Let's go back to one evening at the end of May 1938, a young woman appeared on the yangtze River, her eyes hollow, unfocused, as if she had lost her life as a marionette, and the tears on her face were also dried by the wind, leaving two traces of light white.
Dressed in a cheongsam, the woman wandered along the Yangtze River, walking aimlessly. She looked at the rolling Yangtze River, and the tears flowed down again. Suddenly, she seemed to see something, and the original empty eyes gradually appeared radiant, and she murmured in her mouth: "Brother Huaimin, Brother Huaimin, I really miss you, do you miss me?" Have you come to pick me up? ”
The people around them felt very strange when they saw this scene, and they did not dare to come forward easily, but could only pay attention quietly. Suddenly, the young woman jumped into the Yangtze River. This scene stunned the surrounding people, some people turned back and quickly jumped into the Yangtze River to save her, but it was too late, and the young woman had no breath after being rescued.
Who is this woman? Who is the "Brother Huaimin" she is chanting? The most important thing is why did she jump into the river? After understanding, we know that this young woman's name is Wang Lulu, and the Huaimin brother she is talking about in her mouth is her lover Chen Huaimin. And the reason why she jumped into the river is also related to Chen Huaimin.
Chen Huaimin was killed in an air battle on April 29, 1938, and his body fell into the Yangtze River, and his girlfriend Wang Lulu learned of Chen Huaimin's death from the newspaper. Wang Lulu is deeply in love with Chen Huaimin, she cannot accept the fact that Chen Huaimin has left her, in order to be with Huaimin's brother forever, she chooses to jump into the river to be martyred.
Pictured| Chen Huaimin
Wang Lulu's deep affection for Chen Huaimin touched us, and we can't help but want to know more about the Huaimin brother in her mouth, what kind of a person he is, it is worth Wang Lulu jumping the river for him, of course, the story between them also makes us curious. Then, let's get to know Chen Huaimin!
First, he was born into a military family and was determined to serve the motherland
Chen Huaimin was born on December 25, 1916, at No. 29 Bailian Lane, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, to a military family with a father, Chen Zixiang, and a mother, Wei Jingcheng. The following is a brief story of Chen Huaimin's father:
Chen Zixiang was born in 1876, and his father died of a physical illness when he was 15 years old. Chen Zixiang's stepmother was exposed after his father's death, and he let Chen Zixiang do all kinds of dirty work, and often scolded him, and Chen Zixiang was indignant about this. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and chose to escape from that home and start a life of wandering around.
The wandering days are very hard, because of his young age and lack of skills, Chen Zixiang can only rely on begging for a living. One day, he met a teacher in the county town who was selling arts and performing martial arts on the streets. Chen Zixiang looked at the people around him and gave tips to the teacher, and his heart was envious. After the performance, Chen Zixiang walked up to the teacher and begged him to accept him as an apprentice.
Teacher Fu saw that Chen Zixiang's clothes were torn and torn, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his face was sallow, and he looked like he had been wandering for a long time. Teacher Fu thought of the current world, and his heart could not bear it, so he took Chen Zixiang in, taught him martial arts, and paid for his studies. Under strict discipline, Chen Zixiang had excellent academic performance, was often praised by teachers, and his martial arts practiced very well.
Picture | martial arts portrait
In order to test Chen Zixiang's martial arts level, Teacher Fu asked Chen Zixiang to go to the city to participate in martial arts competitions. Chen Zixiang lived up to expectations and won the first place. His excellence was discovered by the leaders of the Baoding Wubei Academy in Hebei Province, and he handed Chen Zixiang a letter of appointment. Chen Zixiang thought that he had been studying at the teacher Fu for a long time and should have his own career, so he accepted the letter of appointment and became a martial arts instructor in the academy.
