Among the 57 generals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Su Zhenhua is a figure that must be mentioned.
He was brave and good at war, and twice won the Red Star Medal issued by the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Revolutionary Army; he was both excellent in military and government, and Hu Yaobang, Yang Dezhi, Yang Yong, and Xiao Jinguang, who had partnered with him, all spoke highly of him.
He grew from a cowherd to a generation of famous generals, and he transformed from a peasant child who could not read big characters to a good student of Comrade Mao Zedong.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he charged forward for the party and the people, and after the founding of the Country, he took root in the naval army and worked hard and complained. Mao Zedong commented on him: "It depends on you to manage the navy!" ”
His life was full of mud and twists, but fortunately, people paid attention to his military life, but did not know much about his three love affairs.
He left his hometown for the revolution
Hunan is the third-largest province in the country in terms of the number of generals and su Zhenhua's hometown.
He was born on June 2, 1912, just after the end of the Xinhai Revolution.
At that time, the qing dynasty's autocratic imperial system was overthrown, and the sense of resistance of the exploited classes everywhere became more and more intense, including poor peasants like the Su family.
Unfortunately, due to the incomplete reform, the warlords occupy the land and the vicious customs of the landlords occupying the land have not yet been reversed, and the hard life is not known when it will be a head.
In 1928, Peng Dehuai led the Kuomintang Army's Hunan Independent 5th Division to break away from the Nationalist army and launched the pingjiang uprising known in the province.
The troops broke into The Pingjiang River, prevented a number of incidents of militia remnants, and the wind direction in the county town quietly changed.
At the turn of the spring and summer of 1930, the common people dared to come out to the market because the Red Army was stationed, and everyone talked and laughed, and discussed this feat of Mr. Peng while walking.
Su Zhenhua was also walking on the stone slab street, but unlike the old men and women, he did not come to the street to buy things, but took his friends straight to the Red Army garrison.
His family was poor, and he had not eaten enough since he was born.
His parents had a meal to pull him up, and he himself had developed the habit of talking less and doing more, which should have been a playful age, and he was stunned to say that it was not good.
He was eager for the revolution, and before the victory of the Pingjiang Uprising, he participated in the children's regiment and the Young Pioneers.
Coupled with the fact that his brother participated in the Northern Expedition and died under the city of Nanchang, Su Zhenhua had the idea of enlisting in the army.
However, two years ago, he was not old enough and tall, Peng Dehuai said with a smile, he was not as tall as the gun.
At this time, he was 18 years old, and he also brought 30 young people of the same age to the army and successfully joined the 3rd Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
The old lady of the family knew that Su Zhenhua had the idea of making a revolution, and her heart was worried.
She was a woman and a Taoist family, it was not easy to raise a baby, and it was not easy for the children to grow up, but one by one they went to the army.
Therefore, before Su Zhenhua went to report, she said that the east family was busy with the west and found a daughter-in-law for him.
The daughter-in-law's name is Yu Jiaofeng, and her appearance is quite symbolic, but she has no basis for feelings with Su Zhenhua.
In today's terms, the two are flash marriages, no dowry and no wedding ceremony, just a string of firecrackers, inviting sporadic relatives and friends, even if the wedding ceremony is completed.
After a sweet night, Su Zhenhua suppressed his grief, bid farewell to his family, and embarked on the road to the army.
Peng Dehuai had an impression of this doll, and he liked it tightly, and when he saw Su Zhenhua coming, he asked him his name, and he replied: Su Qisheng.
Mr. Peng said that now that it is the Red Army, let's change the name of the mighty wind and call it Su Zhenhua.
At that time, the means of communication were single, su Zhenhua withdrew from Pingjiang, moved to various places, and never got in touch with his family.
The new daughter-in-law was considerate and filial, and after Su Zhenhua left, she performed filial piety for him, and the next year, their children were also born smoothly.
