One night in March 1929, in the Xin Geng villa, ** finished handling the work in his hand and let out a long sigh, He Zizhen asked *** what happened after hearing it, ** thought about it, and said to He Zizhen"Zizhen, can you see it?"Commander Zhu's heart was very sad. ”
This sentence made He Zizhen feel a pain in her heart, how could she not see the pain of **, even if she didn't deliberately pay attention to her words and deeds, just thinking about it, she could imagine the pain in her heart, in the face of her lover's sacrifice, who could not be painful?
**and** led the main force of the Red Fourth Army to leave Jinggangshan less than a month ago, **'s wife Wu Ruolan died.
At that time, it was the end of January 1929, and it was learned that the Kuomintang army was divided into left, center, and right armies to encircle and intercept the Red Army.
As a result, before dawn the next day, Liu Shiyi's troops launched a sneak attack on the Red Army, and they were surrounded by the enemy.
In the process of breaking through, ** and ** lost contact, and ** and Wu Ruolan were originally together to break through, but the battle was fierce, and later Wu Ruolan led a part of the soldiers to break through in another direction to cover the breakthrough of ** and other leaders, Wu Ruolan was seriously injured and was caught by Liu Shiyi.
**and** after the prominent encirclement continued along the Fujian-Jiangxi border to Huichang, Ruijin territory, on February 10, the Red Fourth Army decided to fight an ambush in the gorge of Dabaidi, defeated the enemy chasing the tail, the battle was fought from the 10th to the afternoon of the 11th, the Red Fourth Army completely annihilated the encircled enemy, captured more than 800 enemies, captured more than 800 rifles, and 6 heavy machine guns.
This was the first big victory since the Red Army left Jinggangshan, Liu Shiyi's troops retreated to Ganzhou, and the next day, that is, February 12, Wu Ruolan was killed by the enemy in the Weifu of Ganzhou City, Liu Shiyi captured her, because of her special status, she was tortured, trying to know the important secrets of our party and our army and military operations.
It's just that this Hunan girl who was born in Hunan would rather die than give in, and the enemy couldn't get any useful information from her mouth even though he tried his best, and in the end, the enemy brutally cut off the head that never bowed down.
When the news of Wu Ruolan's sacrifice came, ** felt unspeakably uncomfortable, although the two had only been married for a year, they had a good relationship, ** never thought that she would sacrifice like that, he still had a lot to say to her, and they didn't even say goodbye.
He didn't know what she was thinking when she was seriously injured, of course when she was killed by the enemy, he only knew that he was not by her side, a battle, they were separated forever, what kind of pain was this?
* Knowing that the revolution must have sacrifices, he has long been ready to sacrifice for the country and the people, but when his lover sacrifices, he still finds it difficult to accept, but he has no time to immerse himself in the grief of losing his lover, because he is the commander of the army, and he has to lead the troops to continue to move forward, and he has to face the enemy's encirclement and interception, and he has to carry the revolution to the end.
In the following month, ** and ** led the Red Army to advance in the enemy's encirclement and interception, and on March 12, they entered Sidu Town, Changting County, western Fujian, and decided to seize Changting City and open up a base here.
The battle began on the 14th, the Red Army attacked Changling Village in three ways, and soon, the battle ended, the Red Army annihilated more than 2,000 enemies and killed Guo Fengming, and then, the Red Army took advantage of the victory to occupy Changting City, which was the first big victory of the Red Army into Fujian, the meaning was very different, and the creation of the revolutionary base in western Fujian began.
This is the first time since the Red Army left Jinggangshan that the Red Army really stayed in a place for a short time, perhaps because of the victory, or maybe it was finally a chance to take a breath, and everyone was in a good mood.
However, there is one person whose heart is heavy, and he is **. It was a rapid march before, ** didn't have time to think about Wu Ruolan, and after entering Changting City, ** finally had a little leisure, and in these small free days, he couldn't help but think of Wu Ruolan who had just died, and he felt uncomfortable when he thought about it.