After a year as a martial arts instructor, watching the people live in such pain and thinking about the invasion of the motherland by foreign enemies, Chen Zixiang felt that he had not done enough, he wanted to improve his level, so he applied to the academy to study in Japan. After thinking, the leader of the academy agreed to Chen Zixiang's request. After coming to Japan, Chen Zixiang entered a famous non-commissioned officer school to study in the infantry department.
Here, Chen Zixiang accepted a relatively formal study of military theory, and also accepted some advanced Japanese ideological theories, which laid an excellent foundation for him to follow Sun Yat-sen. When studying at school, Chen Zixiang often saw a Japanese named Itagaki Seishiro bullying Chinese students studying in Japan for various reasons.
Those bullied international students saw that Itagaki Seishiro was a brutal person, the family background was strong, did not dare to rush back, worried about provoking the fire, which could make Chen Zixiang angry, but it was not good to take the initiative to provoke trouble, so he no longer paid attention to this matter.
One day, Itagaki Seishiro stared at Chen Zixiang, he walked up to Chen Zixiang, sneered at him, and when he saw Chen Zixiang's unconvinced look, he waved his fist and wanted to hit Chen Zixiang. Chen Zixiang saw the situation and reached out to block itagaki Seishiro's fist, itagaki Seishiro saw that Chen Zixiang dared to block his fist, and his heart was even more angry, and his other hand was also clenched into a fist to try to hit Chen Zixiang.
Chen Zixiang originally wanted to swallow his anger and did not want to cause trouble, but he did not expect it to be directly moved by Itagaki Seishiro, and after one time, he wanted to come a second time, which would make Chen Zixiang angry. He stopped swallowing his breath, grabbed Itagaki Seishiro's ear, and directly began to fight back. Because of the excessive force, he directly grabbed a piece of Itagaki Seishiro's ear, and Itagaki Seishiro's ear fell disabled.
Itagaki Seishiro held a grudge against this, but because of the face of the country, coupled with the fact that he himself began to provoke, he could only eat this dumb loss. Later, Itagaki Seishiro participated in the Japanese invasion of China and was awarded the rank of general. After coming to China, he began to inquire about Chen Zixiang's hometown and wanted to take revenge, but he never found Chen Zixiang's location, and this matter could only be abandoned.
Seishiro Itagaki| 图
In that year, after Chen Zixiang knew Sun Yat-sen, he joined the League with Sun Yat-sen and soon participated in the Huanghuagang Uprising. But in the end, the uprising failed, and Chen Zixiang had to go to Jiangsu alone in order to make a living, and became the chief of the Zhenjiang Police Bureau.
In 1927, Premier Zhou came to Zhenjiang from Shanghai, and in order to avoid the enemy's pursuit, he stayed in Zhenjiang for more than a month. For more than a month, Premier Zhou lived in Chen Zixiang's house. When Premier Zhou came to Chen Zixiang's home, Chen Huaimin was already born. During the more than a month that Premier Zhou lived in Chen Zixiang's house, he would often talk to Chen Huaimin and tell Chen Huaimin some revolutionary principles, which left a revolutionary seed in Chen Huaimin's heart.
Influenced by his father, Chen Huaimin knew the importance of having a strong physique from an early age, so he often practiced martial arts with his father and won the championship twice in martial arts competitions. The influence that Chen Zixiang brought to Chen Huaimin is far more than this, Chen Zixiang also passed on his military temperament and the spirit of loving the motherland and dedicating himself to serving the motherland to Chen Huaimin.
Growing up in such a family, Chen Huaimin has had a patriotic heart since childhood. When Chen Huaimin was studying at Chengmei High School in Wuxi, he heard from his father that two Qing soldiers, in order to avoid the enemy, went back to report the letter and chose to swim across the river. At that time, it was the rainy season, and the river was rich in water, and if you were not careful, you might be carried into the bottom of the river by the river. Although the positions were different, Chen Huaimin was still touched by the patriotic spirit of the two Qing soldiers after listening to them.
