Quanhu Village, Longdong Town, Xiangxiang City, Hunan Province, is the hometown of General Chen Geng, the founding general of the Republic of China, and the joint tomb of the general and his wife is also located here.
When people visit the cemetery of the general and his wife, they will find a special place: next to the huge tombstone of General Chen Geng, there are two tombstones on the left and the right.
The two tombstones are carved with the names of the general's wife - "Comrade Fu Ya" and "Martyr Wang Genying".
Wang Genying was the first wife of General Chen Geng and died in the anti-Japanese battlefield in 1939; Fu Ya was the second wife of the general, who died on January 4, 2010.
It may be difficult for those who do not know what is going on to understand that, according to the usual "secular conception", it is impossible for a general to be buried with two ladies.
What is even more difficult to understand is that the person who first proposed the idea of this joint burial was fu Ya.
On March 16, 1961, General Chen Geng died in Shanghai, and his ashes were placed in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery;
Earlier, the remains of the martyr Wang Genying were buried in the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Martyrs Cemetery in Handan, Hebei Province.
In the life of General Chen Geng, he once had two wives, one was Wang Genying, who did not let his eyebrows be shaved, and the other was Fu Ya, who was broad-minded and affectionate and righteous.
In fact, when General Chen Geng was 14 years old, the Chen family arranged a marriage for him.
The bride's name is Chen Bijun, two years older than him, the family is well-off, and the two families are considered to be "door to door".
However, the trendy Chen Geng did not want to live like this for a lifetime, and on the wedding night, Chen Geng resolutely ran away from home.
In 1923, Chen Geng met Wang Genying in Shanghai, who had since been associated with him.
At that time, Chen Geng's public identity was that of a teacher at the workers' night school, and Wang Genying was a student of the night school.
Chen Geng's lectures were popular and vivid, and there was no lack of humor and humor, and Wang Genying was full of admiration and admiration for this young and erudite "sir".
In the spare time, the lively and active Chen Geng mingled with the students again.
Among the many students, Chen Geng paid attention to Wang Genying, who was young and beautiful and generous, and Wang Genying also had a good feeling for Chen Geng.
Chen Geng had visited Wang Genying's parents several times in the "shantytown", and the two elderly people also liked this heroic young man very much.
However, Chen Geng did not dare to confess his heart to Wang Genying until 1927, when Chen Geng and Wang Genying attended the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Wuhan, Chen Geng plucked up the courage to take the first step.
At a meeting, Chen Geng handed Wang Genying a note with a neat and neat writing: "Comrade Wang Genying, I solemnly propose to you, I love you, and I hope you will marry me!" ”
Although Wang Genying secretly liked Chen Geng in her heart, Chen Geng's courtship method was so direct that it was difficult for her to accept it for a while.
Therefore, Wang Genying conveniently pasted the note written by Chen Geng on the wall next to him.
Who knew that Chen Geng refused to give up, and handed Wang Genying a note: Comrade Wang Genying, I ask you to accept my request and be my wife!
Wang Genying still did not save "face" for Chen Geng and pasted the note on the wall.
Chen Geng was anxious, and wrote a note again, and the "tone" of courtship was getting higher and higher: Comrade Wang Genying, I swear that I will marry you, and I will never give up until I reach my goal!
However, as soon as Chen Geng's note was handed over, Wang Genying didn't even look at it, and directly pasted it on the wall.
When the meeting break came, everyone gathered around and laughed and watched Chen Geng's "courtship letter" with laughter.
A comrade asked Wang Genying: "If you do this, will Comrade Chen Geng be too embarrassed?" Do you agree or disagree? ”
Wang Genying said without question: "He is also too that, so confident, as if I have to marry him..."
After hearing this, Chen Geng said happily: "I see that she will not reject me, I proposed to her, I am open and upright, and I am not afraid of others knowing!" ”
The news of Chen Geng's "courtship letter" on the wall immediately spread among the delegates attending the meeting.
The old leader Zhou Gong pointed out to Chen Geng in this way: Love is an art, and courtship should talk about strategy.
Sister Deng was also very optimistic about this pair of young people, she personally came forward to find Wang Genying, three words and two words, Wang Genying shyly nodded her head and agreed.
As soon as the meeting ended, Chen Geng and Wang Genying married in Wuhan and became a revolutionary couple.
Soon after the new marriage, Chen Geng followed Zhou Gong to Nanchang, where he raised funds and participated in the Nanchang Uprising.