Although it is difficult to capture the grief from his face, it is easy to sense the loneliness and sadness from his back. As a person who meets ** from time to time, it is easy to feel the grief in **.
In fact, since the news of Wu Ruolan's sacrifice came, **I often persuaded** to think about it, after all, sacrifice is indispensable on the road of revolution, Wu Ruolan is dedicated to the revolution, although she is still honored, the people will always remember her. But this can only be intellectual persuasion and ideological comfort, but it can't really get ** out of the pain.
**I also know, that's why he sighed in front of He Zizhen, He Zizhen didn't know how to persuade**, she was very uncomfortable with Wu Ruolan's sacrifice, and she was also very distressed about the pain of **, but she knew that some pain could only be swallowed by herself, and others could not really empathize, and the persuasion of others became a little weak.
However, He Zizhen also has her own ideas, she thinks that the best way to get ** out of pain is to start another relationship, ** seems to think the same way, but she is not very sure, so he asked He Zizhen"Ruolan's sacrifice time is not too long, so Zhang Luo will find a target for him, is this a good job?"”
He Zizhen naturally fully supported the search for a new object, so he handed over the matter to He Zizhen, and He Zizhen said with a smile"The former secretary of the party committee has explained, can I still take on this responsibility?"I'll look for Zeng Zhi and them again. ”
The next day, He Zizhen went to find Zeng Zhi, the leader of the women's group, and said that he and *** wanted to find a new object for **, Zeng Zhi was naturally very supportive, after all, ** The army commander was 43 years old, after Wu Ruolan sacrificed, he not only faced emotional torture, but also had no one to take care of him in life, he really needed a lover who knew cold and hot to be by his side.
So Zeng Zhi and He Zizhen began to look for a partner for **, and soon, the two locked on a young girl in the women's group, namely Kang Keqing, both of them felt that Kang Keqing and ** were very suitable, but they did not go to Kang Keqing to talk about this matter as soon as possible, but first introduced Kang Keqing to ** to see what ** thought.
* Kang Keqing has an impression that he has always been very supportive of women's emancipation, believing that women should work their own, so as to get rid of the lifestyle dependent on men and gain autonomy in their own lives, so he also pays attention to the long march of female soldiers in the army.
After the Red Army entered Changting, as soon as they had time, they went to the women's group to talk to everyone and encouraged them to work hard, overcome difficulties and make a good revolution. It was also in this process that ** met Kang Keqing, a new recruit.
Kang Keqing is young, but he is very bold, at the beginning, when Kang Keqing and other sisters from his hometown were incorporated into the women's soldier class, ** went to visit them, at that time they were very shy, embarrassed to speak in front of the military commander, but the youngest Kang Keqing stood up and answered ** questions eloquently, and all questions were answered, which was very bold and spicy.
So ** remembered this female soldier, and later** often went to the women's group to talk to everyone, and he was very familiar with Kang Keqing, he was very optimistic about this female soldier who was not afraid of hardship and even bloodshed and sacrifice.
Now Zeng Zhi wants to match ** and Kang Keqing, ** is naturally very willing, as long as Kang Keqing is also willing, marriage is a logical thing.
Therefore, Zeng Zhi quickly found Kang Keqing, and one day after breakfast, Zeng Zhi said to the comrades of the women's group"You go to work first, I have something to do with Kang Guixiu (Kang Keqing's original name was Kang Guixiu, renamed Kang Keqing in 1930). ”
After everyone left, Zeng Zhi chatted with Kang Keqing, she first chatted with Kang Keqing about a few things at work, and then asked:"What is your impression of Commander Zhu?”