In September 1931, the Japanese shelled the Northeast Army garrison. As soon as this matter was reported, it quickly caused an uproar among students with progressive ideas, and Chen Huaimin and his classmates could not swallow all day, and could not sleep peacefully, let alone study seriously. Later, Chen Huaimin and several companions came to Nanjing by car.
At this time, the students of Nanjing University were carrying out an activity called "Sending Chiang Kai-shek to the North", and Chen Huaimin also joined the activity after thinking about it.
Finally, Chiang Kai-shek came out to meet with the students, and the battle between the Japanese army and the soldiers of the Volunteer Army was also fought in Shanghai, and Chen Huaimin and his classmates joined the battle. However, the Japanese army was relatively strong in its own air force, and had always been very disdainful of the volunteers, and even often used the air force to provoke, Chen Huaimin was very angry about this, but he could not solve this problem.
Pictured| Chiang Kai-shek
One day, when Chen Huaimin was resting on the position, he saw Cai Tingkai, the commander of the 19th Route Army, come to his position in Wusongkou to inspect. At this time, Chen Huaimin stepped forward and said to Cai Tingkai: "Sir, a large part of the reason why the Japanese army is so rampant today is that they have aircraft and the air force is relatively strong. So why don't we develop the Air Force? ”
In order to show his determination, Chen Huaimin also said: "If our country wants to establish its own air force, I will definitely be the first to sign up!" Cai Tingkai was very happy that Chen Huaimin had this determination, he said: "This kind of thing has many aspects to do, and it is not something that you and I can decide after consultation." But I am very happy that you have this spirit of dedication to the country, and if our country really wants to develop an air force, there will be news coming out, and we will just wait. ”
In 1932, Chen Huaimin learned the news that excited him, that is, the Central Aviation School was going to recruit Air Force flight cadets. Chen Huaimin hurried to register, and after a very strict examination and corresponding physical examination, Chen Huaimin was full of hope that he could successfully register. But the sky did not go against people's wishes, and he was stuck in the "right eye" level.
Due to the unqualified "to the eye", Chen Huaimin failed to register for the first time, but he was not discouraged. After returning to Zhenjiang, Chen Huaimin began to "retreat cultivation", practicing "right eyes", and Chen Huaimin's diligence also had an effect. In January 1933, the Central Aviation School began to recruit the 5th batch of students, and Chen Huaimin did not want to sign up. This time he succeeded!
During his time at the school, Chen Huaimin achieved excellent results, not only in the army standard training, but also in the flight training at all levels and in the examination of various disciplines. Not only that, Chen Huaimin's sports performance is also the top level in the school, he has participated in the school basketball team, is the main player in the team, he led the basketball team members to achieve good results many times.
Not only did the students admire him, but even the instructors had great expectations for Chen Huaimin, who once said in front of many students at the school: "Chen Huaimin will definitely become China's premier pilot in the future." ”
Second, become a Chinese air force, and finally die heroically
At the end of 1935, Chen Huaimin graduated. After graduation, he was assigned to the 23rd Squadron of the 4th Brigade of the Chinese Air Force. On August 14, 1937, this was the day when Chen Huaimin participated in an air battle for the first time and fought against the enemy for the first time. Chen Huaimin's team won the victory, the enemy planes fell heavily, and the victory in this battle greatly increased Chen Huaimin's confidence.
Pictured| Chen Huaimin with his fighter
About two months later, the Japanese sent dozens of planes to Nanjing, and the battle was about to break out. At that time, the number of aircraft in our country was not very large, and most of the pilots had to fight with several enemy aircraft alone. Chen Huaimin was also like this, with four enemy planes surrounding him.
Seeing this scene, Chen Huaimin was not afraid, but instead opened fire fiercely, successfully knocking an enemy plane to the ground and successfully breaking through the enemy's encirclement. But there were still three enemy planes around him, and Chen Huaimin had to find a way out of the predicament. Unfortunately, the enemies around them saw the situation and flew planes to Chen Huaimin's vicinity. Not long after, Chen Huaimin was surrounded by several enemy planes.