During the Battle of Huichang, Chen Geng was seriously wounded, escaped from death, and returned to Shanghai after all kinds of difficulties, and the couple was able to reunite.
In September 1931, Chen Geng was sent to work in the Eyu-Anhui Red Fourth Front, while Wang Genying stayed in Shanghai with his son and continued to work underground in the party.
At the beginning of 1933, due to the betrayal of traitors, Wang Genying was unfortunately arrested, and under the rescue of many parties, Wang Genying was released from prison in August 1937.
In the autumn of 1938, Wang Genying was ordered to come to Shanxi, and in the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, she served as a political instructor for the School of Financial and Economic Cadres.
During this time, Chen Geng and Wang Genying finally had the opportunity to live together and spent an unforgettable and warm time.
However, on March 8, 1939, Wang Genying's unit was suddenly attacked by the enemy.
After Wang Genying broke through the siege with the guard troops, in order to retrieve the satchel containing documents and public funds, she resolutely decided to break back into the encirclement, unfortunately hit by Japanese machine guns and died immediately.
When Wang Genying was sacrificed, Chen Gengzheng led the 386th Brigade across the Pinghan Line, and when he learned the bad news, Chen Geng suddenly froze, and the tears could not stop falling...
Chen Geng wrote a sentence in his diary on that day: "Today is a day that I must not forget, and it is also the day that I am most miserable." ”
Chen Geng swore: I will keep the festival for her for three years!
In February 1943, a beautiful woman named Fu Ya became the wife of General Chen Geng.
Fu Ya was a native of Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, and in 1937 he went to Yan'an to join the revolution.
After marrying General Chen Geng, Fu Ya learned of the heroic deeds of the martyr Wang Genying, and General Chen Geng also told her many past events of that year.
Fu Ya understood General Chen Geng's deep feelings for Wang Genying very well, and expressed his attitude with practical actions.
General Chen Geng died young, leaving behind four young children, the oldest of whom was only 16 years old and the youngest was only 6 years old.
The eldest son, Chen Zhifei, was the only son of Chen Geng and Wang Genying, and Fu Ya poured his love for Chen Geng and Wang Genying into him, especially caring and pampering.
Chen Zhifei was born in Shanghai in 1929 and later became a senior engineer of the Ministry of Aerospace;
The second son, Chen Zhijian, graduated from Harbin Engineering University and successively served as deputy chief of staff of the infantry division, commander of the infantry regiment, deputy commander of the infantry division, deputy chief of staff of the group army, and deputy commander of the Chongqing Garrison District.
Daughter Chen Zhijin was born in Beijing in 1950 and later became the chief physician, professor and master tutor of the Department of Anesthesiology of the PLA General Hospital;
The third son, Chen Zhishu, was born in Beijing in 1954 and successively served as commander of the Gansu Provincial Military Region, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Gansu Provincial Committee, commander of the Provincial Military Region, and with the rank of major general;
The youngest son, Chen Zhiya, was born in Beijing in 1959 and served as secretary general of the China International Strategic Foundation, a researcher at the Foreign Military Research Department of the Academy of Military Sciences, and held the rank of major general.
In addition to raising four children, Fu Ya had two important things to do.
The first thing was to protect and organize the diary left by General Chen Geng, which is a very important military history material, and with Fu Ya's unremitting efforts, the Diary of Chen Geng was officially published in 1982.
Another thing, at the beginning of each month, Fu Ya would personally go to the post office and send living expenses to Wang Genying's mother in Shanghai, rain or shine, uninterrupted, until the old man died.
In addition, Fu Ya also regarded Wang Genying's sister Wang Xuanmei as a sister and tried her best to take care of her in life and work.
Until her later years, Wang Xuanmei always called Fu Ya "sister".
After entering the 21st century, Fu Ya has entered old age, his children have achieved success in their careers, and Fu Ya can finally enjoy his old age in peace.
However, she still had one thing that haunted her heart, and she wrote her last wish in her will.
Fu Ya hoped that his family would bury his ashes together with martyr Wang Genying and General Chen Geng and never be separated!
In March 2011, in accordance with the general's wife's last wishes, the family moved the ashes of General Chen Geng and the two wives back to their hometown in Hunan And placed them together in the Chen Geng Cemetery.
Let us remember the late General Chen Geng and the martyr Wang Genying who died early, and sincerely pay tribute to Comrade Fu Ya.
Great love has no boundaries, and true love is so simple, so selfless!