General Xu Shiyou, the founding general of the country, in the decades of military career, he has made many outstanding military achievements, is a special person with special contributions.
Chairman Mao once spoke highly of Xu Shiyou: "Shiyou is a general who has beaten the eastern half of the sky red!" Amazing, remarkable! ”
However, like most revolutionaries that year, Xu Shiyou, who was brave and good at war on the battlefield, had a rather unsmooth married life, and he had three marriages in his life, and due to various factors, the first two marriages were not complete.
Xu Shiyou's first wife, named Zhu Ximing, their union is completely "the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker", such a marriage, without any emotional basis, is very easy to break down.
However, despite the arranged marriage, Xu Shiyou did not reject the wife of the hair, but on the contrary, he respected this sister from the heart (Zhu Zhu Ximing was four years older than Xu Shiyou).
Although Zhu Ximing has not read books, she is simple, kind, responsible, respectful of her husband, filial piety to her mother-in-law, deeply liked by her mother-in-law, and is also a well-known filial piety daughter-in-law in the village.
Xu Shiyou lost his father at a young age, there is only him and his mother in the family, although the mother and son have a deep affection, but the population of the family is too small, always giving people a cold and clear feeling.
After Zhu Ximing married, the family added a new population, and her virtuousness and thoughtfulness also brought a touch of warmth to the family, and slowly the originally deserted home also became warm.
Therefore, although there is no love between Xu Shiyou and Zhu Ximing, the relationship is very harmonious, they have three children successively, but unfortunately two unfortunately died.
The pain of losing their son made the feelings of Xu Shiyou and Zhu Ximing gradually heat up, they snuggled up to each other, filling the wounds in their hearts, if it were not for the war, they would have grown old.
Unfortunately, in the turbulent years, there are no years of quiet.
As soon as the youngest son was born, Xu Shiyou went to join the revolution, followed the team out of the Eyu-Anhui base area, went everywhere to fight, and since then has lost contact with his family.
Zhu Ximing, who stayed at home, looked forward all day and all night, hoping to receive a letter from her husband, but she waited until the end, and she did not wait for xu Shiyou's news.
Zhu Ximing and his mother-in-law often sat together to talk about Xu Shiyou, and sometimes when they talked about their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they seemed to have a premonition that maybe they would never see him in this life, and Xu Shiyou's mother once thought that her son might no longer be alive.
At that time, Zhu Ximing was still young, a person had to take care of the old, but also to raise children who were young and not even more, life was very difficult, the kind mother-in-law could not bear to see her daughter-in-law live like this for a lifetime, so she made a decision to persuade her daughter-in-law to remarry.
In desperation, Zhu Ximing remarried to a local farmer, although it was remarried, but her life always had a place, but she always thought of Xu Shiyou in her heart.
After remarriage, Zhu Ximing did not have any more children, she often returned to the Xu family, chatted with Xu Mother, helped Xu Mother do housework, and raised her young son with her mother-in-law.
Although they are no longer mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but the family affection is still there, Zhu Ximing's filial piety is really touching, sometimes the two women will also talk about Xu Shiyou, and finally either cry, or are silent.
At this time, Xu Shiyou was outside, leading soldiers everywhere to fight, and many times he could not care about missing his mother and wife at home, but only in the middle of the night would he think of his relatives.
Later, Xu Shiyou got the wrong news, saying that his wife and children had died at the gunpoint of the enemy, so he never returned to visit his relatives, so the two people lived two different lives.
Xu Shiyou is full of guilt for Zhu Ximing, feeling that he did not protect her and the child, for which he has not remarried.
It wasn't until he met Lei Mingzhen that he began to think about personal issues.
In 1916, Lei Mingzhen was born in an ordinary family in Daxian County, Sichuan Province, she was brave and bold since she was a child, but the wave of revolution swept the country, Lei Mingzhen was deeply affected by it, and she was also eager to participate in the revolution and contribute to the revolutionary cause.
With this belief, at the age of 17, Lei Mingzhen joined the Red Army and became a female soldier of the Red Army.