Although Chen Huaimin struggled to resist and actively evaded, he could not bear the number of enemy planes too many, and the plane he was flying was still injured and fell down uncontrollably.
Chen Huaimin was ejected from the cockpit of the plane due to the strong impact and landed on the branches of the tree. The nasal bone was broken, and both eyeballs almost came out of the orbit due to the strong impulse. Not only that, Chen Huaimin also had multiple wounds on his body, and his whole body was covered in blood hanging on the branches. At that time, Chen Huaimin fainted, and when he woke up, he found that the eyeball was out of the orbit, and quickly pressed the eyeball into the orbit.
However, the blood in his body continued to flow out, and Chen Huaimin's consciousness gradually separated from his body, and he fainted again. Half-dreaming and half-awake, he seemed to hear someone saying, "There's another pilot here, hurry, save him." When Chen Huaimin woke up, after questioning the medical staff around him, he realized that he was now receiving treatment in Changsha Xiangya Hospital in Hunan Province.
When he woke up, the medical staff did a comprehensive examination of him and told him to rest more. It wasn't long before Soong Mei Ling arrived, along with a number of Aviation Committee officials. As soon as she saw Chen Huaimin, Song Meiling shook his hand and said, "Mr. Chen Huaimin, you are really the pride of our Chinese Air Force, and you are a great hero!" ”
Chen Huaimin felt very strange about this, and Song Meiling explained that he had seen his battle with the Japanese army in the newspaper, and Chen Huaimin suddenly realized. He said with some embarrassment: "No, this is what I should do, you don't have to praise me so much." Song Meiling saw that Chen Huaimin was so modest, and she even looked up at him.
Song Meiling left not long after, and before leaving, she also asked Chen Huaimin to recuperate from his injuries and continue to fight for the cause of the Chinese Air Force when he was injured. When Chen Huaimin was still receiving treatment in the hospital, he learned that his 4th Brigade had moved to Wuhan, and his father had also taken his family to Wuhan due to a job transfer. Therefore, After Chen Huaimin was discharged from the hospital, he also went to Wuhan.
But he did not expect that the day after he arrived in Wuhan, that is, on February 18, 1938, the Japanese army sent bombers to attack Wuhan. This time, Chen Huaimin and several other pilots attacked from both sides and successfully shot down 12 enemy planes. In the next two months, Chen Huaimin fought several more battles with the enemy, and although he was also wounded, he did not endanger his life.
Until April 28, 1938, Chen Huaimin saw that the enemy army came frequently, and he seemed to feel something in his heart. He went back to see his parents on the evening of the 28th, and chatted with his parents for more than two hours, only to see him take out 1 silver dollar and say to his mother: "Mom, I don't have a lot of money on me, this silver dollar you take to buy something to eat." Recently, Wuhan is not very peaceful, you don't worry too much, pay more attention to your body, don't get sick. Looking at the silver dollar handed to him by his son, somehow the mother cried.
After calming his mother's emotions, Chen Huaimin returned to the army. That night, he tossed and turned to sleep, and suddenly he sat up, walked to his desk, and took out his diary from the desk cabinet. He sat down at his desk and wrote down the last diary of his life, saying it was a diary, but it was more like a last word.
He wrote: "When I chatted with my parents tonight, I wanted to tell them the truest feelings in my heart, but I didn't dare, I was afraid that they would be uncomfortable, and in the process of fighting with the Japanese army, there would definitely be casualties." If one day, the plane I am flying is shot down by the Japanese aircraft, I hope that they will not be sad, nor sad, after all, casualties on the battlefield are inevitable. I feel like I'm dying for the people, and that's valuable. ”
He thought about it and continued: "If I really sacrifice, I hope my parents can not be sad, I hope you are proud of me." I also hope that my brothers and sisters will continue to fight the Japanese until they are driven out of our land and until the people can live in peace. ”
On the 29th, the Japanese dispatched more than 30 bombers, intending to clear the Chinese Air Force stationed in Wuhan in one fell swoop. However, this plan has long been known to our army, so our army is ready to compete with the enemy. At 2:30 p.m. on the same day, enemy planes appeared over Wuhan, and the battle began!