Kang Keqing was stunned when she heard this question, she didn't know why the team leader asked her this question, and she didn't think about how to answer, after all, in Kang Keqing's opinion, the ** army commander was far away from her, so she said nervously"A military commander is a military commander, and besides, this is not something we can talk about casually. ”
Zeng Zhi came with a mission, so naturally she would not be satisfied with such an answer, so she said again"The officers and men of the Red Army are unanimous, democratic and equal, and can speak to anyone. You just have to talk about it, it doesn't matter. ”
Seeing Zeng Zhi's insistence, Kang Keqing became serious, she thought about it and said"He has no official position, he can mingle with soldiers, he can fight, and he is educated. ”This is all what Kang Keqing saw and heard with his own eyes after he went to Jinggang Mountain.
However, Zeng Zhi felt that it was not enough, she encouraged Kang Keqing to continue to think, and continued, during which she also made additions, and asked Kang Keqing if this was the case, Kang Keqing agreed with Zeng Zhi's opinion. But she couldn't stop beating the drums in her heart, she really didn't know why Zeng Zhi asked her such a question and said such a thing, and she was embarrassed to ask Zeng Zhi.
Just when the question mark in her heart was getting bigger and bigger, Zeng Zhi suddenly said such a sentence"If you were to marry him, would you do it?"”
Kang Keqing imagined a lot of purposes for Zeng Zhi to talk to her in his heart, but he didn't expect it to be this, because the gap between her and ** was too big, she didn't think about it at all, and even if Zeng Zhi said it, Kang Keqing's instinctive reaction was: Zeng Zhi was joking.
Then whether it was Zeng Zhi's words or expression, he was telling Kang Keqing a very serious fact, that is, Zeng Zhi was not joking, she was serious.
Zeng Zhi said to Kang Keqing seriously"Commander Zhu likes you very much, the organization hopes that you can unite with him, fight Wu Ruolan's heroic sacrifice, he is very mentally painful, after you marry him, you can help him in life and give him the greatest comfort." ”
Such words did not move Kang Keqing, because she clearly realized that she was too far away from **, ** was a good military commander and a good leader, but Kang Keqing had no way to treat him as her husband anyway, she was very self-aware.
Kang Keqing was born in 1911 on a broken fishing boat by the Gan River, when it was the season when osmanthus flowers were fragrant, so there was the name Kang Guixiu, which was taken by Kang Keqing's father Kang Niangou, so it seems that Kang Keqing's father should also be regarded as a literate person, but in fact it is not.
Kang Niangou is a hard-working poor man, just started renting the landlord's land, and the problem of food and clothing could not be solved for a year, and then he rented a fishing boat to fish, and still ate the last meal without the next meal, Kang Keqing was born a few days ago, Kang Niangou was imprisoned because he could not pay the fishing tax.
Kang Niangou met a cellmate in prison, and this cellmate learned that after Kang Niangou was imprisoned, his wife was outside with a two-year-old daughter (one was just two years old and the other was still in infancy) and it was difficult to live, and he was very sympathetic to Kang Niangou's family, so he suggested that Kang Niangou send Kang Keqing out to be a child daughter-in-law.
At that time, Kang Niangou was reluctant, he felt that he should be able to support two children with his own labor, but after being released from prison, Kang Niangou still could not support his family.
At this time, the former cellmate was also out of prison, and once again persuaded Kang Niangou to send his daughter out to be a child daughter-in-law, and he had already found a suitable family for Kang Niangou, the other party was Luo Qigui from Dahechang Village, who was also the old uncle of the cellmate.
The newborn boy of Luo Qigui's family died, they hoped to find a girl to be Wanglang's daughter-in-law, the family is also poor, and the couple like children very much, and they are kind, because the newborn child died, Luo Qigui's wife still has a lot of milk, Kang Keqing can at least ensure that he can survive with such a family.
Kang Niangou and his wife thought about it, and finally decided to send Kang Keqing away, of course, Kang Keqing, the daughter-in-law of Wanglang, did not give the Luo family a boy, and later Luo Qigui's wife gave birth to another girl, but it didn't take long for her to die, and then she didn't give birth, and Kang Keqing, the child daughter-in-law, became an adopted daughter.
