After Chen Changhao returned to China, he lived a low-key life, his wife was **, and his son became a great man
In 1953, the ** Compilation Bureau ushered in a young deputy director Chen Changhao, who was 47 years old at the time. He remained in this position for fourteen years and never changed.
However, people may feel sorry for Chen Changhao, because he was once one of the troika of the Red Fourth Front Army, and his subordinates were all famous generals.
In stark contrast, his ex-wife Zhang Qinqiu was already the vice minister of the Ministry of Textiles at that time, and the two sons born to him and his first wife also made outstanding achievements in the nuclear industry and *** fields respectively, which is admirable.
** The vice chairman personally greeted General Chen Changhao who was seriously ill and stranded in a foreign country in June 1952, and the wheels of history rolled forward. A train stopped steadily beside the platform, and a weather-beaten middle-aged man slowly walked out of the carriage, it was General Chen Changhao, whom we are familiar with.
His figure has aroused heated discussions among people about who can make the vice president of the state come to greet him in person. Although they both had the marks of time, their hands were still clasped together.
Chen Changhao, a familiar and unfamiliar name. Twenty-one years ago, the Red Fourth Front Army was officially established in Qiliping on November 7, 1931, and the young Chen Changhao became the leader of this army as a political commissar.
Chen Changhao was an important leader of the Fourth Front Army, one of the three main forces of the Red Army. He studied in the Soviet Union, served as a military power after returning to China, and was an alternate member of the ** committee before the Long March, and he was full of spirit.
However, when Zhang Guotao tried to ***, Chen Changhao chose to side with him, which was the first turning point in his military career. Despite this, Chen Changhao did not deviate from the right path in the end, and when he divided his troops in the grassland, he decisively ordered not to pursue, nor to shoot, so that the leaders of *** and other ** and the first army left smoothly.
After the setback of the southbound policy, Chen Changhao realized that he should return to the ** route. He resolutely opposed Zhang Guotao's ** behavior and advocated going north. At the Minzhou meeting, Zhang Guotao insisted on crossing the Yellow River westward, and a conflict broke out with Chen Changhao, who adhered to the ** line, and the argument lasted until late at night.
After the struggle of the vast number of commanders and fighters, the Red Fourth finally went north, opening a new stage of the Red Army. In 1937, Chen Changhao was dismissed from his post due to command errors that led to heavy losses in the Red Army.
In 1938, he took up a post in the Central Propaganda Department. However, his body was severely damaged by the fatigue and illness of his years of riding career. The medical conditions in Yan'an were so bad that he could not get an effective **.
So, in 1939, with the approval of **, Chen Changhao flew to the Soviet Union with his second son to seek better medical conditions. However, at that time, I am afraid that no one expected that it would take fourteen years to return to Yan'an.
Chen Changhao went to the Soviet Union for the second time, experienced the baptism of war and the tempering of life, and contributed his strength to the Great Patriotic War of the Comintern.
Chen Changhao cares about the motherland and longs to return to the country to devote himself to the cause of liberation, but the road back to China is full of twists and turns. During his time in the Soviet Union, he worked as a translator, but this job became his career for the rest of his life, and continued after returning to China.
Under Cai Chang's visit, Chen Changhao once again expressed his urgent desire to return to China, which was finally realized in 1952. However, when he set foot on his homeland again, the country with broken mountains and rivers had regained its vitality, and the whole country was in full swing to build.
Although Chen Changhao missed the vigorous revolution, with regret, he refused his post in the party and the army, and devoted himself to the study and translation of party history, which he worked for 14 years.
Although Chen Changhao used to be a senior leader with one of the three main forces, his reputation was not as good as that of those old subordinates such as Xu Shiyou and others. During his work in the Compilation and Translation Bureau, he made important contributions to the construction of the talent echelon, edited the "Russian-Chinese Dictionary" to provide reference for teachers and students studying Russian, and translated and published many Marxist-Leninist research works.
On July 30, 1967, he ended his 61-year life with a large amount of sleeping pills. Thirteen years later, ** held a memorial service for him, and affirmed his "life of loyalty to the party and the people", and his urn was also buried in Babaoshan.
Third, the battlefield husband and wife separated, after the former female general Chen Changhao returned to China, the old comrades-in-arms held a banquet at their own home to wash the dust for him, and the comrades of the Fourth Front Army in Beijing also came to welcome the return of the old leaders.
Among them, there was a guest with a special status, Chen Changhao held the long-lost hands tightly, full of guilt: "I'm sorry for you!" The guest's name is Zhang Qinqiu, who is currently the vice minister of the Ministry of Textiles, and is the first female leader of the new China.
During the period of the Fourth Front Army, she and Chen Changhao were both main leaders, and served as the director of the Political Department and a member of the Northwest Bureau. In addition to the comradeship, they were also husband and wife!
In July 1936, 32-year-old Zhang Qinqiu and 30-year-old Chen Changhao married and began their life journey.
In 1937, during one of the battles, the Red Army was met with a strong enemy and had to retreat. At this moment of crisis, Zhang Qinqiu gave birth to their only son.
However, the child did not come by chance. Out of desperation, Zhang Qinqiu tearfully put him in the cold wilderness, and he didn't have time to deal with the blood stains on his body before riding a horse to chase the army.
