"Bring you a dozen more words." - Zuo Quan to his wife Liu Zhilan
As the supreme commander of the Eighth Route Army who died on the anti-Japanese battlefield, he was definitely a first-class general with outstanding merits in modern history.
Regarding the heroic deeds of General Zuo Quan, we also know a lot about them in major media and textbooks, and we are no strangers to them.
As for his wife, many friends only know a little bit from his "four thoughts" family letter. His wife is known as the "Three Beauty of Yan'an", and their love story has been passed down as a good story in the army, which is enjoyable.
However, after the sacrifice of General Zuo Quan for 6 years, his wife remarried his secretary, which caused many people to wonder, why is this? What about her ending?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > different origins meet thousands of miles</h1>
His wife, Liu Zhilan, was born into a family of merchants in Beijing.
He and Commander-in-Chief Peng's wife, girlfriends and classmates, when they were studying at university in Beijing, they also participated in the student movement against "North China Autonomy", and they were also a bold and courageous hero.
In the "129 Movement" that shocked China and foreign countries, her amazing leadership and outstanding performance in giving speeches and mobilizing students at major venues showed courage and strategy, and she was elected as the leader of the People's Pioneers by the students.
Later, after the Outbreak of the July 7 Incident, she followed the organization to Yan'an, a city where General Zuo Quan had been fighting on the front line for many years.
After graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy, General Zuo, who has always been committed to revolution and combat, has received senior military training, gone to the Soviet Military Academy for further study, and successively participated in command training at two higher military academies.
Because of his excellent military attainment and superb combat level, at a young age he participated in many important battles, and also made great achievements in battle, successively winning victories in battles such as crossing the Dadu River, attacking Lazikou, Pingxingguan Victory, and Yanmen Pass Battle.
After the reorganization of the army, he became the deputy chief of the general staff of the Eighth Route Army, but due to the long experience of the battlefield and the fatigue of fighting, until he was in his thirties, he still did not take care of his marital problems.
This can make the military leaders and comrades-in-arms dumbfounded, and they have introduced him to the object, but his vision is very high, and he can't look at the average woman at all, so he has never succeeded in blind dates.
Until the appearance of Liu Zhilan.
At this time, Liu Zhilan was a member of the Central Inspection Corps, and she had a superior living environment from an early age, although she was not a princess with a pampered temperament, but she received a new education from an early age, a brilliant literary talent, and the age difference of 12 years, which became an obstacle between them.
With her origin and knowledge, her parents have actually always opposed her participation in the revolution, feeling that her daughter has suffered too much, and naturally does not want her to find a general who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, such a day is neither stable nor safe.
However, after the establishment of the national anti-war united front, countless patriotic and enthusiastic young people in the country wanted to come to Yan'an, a "place of pilgrimage," and Liu Zhilan, who participated in many student movements, was also one of them.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > hero hugs the beautiful return</h1>
Deeply baptized by revolutionary ideas, she finally succeeded in persuading her parents to come to Yan'an to work as an officer in the Northern Women's Committee and also to work as a teacher and researcher in a public school.
In 1939, when the Central Inspection Mission went deep into the Taihang Mountains to inspect, she was elected as a representative to give a speech on the stage, and her outstanding appearance, gushing eloquence and years of rich experience in speeches instantly attracted thunderous applause from the audience.
Among the audience were Commander Zhu De and his wife, who immediately admired the generous officer of the women's committee.
Commander-in-Chief Zhu and General Zuo were fellow countrymen and also had a relationship between superiors and subordinates, and they regarded Zuo Quan as if they were their own and were very concerned. He intends to match this talented and good-looking woman with General Zuo.
In October of that year, the General Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was full of gunfire and liveliness, and General Zuo's wedding was held here, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu was the host of the wedding.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > married for three years and never said goodbye for life</h1>
The hero and beauty are happy to tie the knot, although the gathering is less and more, but the affection is in agreement, the interests are the same, the two have a strong feeling, and a year later the daughter was born, named "Taibei".
At this time, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression entered the stage of stalemate, and the general Zuo, who had been running all the way to the battlefield, could only rely on his wife to take care of the family, and had no time to take care of the mother and daughter, and when the wife was transferred to the nursery, the two met each other, and they did not expect that parting turned out to be a lifelong farewell.
During the time when the two did not meet, a letter from the family conveyed each other's thoughts, and the wife who understood Dali and was also a comrade naturally understood her husband's service to the country and the people, and did not complain, but had been accompanying and encouraging him in the form of letters from afar.
Day and night, the mother and daughter look forward to the early victory of the war, and after the end of the war, they can see their "big hero". However, just like this day by day, I couldn't wait for the hero to return.
In the Three Days after the Cross Ridge War and the "Four Thoughts" that touched ancient and modern times, general Zuo, 37, died heroically.
The war separated the two too far apart, or perhaps the backward traffic hindered the expression of love of the lover.
In short, until the death of General Zuo, the family was not able to see each other, and the heavy family letter was not transmitted to Yan'an after his sacrifice.
The deep love condensed by "those dozen words" instantly became the dying pen of "you are no longer in the world when you receive love".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > remarry secretary for love</h1>
With her two-year-old daughter, Liu Zhilan wants to leave this sad place, but in the midst of war, where can a woman who has no relatives and no one to rely on, and a child with teeth and teeth, go?
At this time, General Zuo's former secretary took the initiative to lend a helping hand to the mother and daughter, often going to her house to help with some coolies, and also accompanying and taking care of the young Taibei.
With his help, after six years of keeping her husband's virginity, the 25-year-old woman gradually came out of the grief of losing her husband, and in order to give her children a sound family, she decided to marry the secretary and start a new life.
But he did not forget General Zuo, and after being put on the hat of "Trotskyist", she always wanted to correct her husband's name, run around, and write letters to the central authorities, which was done for more than ten years.
Thanks to her efforts, she finally removed her husband from the false accusations that had been shrouded for many years; in addition, she had been taking care of her ex-husband's old mother and fulfilling the responsibility of support.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > conclusion</h1>
In that situation, her remarriage is only for the better growth of her daughter, and we cannot judge and blame. But what is worth affirming is that her deep attachment and deep love for General Zuo has always been there and has never been diluted.
The sentence "I would like to exchange twenty years of my life for your survival."
Enough to prove everything. Facts have also proved that General Zuo did not choose the wrong person, and his wife was not only his good comrade-in-arms and comrade, but also a good wife and mother.