In 1985, General Liang Xingchu died of a heart attack, which was an unimaginable and major blow to his wife, Ren Guilan.
Ren Guilan had no way to accept the sudden separation from her husband who had been in love with her for decades, and constantly recalled the past with her husband.
It occurred to her that Liang Xingchu still had a wish that had not been fulfilled. Therefore, she forced herself to put away her sad emotions, fulfill her husband's wishes as much as possible, and comfort his heroic spirit.
Subsequently, Ren Guilan put forward a request to the state, and the central authorities attached great importance to it, without the slightest hesitation, solemnly issued instructions: Agree.
In the next few years, Ren Guilan took her husband's unfulfilled wishes and traveled all over China.
So, what was Liang Xingchu's unfulfilled wish, and why was Ren Guilan so persistent about it? This has to start with the early experiences of the two.
Ren Guilan and her parents came to Harbin when they were young, and their parents also wanted to do business to make a living, but the good times did not last long, and her father later unfortunately fell ill and passed away in a hurry.
In order to survive, she chose to join the army and served for a while, because of the arrangement of the organization leader, she went to the 10th Column to study medicine.
Compared with Ren Guilan, Liang Xingchu's early experience is also very difficult. Before he joined the army, he played iron in his hometown and followed his master as an apprentice for several years, suffering a lot. His teacher was very strict and would scold if he didn't do a good job.
Later, because Liang Xingchu could not bear this kind of miserable life, he threw himself into the revolutionary cause, traveled throughout most of China, and participated in many battles.
The encounter between the two was before the Montenegro Blockade War, Ren Guilan went to the battlefield to do medical support, the winter was very cold, but she only wore a coat and stood at the door of the Ministry of Health.
The first time they met, Liang Xingchu saw Ren Guilan, who was frozen and trembling. He couldn't bear to see Ren Guilan suffer, so he summoned the guards and asked them to help her find a cotton coat. Ren Guilan thought that the guards were worried about themselves, and thanked others one by one.
The second time they met, it was in the ambulance site of the troops, and after a small soldier was injured, he kept screaming in pain: "Cold! It's cold! ”
At that time, the medical conditions were very limited, and the wounded could not be sent to the hospital in time, but could only watch the soldiers freeze, and everyone was very distressed to watch this scene.
Liang Xingchu wanted to personally comfort the little soldier, but there was a nurse who was faster than him, she clipped a red-hot tile into the cotton coat, and then wrapped the little soldier's feet to make the little soldier warm up.
Liang Xingchu looked at it, wasn't this the same female soldier who had been frozen and shivering a few days ago? Looking at Ren Guilan, who carefully cared for the wounded, Liang Xingchu couldn't help but praise a few words, but the little nurse didn't seem to hear his words and had been concentrating on taking care of the wounded.
Or the guard next to her reminded her, she found that standing next to her and talking to her was a big hero, Ren Guilan, who figured out the situation, and hurriedly greeted her: "Commander Liang is good!" ”
Liang Xingchu did not care that he was ignored, but asked her what her name was. It was at this time that Liang Xingchu knew that her name was Ren Guilan.
At that time, the war situation was very fierce, and even if Liang Xingchu had a good feeling for Ren Guilan, he could only restrain himself and could not affect the war on the front line because of his children's private feelings.
After the victory of the battle, Liang Xingchu had time to spare, and he could not help but boldly pursue Guilan and run to the 28th Division at the first opportunity. This attracted the attention of the political commissar Zhou Chiping, who asked him to learn that he originally liked Ren Guilan.
Liang Xingchu had been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and his eyes were sick, and the political commissar could just use this reason to transfer Ren Guilan to treat him.
In the process of treatment, the two sides gradually understood each other, and Liang Xingchu did not twist and directly asked Ren Guilan whether he was willing to become a revolutionary partner with him?
Ren Guilan did not understand what a "revolutionary partner" was at that time, and she thought that she was an ordinary comrade-in-arms. After returning to the Ministry of Health, after listening to others' explanations, I learned that it was Liang Xingchu who was in love with her.
After the political commissar Zhou Chiping knew that they had expressed their hearts to each other, he suggested that they hurry up and complete the marriage. The troops are about to enter the customs, and if they are delayed, they are prone to problems.
In September 1949, the two married a revolutionary couple. After the two were together, they have been very sweet and run their own small family.
In 1973, Liang Xingchu, who had outstanding ability, was transferred to Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, because of the arrangement of the organization and leadership, and entered the Yijing Chemical Factory.
Liang Xingchu, who had been fighting for half his life, did not care about fame and fortune, and he always felt that as long as he could serve the people, it was a good thing, but Ren Guilan did not trust Liang Xingchu's living conditions.
Because he had been fighting for many years and had many physical illnesses, even though Liang Xingchu had always said in his letter that he was doing well, Ren Guilan was still not at ease, so he applied to go to Taiyuan to take care of Liang Xingchu.
The approval came down quickly, and after Ren Guilan packed his luggage, he quickly took his son to the Taiyuan factory. When I arrived at the factory, I learned that Liang Xingchu got along with the teachers and masters really well, he commuted to work alone on time every day, and the workers were willing to get along with him.
When he was in the factory, Liang Xingchu was very easy-going, and he would not end the shelf, even if others joked with him, he would not be angry, so he won everyone's recognition and trust in the chemical factory.
Ren Guilan herself is a medical student, after coming to the local area, but also play their own strengths, to the local people treatment, if the patient is too sick, there is no way to go out, she will personally go to the door to consult, so these two mouths in Taiyuan has a good reputation.
Later, the two were transferred back to Beijing, and the workers came to send them before leaving. No one expected that on the way back to Beijing, the husband and wife were hit by a car accident, and the fire burned all the archives on the car.
Liang Xingchu accumulated a lot of historical materials and literary works, just the wooden box contained 19 pieces, and the contents were very precious.
Liang Xingchu was very distressed, so he always hoped to complete these historical records. After returning to Beijing, Liang Xingchu chose to leave because he did not want to cause trouble to the organization.
In September 1985, Liang Xingchu had a cold, and he thought it was just a small cold, no big deal. When he was preparing to be discharged from the hospital, Liang Xingchu had a heart attack.
On October 5, Liang Xingchu passed away. The sudden departure of her husband made Ren Guilan feel very lonely. She has been with her husband for decades, and she has no idea how to live alone in the future.
At this sad moment, Ren Guilan remembered the materials that had been swallowed up by the fire. For a moment, she seemed to have found a new target.
After making up her mind, she immediately applied to the state, which was the only request she made after her husband's death, and she hoped that she could write her husband's deeds well in her lifetime, so that more people could remember the selfless dedication of the revolutionary ancestors.
After obtaining the approval of the central government, Ren Guilan began to collect information and went to all corners of the motherland to look for things related to her husband.
After 16 years, Ren Guilan compiled a book of more than 400,000 words of "Commanding the Long Live the Army". This book not only tells the heroic deeds of General Liang Xingchu, but also condenses the friendship of Ren Guilan's life.