Early one morning in February 2019, a puzzling incident occurred in the Luohe City Martyrs' Cemetery. An old man with silver silk and white hair, despite the journey of thousands of rivers and mountains, chose to stay here without flinching, and spent many days silently in front of the tombstone of a female martyr.
The bitter winter wind blew mercilessly, but the old man ignored it and waited firmly in this cemetery. Staff noticed that he was clutching a yellowed stack of old letters and an old black-and-white photograph, sometimes whispering, sometimes emotional, and even tearful.
The whole scene is like a father who loves his children deeply and gazes at his treasures affectionately, which makes people can't help but be moved.
This old man's name is Zhang Hui, he is from the far northeast, and he was a glorious retired soldier. And the object of his daily visit and sacrifice was a 23-year-old female martyr named Jing Baoling.
Jing Baoling died heroically in 1955 and had no blood relationship with Zhang Hui. The staff is full of curiosity and confusion about the deep connection between the two figures.
After some in-depth investigation and research, the touching story between Zhang Hui and Jing Baoling was finally revealed, which is a moving chapter intertwined with love and family affection.
At that time, the young and brave Jing Baoling unfortunately died in the line of duty, which made her marriage with Zhang Hui not complete.
Now, Zhang Hui, who is entering his old age, can only express his endless nostalgia for his late lover in this way.
In the face of this shocking past, every staff member present was deeply moved and tears rippled. How many people can not sigh at this deep longing that spans decades? Mr. Zhang Hui is undoubtedly a person worthy of our respect, and in his own unique way, he has always remembered and cherished the memory of the lively and lovely girl who once wore a double ponytail.
May 14, 1955, this day was undoubtedly an unforgettable grief for the Jing family. On the same day, a staff member walked into Jing Baoling's home with a delicate small box containing a bright and dazzling martyr's certificate.
When Jing Baoling's father opened the box with trembling hands and saw the certificate, it was as if the heavens and the earth were spinning, and he almost fainted on the spot.
When Father Jing held the heavy certificate in his hand, tears instantly burst out of his eyes. His 23-year-old daughter, Jing Baoling, an outstanding young man, actually passed away and died in the country! Jing Baoling's 12-year-old younger brother, Jing Baolong, who learned the news, cried out loudly and did not want to believe that this was true.
The whole family was instantly plunged into endless sorrow and shock. Jing's father himself had an eye disease, and the heavy blow of losing his beloved daughter made his condition deteriorate dramatically, and finally he even lost his sight completely.
Jing's mother and Jing Baolong always remember this deep regret and are eager to bring their daughter's body back to their hometown to rest in peace.
However, sadly, because Jing Baoling died in the line of top secret mission, the family has never been able to know the exact cause of her death and the place of her burial.
Jing's father and Jing's mother still remembered this unfulfilled wish when they were dying.
Despite the unremitting efforts of Jing Baolong's family over the years, due to many factors such as family poverty and urban changes, they have never been able to find any clues.
They can only worship Jing Baoling's portrait and offerings at home, thinking of this heroic sister day and night, and forever remembering her feats.
The story begins in 1953. That year, 26-year-old Zhang Hui, as a wounded soldier of the People's Liberation Army, was rushed to a field hospital in the rear for treatment.
The arrangement of fate is always so ingenious, and the person in charge of taking care of Zhang Hui is a young military doctor and nurse with both talents and appearances - Jing Baoling.
The two who met for the first time hit it off at first sight and had a very happy conversation. Their love for the revolutionary cause was beyond words, they shared common ideals and convictions, and they gradually developed deep feelings in the course of their conversations.
Jing Baoling was deeply moved by Zhang Hui's heroic deeds of the front-line soldiers, and was full of admiration for this brave and resolute soldier.
Similarly, Zhang Hui was also attracted by the woman in front of him who was full of manliness and brave and good at fighting. Jing Baoling's vitality and courage are extraordinary, which makes him feel like a spring breeze, and his heart swells with deep love.
As time passed, the goodwill between the two gradually sublimated into sweet love in the hazy ambiguity.
Because of such a high degree of compatibility between the three views, Zhang Hui and Jing Baoling quickly decided to enter the palace of marriage and walked through the war-torn years side by side.
When Jing Baoling heard her sweetheart's vow, her delicate face suddenly glowed with dazzling brilliance, and the blush of happiness bloomed on her cheeks like a flower.
At this moment, the pure and immaculate hearts of two young people hugged each other tightly in the war-filled years, and they composed a love movement full of emotions with the most innocent vows.
Although fate ruthlessly separated them to the ends of the earth, the feelings of first love flowed in each other's hearts like a hot spring, inspiring them to dedicate their youth without regrets in their respective careers.
In 1955, when the smoke of gunfire gradually dissipated, Zhang Hui was finally able to unload the burden on his shoulders. He immediately submitted an application to the organization to conclude a marriage with Jing Baoling, and it was quickly approved by his superiors.
In order to let them enter the marriage hall as soon as possible, the superior leaders even approved Zhang Hui to go to Nanjing for short-term training.
Zhang Hui was extremely excited about the good news. Because Jing Baoling's hometown is Nanjing, he decided to act ahead and personally visit Jing's parents to ask if they were ready to welcome the bride.
With excitement, Zhang Hui carefully selected a precious gift and found her parents' residence according to the address provided by Jing Baoling.