The reactionaries could see that the families of the Red Army were doing well, burning and looting, and Yu Jiaofeng took his children to hide in Tibet, washed his face with tears all day long, and finally died of illness, and did not know whether Su Zhenhua was dead or alive until he died.
There is always a matchmaker
From becoming a soldier of the Red Army, to participating in the Long March, and then to studying at the Anti-Japanese Red Army University, Su Zhenhua has been abroad for 7 years.
After experiencing the baptism of war, he transformed from an 18-year-old boy who was not afraid of tigers in a newborn calf to a mature and introverted 25-year-old political commissar.
The changes in his hometown, Su Zhenhua is not unclear, it is precisely because the Kuomintang is so wanton to hurt innocent people, Su Zhenhua is even more afraid to believe, which will harm his family.
He did not know the safety of his mother and wife Yu Jiaofeng, but he could roughly guess the result, that is, they were long gone.
On the one hand is revolution, on the other side is affection, and he can only choose one.
After graduating from the Red University, he became the captain of the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University reorganized by the Red University, and his partner Hu Yaobang did a good job in the political and ideological work within the team, and achieved good results.
The students of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University come from all over the world, are young, active in thinking, and versatile, and often sing one or two songs of salvation and survival in Wayao Fort.
In addition to studying, he took these small turnips from the Military and Political University to prepare for the winter.
Once, when they came down from the mountain, Su Zhenhua saw a female student with the top results in the team, Meng Wei, walking in front, but she was tired and breathless.
As the captain, he hurried forward and reminded her not to go so fast, and to take a break when she was tired.
When the girl heard the captain say this, she put down her back basket and sat down on the stone ridge, and the two of them talked happily.
When he got up again, he said that he could share half of the charcoal in Meng Wei's basket, and Meng Wei also learned from this incident that the captain was approachable.
Coincidentally, during that time, the party organization was very concerned about Su Zhenhua's marriage problems, thinking that he had reached the marriageable age and it was time to find a wife and start a family.
Luo Ruiqing is the "matchmaker" of many people, and can also be regarded as Su Zhenhua's red bride.
He did not know where the reliable information came from, and informed his superiors about Su Zhenhua and Meng Wei's agreement, and after the organization understood, he was very happy and quickly approved the request for the two to marry.
However, this relationship was also started hastily without a thorough understanding, and finally ended sloppily.
When Su Zhenhua and Meng Wei were together, Meng Wei was less than 20 years old, and the two had an age gap, which was a big hidden danger.
In addition, Su Zhenhua's education level before joining the army was not high, but Meng Wei graduated from Nanyang Normal College on the banks of the Yellow River in northern Henan and was a high-achieving student, which was another major hidden danger.
After marriage, the two spent 21 years together, raised 6 children, and for a long time, in the eyes of others, the relationship was happy and happy.
Su Zhenhua did not agree at first, dragged on for five years, and finally saw his wife make up her mind before signing the divorce agreement.
Perhaps to avoid the pain in his heart, or perhaps to find a good person, a year later, Su Zhenhua met his last wife, Lu Dylan.
This woman is very great, although she is 24 years younger than Su Zhenhua, but she has taken on the burden of taking care of 6 children.
Together, they experienced the ups and downs of the rebels' insults, rumors, and dirty water, and walked through the old age that was not easy together.
After Su Zhenhua's death, Lu Dylan devoted the rest of her life to publicizing Su Zhenhua's heroic deeds, and she was interviewed by the media from time to time, and also participated in the compilation of the book "Su Zhenhua Biography", and brought up the dolls left by Meng Wei one by one.
From the cadets of the Cultural and Labor Corps to the wife of the founding general, Lu Dylan always accompanied Su Zhenhua at his lowest point and never abandoned him.
At this point, the first relationship died prematurely, the second relationship failed to be whiteheaded, and the third relationship went to the end with foam, and General Su's love affair, with his departure, did not continue.
This article is original by DahuiShi Red Culture [Liu Shangyue], welcome to pay attention, take you along with long knowledge!