In this battle, Chen Huaimin once again relied on his own wit and bravery to shoot down an enemy plane in less than 5 minutes after the battle began. However, this achievement also made him surrounded by enemy planes, which constantly opened fire on the plane piloted by Chen Huaimin, and even though Chen Huaimin kept dodging, his fuel tank was still hit, and the plane he was flying was falling down with billowing black smoke, and his front chest was also hit by bullets, gushing with blood.
At this time, if Chen Huaimin jumped out of the plane to survive and opened the parachute, then his chances of survival were still very high. But he gave up the chance to live, and he looked at the arrogant posture of the enemy army and felt a pang of anger in his heart. Determined, he maneuvered the plane into the enemy plane. With a loud noise, the two planes instantly caught fire and crashed.
Chen Huaimin and the plane he was flying crashed into the waters of the Yangtze River. Chen Huaimin died, when he was only 22 years old.
Third, the love story between Chen Huaimin and Wang Lulu
When Wang Lulu learned the news of Chen Huaimin's sacrifice from the newspaper, she felt a dizziness in front of her eyes and immediately fainted on the ground. When she woke up, she quickly packed up her things and went to Wuhan, wanting to mourn for Chen Huaimin. Along the way, she thought of many things, and she also thought of the scene when she first met Chen Huaimin, which was still 1935.
That year, Chen Huaimin came to Zhejiang University with the school basketball team to play games. Wang Lulu is a basketball fan, and she will not miss every game in the school. When she saw Chen Huaimin's heroic posture on the field, she was deeply attracted, and the delicate-looking Wang Lulu also attracted Chen Huaimin's attention. As soon as the two came and went, they fell in love.
The time of love always passed quickly, Chen Huaimin graduated, he was incorporated into the 4th Brigade, and he had to go to the north to fight. Wang Lulu was very reluctant, but Chen Huaimin said: "Lu Lu, now the country is in a state of crisis, I am a pilot trained by the state, and I must go to the battlefield." Our meeting is likely to be the last time we meet, and if I really sacrifice, I hope you don't feel sad. I love you, and I know, you like me, but now is not a good time to fall in love. I promise you, when the battle is over, we will get married. ”
Picture | Chen Huaimin (left) and Wang Lulu (right)
This time, the two did not meet again until Chen Huaimin went to Wuhan. At that time, Wang Lulu heard that Chen Huaimin was seriously injured and recuperated in Xiangya Hospital, so she rushed to Xiangya Hospital to take care of Chen Huaimin. But when she arrived at the hospital, she learned that Chen Huaimin had gone to Wuhan, and Wang Lulu went to Wuhan non-stop.
Chen Huaimin was very touched by Wang Lulu's thousands of miles to see him, and he immediately took Wang Lulu to the street. During this period, he saw a cheongsam, and with just one glance, Chen Huaimin felt that this cheongsam was very suitable for Wang Lulu, and quickly bought the cheongsam. He said to Wang Lulu, "LuLu, I haven't bought you anything, and if I am unfortunate enough to die, you will keep this cheongsam as a souvenir." ”
When Wang Lulu heard this, she cried bitterly. A few days later, Wang Lulu left. By the time she heard Chen Huaimin's news again, he had already died. After learning the news, Wang Lulu was groggy all day, and she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. At the end of May 1938, she jumped into the Yangtze River and stayed with her Huaimin brother forever.
In that war era, how many couples like Chen Huaimin and Wang Lulu loved deeply but had to be separated? Our current peace is not easy to come by, if we do not cherish it well, how can we be worthy of the heroes' efforts?