Author: Shi Qian
On July 20, 1939, Pi Dingjun led a special task force to march in a rainy night, won a surprise victory, and eliminated more than 300 Japanese devils in One Fell Swoop in Shixian County, Hebei Province, which greatly encouraged the confidence and fighting spirit of the military and civilians in the Taihang Mountains to resist Japan.
Five days later, he and Zheng Jinghua, the county magistrate of xiangxian County, were discussing anti-Japanese matters at the county government when they suddenly heard a knock at the door and then walked into a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. The girl is tall, with thin eyebrows and big eyes, and a meek face, which looks simple and clever. After asking the governor of Zheng County for a job, she turned around lightly and left.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > Pi Dingjun assigned a task to the county magistrate: Introduce this girl to me as a wife! </h1>
A string in Pi Dingjun's heart was plucked by this strange girl. He looked at the girl's shadow in a daze and blurted out, "Governor Zheng County, what is this girl doing?" ”
"Her name is Zhang Feng, she is the director of our county women's rescue association, and she is very capable!"
When Pi Dingjun heard this, he actually smiled and said to Zheng Jinghua, "I will give you a task to introduce this girl to me as a wife!" ”
The governor of Zheng County was shocked to hear this, but he saw Pi Dingjun's sincere and serious appearance, and immediately smiled. He replied with some certainty, "Okay, I'll go talk about it." Success, but invite me to drink! ”
"Well said! If you want the flesh of your body, I will cut it too! Pi Dingjun said.
The governor of Zheng County found Zhang Feng, and he said it directly. He thought that what girl didn't like such a young and famous Eighth Route Army general as Pi Dingjun? Unexpectedly, Zhang Feng refused and said, "I don't want to marry someone." ”
There is not a hint of room for manoeuvre.
The governor of Zheng County had no choice but to regretfully return to his life: "Commander Pi, I'm sorry, I didn't complete the task." ”
Pi Dingjun frowned disapprovingly, and then smiled generously and said, "If you don't agree, forget it!" My wine, you can't drink it. ”
However, how did Pi Dingjun feel convinced in his heart? He decided that the young director of the Women's Rescue Association named Zhang Feng was his beloved. He couldn't believe he couldn't chase the girl. But the war was tight, and he had to temporarily leave this lifelong event behind him and lead his troops to fight in the flames and smoke of the anti-Japanese resistance.
After the counter-sweep in the winter of 1942, the troops rested. After a little leisure, Pi Dingjun remembered Zhang Feng again. After his wishful thinking was rejected, he firmly remembered Zhang Feng in his heart.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > second, the old leader did not succeed, Zhang Feng was in a hurry</h1>
At the end of the year, Pi Dingjun was promoted to commander of the fifth division. He had no object, and the well-meaning leaders and comrades-in-arms were anxious and worried about him, and introduced him to several girls with good conditions. However, Pi Dingjun did not even see his face. He said, "I want Zhang Feng!" ”
The sub-district headquarters was located in xiangxian County, but Zhang Feng was no longer in the county. Pi Dingjun heard that Zhang Feng was studying at the Taihang District Party School, so he looked for an opportunity to see Zhang Feng again.
One day, Pi Dingjun attended a meeting of senior cadres of the party, government, and army in Taihang District, met Liu Xiangping, and learned that Liu Xiangping was very familiar with Zhang Feng and was zhang Feng's leader, so Pi Dingjun pulled Liu Xiangping aside, said with a red face: "Chief Liu, Zhang Feng, are you very familiar?" ”
Liu Xiangping looked at Pi Dingjun and nodded, "You knowingly asked?" ”
Pi Dingjun's face became even redder, but he still said bluntly: "Please introduce her to me as a wife." ”
Liu Xiangping smiled and said, "Sure enough, he is a fierce general, dare to fight and dare to chase!" She had been a county magistrate for many years, and at this time she was the chief of the administrative section of the bureau, and it was natural to do this kind of work, so she promised: "You are a combat hero, which girl does not love?" The beauty of adulthood, I'll say! ”
Pi Dingjun couldn't help but be overjoyed, grabbed Liu Xiangping's hand and clenched it, shaking and shaking.
