Jude loves orchids, which is well known, and his orchids are well-bred. Just as he was about to leave Zhongnanhai, he also specially reminded Kang Keqing to bring the pot of orchids at home. The orchid is regarded as a symbol of purity and elegance in the pen and ink of the Chinese literati. In fact, ordinary orchid leaves are very simple, and the petals are very plain, giving people a simple and pure, elegant and clean feeling.
Zhu De has loved orchids all his life, in addition to the quality of orchids that has won his heart, there is a pain in his heart that can never be erased, and this inner pain makes him unforgettable for a lifetime, and it is difficult to let go. This also begins with the revolutionary struggle at Jinggangshan.
Jinggangshan Ciping is located in the hinterland of the Luoxiao Mountains, surrounded by mountains, green pines and bamboo on the mountain, and the smoke of the valley houses rises, a beautiful scenery of heaven and earth and people. The autumn harvest rebellion troops led by Mao Zedong came to Jinggangshan after several turns, and met Wang Zuo and Yuan Wencai, the two "mountain kings".
After some conversation, Mao Zedong and the two "mountain kings" speculated and were very happy. As a result, the autumn harvest rebel troops were stationed at Jinggangshan. At this time, Zhu De led more than 800 remnants of the Nanchang Uprising, and after suffering hardships, after Mao Zeqin's contact, Zhu De's troops were able to go up Jinggang Mountain to join Mao Zedong's autumn harvest uprising troops, becoming the first unit of the Communist Party of China to form an organization.
In fact, during the "August 1st" Nanchang Uprising, it was not what people imagined, and Zhou Enlai and Zhu De were the main leaders of the Nanchang Uprising. The main leaders of the real Nanchang uprising were Zhou Enlai, Li Lisan, Ye Ting, and He Long, and at that time, the teaching team led by Zhu De was only a few hundred people.
The reason why Zhu De became the commander of the Chinese military is not whether he is the leader of the Nanchang uprising, but whether he left the seeds of the Nanchang uprising behind, merged with the autumn harvest uprising troops, and strengthened the revolutionary armed forces, which is the important contribution he made to the Chinese revolution and the Chinese revolutionary army.
When the Nanchang uprising troops were defeated in the south, the troops were dispersed. The troops led by Zhu De were also put together after the Nanchang Uprising, and when they completed the task of breaking the rear, they were preparing to go to Guangzhou to join the large troops, and on the way they encountered the troops that had collapsed from Guangzhou. When he learned that the uprising had failed, Zhu De stood up at a critical moment, took up a heavy responsibility, and called on the soldiers to strengthen their faith.
Under Zhu De's call and inspiration, Chen Yi, Wang Erzhuo and a number of other outstanding Red Army soldiers followed Zhu De to carry out guerrilla warfare. After several hardships, he was stationed in Yishi, entered Lechang, attacked Pingshi, took Yichang, and then marched north to Leiyang County. Under the organization of Deng Zonghai, secretary of the CPC Leiyang County CPC Committee, Liu Tai, chairman of the county Soviet, and others, the troops were warmly welcomed by the locals.
Wu Ruolan
Deng Zonghai took Zhu De to a ancestral hall in Leiyang, and a couplet caught Zhu De's attention, Shanglian: Expelling The County Tuanding, Xialian: Welcoming the Revolutionary Army, and Horizontal Criticism: Chiquan Leiyang. This couplet has a clear meaning, and the calligraphy is strong and powerful, and it is elegant and free. Zhu De stopped, looked at this couplet, and praised: "This couplet is quite well written, the calligraphy is brilliant, and the content is just right, what kind of scholar wrote it?"
Liu Tai hurriedly introduced himself to Zhu De: "This is written by Comrade Wu Ruolan, Minister of Women of the Soviet Union. Liu Tai's answer really surprised Zhu De, from the perspective of calligraphy, it is difficult to judge that this is written by a female doll, from the old tradition, many clan ancestral halls are not allowed to enter women, let alone calligraphy on the ancestral hall. Zhu De was surprised and quickly praised: "Not simple, not simple."
