kong Xiuying see in the eyes, anxious in the heart, although she does not know the real identity of Zhang Zhen, but from his words and deeds, I feel that this person is extraordinary, must be a chief, if fell into the hands of the ghosts will be bad.
What is afraid of what comes, the ghosts seem to smell what flavor, straight to the Kong Xiuying home, the situation is very critical!
At the critical moment, Kong Xiuying is not panic, wisdom in a hurry, she immediately pulled up Zhang Zhen, came to the back door, pointing to the front, said, to the head of a small road, go to the head of the time, is the shallow dike, past there is a river ditch, over the ditch to the Tuohu River, the river at this time there is no water, you can get out of the dangers of the river!
In this way, Zhang Zhen with a few warriors to take advantage of the morning fog, according to the Kong Xiuying guide route forward finally out of danger.
Zhang Zhen went out in front of the door, the Japanese army arrived in the back foot, began to rummage through boxes and cabinets to search, will Kong Xiuying's home turned upside down, but nothing to find.
The head interpreter of the Japanese army viciously asked Kong Xiuying: "Where is the New Fourth Army?"
Kong Xiuying hid behind her husband, Sheng Weifan, and pretended not to understand, saying to him, "What are they talking about?"
At this time, the villagers came out to speak, saying that people are newlyweds, not the New Fourth Army.
The Japanese interpreter was not willing to do so, and pulled Kong Xiuying out, scaring her, "Someone saw the New Fourth Army enter your house, hand over the cadres of the New Fourth Army, or I'll burn your house down! The New Year's Eve is the first time I've seen the New Year's Eve in the United States.
Kong Xiuying shook her head and said, "I don't know what you're talking about! I don't know what you're talking about. The Japanese army saw Kong Xiuying's tough talk, think there will not be fraud, so they slipped away.
The enemy left, Kong Xiuying heart a stone finally fell to the ground, in any case, the New Fourth Army out of danger, their own home is also saved, worth celebrating.
But for Kong Xiuying, this is just a small episode of his life, because she covered too many soldiers of the New Fourth Army, she has long forgotten all about it.
But Zhang Zhen never forgot about it, and he often mentioned it in front of his wife, comrades, and even his own children.
He always said with emotion, "Back then, if not for the sister-in-law Kong in Suzhou County, I was afraid that my life would have been taken away by the Japanese."
They are the only ones who have ever been in a situation where they are not in a position to make a decision about what to do with their lives.
That said, after the founding of the country, there was a lot of fighting against the U.S., socialist construction, and various campaigns, and the army was practicing, so it was very busy.
But the general has been chanting, has been in mind, he said to his comrades: "I have a sister-in-law in Anhui, I still owe people a debt."
Until the early eighties, the general finally could not help, he put down the work at hand, made a special trip to Su County, accompanied by the local leadership, came to the village of Sheng Wei Zi.
The heavens have eyes, there should be no regrets, Sheng Weifan and Kong Xiuying two families are still alive, but also has been gray sideburns.
Kong Xiuying looked at the general in front of him, all of a sudden stunned.
Zhang Zhen looked at the former Zhang Xiuying, but his eyes moist, he pulled Zhang Xiuying's hand, voice choked and said: "Kong sister-in-law! Still recognize me? Back then, it was your fearlessness and sacrifice of your life to save me from the pursuit of the ghosts, you have saved my life to me Zhang Zhen!"
Kong Xiuying could not believe that the big New Fourth Army man he saved that year was General Zhang Zhen, who kept appearing on the TV news, and the county party secretary was so respectful of him!
Zhang Zhen returned to Beijing, still thinking about the Kong Xiuying family, many times to invite the Kong Xiuying family to their own home guests, to the Beijing scenic spots to visit, to the Kong Xiuying like relatives.
When they parted, they would send them a lot of things, and then every holiday, Zhang Zhen will account for the staff or children around them, to send gifts to Kong Xiuying.
In 2007, Kong Xiuying died swiftly, the 93-year-old general knew the grief, very sad, specifically sent a condolence message.
The anti-Japanese war period, the Japanese invasion of China on the New Fourth Army took the construction of pike walls, repair gun emplacements, set up points of solid defense and other policies, on my base to nibble, want to extinguish the anti-Japanese fire.
In this regard, the New Fourth Army, under the leadership of Peng Xuefeng and Zhang Zhen, took the initiative and crushed the enemy's criminal conspiracy.
Between November and December 1942, our army launched a number of anti-sweeping battles, fighting 37 times in 33 days, eliminating more than 700 Japanese and pseudo-army.
In the year of 1943, the New Fourth Army fought against the Japanese up to even more up to 1580 times, destroying 36 enemy strongholds, killing and capturing more than 9,800 Japanese soldiers, achieving brilliant results, and cracking down on the enemy's arrogance.
But at the same time, my New Fourth Army fighters and anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians also paid significant casualties, General Zhang Zhen is no exception.
In the fall of 1945, more than 200 Japanese and pseudo-Japanese troops swept through my anti-Japanese base, our troops received intelligence and stood by, deciding to use the favorable terrain to ambush the enemy, and Zhang Zhen, who was the commander of the western military sub-district of Huaibei Road, was personally present at the front line, observing the terrain.