Although Kang Keqing is a child daughter-in-law, Luo Qigui and his wife are very good to Kang Keqing, they only have Kang Keqing, an adopted daughter, naturally they love her very much, Luo Qigui has some culture, and often acts outside, every time he comes back from a trip, he doesn't forget to bring some snacks to Kang Keqing, which is rare for children from poor families.
Of course, the kindness of Luo Qigui and his wife to Kang Keqing is far more than that, they have a deep influence on Kang Keqing, and it can be said that Kang Keqing's ability to participate in the revolution later has a lot to do with his adoptive parents.
At that time, girls generally had to wrap their feet, and Kang Keqing was no exception at the beginning, Luo's grandmother began to wrap Kang Keqing's feet when she was ten years old, Kang Keqing was unwilling, and the adoptive mother stood on Kang Keqing's side because she didn't wrap her feet, so that Kang Keqing kept a pair of heavenly feet, which brought great convenience to her later participation in the revolution.
Her adoptive mother also taught her the principles of being a human being, such as being poor and not being short-minded, and her adoptive father told her not to be lazy or fake in anything. They educated Kang Keqing very well, she was hardworking and capable, kind and sincere, bold and lively, and chivalrous, and soon became the daughter-in-law king of the village, and was very influential in a group of child daughters-in-law.
Of course, Kang Keqing's future has never been in the village, she wants to see the bigger world, she wants to take a broader road, when the wave of peasant movement expands to Luotang Bay, the people of Luotang Bay also set up a peasant association under the promotion of our party, organize peasant movements, publicize revolution, and carry out revolutionary activities.
And Kang Keqing's adoptive father Luo Qigui is the chairman of the Luotang Township Peasant Association, and he is one of the earliest Communist Party members in Luotang Bay, and therefore, the Luo family has become a place for the backbone of the Agricultural Association to meet.
Kang Keqing was a very assertive person, she actively organized the Luotangwan Township Women's Association, carried out women's work in her hometown, publicized the revolution, and became a member of the propaganda committee of the District Women's Association at the age of 15.
However, these are not enough for Kang Keqing, in fact, what she wants to do most is to be a female soldier, but she didn't know to go to ** to find the Red Army, which is a problem that has plagued her for a long time.
However, just when she was anxious to find the Red Army, due to the advent of the White Terror, the revolutionary situation became severe, and Luo Qigui had to hide everywhere, he felt sorry for his adopted daughter and did not want her to continue to participate in the revolution, so he decided to marry her adopted daughter and prevent her from contacting the Red Army.
But Kang Keqing has always been very assertive, and the things she decided by herself will not be easily changed, so she refused to marry and successfully joined the Red Army, in the autumn of 1928, Kang Keqing followed ** to Jinggang Mountain, which was a turning point in Kang Keqing's fate.
On the way to Jinggang Mountain, Kang Keqing saw ** for the first time, at that time she was with curiosity and admiration to face this legendary Red Army chief, she thought that the commander should be majestic, and it was daunting at first sight, but it was not.
What appeared in front of them was a loyal old man in a military uniform and straw sandals, as easy as an authentic peasant, if no one recognized him, maybe everyone would think of him as an ordinary soldier, which left a deep impression on Kang Keqing.
However, at that time, Kang Keqing only admired **, and did not admire, and she never thought that her fate would be closely linked to **.
After going to Jinggangshan, Kang Keqing was incorporated into the Wantai guerrilla army, and did some vigilant work with her little sisters, as well as sewing and cooking, and later participated in mass work.
On January 10, 1929, the sortie guerrilla force composed of the main force of the Red Fourth Army began to assemble in Ciping and Xiaoxingzhou, preparing to leave Jinggangshan and march to southern Jiangxi.
Originally, the leader of the women's group was Wu Ruolan, and later Wu Ruolan suggested to *** that Zeng Zhilai, secretary of the Party branch of the rear general hospital of the Red Fourth Army, should serve as the leader, so that Zeng Zhi and her husband Cai Xiemin could go to southern Gannan with the army, ** accepted Wu Ruolan's proposal and let Zeng Zhilai serve as the leader of the newly established women's group.
