In 2018, Zhang Juli, who is over eighty years old, came to the Jianchuan Museum, hoping to see the sculpture of his father Zhang Lingfu with his own eyes. In the "Chinese Heroes" group carving square, Zhang Juli finally found the statue, his father Zhang Lingfu, dressed in military uniform, with his hands in his pockets, and his military appearance was neat, standing there with his head held high. Although the flames of war have long been extinguished and the smoke of gunpowder has long since dissipated, Zhang Juli's longing and respect for his father have never diminished. He walked up to the statue, got down on his knees, kowtowed a few times, and his eyes were filled with tears, a scene that was just recorded by the camera.
As we all know, Zhang Lingfu is a controversial figure, he was once the sworn enemy of our army, and even the vanguard of provoking a civil war. But he also had a heroic performance on the battlefield of resistance against Japan and was a commendable hero of resistance against Japan. However, in the end, he died under the fire of our army, which may be the fate he deserves. Zhang Lingfu is a complex person, and his behavior and personality are difficult to summarize simply as "bad guy" or "good guy".
And Zhang Lingfu's family life has always been a topic that many people talk about, however, when we walk into his family life, we will find a completely different Zhang Lingfu. During his life, he had four wives and four women who left deep marks on his life, but their fates were different and full of tragedy and regret.
Zhang Lingfu's original wife was Xing Fengying, an authentic peasant woman. Her marriage was completely based on the wishes of both parents, and she did not have a deep emotional foundation with Zhang Lingfu. Xing Fengying lives in her hometown in Shaanxi, and her only child, Zhang Juli, has become the only link between her and Zhang Lingfu.
Wu Hailan is Zhang Lingfu's second wife and was born in a famous family in Guangyuan, Sichuan. She gave birth to her daughter Zhang Qingfang shortly after marriage, but her married life was not happy. She was suspected of "marital infidelity", so she was tragically killed by Zhang Lingfu and became the most tragic of Zhang Lingfu's four wives.
Gao Yanyu is Zhang Lingfu's third wife, she is a family wealthy, outstanding appearance of Guanzhong women, she married Zhang Lingfu in 1937, and Zhang Lingfu had a son and a daughter, but due to various reasons, their daughter unfortunately died, and the son also died of illness. Gao Yanyu lost two children due to not taking care of her, Zhang Lingfu was very angry about this, and finally chose to leave her.
Wang Yuling was Zhang Lingfu's last wife, and she was only 17 years old when she married Zhang Lingfu. She gave birth to a son Zhang Daoyu for Zhang Lingfu, but when the child was less than 100 days old, Zhang Lingfu died on the battlefield. Wang Yuling chose to be widowed and raised her son alone.
Zhang Lingfu, as an anti-Japanese hero, stood up at a time of national crisis and defended the territory and national dignity of the motherland, so he won people's respect, however, as a husband and father, he was very unqualified, and his anger was very heavy, his four wives and three children all suffered greatly in life, his original partner and fourth wife were widowed for a lifetime, the second wife died in his hands, and the third wife was abandoned by him. Such a family situation is undoubtedly a huge contrast to the image of this "famous anti-Japanese general".