As we all know, the founding marshal Peng Lao was always a soldier with an extremely bold personality and was not afraid of heaven, and the famous verse "Whoever dares to cross the sword and stand up, only I am General Peng" is a vivid portrayal of his character.
However, what is less known is that Mr. Peng has a "fear" in his life, that is, "afraid" of taking pictures. Every time a reporter wants to take a picture of him, he always refuses to agree, pushes him to be anxious, and he will get angry and curse.
Of course, this "fear" is not really fear, he just does not want others to treat him as a "big man", preferring to let the reporters leave the photo opportunity to the ordinary soldiers.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the People's Daily sent a photojournalist to the Korean front to record the combat life of volunteer soldiers and take many precious photos.
But what this reporter did not expect was that he took a hard time taking pictures of Mr. Peng.
Before coming to North Korea, this reporter had already inquired that it was not easy to take pictures of Mr. Peng, but he believed that as long as he picked a good time, such as shooting when Mr. Peng was in a good mood, he should be able to do it.
The photojournalist circled around Mr. Peng for two whole days, offering to take pictures of him, but he never got permission.
Until the third day, the reporter finally waited for a good opportunity.
This afternoon, Mr. Peng was busy sneaking around and proposed to play chess with Deputy Political Commissar Gan Siqi. Although the deputy commander Chen Geng did not like to play chess much, he liked to join in the fun, and he served as a staff officer to Gan Siqi on the side.
After the photojournalist learned of this matter, he was secretly happy in his heart: wait until Mr. Peng won the game of chess, and when he was in a happy mood, he secretly took a picture, and it was expected that Mr. Peng would not be able to say anything!
Mr. Peng and Gan Siqi set up their chess pieces and got down one by one. Chen Geng, who loves to joke, interjected on the side, enlivening the atmosphere.
After the opening, Mr. Peng and Gan Siqi had come and gone on the chessboard and played happily.
After a while, Chen Geng saw that Gan Siqi was struggling a bit, so he took advantage of The lack of attention of Boss Peng and secretly removed one of his pawns.
When Mr. Peng found out, he said angrily, "You guy, what are you stealing my pawn for!" After saying that, he took the pawn out of his hand.
Chen Geng laughed loudly: "General Manager Peng, General Manager Peng, you are also too stingy, Commander-in-Chief of the Hall of Fame, even a small pawn will not let go!" ”
"Fighting a war is a war, playing chess is playing chess, and it can't be confused!" Mr. Peng played chess the most seriously, of course, he did not give in.
Chen Geng deliberately sighed, "Alas, in the end, isn't it General Manager Peng that you can't afford to lose!" ”
Mr. Peng couldn't hear such words the most, and he suddenly stood up, dragged Chen Geng over, and said to Gan Siqi, "You first take a break, let Chen Geng come, and see how I teach this guy!" ”
Chen Geng didn't play much chess, of course, he wasn't Mr. Peng's opponent, and he was generalized in a few rounds.
Mr. Peng won the chess, of course, he was very happy, laughing and taunting Chen Geng at the same time.
The photojournalist who was waiting on the side took a look, at this time, do not take pictures of Mr. Peng, let alone when! He quickly raised his camera and pointed it at Mr. Peng, who was laughing.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Peng immediately put away his smile and said solemnly: "What are you doing?" ”
"I... I'll take a picture of you..." the reporter said uneasily.
"What's there to shoot this old man?" Mr. Peng was angry, turned his head and walked outside the air raid shelter.
The reporter said awkwardly: "This is the task given to me by my superiors..."
"If you want to take a picture, go and take a picture of the warriors!" Mr. Peng said.
When Chen Geng saw this scene, he called the reporter aside and said, "You can't do this, and you can't talk to him." ”
"Alas," the reporter sighed, "I can't help it, it's hard to come here, I can't go back to China empty-handed to make an errand!" But after following him for three whole days, he just wouldn't cooperate..."
Chen Geng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have a way to help you solve this problem and ensure that I can let you complete the task." ”
"That's great!" The reporter grabbed Chen Geng and said, "Then please, chief!" ”
"Do it this way—after dinner, you'll have your camera ready, you'll choose your location, and when the time comes, you'll see the opportunity..."
After the people at the headquarters had eaten dinner, it was not yet dark, and the sunset and the snow in the distant mountains could be seen outside the air raid shelter, and the scenery was very good.
Accompanied by several deputy commanders and deputy political commissars, Mr. Peng briefed the responsible persons of the condolence group who had rushed to the front line from China as he walked.
Chen Geng quickly gave the photojournalist a look and told him to get ready.
Immediately after, Chen Geng stepped forward and pretended to be relaxed and said, "Come here, let's take a photo together, and leave a souvenir!" ”
Gan Siqi and others will understand and echo it.
When Mr. Peng saw that the person in charge of the condolence group also nodded his head, although he was still a little reluctant to take pictures, he had to acquiesce.
But when the reporter held up the camera and pointed the camera at everyone, he found that Mr. Peng still had a straight face, sipped his mouth, and refused to smile.
Chen Geng saw that the reporter was in a hurry, and he had a clever move, smiled and said to the crowd: "I suddenly remembered a past event..."
"What?" Gan Siqi pretended to be puzzled.
"One day more than a decade ago, I took a picture in a store in Shanghai. When I got the photo, I was very dissatisfied, so I said to the boss, how did I get it, why did I become like this?
"I didn't expect the boss to admit that he didn't shoot well, but instead said unceremoniously, what people look like, what the photos taken are what they look like!"
"I had to sarcastically say, oh, I see, it turns out that I only blamed my vague appearance!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this little joke told by Chen Geng.
Mr. Peng originally frowned, but at this time he did not hold back, grinned, glanced at Chen Geng and said, "You boy is blind!" ”
The photojournalist on the side dared to miss this good opportunity again, pressed the shutter in a hurry, and finally succeeded in taking a precious photo of Mr. Peng.