This couplet obviously gave Judd a visual impact, he looked at this couplet, he could not imagine what kind of female doll it was, so talented, better than the male doll. Curiously, he asked, "How old is this girl and has she read a lot of books?" Liu Tai saw that Zhu De was so interested, so he brought Wu Ruolan's life to Zhu De.
It turned out that Wu Ruolan was born in 1903 in a peasant family in the south of Leiyang City, although he was a farmer, his parents also did some small business, so the eight-year-old Wu Ruolan enrolled in school, and the intelligent Ruolan was admitted to the girls' vocational school at the age of 12. In 1924, she was admitted to the Hengyang Provincial Girls' Normal High School in Hunan Province, and it was in this school that she became acquainted with Mao Zedong's sister Mao Zejian, Xia Mingzhen, He Baozhen, Li Hao and a large number of revolutionary volunteers, and from then on she embarked on the revolutionary road.
During the May Thirtieth Movement, Wu Ruolan worked actively and bravely, and was absorbed into the party organization as a member of the Communist Party. In the winter of 1926, she was sent by the organization to leave school and return to her hometown of Leiyang to engage in the peasant movement. After practical training, she went from the propaganda director of a youth league to the president of the women's federation in the county, where she called on the people to rise up and fight for democracy and vigorously advocated women's liberation. During the Northern Expedition, she actively led the people and women of Leiyang to make military shoes for northern soldiers and support the front.
Liu Tai, like several family treasures, told Zhu De about Wu Ruolan's life in one breath, and he could see that he was proud that Leiyang had such an excellent female cadre. Zhu De also said with great emotion: "Great, it is really rare, the revolution needs this kind of talent." Subsequently, Zhu De proposed to meet this southern country's "female show talent".
Wu Ruolan sculpture
On the hill on the bank of the Leiyang River, named JiexianLing, after Zhu De's yang, it was arranged by the local government, and Zhu De's military headquarters was located here. One day, Wu Ruolan and Mao Zejian and others were busy organizing and receiving consolation goods from the local people to the troops, and someone shouted that Wu Ruolan said that Commander Zhu De wanted to see her. Wu Ruolan was shocked at first, and then she went to the headquarters with joy, and along the way she wondered what kind of person this commander was.
When I came to Jiexian Ridge, I saw two people standing there talking on the hillside in the distance. Accompanying Wu Ruolan was Deng Zonghai, who pointed to a burly man and said to Wu Ruolan, That was Commander Zhu. With the direction of Deng Zonghai's fingers, Wu Ruolan saw that the dress was very simple, the gray cloth military uniform was still patched, and the legs were tied, and he could not see the appearance of the general, just like a peasant's attire, which was completely beyond Wu Ruolan's imagination.
When the two walked up to Zhu De, Deng Zonghai introduced zhu De: "Commander Zhu, this is Comrade Wu Ruolan. Zhu De very enthusiastically went up to hold Wu Ruolan's hand, looked up and down, the tall man in front of him, a pair of short hair, slightly black cheeks through the ruddy, you can clearly see that there are a few chicken pox pedestal spots on the face, bright eyes flashing with inspiration.
Jude
"Oh, you are the famous 'female show talent' in Hunan." Zhu De's easy-going made Wu Ruolan, who was still a little restrained at the beginning, feel relaxed, and she was still recalling Zhu De's strong and powerful pair, and at the moment of shaking hands, there was a kind feeling. Looking at the thick eyebrows, square face, and long beard in front of him, the military temperament is full.
"Your handwriting is good." Jude said, and let everyone into the room. At first, Wu Ruolan did not react yet, and under the introduction of Deng Zonghai, Wu Ruolan reacted and said modestly: "The writing is not good, please ask the military commander for guidance." ”
After a while of chatting and laughing, Zhu De solemnly pointed out that the troops need to be expanded, the propaganda should be intensified, and a group of female comrades with experience in propaganda should be needed to go to the headquarters propaganda team. After Zhu De explained his intentions, Deng Zonghai and Wu Ruolan happily agreed to this task. Within a few days, the propaganda team of the headquarters was established, and Wu Ruolan also entered the headquarters with the propaganda team.
