In the middle of 1938, Comrade Zhao Zhizhen, who was only 18 years old, was ordered by the higher-level party committee to work in the First Army Sub-district of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Base Area.
It didn't take long for Zhao Zhizhen to become a "celebrity" in the military sub-district with her outstanding performance, and everyone regarded her as a role model and humbly learned from her. Yang Chengwu, the commander of the first division, particularly admired Zhao Zhizhen, he often talked to Zhao Zhizhen, and sometimes took time to tell Zhao the story of the Long March.
Later, Yang Chengwu couldn't suppress his inner emotions and took the lead in piercing this layer of "window paper", and he took the initiative to write a confession letter to Zhao Zhizhen. After reading the letter, Zhao Zhizhen was also moved by Yang Chengwu's sincerity, so he agreed to fall in love and have a relationship with Yang Chengwu. Three months later, after full thinking and preparation, the two decided to enter the palace of marriage and become a revolutionary couple.
After marriage, the two had a son and a daughter, one of whom was named Yang Dongming, he was born after the founding of the People's Republic of China, grew up in the military compound, began to study at the age of 7, and entered the middle school for the children of cadres at the age of 12. This closed life has greatly trained Yang Dongming, cultivated his independent ability and hard-working spirit, and laid a solid foundation for his future success.
After entering high school, Yang Dongming put all his mind on studying, and his dream was to be admitted to the Kazakh military industry, become a national defense research worker, develop new weapons for the PLA, and consolidate China's national defense strength. It's a pity that the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and in 1966, turmoil broke out suddenly, the college entrance examination system was rudely suspended, and all high schools in the country were also suspended one after another.
At this time, ill-intentioned people began to persecute General Yang Chengwu, and General Yang was finally dismissed from his post and "confined" in a dilapidated small courtyard in Dongcheng District. On the other hand, Yang Dongming was also implicated, he was beaten and insulted many times, and suffered serious physical and mental injuries, and later, in order to protect himself, he followed his mother's advice, signed up for the People's Liberation Army, and served in an infantry regiment of the Shenyang Military Region.
Although Yang Dongming is a child of a high-ranking cadre, he is not pretentious and casual at all, he has always demanded himself with the strictest standards, and every training subject is outstanding, and he is recognized by everyone as a "pacesetter". After the turmoil, Yang Dongming participated in the "military examination" organized by the army, and was admitted to Beihang University with excellent results, majoring in machinery and engine, in 1981, he completed his studies, and was assigned to the air force, successively served as deputy battalion commander, regimental technical director.
In 1983, Yang Dongming was selected as a key training object, since then out of the technical post, was arranged to work in the administrative position, in 1992, he was promoted to the General Logistics Department senior cadre, plus the rank of major general, in 2005, he transferred to the Air Force as deputy commander, plus the rank of lieutenant general. At this time, it was a critical juncture in the development of the Air Force, and Yang Dongming did not dare to relax in the slightest; he stood on the front line with the spirit of the 12 Spirits, and while paying close attention to the various scientific research work of the Air Force, he promoted the slow reform of the Air Force in order to enhance the cohesion and combat effectiveness of officers and men.
In addition, Yang Dongming also resolutely followed the pace of the Party Central Committee, vigorously fought against corruption, cracked down on black sheep, eliminated unhealthy tendencies within the party and the army, and maintained the purity of the revolutionary ranks. In 2012, Yang Dongming took the initiative to apply for retirement due to physical reasons, and since then he has rarely appeared in the public eye again, and has been living a low-key and modest life. It is worth mentioning that Yang Dongming's wife Qin Wanjiang is also a heroine, she is also from Jiangmen, and her father is the famous General Qin Jiwei.
Qin Wanjiang is a senior intellectual, she studied in the top universities in the United States in her early years, majoring in finance and economics, after graduation, many securities institutions on Wall Street sent her an invitation, but she did not accept the invitation, but resolutely returned to China to develop, engaged in investment and real estate operations in Guangdong. In the 90s, real estate ushered in a small upsurge of development, and Qin Wanjiang also took this opportunity to soar and break out of her own world in the business world, and at the peak, her worth was once as high as hundreds of millions. However, in order to assist her husband, she took the initiative to give up her thriving career and chose to return to her family to be a good wife and mother, husband and children.
Yang Dongming experienced many twists and turns in the first half of his life, and was even almost persecuted to death, but he did not sink and be discouraged because of this, but always maintained a positive attitude, worked hard to fight against the injustice in the world, and struggled to maintain his integrity and dignity. After the turmoil ended, he quickly got rid of the low tide period of his life, devoted himself to the construction of the country with the fullest spirit, and made many contributions to the cause of national rejuvenation.