From this incident, we can see that Wu Ruolan is not only a staunch revolutionary, but also a gentle woman with a soft heart, she does not want Zeng Zhi and Cai Xiemin to be separated, and creates opportunities for them to work together.
However, she herself later sacrificed and failed to live with ** for a long time, which was the helplessness of many people in that era.
After Kang Keqing entered the women's group, she met Zeng Zhi, He Zizhen, Wu Ruolan and other revolutionary predecessors, and received a lot of love and help from them, and she grew a lot.
At that time, Wu Ruolan took care of Kang Keqing very much, Kang Keqing liked this ** brown and red, ear-length short hair hidden in the military hat, she felt that the female soldiers in the Red Army should be Wu Ruolan: work hard when she usually works, is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and always remains quiet;After going to the battlefield, he was armed with two guns, not afraid of bloodshed, not afraid of sacrifice, and not afraid of danger.
However, Kang Keqing and Wu Ruolan worked together for only half a month, and Wu Ruolan was seriously injured because of covering the evacuation of her comrades**, and was killed by the enemy on February 12.
Wu Ruolan was the first female comrade to die since Kang Keqing joined the Red Army, which brought Kang Keqing a great shock and gave Kang Keqing a deeper understanding of the revolution. It wasn't until Wu Ruolan sacrificed that she finally knew what sacrifice was in the true sense, and she had to be ready to sacrifice at any time.
After Kang Keqing and the women's group got the news of Wu Ruolan's sacrifice, they cried goodbye to this loyal and unyielding comrade-in-arms, and at the same time, they silently swore in their hearts to learn Wu Ruolan's good qualities.
At that time, Kang Keqing felt very sad about Wu Ruolan's sacrifice, but she didn't know what Wu Ruolan's sacrifice meant to **, and what kind of pain ** would have, after all, the distance between Kang Keqing and ** was too far.
However, she never thought that the organization would match her and ** after Wu Ruolan's sacrifice, and Kang Keqing refused because the gap between them was too far:
In terms of age, Kang Keqing is only 18 years old, but he is already 43 years old;Ideologically and culturally, Kang Keqing has never gone to school, his cultural knowledge is very poor, and his thinking is relatively naïve, and he is already a mature military strategist and politician with a very high level of educationIn terms of status, Kang Keqing is just a small soldier of the Red Army, and ** is already a military commander.Such a gap cannot be ignored, so Kang Keqing is unwilling, but she can't refuse Zeng Zhi directly, so she used a delaying tactic and said to Zeng Zhi"I already have someone. ”This is something Zeng Zhi didn't expect, she knew that Kang Keqing refused the marriage arranged by her family, but she really didn't know who Kang Keqing was talking to, so she was shocked and asked"Who is he?".”
Zeng Zhi's question made Kang Keqing embarrassed, because although this was her delaying tactic, it was not made up, and she did have such a person in her heart.
Since Shangjinggangshan, she has had a good impression of that person, and she feels that the other party should also have a good impression of her, but the two have been together for a short time, and no one has pierced the layer of window paper, and now Zeng Zhi asked, Kang Keqing really didn't know what to say, and his face quickly turned red.
Zeng Zhi didn't feel embarrassed, after all, marriage was free, and she was the leader of the women's group, so she should care about the love and marriage of the group members, so she encouraged Kang Keqing"Don't be embarrassed, since you have, you can say it." ”
Kang Keqing had no choice but to say"He stayed on Jinggang Mountain. ”
Kang Keqing said this, Zeng Zhi understood that the two of them may not have expressed their hearts, and in the revolutionary era, it was basically impossible to divide the two places, so she said to Kang Keqing"It's the war years, and since the two of you are not together, you can consider my opinion again." ”
After finishing speaking, Zeng Zhi asked Kang Keqing to go back and think about it, for this matter, Kang Keqing was indeed still in shock, and he didn't know how to face it, but in the afternoon, ** talked to Kang Keqing in person, asked Kang Keqing in detail about his family and life experience, and then said seriously:
"We are revolutionary and anti-feudal, and if we have something to say, we will speak directly. I like you very much, I think you are eager to learn, bold and pungent in your work, have many advantages, and are a very promising comrade. I hope you will marry me. Although we have some gaps with each other, it doesn't stop us. When I get married, I will help you, and you can also give me a lot of help. We will be good revolutionary companions, can you promise me?”**'s words are very sincere, his attitude is very correct, he is happy with Kang Keqing, but he did not force Kang Keqing to agree directly, but let Kang Keqing think about it again, and then give him a satisfactory answer, of course** There is not much time for Kang Keqing, after all, they are revolutionary, and their children's love is not suitable for them, and they have no time to spend time in the snow.
