In October 1949, Deng Hua led the 15th Corps into Guangzhou, and Guangzhou was liberated. At this time, Deng Xianshi also went south with the Forty-sixth Army, and in November, the Southern Daily published a report celebrating the liberation of Guangzhou, and a photograph of the generals standing on the review platform attracted the attention of Deng Xianshi.
Liberation of Guangzhou
The photos show the identities of the generals: Ye Jianying is flanked by Chen Geng and Deng Hua. How does this General Deng Hua's appearance and stature resemble his uncle Deng Duoying? Deng Xianshi was very confused, his father's name was Deng Duohua, how could he miss a word?
In 1925, under the control of his parents, Deng Hua married his original wife Qiu Qing'e, and after marriage, he had a son, named Deng Xianshi. Deng Xianshi had never seen her father since she was a child, but she was familiar with her uncle.
This newspaper made Deng Xianshi eat badly and sleep badly.
Deng Xianshi's abnormal behavior attracted the attention of the company instructor, who told the instructor of his confusion, and the instructor said, "Don't think about it, this is a senior chief!"
Deng Xianshi was not reconciled and asked, "Instructor, is General Deng Hua in this photo a native of Binxian County?"
The instructor said, "What are you asking about?"
Deng Hua
A sentence blocked Deng Xianshi. But he still secretly found a mirror, looked at the photos repeatedly, and determined that Deng Hua was Deng Duohua. So he had the courage to write a letter to "father". If there is no mailing address, it will be transferred to the Guangzhou Municipal Military Control Commission.
Deng Hua opened the letter transferred from the Military Control Commission, and when he saw the five words "dear father", he quickly looked at the signature, which turned out to be a letter from his own son, Deng Xianshi. In the letter, Deng Hua knew that his son had graduated from Changsha Literature and Art Middle School and joined the People's Liberation Army as soon as Changsha was liberated. Looking at the letter, Deng Hua nagged in his mouth: "This boy is actually on the same front as me!"
Chen Geng
Just at this moment, Chen Geng, commander of the Fourth Corps, returned to Guangzhou from the forward command and talked to Deng Hua about his two nephews who were soldiers in the Forty-sixth Army and are now in Hengyang. Deng Hua said, "Then I also have a son in the Forty-sixth Army!"
Chen Geng said: "There was a staff officer who was on a business trip in Hunan, and when he came back, I asked him to bring my nephew and your son to Guangzhou."
Deng Hua said, "Wow!"
Ten days later, a jeep went to Guangzhou Railway Station to pick up the station and sped to the gate of the headquarters of the 15th Corps. Lai Chuanzhu, political commissar of the corps, Hong Xuezhi, deputy commander of the corps, and Xiao Xiangrong, director of the Political Department, heard that Deng Hua and his son, who had been isolated for 22 years, were going to meet today, and they all rushed to the gate of the headquarters to celebrate.
"Slowly, Hong Xuezhi said to Deng Xianshi, "So many people are standing here, you see who is your father!"
Without hesitation, Deng Xianshi threw herself into Deng Hua's arms: "Daddy, I finally see you!"
Deng Hua and Li Yuzhi
Deng Hua had two wives in his lifetime, and his wife, Qiu Qing'e, died of illness in March 1938. At the end of 1938, Deng Hua married his second wife, Li Yuzhi, and had a son and four daughters, namely the second son, Deng Sui, who worked at the Academy of Military Sciences and held the rank of colonel; the eldest daughter, Deng Qingqing; the second daughter Deng Yan; the third daughter, Deng Ying; and the younger daughter Deng Xin.