One day in July 1981, several cars quietly drove into Shengweizi Village, located in Su County, Anhui Province. After the car came to a halt, a spirited, gray-haired old general stepped out of the car, and he had come to this humble village in search of a life-saving benefactor.
Although it has been forty years since the last time he came to Shengweizi, the old general still relied on his memory to come to the door of a small farm yard and knocked on the knocker. A person who looked like a peasant woman came out to check when he heard the sound, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Who are you?"The old general said with a little excitement: "Sister-in-law, don't you remember me?"I'm the New Fourth Army who stayed here for one night, and you saved my life!”
Hearing this, the peasant woman suddenly became excited: "Oh, it's you!."Sit in the house!When the peasant woman was introduced to the old general's position at that time, the peasant woman was shocked: "It turns out that you are the vice chairman."
This old general is General Zhang Zhen, who was the vice chairman of the ** Military Commission at the time, and the peasant woman is named Kong Xiuying, forty years ago, the two had an unusual intersection.
It was the autumn of 1941, on this day, Zhang Zhen, then chief of staff of the Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army, led a team to Suxian County to inspect and guide the work. So the troops went to the villager's house to spend the night, and at this moment, a newlywed couple in the village, Sheng Weifan and Kong Xiuying, were immersed in a sweet dreamland, and suddenly there was a hurried sound of calling the door, which disturbed the dream of the husband and wife.
Kong Xiuying yawned, rubbed her sleepy eyes, listened carefully to the movement outside, and only heard someone whispering: "Fellow, we are the New Fourth Army, passing by here, and want to spend the night." As soon as she heard that it was the New Fourth Army, Kong Xiuying hurriedly dressed and got out of bed and opened the door.
I saw that under the moonlight, several New Fourth Army troops were standing under the big locust tree in front of the door, surrounded by a few people, and a few war horses were tied to the stone trough on the side. Through the white moonlight, Zhang Zhen saw the happy word posted on the door, and he said with a smile: "Oh, I'm really sorry, I didn't expect to alarm the bride." Seeing that Zhang Zhen was so polite, Kong Xiuying said that it didn't matter, and let Zhang Zhen and the others into the room.
Kong Xiuying called her husband up and asked him to make room for the New Fourth Army. Seeing this, Zhang Zhen hurriedly dissuaded, saying that he and his comrades could just lay a bunk outside, but the enthusiastic Kong Xiuying insisted that Zhang Zhen sleep here. It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, Zhang Zhen had no choice but to sleep in the new house of the couple.
Due to the exhaustion of the overnight march, the soldiers in the outhouse soon fell into a deep sleep, while Zhang Zhen was still thinking about his current work. At that time, the situation was very grim, the Kuomintang tore off the mask of resistance against Japan, launched a frenzied attack on the New Fourth Army, and the Japanese army also frequently launched sweeps against the Japanese base areas, and the New Fourth Army troops, including the Fourth Division, were in an extremely difficult situation.
Even so, the New Fourth Army still insisted on carrying out guerrilla struggle behind enemy lines, and the purpose of Zhang Zhen's visit was to inspect and guide the local guerrilla work.
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Zhen could not resist the invasion of sleepiness and fell asleep. Early the next morning, before the sky was completely bright, Kong Xiuying got up, planning to go out to pick up some firewood and grass and make a fire to cook. In order not to disturb the soldiers who were still asleep, Kong Xiuying cautiously went out of the gate, and as soon as she walked to the firewood and straw pile, she heard the sound of a car motor.
Kong Xiuying's heart suddenly rose to her throat, and she instinctively turned around and ran wildly, shouting as she ran: "Oh no!."The devil is coming!At this time, the sentry also discovered the enemy situation and hurriedly fired warning shots.
The sound of gunfire alarmed the soldiers scattered in the villager's house, they jumped up, picked up the **, and fought fiercely with the devils, and the fierce gunfire and ** broke the silence of the early morning. Kong Xiuying ran home desperately, and when she entered the house, she found that Zhang Zhen was still asleep. In a hurry, Kong Xiuying couldn't take care of it, and while shaking Zhang Zhen's body, she shouted loudly: "Get up, the devil has entered the village!"”
After Zhang Zhen woke up from his sleep, he instantly heard the gunshots outside, and immediately understood what was going on, and he jumped up from the bed. However, due to the unknown situation of the enemy and the unfamiliarity with the terrain, Zhang Zhen and the others did not dare to go out rashly.
However, at this moment, hundreds of devils had already rushed into the village, and one of them was about to rush to Kong Xiuying's doorstep. At this critical moment, Kong Xiuying stepped forward, she took Zhang Zhen and others out of the back door, and came to the outside of the village along an alley.
Kong Xiuying originally planned to send Zhang Zhen and the others to safety, but Zhang Zhen was afraid that she would be in danger and would not let her say anything. In desperation, Kong Xiuying had to separate from Zhang Zhen and others, and before leaving, she told Zhang Zhen that the Tuo River was in front of her, and it would be safe to cross the Tuo River.
Zhang Zhen and the others followed Kong Xiuying's instructions and quickly turned the corner. For this life-saving benefactor, Zhang Zhen has always remembered it in his heart and has always wanted to thank him in person, but because of Rong Ma's grace, when he returned to Shengweizi Village again, it was already forty years later.
mentioned the past of that year, Zhang Zhen was amazed by Kong Xiuying's righteous deeds and thanked him again and again. But Kong Xiuying disagreed, she said that she just did what she should do. In the years that followed, Zhang Zhen kept in touch with Kong Xiuying, and Kong Xiuying was invited to Beijing many times.
Kong Xiuying used her own practical actions to write a good story of the relationship between the army and the people, and it is precisely with the support of thousands of Kong Xiuying that the people's army will be invincible and invincible.