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During the 14-year War of Resistance Against Japan, countless Chinese sons and daughters poured their blood. However, in the history of the Republic of China, there is a special figure who made many contributions to the country with his short life.
He is Jiang Baili, who is praised by posterity. One of the most compelling stories of his legendary life, closely related to a Japanese woman named Sato Yaden.
When it comes to Sato Yaden, perhaps her Chinese name is better known - Jiang Zuomei, with her husband's family as her surname, named after her husband's favorite plum blossom, supplemented by the character "Sa" taken from the original name. Since then, their legendary love story has begun.
Returned non-commissioned officers, military schools to cultivate talents
Jiang Fangzhen, born in 1882, was influenced by the fragrance of books, but due to the early death of his father, he was financially strained.
When Jiang Baili reached school age, he could not enter the school due to poverty, but he still received financial support from his uncle, and at the age of 16, he was admitted to the exam, and his grades were impressive.
Although Jiang Baili was not a soldier, he was familiar with the country's military and knew that the realization of national sovereignty required strong military support.
In 1901, at the age of 19, Jiang Baili was sponsored by Qing officials to leave the motherland and study at a Japanese military school.
Jiang Baili graduated with the first place in the infantry section and was given a sword, which made the Japanese students dissatisfied - it was a Japanese sword given by the emperor himself!
In 1905, Jiang Baili finished his studies in Japan, hurried to Germany for further study, and returned to China four years later.
After that, the world changed dramatically, and China also changed dramatically, establishing the first regular military school, and Jiang Baili became the president of Baoding Military Academy.
Unable to go to the battlefield to defend the motherland, Jiang Baili regarded the school as a battlefield and devoted himself to cultivating military talents, and before taking office, he made a poisonous oath: "If Fang Zhen is incompetent, he should abandon himself to thank the world." ”
Jiang Baili found that the military school system was outdated, the officials were crowded, and students spent a lot of time doing unhelpful things.
Saddened by the country's crisis, Jiang Baili carried out reforms with great vigor.
After the reform, the school was renewed, Jiang Baili participated in training, got close to students, not only taught and educated, but also became a good teacher and friend, and won a high prestige in less than a year.
It's just that reform often involves interests, and Baoding Military Academy is not exempt from customs.
The dismissed officers and soldiers of the old school, such as the subordinates led by Duan Qirui, were dissatisfied with the exercise methods that Jiang Baili had brought back to Germany and Japan, and Jiang Baili was embarrassed in terms of funding.
Therefore, in the summer of 1913, the school's funds were difficult and teaching and training could not be maintained, Jiang Baili entered Beijing several times to request funding, but was repeatedly refused.
In the face of the crisis in the motherland and the coercion of the great powers, all officials from all walks of life filled their own pockets, and Jiang Baili felt desperate.
On June 18, he returned to school in disappointment, gathered the teachers and students at gunpoint, and said to the students: "You have done what I asked you to do, but what you asked me to do, I failed to finish, I should kill myself!" He pulled the trigger, and the orderlies who immediately arrived tried to grab the gun, but the bullet hit the chest, and Jiang Baili fell in response.
Fortunately, the orderly seized the gun, the bullet was missed, and Jiang Baili was quickly sent to the hospital.
Escape and courage, forbearance words to drink
It is precisely because of this injury that the fates of the two people are intertwined.
In June 1913, Jiang Zuomei and Jiang Baili met for the first time. At the time, she was also named Sato Yaden, a Japanese nurse, and he was a wounded man. When Jiang Zuomei saw him for the first time, she was shocked that the military uniform was stained red with blood.
Jiang Baili's injury Jiang Zuomei did not know, only that he did not seem to cooperate with the treatment. While working with the doctor to treat Jiang Baili, Jiang Zuomei found that he could understand her Japanese conversation with the doctor. She noticed that the doctor was very nervous, afraid that something would happen to the patient. Later, she learned the inside story: the doctor received an order from President Yuan Shikai that Jiang Baili could not be allowed to die no matter what!
Fortunately, because the orderly was quick-eyed, the bullet deviated from the key part, did not cause major damage, and did not even require any difficult surgery, but the excessive blood loss caused his body to become very weak and had to stay in bed for a long time.