Liu Xiangping quickly went to find Zhang Feng as a matchmaker. She did not say Pi Dingjun's name, only said the man's conditions, to take Zhang Feng to meet. When Zhang Feng listened, he had already guessed eight or nine points in his heart. Who doesn't know the situation of Pi Dingjun? But she didn't break it, just said, "I don't want to see anyone." ”
Liu Xiangping still has a way. During the meeting, there was a literary and art evening, and Liu Xiangping arranged the seats of Zhang Feng and Pi Dingjun together.
Pi Dingjun finally sat side by side with Zhang Feng. The informed comrades looked at them and smiled. Zhang Feng blushed shyly and bowed his head. Pi Dingjun raised his head high and smiled. As the sky gradually darkened, Pi Dingjun moved closer to Zhang Feng, and Zhang Feng buried his head and gave way to the side. See how long you get there? Pi Dingjun was about to lean over a little more when Liu Xiangping pulled on his clothes behind him. He looked sideways, ah, and then "attacked", and Zhang Feng sat on the ground? He diligently talked to Zhang Feng, but Zhang Feng's three words and two words were counted as answers, making him frustrated and helpless.
After the party began, Pi Dingjun did not have the slightest heart to watch the play, thinking of Zhang Feng in his heart, and his eyes continued to scan her. But she was sitting precariously, looking like she was seriously watching the play.
At the end of the party, Zhang Feng said hello to Liu Xiangping and left. Pi Dingjun couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Two days later, Liu Xiangping came to Pi Dingjun with a note. Knowing that it was written by Zhang Feng, Pi Dingjun happily took it. When I looked at it, I was dumbfounded.
Section Chief Liu:
My main task now is to study and fight. Party schools have rules that you can't fall in love. Please don't mention this again in the future.
Student Zhang Feng
Pi Dingjun's fiery heart was deeply stung. He squeezed out a bitter smile at Liu Xiangping and said self-eloquently, "How is this girl even more difficult to deal with than a Japanese devil?" Liu Xiangping and Yan Yuexi said, "Old Pi, Zhang Feng didn't say he didn't like you!" She made sense that the party school rules forbid students to fall in love. Rest assured, I am responsible for this matter to the end. When her party school studies are over, I will do her work again. ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" >3, Liu Bocheng instructed that the new political commissar Xu Zirong personally went out</h1>
Pi Dingjun seemed to see a glimmer of hope again.
In 1943, Pi Dingjun prepared to lead his troops into northern Henan, opened up seven divisions and concurrently served as the commander of the seventh division. Before leaving, the new political commissar Xu Zirong made a special trip to ask Liu Bocheng for instructions before taking office, and Liu Bocheng especially instructed him: We must help solve Pi Dingjun's marriage problem.
As soon as Xu Zirong arrived, he immediately organized women cadres to find several girls for Pi Dingjun and let Him choose them. Pi Dingjun still didn't even see the surface. Xu Zirong was anxious and asked, "What kind of person do you really want?" You don't see such a good girl, how do you pick it? ”
Pi Dingjun was also unambiguous, saying, "I want Zhang Feng!" ”
"Zhang Feng!" Xu Zirong listened and was happy: "Why didn't you open your mouth earlier?" I am responsible for this problem, you can rest assured to go to Yubei! ”
Only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can we win every battle. Xu Zirong does not fight the battle of uncertainty. After understanding Zhang Feng's situation and his relationship with Pi Dingjun, he sent a correspondent to find Zhang Feng to his office. After all, he is a good hand at doing political work, and Xu Zirong has his own countermeasures. After a long conversation, although Zhang Feng still did not agree, he was relieved in the end, saying that he wanted to go home and consult with his parents.
After Zhang Feng left, Xu Zirong immediately wrote to Pi Dingjun to inform him of the situation, asking Pi Dingjun to strike iron while it was hot and quickly move to attack. Then, he made a special trip to visit Zhang Feng's parents.