As a result of this experience, she was left with a lifelong illness and lost her ability to have children. After that, Zhang Qinqiu failed to break through with his troops and was unfortunately captured. In order to protect her, her comrades-in-arms concocted a false identity in an attempt to cover her tracks.
However, sadly, she was betrayed by traitors. Fortunately, at the critical moment of the second cooperation negotiation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, ** learned of her situation, personally negotiated, and successfully rescued ** cadres, including Zhang Qinqiu.
At the end of the year, Zhang Qinqiu and her husband Chen Changhao returned to Yan'an. However, the reunion did not last long, and Chen Changhao took their second son to the Soviet Union for medical treatment, and he was gone for several years.
After careful consideration, Zhang Qinqiu believes that instead of continuing to maintain this nominal marriage, it is better to break up peacefully and give both parties more freedom. The organization also supported her decision.
Zhang Qinqiu's life is not limited to marriage, her life trajectory is more colorful and full of challenges. As an early member of the Communist Party of China, she and Shen ** share the same ideals and pursuits, and they are partners who support each other.
In 1925, Zhang Qinqiu was invited by the organization to study in Moscow, and went with Zhang Wentian, Yang Shangkun and others. At the age of 27, she served as the head of the political department and showed extraordinary talent.
Although people were skeptical about this beautiful foreign student at first, she soon won everyone's respect and praise for her talent and strength. In terms of writing, she is amazed by her solid theoretical knowledge and excellent eloquence, and she is also an excellent script writer and stage performer.
Zhang Qinqiu, a female general who showed outstanding wisdom and courage in the war. In the face of the enemy's surprise attack and the enemy was outnumbered, she was calm and calm, using the terrain to skillfully arrange the troops, not only successfully blocking the reinforcements in front and then intercepting the retreat, but also relying on the targeted propaganda offensive, leading a battalion of 500 women to defeat the strength of a regiment of the enemy and seize rich supplies.
At the end of 1932, she joined forces with her generals to oppose Zhang Guotao's erroneous policy and won the victory. However, victory did not bring lasting peace. Zeng Zhongsheng and others were placed under house arrest and killed, and Zhang Qinqiu was also hated by Zhang Guotao because of her experience in the Soviet Union.
However, the hardships of life did not defeat her, and after being rescued back to Yan'an, she devoted herself to education and cultivated a large number of outstanding female cadres; Later, he campaigned for women's emancipation.
When New China conferred the title, although her subordinates such as Chen Geng and Xu Shiyou became generals or even generals, she was not awarded the title because she had left the military system. However, her contributions and achievements were recognized as the highest-ranking female general in the Red Army and were included in authoritative military writings.
Her story is a hymn worthy of the times, a persistent pursuit of peace and freedom.
Chen Changhao had a marriage in his hometown and gave birth to two sons, Chen Zuze and Chen Zutao, both of whom have made pioneering contributions in their respective fields and are highly respected pioneers in the industry.
Chen Zuze participated in the revolution when he was less than 14 years old and experienced the anti-Japanese and liberation wars. In 1949, he participated in the founding ceremony as a representative and witnessed an important moment in history.
In order to respond to the needs of national construction, Chen Zuze returned to school to continue his studies, and studied at Northeastern University and the Soviet Union.
After graduating, he resolutely returned to China, starting from the grassroots level, and accumulated technology and experience step by step. In 1974, he was transferred to the 719 Institute, where he made a significant contribution to the development of the power plant of the first generation of nuclear submarines.
In 1982, he became the vice president of the First Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering, and in the same year he was appointed as the first director of the 105 Institute. Under his leadership, the institute successfully developed the first nuclear steam generator, reactor regulator and other key equipment in China, and made great contributions to the development of China's nuclear industry.
Compared with his elder brother, Chen Zutao had a relatively lucky childhood. He was sent to Yan'an when he was 10 years old, and then went to Suzhou with his father and enjoyed a short period of family fun.
In 1951, he graduated early and returned to China with the heart of serving the country. At that time, at the time of the Soviet-aided industrial project, his specialty was automobile-related, so he recommended himself to participate in the preparatory work of FAW, and thus took root in ***
With rich experience in automobile factory reference and grassroots technical management, Chen Zutao became the person in charge of the country's establishment of the second automobile. He worked tirelessly during the painstaking process of site selection, design, and construction, and achieved remarkable results.
Although it was stagnant for a time due to the times, with the support of relevant departments and leaders, he and his team restarted construction in 1972, and after seven years to build a first-class automobile company in China.
Chen Zutao has been committed to the development of China's leading industry all his life, and has made progress together with the industry for 70 years, laying a solid foundation for the industry. Whenever people drive on the streets, they will remember pioneers like Chen Zutao.
In August 2022, the Chen Zuze brothers passed away one after another in just three days, ending their ordinary and honor-filled life of more than 90 years. They are not only Chen Changhao's children, but also seniors who have worked hard and done their best for the country.
At the end of the sixties, the former couple Zhang Qinqiu and Chen Changhao passed away one after another, but the deeds and spirit they left behind have not been forgotten. When the tide of history gradually receded, people began to re-examine them, believing that Zhang Qinqiu was a heroic female general and minister, and Chen Changhao was an excellent party member.
Their contributions are fairly appraised.
Chen Changhao and Zhang Qinqiu: A life of shared fate and suffering.