In the continental troops, the highest position is the general, but the general is also different, in peacetime, the highest position is the general, but in the war years, the general is also graded, of which the highest rank is the founding general, the founding general is not only a position, but also an honor, only under special historical conditions will appear.
In 1955, the mainland held a special conferral ceremony to recognize those generals who had made special contributions, and many of them received the title of founding general.
And one of these generals is particularly dazzling, because among the founding generals, he is the only one with black hair and looks very young, but he is actually over 60 years old, so he is also called a young and immortal man by many people, this person is General Yang Dezhi.
Young and not old
Like his hair, Yang Dezhi's revolutionary career was miraculous. Before joining the revolution, he was just an ordinary blacksmith, with a low level of education and no special abilities, and if it was in peacetime, perhaps Yang Dezhi could only maintain food and clothing.
But in that special history, he made great contributions to the people, so he was finally named a founding general. But his love life may be more legendary than his revolutionary career.
You know, he can still participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea when he is 68 years old, and he can marry his wife again at the age of 80, and this physique is really comparable to few people.
General Yang Dezhi had two marriages in his life, his first wife was Shen Gejun, and the two met in 1940 through the introduction of a friend, and the two also explained what love at first sight is.
The two looked at each other when they first met, and after a period of understanding, the two immediately made up their minds to become revolutionary partners.
In fact, in that era, everyone did not fall in love much, if they talked about getting married immediately, and the two at that time also got married quickly, it should be called flash marriage today.
Although the two are flash marriages, it seems that there is no emotional basis, but the two of them have a very good state of life, live very happily, everyone is very envious, and in this happy life, Shen Gejun also paid a lot, gave birth to four children to Yang Dezhi in one breath, which was a good story at that time.
Accompany for many years and die at the end of illness
However, unfortunately, the happy life of the two did not last long, because of that special period, the Shenge army had to be born and died with Yang Dezhi, especially in the stage of the Liberation War, many major battles had the participation of the Shenge army.
For example, the liberation of Shijiazhuang, the liberation of Tianjin, etc., Shenge Army has all personally experienced, even during the Korean War, Shen Gejun also entered North Korea with Yang Dezhi, she is the only one of the few female family members and female cadres in China who have been to North Korea and participated in the Korean Liberation War, just this resume is enough to make many men admire.
However, during the war, Shenge Jun also encountered many things, such as she once lost with her two children, and during the Anti-Japanese War, she was almost captured by the Japanese once, but in the end, Shenge Army successfully survived.
The relationship between Shen Gejun and Yang Dezhi has been tested by war and time, and finally the couple was awarded the commendation together, and Shen Gejun was also awarded the Peace Cross.
However, unfortunately, the vow of the two to grow old was not fulfilled, and in 1989, Shen Gejun died in Beijing due to physical reasons at the age of 71.
The death of Shen Gejun made Yang Dezhi, who was 79 years old at the time, very uncomfortable, washing his face with tears every day, because of excessive sadness, so he had some problems physically and mentally, which made Yang Dezhi's old subordinates very worried, they could not watch their generals slowly degenerate like this.
He married again in the year of his fate
After being introduced by his subordinates, Yang Dezhi met Shi Li, who was 55 years old at the time, and Shi Li's appearance can be said to have completely changed Yang Dezhi's life.
At first, Yang Dezhi was a little repulsed by this relationship, because he felt that it was disrespectful to Shen Gejun, and his age and illness would drag Shi Li down, but Shi Li didn't care at all, she made it clear that she had the ability and had the idea to take good care of Yang Dezhi.
After a year of understanding, Yang Dezhi not only accepted Shi Li, but also took care of Shi Li very much, so in 1991, Yang Dezhi and Shi Li officially announced their marriage and became partners.
In fact, what Yang Dezhi didn't know was that the two had met before, and on the Korean battlefield, Shi Li at that time was a condolence actor of the volunteer army's literary troupe, and even a deputy platoon commander of the volunteers.
Shi Li was performing on stage at that time, Yang Dezhi was very happy offstage, and his laughter spread throughout the stage, but Shi Li at that time did not know Yang Dezhi's identity.
After the performance, someone told Shi Li that the famous General Yang Dezhi was sitting underneath, and Yang Dezhi's smile was always reflected in Shi Li's heart, but because Yang Dezhi had a wife at that time, Shi Li buried her love for Yang Dezhi deeply in her heart.
When Yang Dezhi's wife died and the news of Yang Dezhi's poor health reached Shi Li's ears, Shi Li was quite worried, so she took the initiative to come to Yang Dezhi's side to take care of this person she had loved very much since she was young.
After the two got married, because of Shi Li's careful care, Yang Dezhi's health gradually began to improve, and Yang Dezhi was also very grateful to Shi Li for being willing to marry him.
But unfortunately, although Shi Li's care is very in place, but after all, he is also very old, plus he fought a lot of battles and suffered a lot of injuries when he was young, and only four years after the two got married, in 1994, Yang Dezhi died of illness at the age of 84, but Shi Li's health is very good, and now Shi Li is 86 years old and still in good spirits.
Although Yang Dezhi is known as a young man and has never been timid when dealing with enemies, Yang Dezhi is a very soft person in his heart.
Whether it is his first wife Shen Gejun or his second wife Shi Li, Yang Dezhi is very grateful, the first wife accompanied him through the most difficult time of his life, and the other wife took care of him unconditionally, this kind of life made him feel very happy.
General Yang Dezhi has always had a good reputation among the people and a high prestige in the army, and when he led the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam at the age of 68, no one in the whole army disobeyed him, but what he was most talked about was his excellent character.
In Yang Dezhi's life, he never stopped the pace of learning, although because of the poor conditions at home when he was a child, he did not read for a few years, but it did not affect his study, after learning, he kept changing himself.
According to the recollections of his subordinates, General Yang Dezhi never mentioned the word "I" every time he reported the results of the battle to his superiors, and he always said that we were all right, and in his world, no credit belonged to him alone.
Even in peacetime, he remembered those comrades-in-arms fondly, he often cared for his comrades and their families, and helped them as much as he could, and during the special period, many of his battles were persecuted, but he did his best to send their children to the army to serve as soldiers and protect their children.
Epilogue:
Treating his comrades-in-arms warmly and treating the ordinary people, Yang Dezhi did not have any factions, once an old shipwright came from Sichuan to report the situation to him, and Yang Dezhi not only specially went to pick up the old shipwright, but also took the initiative to toast the old shipwright during the meal, and thanked the old shipwright for his contribution to the revolution, and washed the old shipwright's face with tears.
General Yang Dezhi is a person with almost no shortcomings, he is jealous like a hatred in his life, but he does not have a little shelf for the people around him, so he will be loved by everyone, Shi Li will take the initiative to take care of him, such an old general is our beloved founding general.