At this time suddenly flew a bullet, the general suddenly shoulder numb, know that he was shot.
But the situation is urgent, he pushed away the hygienist who came to bandage him, and continued to observe the enemy and set up an ambush.
At this time, blood dipped out of his clothes and flowed down, and the general's chest was crimson. But the general did not care, know that the arrangement is completed before a simple bandage.
Thereafter followed by three years of liberation war, coupled with the conditions, there is no time to take the bullet out.
After the founding of New China, there was finally time to take out the bullet, and the time for surgery was set, but the Korean War broke out again.
Zhang Zhen decisively decided to cancel this operation, he said to the doctor: "I have feelings for this bullet, all of a sudden separated from shedding, and so on the end of the Korean War and then invited it out."
Until 1955, Zhang Zhen transferred to Beijing to work, only to the hospital surgery to remove the bullet.
He will take out the bullets to Mrs. Ma Linsong to save, said wryly, this is my children "heritage", can not be put lost.
As the saying goes, "charity does not palm soldiers, righteousness does not palm money", in the general view, the battlefield on the battlefield of the generals, are stone-hearted people, in fact, it is not.
"Children's Heroes" wrote "children are not nature, heroes are not outside the human condition. The most compassionate children are the most heroic, and only in the human dragon and phoenix."
The real heroes are flesh and blood, full of human feelings, General Zhang Zhen is the same, he not only loved the party, patriotism, but also loved his mother.
Zhang Zhen's father died early, and his mother, Wu Mingyuan, brought him up, Zhang Zhen, after the founding of the new China, could not wait to bring his mother to his side, and asked for warmth and warmth, so that the old man suffered a lot of hardship to enjoy the joy of life.
But not long after, General Zhang Zhen suddenly received a letter from his hometown, after reading the letter, the general stayed there.
The letter said, with you living together, in fact, is not your real mother.
What's going on here?
It turned out that General Zhang Zhen is very unfortunate, was born soon after the loss of his father, Zhang Zhen above there are two brothers and an older sister, not too old.
Mother Yu Duolian really can not afford to raise, but also can not bear to let Zhang Zhen suffer, had to hold back tears, he gave him to the next door of Changshou Street Manshou Palace Zhang Jilun, Wu Mingyuan couple adopted.
Zhang Zhen read the letter, began to think hard, the birth body did not raise the body heavy, of course, the mother can not not filial piety. However, his mother gave himself away out of necessity, and he could not ignore his mother.
So Zhang Zhen decided to recognize the birth mother, but also to consider the feelings of the adoptive mother, so he hid from the adoptive mother, and his wife back home to visit the birth mother. The mother of Yu Duolian, saw the biological son and daughter-in-law after the joy, tears, sobbing, said over and over again, "I'm sorry, I should not give you away."
Zhang Zhen comforted her, said: "Mom, that can not blame you, are the world is not good.
Zhang Zhen reassured her: "Mom, it's not your fault, it's the world's bad times.
From then on, Zhang Zhen will have to account for his wife, sent to the mother monthly living expenses, until the old man died at the age of ninety-nine.
Zhang Zhen had four sons and one daughter, the family is happy, the children are very obedient, but the general never relax their education.
The general will arrange for the children to experience life in the old region every year during the holidays, feel the suffering of the people, remember the great days of the old generation, know the hard-won happy life, inherit the Red Army's fine traditions and style.
The general also in his spare time, personally return to the old region, visit the local villagers, donations to the government, care for the old region construction, return to the old region people.
Generals out of tigers, in the general's teachings, his family out of six generals, called people surprised:
The eldest son Zhang Xiaoyang, graduated from the Harbin Military Engineering College to study electronic computer specialties, in November 1978, the General Staff Department of the Third Department of Scientific Research and Equipment Department staff, in 1998, the People's Liberation Army Foreign Language College, 1988, awarded the rank of major, 1994, was awarded the rank of major general, the People's Liberation Army Foreign Language College, the People's Liberation Army Foreign Language College, the People's Liberation Army Foreign Language College, the people of the People's Liberation Army Foreign Language College. In 1994, he was awarded the rank of Major General.
The second son, Zhang Lianyang, was the Director of the Military Representation Bureau of the General Staff Department and was awarded the rank of Major General.
The third son, Zhang Haiyang, was a political commissar and party secretary of the Second Artillery of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and in September 2005 was awarded the rank of general.
The fourth son, Zhang Ningyang, was a staff officer of the Equipment Department of the General Staff Department, deputy military attaché in a foreign country, and deputy minister of the Cooperation Department of the General Equipment Department, and was awarded the rank of major general in 2004.
Daughter Zhang Haiyan, born in August 1952, later graduated from school and joined the army, engaged in medical work, for the army and the people's health has made greater contributions.
Zhang Haiyan's lover, Major General Shou Xiaosong, is now the head of the Department of Military Theory and Strategic Studies at the Academy of Military Science of the People's Liberation Army.
On September 3, 2015, General Zhang Zhen, who had spent a lifetime in the military, died after a long illness.
This day, coincidentally, is the 70th anniversary of the victory of the world anti-fascist war, the day our army held a grand military parade, 101-year-old General Zhang Zhen in the parade ceremony after the successful conclusion of the crane to the west.