* After talking to Kang Keqing, he left, Kang Keqing really needed time to think about it, although everyone didn't care about the gap between them, but she couldn't turn a blind eye, but the next day, Zeng Zhi came again, Kang Keqing said that he hadn't thought about it yet.
Zeng Zhi looked at Kang Keqing, who was obviously not so resistant, and said directly"What's not to think about, Commander Zhu is so good, he came to you in person, you don't agree." ”After speaking, he directly pulled Kang Keqing to the residence of **, and let the two have a good talk.
* Let Kang Keqing sit down, and then he told Kang Keqing about his family and the experience of participating in the revolution, at the beginning, Kang Keqing has been very nervous, can't calm down to listen, and then gradually has a desire to understand, she listened carefully to the story, this is the first time Kang Keqing feels that the distance is so close, there is equality and respect between them.
Kang Keqing felt that ** was really a rare good person, and he really needed someone to live with him and take care of each other, and her heart gradually approached him.
* After telling your story, suddenly ask"I heard that you already have someone, who is he?"”
Seeing that Kang Keqing blushed and didn't speak, ** asked again"I heard that he stayed on Jinggang Mountain?"”
Kang Keqing nodded, and then asked again"You're all making it clear?"Or how do you say it?”
Kang Keqing shook his head, which made ** very excited in his heart, he said happily"You're saying that you don't have a relationship with each other, but you just have some thoughts in your mind?"”
Kang Keqing nodded again, although Kang Keqing didn't say much, he still found that Kang Keqing's resistance to him was disappearing little by little, which he was very willing to see, and then he asked solemnly"Then, I repeat: can you agree to marry me?"”
If the day before, when ** asked like this, Kang Keqing was only frightened in his heart, then now, ** asked again, Kang Keqing's mood completely changed, she felt her heart pounding, she knew that she had been moved by **'s sincerity, but she was still embarrassed to say.
After a few more minutes, ** asked softly again"So, you agreed?".”Conk blushed and nodded slightly.
In this way, Kang Keqing and ** determined the relationship, and after a while, the wedding of the two was held in Xingeng Villa, the wedding was very simple, not a layman's act, that is, he simply invited more than a dozen comrades from the Political Department and the former committee to have a meal, and then the two were married.
The relationship between Kang Keqing and ** is a typical love after marriage, on the night of the wedding, Kang Keqing said to **"I have my own job, and I have to hurry up and study, I hope you don't expect a lot from me in life." ”
* Very supportive of this, he said"If you do a revolution, you can't be an official's wife, and if you are an official's wife, you can't do a revolution, I have guards to take care of me, I can do many things myself, you don't have to worry about things in life, you just have to work hard and study." ”
This set the tone of the married life of the two, although Kang Keqing felt that the two got married in a hurry, but after marriage, the two were really in love, and they were in love for 47 years until they died.
In nearly half a century of married life, the two have hardly quarreled, even if sometimes there are some small contradictions, they can be quickly resolved, the two have the same views on many major matters, and they are good at communication, which gives them more time to focus on the revolutionary cause, on serving the people, and in life, they care for and care for each other, and the relationship between husband and wife is envious of others.
Many years later, Kang Keqing reviewed the marriage of the two and explained it in four words: Happy marriage.