Xu Shiyou and Lei Mingzhen met during the Long March, when the environment was very harsh, not only to avoid the enemy's pursuit, but also to cross the snowy mountains and grasslands, and because of the lack of materials, starvation and freezing is a common thing, many male comrades fell on the road of the Long March.
However, in the face of the harsh living environment, Lei Mingzhen showed exceptional bravery, such a momentum, let Xu Shiyou impressed, it was also at that time, Xu Shiyou from Sichuan Daxian became fond of this female soldier of the Red Army from Daxian County, Sichuan.
During the Long March, after Xu Shiyou's Red Fourth Front met with the Red Army, the scene of many revolutionary partners in the Red Army fighting side by side had a great influence on the cadres of the Red Fourth Front who practiced asceticism.
Therefore, after a meeting and discussion, the headquarters of the Red Fourth Front made a decision that cadres at and above the military level could find a revolutionary partner to start a family, and Xu Shiyou, who had already made great achievements in battle, was of course among them.
When Xu Shiyou got this news, the first person to consider it was Lei Mingzhen, and Lei Mingzhen also appreciated Xu Shiyou, who was brave and good at war.
In this way, after the end of the Long March, the two held a simple wedding in Yan'an and became a revolutionary couple.
Because he had lost a marriage, for the second marriage, Xu Shiyou especially cherished, he regarded Lei Mingzhen as a treasure, Lei Mingzhen was the same for Xu Shiyou, she took care of her husband's diet and living, and would also share his sorrows.
At that time, the troops collected a large number of cattle and sheep to supply food, and the careful Lei Mingzhen collected the wool little by little, and used his spare time to rub the wool into a wool and knit the first sweater of his husband.
They husband and wife, it can be said that you respect me and love, respect each other as guests, although there are only two of them in the family, but everywhere is full of warmth and happiness.
Later, in order to cultivate and cultivate more Red Army seeds, Xu Shiyou was ordered to enter the Red Army University to study, and Lei Mingzhen was organized and arranged to take charge of women's propaganda work in Yan'an County.
Since then, Xu Shiyou and Lei Mingzhen have lived a life of separation, although they are not together on weekdays, their hearts have never been separated, and their feelings have not been affected in the slightest.
If life can go on like this, I think they will certainly become the revolutionary partners that everyone envies, and they will walk through the War of Resistance together and go from white heads to old age.
But in the turbulent years, it was too difficult to want a stable happiness, and Xu Shiyou did not expect that a sudden storm destroyed this originally happy marriage.
In 1937, Xu Shiyou was wronged in the army, and he was still politically immature at the time, and he actually had the idea of taking the old troops back to Sichuan to fight guerrillas, but when he quietly prepared, the matter was exposed, and he was also labeled a "counter-revolutionary" and subsequently imprisoned.
At that time, Xu Shiyou was very regretful, he really jumped into the Yellow River and could not wash it, and he was very miserable in the days of being imprisoned.
At the time of the disaster, the person Xu Shiyou missed most was his wife Lei Mingzhen, who longed to meet with his wife and even more eager to get some comfort from her.
Xu Shiyou entrusted someone to send a message to his wife: "If it is convenient, bring a message to my wife, and I will ask her to come before I die." Bring that sweater with you by the way. ”
However, half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and Xu Shiyou, who has lived like a year, still has not seen the figure of his wife, and his heart is full of anxiety.
Suddenly, one day, Xu Shiyou heard footsteps outside the door, and it was getting closer and closer, and he was ecstatic, thinking: "It must be Ming zhen coming." ”
But when the door opened, what appeared in front of Xu Shiyou's eyes was not his wife, who he had been thinking about day and night, but the last time he delivered the letter.
Xu Shiyou was inevitably a little disappointed, at this time Xiao Bing brought a cigarette to his eyes and said, "This is a cigarette given to you by Captain Chen Geng." ”
Xu Shiyou sighed deeply, took the cigarette from the little soldier's hand, and then couldn't help asking: "Did you send the message you sent last time?" ”
Xiao Bing's face was embarrassed, and he said with some trepidation: "When I arrived, Lei Mingzhen has been promoted to the minister of women of Yan'an County, and she went to 'Hongda' and handed me a package and a letter, and let me forward it to you." ”
After speaking, Xiao Bing handed a letter and a package to Xu Shiyou, who thought at the time that "maybe his wife is inconvenient, so he can only write a letter to comfort himself."