The propaganda team not only carried out propaganda for the expansion of the troops, but at the request of Zhu De, Wu Ruolan organized the girlfriends of the county women's federation to play straw shoes for the soldiers day and night. The women also responded positively, and in a very short time, a pair of straw shoes was delivered to the hands of the warriors. Through this incident, Zhu De felt Wu Ruolan's revolutionary enthusiasm and work ability, "This 'female show talent' is not simple! Jude sighed.
After completing the important task of weaving straw shoes, Wu Ruolan was also very happy and relaxed, and after bidding farewell to Zhu De, he took his sisters to sing and leave. Zhu De looked at the distant figure of Wu Ruolan and his party, and seemed to have some affection for this 'female talent'. After years of running in the cause of saving the country and the people, now I suddenly have the idea of finding a like-minded person to accompany me, and the talented woman in front of him may be the person he ideally wants.
On a bright moonlit night, Zhu De asked Wu Ruolan to take a walk by the Leiyang River, and they stopped and walked side by side. At first, the two were silent and silent, and gradually the two of them talked from work to learning, from learning to life. When Zhu De expressed his love for Wu Ruolan, Wu Ruolan was silent again. Zhu De understands Wu Ruolan's mood very well, after all, the two have a lot of age differences, and they also have a history of marriage.
When Zhu De first participated in the Xinhai Revolution, he studied at the Yunnan DaowuTang, when he was twenty-six years old and served as a company commander. Under the introduction of a classmate of his subordinates, Zhu De and Xiao Jufang fell in love and married, and soon they had the crystallization of love. The birth of their son made their family of three love strong, but the weather was unpredictable, Xiao Jufang had just given birth to a child for a short time, and she had a serious illness and died.
At that time, the army was busy, and a father could not live with a lonely baby on his own. With the help of well-wishers, he married Chen Yuzhen, the sister of one of his subordinates. After marriage, Chen Yuzhen never had her own children, but regarded Zhu De's children as her own and raised them as adults. Because of the war, Zhu De had to send his wife and children back to his wife's mother's home, Nanxi, and he threw himself into the military career.
Zhu De and Chen Yuzhen were separated for life, and when Zhu De embarked on a cruise ship to study abroad, there was no news of Chen Yuzhen. After studying in Germany for four years, Jude once again set foot on the national soil, and this time he returned determined to fight for the country and the nation. Shortly after returning to China, under the arrangement of the organization, he came to Nanchang and participated in the "August 1st" Nanchang Uprising.
Wu Ruolan listened to Zhu De tell her about her origins, and ripples of love rippled in her heart. In fact, before this, Deng Zonghai and others had led the line for Wu Ruolan and Zhu De, and Wu Ruolan was also very devoted to Zhu De, but out of the shyness of the girl, it was inconvenient to express. At the moment, seeing Zhu De's honesty and love for himself, Wu Ruolan also agreed.
Although Wu Ruolan agreed to Jude's marriage proposal, Jude still spoke to the front. Zhu De said: "Have you ever thought about it, following me is to suffer hardships, marching and walking every day, fighting at all times... You have to prepare to drop your brain shell! Wu Ruolan is really worthy of being a female haojie, and she replied firmly: "From the day I joined the party, I have made plans, as long as I am willing to do anything for the revolution." Anyway, I'm with you! ”
Just such a pair of revolutionary lovers came together at the most difficult moment of the revolution. Just when the two were preparing to get married, an accident appeared. Because of the war, the wedding day that had been planned was encountered by the troops to fight, and at the suggestion of the comrades, they held the wedding in advance. They pooled money and borrowed money to set up a banquet, and feasted on the soldiers of the army, even if they were married.
Movie Stills: Jude and Wu Ruolan
The water of the Yangtze River in spring is permeated with spring cold, and the water towns in Jiangnan are densely clouded, and the cold wind is mixed with the drizzle, which can't help but make people shiver. In this battle, because they were outnumbered and could not resist the enemy's attack, the soldiers and civilians of Leiyang resisted the Kuomintang for more than half a month, leiyang was still lost, and the troops subsequently withdrew from leiyang city.