After that, the president also ordered that even if Jiang Baili had escaped, someone must be left to take care of him. Because the doctor had other urgent matters, Jiang Zuomei was responsible for taking care of her.
In the following daily duties, Jiang Zuomei found that the patient behaved strangely, and although he was polite, he was always reluctant to communicate. In particular, he understands Japanese but seems reluctant to speak.
Every day, Jiang Baili asked her for a sleeping pill. Jiang Zuomei did not find it strange, because many patients need sleeping pills to fall asleep before recovery.
However, one day, when she accidentally lifted Jiang Baili's futon, she finally understood: he never took these medicines, but hid them and prepared to commit suicide!
On the day the secret was discovered, Jiang Zuomei began to collect his information - it turned out that he committed suicide for the sake of the student!
He had unsuccessfully petitioned the War Department in Beijing for funding for his students, so he was disappointed in military and political circles.
Only, can suicide really force the military and political circles to compromise?
So when Jiang Baili asked Jiang Zuomei for sleeping pills again, she said bluntly:
"Suicide is just a way to escape, but your life belongs not only to you, but to the country. Only by living can you have the opportunity to contribute to your country. ”
Jiang Zuomei used these words to stimulate him, and she firmly believed that such an incentive would be more effective for Jiang Baili at this time, so she said it and walked away.
There was once a plum blossom that crossed thousands of rivers and mountains
Many days later, in the day and night relationship, he found himself in love with this Japanese woman, and Jiang Zuomei also liked him.
After that, Jiang Baili officially began his pursuit of Jiang Zuomei, and kept exchanging letters with him, and the letters were full of love that could not be hidden.
Jiang Zuomei deeply felt the love in it, but she was worried that her relatives in Japan were worried that something would happen if she married far away in China, so she could only bury her feelings for Jiang Baili in her heart. But she still wavered and confessed everything to her father, who did not object.
They later held a wedding, and it was at that time that Jiang Baili gave Jiang Zuomei a new name.
You must know that among the hundred flowers, Jiang Baili only loves Mei, and from the name alone, you can see how much Jiang Baili cares about Jiang Zuomei, including both his favorite flower and the character taken from Sato Yaden.
After marriage, the two respected each other like guests and were harmonious and happy.
Current events are difficult, and the husband and wife of Phoenix Mountain get together
In 1917, the eldest daughter of Jiang Baili and Jiang Zuomei was born, and the couple named her "Zhao", which means that the red sun is rising, which means that China is about to usher in the dawn.
Subsequently, Jiang Baili and Jiang Zuomei gave birth to four daughters in succession, named Yong, Ying, Hua, and He, respectively, of which Jiang Ying was the wife of Mr. Qian Xuesen, a meritorious hero of the later two bombs and one star.
At that time, the concept of son preference was very heavy, but Jiang Baili did not think so, in order to save his wife from the pain of too many children, he proposed to have her sterilized. Later, the couple would joke that they did not have a son to balance.
Fast forward to 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out. Seeing her mother country plunged into the quagmire of war that ignored human justice, Jiang Zuomei felt disappointed and sad, and said bluntly: "The war between China and Japan is the fault of the Japanese warlord's aggression!" He never spoke Japanese again for the rest of his life.
Subsequently, she and Jiang Baili sold all the assets in the family that could be sold to support the anti-Japanese resistance, including one of their favorite necklaces. In the second year of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, for the great cause of resisting Japan, Jiang Baili worked day and night, but unfortunately fell ill after overwork, and died soon after.
As a result, the theory that Jiang Baili was assassinated by assassins sent by Japan was widespread for a while, and Jiang Zuomei's Japanese nationality focused people's suspicions on her.
Someone advised her to return to Japan to avoid it, but Jiang Zuomei firmly refused: If she left here, then the grievances could not be washed away!
After that, Jiang Zuomei paid more attention to education, teaching all five daughters to be outstanding talents.
In 1978, Jiang Zuomei died, and Jiang Ying brought her mother's ashes to Phoenix Mountain in Hangzhou, adjacent to her father's cemetery, and buried the two relatives together.
After more than forty years, the couple finally got back together, and the two of them can also pour out the bitterness and sweetness of their past experiences in the spirit of heaven.