But when he opened the letter and saw the content, disappointment and anger instantly overflowed his heart, saying: "Xu Shiyou, I hate you!" I will never love a counter-revolutionary! In order to preserve the purity of the revolution, we cut off our affairs in two, and I resolutely demand a divorce! Please sign. ”
Xu Shiyou couldn't believe his eyes, and he read the letter from beginning to end again, which made sure that Lei Mingzhen really wanted to divorce him.
Xu Shiyou, who was invincible on the battlefield, was like being punched in the head by someone and almost fainted
Xu Shiyou did not expect in his most dreams that when he encountered setbacks, the beloved pillow person not only did not comfort himself, but also divorced himself, disappointment, anger, and humiliation surged into his heart, and he silently read in his heart: "I Xu Shiyou is blind in this life and this life!" ”
Then he borrowed a pen from the interrogator, and on Lei Mingzhen's letter, he forcefully wrote down the 4 words of "resolute divorce" and signed his name.
In this way, Xu Shiyou and Lei Mingzhen ended their husband and wife relationship, and this failed marriage once made him heartbroken.
How many sleepless nights, Xu Shiyou is immersed in a sad heart can not do it himself, he can't figure it out, his sincerity in the end in exchange for a divorce agreement, which is a heavy blow to Xu Shiyou, who is serious about love and righteousness.
Later, Xu Shiyou realized his mistake, and he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, returned to the battlefield again, and became a fierce general in the Red Army.
At this time, Lei Mingzhen deeply regretted her previous impulsive behavior, and she had always been strong and confessed her mistake to Xu Shiyou many times, but Xu Shiyou, who was heartbroken, refused to forgive.
In order to win back Xu Shiyou's heart, Lei Mingzhen also took the initiative to ask to go to the anti-Japanese front and came to the Taihang Mountain with the team, but Xu Shiyou always gave her a cold face.
To reconcile them as before. Once, Chen Geng and Chen Xilian locked Xu Shiyou and Lei Mingzhen in a room, hoping that they would have a good talk and it would be best to remarry.
After Xu Shiyou knocked on the door and no one answered, he actually broke through the door and went away, Lei Mingzhen's self-esteem was greatly hurt, and now she knew that she and Xu Shiyou could not break the mirror and reunite, although remorseful, but also had to accept reality.
Xu Shiyou did not forgive Lei Mingzhen until his death, because he was too careful in this marriage, he once regarded Lei Mingzhen as the most important person in his life, he thought that their fate was tied together, who knew that their relationship was fragile.
How deeply I loved it, how deep I hate it now.
Later, Xu Shiyou went to Shandong to fight and met his wife Tian Minglan, this time he finally met the right person, and the husband and wife walked hand in hand for decades and achieved a good story.
Lei Zhen, who could not be forgiven by Xu Shiyou, also chose to remarry, she and Xu Shiyou never met again, for Lei Mingzhen, giving up Xu Shiyou at the beginning was undoubtedly the most wrong choice in her life.
In 1966, Lei Mingzhen's family encountered difficulties, but her children wanted to join the army, desperate, Lei Mingzhen wrote a letter to Xu Shiyou, hoping that he could help.
In fact, Lei Mingzhen only held the psychology of trying it out, and did not expect that after Xu Shiyou received the letter, without the slightest hesitation, he waved and wrote down eight big words: The son inherits the father's business, of course.
Although Lei Mingzhen had lost to Xu Shiyou, causing him irreparable harm, Xu Shiyou's clear grievances showed that he was a broad-minded and structured revolutionary.
Xu Shiyou's life is full of legends, the true temperament of him has always loved and hated clearly, in marriage is no exception, for those who really treat themselves, he will not be responsible in this life, but for those who bear themselves, he also chooses not to forgive.
But he would not declare a personal vendetta, so when Lei Mingzhen asked him, he thought that Comrade Lei Mingzhen had made outstanding contributions to the revolution, and her children deserved to become soldiers.
The style of a general is admirable!!!