At this critical juncture, Mao Zeqin, who had traveled to Jinggangshan to contact Mao Zedong's younger brother, returned, and he was assigned by Mao Zedong to come and receive Zhu De, Wang Erzhuo, and Chen Yi's troops on Jinggangshan. In April 1928, Zhu De led his troops to meet the autumn harvest uprising troops led by Mao Zedong in Jiangxi Province. Mao Zedong and Zhu De met for the first time, the first time they shook hands, but both sides were full of anticipation, joy and sincerity.
After the division, the two units were merged into the Fourth Army of the Red Army, with Zhu De as the commander and Mao Zedong as the party representative. This was the first formed unit in the revolutionary history of the Communist Party of China, known as the "Zhumao Red Army." In the protracted revolutionary struggle, this unit has experienced the test of blood and fire, has continued to grow and develop, let the spark of stars burn the motherland, and finally defeat all enemies and establish a new China with the momentum of destruction and decay.
However, the battle flag of this unit was dyed red with the blood of countless martyrs. Shortly after Zhu Mao met the division, Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang began to encircle and suppress Jinggangshan. In order to consolidate the Jinggangshan base area, the Red Army seized the time to do a good job in military construction. Wu Ruolan was transferred to the military department with Zhu De and began to serve as a propaganda captain, in addition to her own work, she also had to assist Zhu De in her work and take care of Zhu De's daily life.
In their work, Wu Ruolan and He Zizhen also became more and more close, becoming sisters who did not say anything, and they assisted their husbands in revolutionary work. At that time, Jinggangshan was materially scarce, life was very difficult, and Zhu De and Wu Ruolan's life was also very poor. At this time, Wu Ruolan will also go up the mountain to find some wild vegetables and mushrooms to improve his life.
Zhu De and Wu Ruolan, like the warriors during the day, traveled between the cottages, picking up grain and helping to build checkpoints and hospitals. In the evening, Jude needed to preside over various meetings to discuss the war situation. In addition to doing a good job in housework, Wu Ruolan also conscientiously studied the Communist Manifesto. Wu Ruolan had an extraordinary memory, and after studying the Communist Manifesto, he was able to memorize it. Sometimes she also jokingly wants to play with Jude to recite, and it is conceivable that it is Zhu De who loses.
Fast forward to the spring of 1929, and the Kuomintang carried out the third major encirclement and suppression of Jinggangshan in five ways. According to the battle plan of Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and others, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Chen Yi led the main force of the Red Fourth Army to Gannan to carry out peripheral operations, while Peng Dehuai and Wang Zuo stayed behind at Jinggangshan to hold on to the inner line and cooperate with the main force on the outer line.
In order to do a good job in propaganda work during the war, Tan Zhenglin served as the director of the Workers' Movement Committee, and went forward with the main force, as well as some propaganda team members. At this time, Wu Ruolan was also transferred from the military department to the Workers' Movement Committee, serving as the chief of the women's section, and marching and fighting with Zhu De.
On February 2, the Red Army troops arrived at Jitan in Xunwu, Jiangxi, and after fierce fighting with the pursuing enemy, the troops moved to Xiangshan, and Zhu De and his wife also stationed in the village. The vigilance troops led by Lin Biao, due to the paralysis of the light enemy, lifted the guard in advance. The enemy who was chasing at dawn surrounded the village, and Zhu De and Wu Ruolan were surrounded by the enemy.
Zhu De was about to rush out with a gun, and the resourceful Wu Ruolan had already blocked Zhu De's way. It turned out that Wu Ruolan heard the sound of gunfire outside, so he immediately went out to check, and when he found that the troops had been surrounded, he hurried back to his residence, because Zhu De was too tired from marching, and the sporadic gunshots did not wake him up, but only later when the gunshots were loud, he turned over and drew his gun.
Wu Ruolan said to Zhu De, "Old Zhu! The army has been surrounded by the enemy, the troops are breaking through, you go! Zhu De looked at his wife and said eagerly, "Ruolan! Break through with me!" ”。 Wu Ruolan shook his head and said firmly and decisively: "Quick! Breakout matters! ”。 Subsequently, Wu Ruolan came to the door and shouted to the outside: "Old man, don't go to the commander to wash his face", Zhu De understood Wu Ruolan's meaning, and quickly walked out of the side door.