To Zhang Hui's surprise, when he recounted his love process with Jing Baoling in detail, Jing's parents were full of praise for the future son-in-law.
Jing Baoling's younger brother Jing Baolong also nodded again and again, and the whole family was immersed in the joyful atmosphere of the upcoming happy event.
After receiving the affirmation of his family, Zhang Hui was overjoyed and immediately wrote an affectionate letter to Jing Baoling who was on the battlefield, eagerly hoping that she could return to Nanjing as soon as possible to plan this beautiful wedding together.
The whole family is looking forward to Jing Baoling's return.
However, just as everyone was celebrating, a sudden bad news was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, ruthlessly shattering all their dreams!
On May 14, 1955, the staff of the civil affairs department walked into Jing's house with a delicate small box in hand, and when the box was opened, a bright red martyr's certificate came into view, which was clearly engraved with the three big characters of "Jing Baoling".
After Zhang Hui learned this shocking news, he only felt that the world was spinning, as if his soul had left his body.
Knowing of Jing Baoling's death was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Zhang Hui, which made his heart almost completely collapse. Although the military order is like a mountain and requires him to return to his hometown in Henan, however, he has always been difficult to let go of the girl who is deeply engraved in his heart.
After an arduous search and investigation, Zhang Hui finally found the place where the martyr Jing Baoling was buried after his death, and since then, he has been going there every year to pay homage to and worship the beloved martyred lover in his heart, and express his endless sorrow and deep remembrance in a unique way.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, we have come to August 1, 2019, which is a special commemorative "August 1st" Army Day. Jing Baolong's son Jing Feng affectionately expressed his deep remembrance of his heroic and dedicated aunt Jing Baoling through social platforms.
Since childhood, their father has always taken the trouble to tell them about their aunt's heroic deeds, although they have never witnessed this legendary figure with their own eyes, but the descendants of the Jing family know and respect Jing Baoling deeply in the bone marrow.
At the same time that Jing Feng posted this circle of friends, an enthusiastic friend accidentally found a report in the media about the search for Jing Baoling's relatives.
The details in the report were exactly what Jing Feng said, and this kind friend immediately relayed the exciting news to Jing Feng.
Hearing this joyful news, Jing Feng was so excited that he immediately told his father Jing Baolong the good news.
Hearing this long-awaited good news, Jing Baolong was full of emotion and emotion. He immediately instructed his son to get in touch with the media staff as soon as possible to confirm the relevant information.
As expected, the staff quickly found the Jing family's residence.
As soon as they stepped into the door of Jing Baolong's home, the staff were deeply shocked by the scene in front of them. In a cramped room, in the middle of a striking window, there is a black-and-white photograph of King Boling before her death.
There is also a small incense burner burning in front of the photo, and Jing Baolong explained to the staff that this is how the family worships his sister as a way to remember her heroic deeds.
It turned out that although Jing Baoling had been dead for many years, the Jing family had never stopped missing her. Every May 14th, the day of Jing Baoling's sacrifice, Jing Baolong's family will gather together to pay tribute to this eternal revolutionary hero.
Through the in-depth investigation and precise verification of the staff of the relevant departments, we finally determined the place where Comrade Jing Baoling rests - Luohe City Martyrs Cemetery.
On September 5, 2019, under the advocacy of Mr. Jing Baolong, six mourners embarked on a journey to the beautiful Luohe River with great excitement.
When they faced the tombstone of the "Tomb of the Martyrs Jing Baoling", Mr. Jing Baolong held the loess of his hometown with both hands and sprinkled it around the tombstone with a solemn and awe-inspiring attitude.
The members of the Jing family were emotionally filled with tears and waited for 64 years to finally realize the deepest wish in their hearts.
After the memorial ceremony of the Jing family, an old man with silver hair quietly came, and he silently offered a bouquet of white chrysanthemums to Jing Baoling's tombstone.
This old man is Zhang Hui, who once met Jing Baoling in the field hospital and made a private first love for life.
Time flies, and the two young people who are full of youth and ambition have suffered the ruthless tricks of life and death in those years of burning passion.
They should have spent the rest of their lives together and lived a happy life in an ordinary family, and Jing Baoling could have retired and married and enjoyed the envy of her peers.
However, for the sake of the dignity of the country and the interests of the nation, Jing Baoling resolutely embarked on the road of sacrificing her life for righteousness. Zhang Hui spent the rest of his life in tears, spending his life remembering and mourning his beloved, and expressing his deep attachment to that lively and cheerful girl in his own unique way.
They were supposed to have a bright future, but in the end they didn't make it to the end, and the relationship was destined to be a tragedy. However, the spirit and emotion of Jing Baoling and Zhang Hui have never dissipated with the passage of time.
Just like that day, the six members of Jing Baolong's family still came here with endless thoughts for their sister Jing Baoling, to commemorate this heroic family member in their own way.
If fate can be reshuffled, Jing Baoling will definitely choose the challenging revolutionary road again without hesitation, and Zhang Hui will always be by her side and face the smoke of war with her.
This great spirit of being willing to sacrifice one's personal happiness in exchange for national prosperity and the revolutionary friendship that will never fade are the solid foundation for the happy life of hundreds of millions of people.
The harmony and tranquility we enjoy today is the result of the blazing blood and precious lives of many heroic martyrs like Jing Baoling.
Their outstanding contributions and great spirit will forever go down in history and forever inspire us descendants to work hard and move forward with perseverance on the new road of the Long March!