The night Pi Dingjun received Xu Zirong's letter, he wrote a letter to Zhang Feng under a kerosene lamp. Although he is not highly educated, has never been in love, and does not understand the skills of love, in his long military career, he has mastered the way to advance and retreat and the grasp of timing. In his letter, he did not mention his love at first sight and admiration for Zhang Feng, and all he wrote about was the scenery of northern Henan and his revolutionary enthusiasm. After that, he entrusted Chang Zihua, a cadre of the Women's Rescue Association of the Jinji-Hebei Yu Border Region, to do the work of Zhang Feng's sister.
Zhang Feng's parents said to Zhang Feng: "Zhang Feng, you are not small, it is time to consider personal problems!" What a good person is Commander Pi, and what are you hesitating about? ”
My sister also advised her: "Why are you so stubborn? You don't agree to such a talent as Commander Pi, such a condition, what kind of do you have to pick? Is it that the first two times I refused to get off the stage? This time people have given the steps again, are you not happy to agree? ”
For a time, Zhang Feng had a feeling of "embattled", and it seemed that he had to marry the skin.
At this moment, Zhang Feng received a letter from Pi Dingjun. The gas does not hit one place. When she replied to the letter, she vented all her unhappiness and grievances and resentment to Pi Dingjun. She also corrected many typos in Pi Dingjun's letter and returned them.
When Pi Dingjun received Zhang Feng's letter, he was immediately discouraged when he saw that she had returned his letter. He looked aimlessly at the letter in his hand and suddenly found that Zhang Feng had corrected the typo for him. He read page by page, and was pleasantly surprised to find that Zhang Feng's letter was actually hidden in his letter. Although Zhang Feng's letter was written "very unfriendly", it was a good start after all. He couldn't help but rush outside the house and shout, which made the subordinates inexplicable. He wrote a warm reply overnight.
One after another, Hongyan passed on the book, and the two began to exchange ideas calmly, and Pi Dingjun also improved the level of cultural knowledge in such communication.
At this time, the higher-level party organization decided to send a group of young cadres from the five sub-districts to northern Henan to support the work of opening up new districts there. Xu Zirong included Zhang Feng in the ranks of cadres selected and transferred. Zhang Feng thus came to northern Henan as deputy secretary of the Hejian District Party Committee in Linxian County, and began to work with Pi Dingjun. The contact between the two people is naturally more, the understanding is deepening, and the feelings are gushing out from the bottom of their hearts like spring water.
Finally, under the brave loyalty or unswerving pursuit of Pi Dingjun, in the "encirclement" of his comrades-in-arms and relatives pulling forward and pushing back, Zhang Feng understood Pi Dingdu by rejection, admired by understanding, and admired by admiration, and finally decided to marry Pi Dingjun!
At the end of June 1943, they held a very simple but lively wedding in Hedong Town, LinXian County, Henan Province.
Three days after their marriage, Zhang Feng returned to the village of Mugu, where she was the head of the grain collection working group.
The Japanese devils attacked Hejian Shangzhuang and began a major sweep of the new area of Linxian County, Pi Dingjun led his troops to move after a few days of fighting, and she did not know where to go, she insisted on fighting with the local cadres and masses, and in that harsh environment she fell ill. She took sick leave to rest in the rear of the base area, and after recovering from her illness, on the way back to work alone, she was arrested by the puppet army, and the enemy did not find any evidence of the Communist Party or the Eighth Route Army.
She was just pregnant, Pi Dingjun was going to go south to Yuxi, they parted for more than half a year, the situation in Yuxi initially opened, she left her son who was born two months old, disguised as a peasant daughter-in-law, encountered bandits robbed on the way, in addition to the clothes on her body was robbed of a clean light.
She went to Yuxi as the secretary of the district party committee, and then followed the troops south to Tongbai Mountain, where she has been living in turmoil. But after all, they had been staying together for a year, and Zhang Feng had a small life when he was in Tongbai Mountain. They named the child Tongbai in advance to commemorate the birthplace of the little life.
About author:Shi Kui, history teacher at colleges and universities, history researcher. He has been cultivating the history of the Party, the Military and the History of War for a long time. History lovers are welcome to exchange criticisms.