Wu Ruolan's reprimand confused the enemy outside, and he couldn't look at the figure of the distant brother-in-law and couldn't care less about it, but rushed into the house to search, thinking that there was a big person in the house. At the moment when the enemy entered the house, Wu Ruolan took advantage of the enemy's lack of preparation, grabbed the door and fled, but was unexpectedly shot by the enemy, and then Wu Ruolan fell to the ground in response and was caught by the enemy.
Old photographs from the Red Army period
In this battle, the Red Army suffered great losses, mao Zeqin was also wounded in this battle, it was his comrades who buried him with weeds, and he escaped the disaster. After Zhu De broke through, he learned that Wu Ruolan was injured and captured, and he was stunned for a while, and did not speak for a long time. Mao Zedong, who was present, was still trying to persuade Zhu De, but unexpectedly, He Zizhen, who was beside him, actually began to cry.
Mao Zedong felt that He Zizhen was too ignorant, so he scolded: "Crying, can you save Sister Wu by crying?" He Zizhen quarreled with Mao Zedong full of grievances, Chen Yi stepped forward to dissuade the two, and He Zizhen left crying. Chen Yi asked the two leaders what they should do next, and Zhu De said with bitterness: "According to the original plan, the army will be sent to Fujian." ”
At this time, the enemy brigade commander Liu Shiyi captured Wu Ruolan, and if he obtained the treasure, he wanted to get zhu De's news from Wu Ruolan. However, Wu Ruolan let the enemy use torture, but he did not say it. In the enemy's prison, the enemy exhausted all the torture and could not get useful information from Wu Ruolan's mouth, and then used the method of tricking Wu Ruolan and Zhu De to break off the conjugal relationship, which was also rejected.
He Zizhen sculpture
After not receiving any information from Wu Ruolan that could be rewarded for meritorious deeds, Liu Shiyi ordered Wu Ruolan to be killed. Even more cruel was that the enemy hung Wu Ruolan's head on the city gates of Changsha. When Zhu De, who was marching on horseback, heard this bad news, his body was weak, and he saw that he was about to fall off his horse, so Mao Zedong, Chen Yi, and He Zizhen hurriedly rushed forward and slowly helped Zhu De off his horse.
He Zizhen began to cry again, and no matter how Mao Zedong made her eyes glaze over, she could not hide her grief. Mao Zedong used the troops to take a break and said to He Zizhen: "Brother Yujie Zhengzheng iron bone, I don't want to see you cry like this..." He Zizhen said sadly: "Sister Wu is already pregnant, can I not feel bad?" Mao Zedong let out an "Oh" and was stunned for half a day and could not speak.
In fact, in addition to the torture of Wu Ruolan by the enemy, the cruelty inflicted on Wu Ruolan was shocking to the world. A woman, a revolutionary, a wife, a mother, no matter what kind of role, Wu Ruolan can be called a heroic and strange woman. Her sacrifice aroused the strong fighting spirit of more Red Army soldiers, but it could never erase the pain in Zhu De's heart.
Now Jinggangshan has become a revolutionary education base, and people who have been there can see Wu Ruolan's sculptures and feel Wu Ruolan's heroic deeds. I believe that the people who have been there, the people who have read wu Ruolan's deeds, will be touched by her short life, and even more indignant at the brutality of the enemy.
Despite the passage of time and the change of the times, Zhu De's feelings for Wu Ruolan have not changed, but what has changed is that he has pinned his thoughts on Wu Ruolan on the orchid. Zhu De did not mention to people why he liked orchids before he died, but people who knew the inside story could understand The heart of Mr. Zhu, because after Wu Ruolan's sacrifice, Zhu De once looked at the bouquet of blooming orchids on the mountain in a daze.
Whether it is Mr. Zhu borrowing orchids to send lovesickness, or the poignant and moving stories that the world praises, Wu Ruolan is an orchid that never withers. Simple and holy, tenacious and indomitable, she was one of many martyrs who spilled the last drop of blood for the revolution.