On February 15, 1984, the body of Su Yu, a famous anti-Japanese general, was cremated in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. When the master in charge of cremation was sifting through the ashes, he found a small black thing about the size of a soybean and two mung beans.
His son Su Rongsheng was particularly surprised when he saw it, and he hurriedly told his mother Chu Qing, who was immersed in grief, Chu Qing held the three pieces of shrapnel with trembling hands, and after looking at them countless times, she muttered:
"If these three pieces of shrapnel were left by his wounds in the Battle of Shuinan, it would have been in his head for 54 years, but our family didn't even know about it, only that he often had headaches and ...... before his death”Looking at the three pieces of shrapnel in his hand, the past actually surfaced in Chu Qing's mind like a movie.
Chu Qing remembered that the reason she met him for the first time was that he was wounded on the battlefield. During the Anti-Japanese War years, it was common for generals to be injured, but the medical treatment at that time often couldn't keep up.
At the end of 1938, Su Yu, who was wounded by a bullet wound in his right arm, went to the rear hospital of the Yunling Military Headquarters to see a doctor. Because the bullet in his right arm has never been removed, his right arm will become numb and painful every rainy day or when he is overworked. This was the most urgent matter for Su Yu, who was then the deputy commander of the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army.
But because Su Yu's position was too special, and Su Yu's identity was extremely special, no doctor in the field hospital dared to take the bullet for him, so Su Yu had to come to the military hospital.
It is a pity that even when he came to the military hospital, the bullet in Su Yu's right arm could not be removed. In desperation, Su Yu had no choice but to complete his second task at the military headquarters: to go to the military teaching corps to select a few top men with good moral character and excellent skills to strengthen the confidential work of the headquarters of the second detachment.
After hearing the intention of the old chief Su Yu, Liang Guobin, the leader of the military teaching corps, decided to take him around. It was here that Su Yu met Chu Qing, who was still called Zhan Yongzhu at that time.
At that time, she was writing with bated breath. Su Yuquan didn't care what her handwriting looked like, his focus was on her attentive expression. Her expression was so focused when she picked up the pen and wrote, as if she was holding a magic pen in her hand.
Seeing Su Yu looking at this woman blankly, Liang Guobin immediately introduced: "Her name is Zhan Yongzhu, she is a student of the eighth team of the corps, she usually has a good performance in all kinds of studies, and she joined the party not long ago, and she wants to find someone, I think Commander Su, you can talk to her." ”
After listening to this, Su Yu muttered: "Team Eight, it seems that it can be good!" ”
Su Yu said this, naturally because he already knew about the women's group of the eighth team. He knew that this women's group was very interesting in the army. This is not only because the female players in the group are good-looking, but also because they are basically from relatively developed regions such as Shanghai and Zhejiang, so their knowledge and so on are relatively higher.
At that time, Su Yu had a great affection for this woman, and this was also the first time he had a faint heart for a woman since he lived to be 32 years old. Although Su Yu was 32 years old at this time, he had never thought about his life's events because he had been busy fighting.
In his early years, his parents had privately ordered him a family affair, and the woman was the daughter of a rich peasant, two or three years older than him. But after hearing that this woman was small-footed, Su Yu said nothing and didn't do anything.
Although Su Yu doesn't understand love, he has also been exposed to words such as "free love and marital autonomy" after the baptism of new thoughts, so he is naturally disgusted with his parents' arranged marriage for him.
Although Su Yu was born as a young master of a Hunan landlord's family, he had deep sympathy for the toiling masses, and he even became the best friend of Changgong Atuo. He also often works with Atuo, and as soon as Atuo is free, he will talk to him about all kinds of stories of eliminating violence and peace, killing the rich and helping the poor. Su Yu's favorite story of "A Plum Branch", the hero who draws a plum blossom every time he punishes the traitor, has always been an idol-like existence in his mind.
The more he listened to these stories, the more sympathetic Su Yu became. As a result, he slowly grew up to be a rebel in the family of landlords. Of course, his parents were unaware of this. It wasn't until his son Su Yu ran away from home because he was dissatisfied with the arranged marriage and his parents wanted him to inherit the family property that his parents knew that their son had embarked on a very different path from their ancestors.
After leaving home, Su Yu, then 17 years old, wrote a letter to his parents, asking them to dissolve the arranged marriage he had set for him. After freeing himself from all these shackles, Su Yu slowly and completely embarked on the path of a revolutionary.
The road to revolution is destined to be difficult, and this is what Su Yu has thought about a long time ago. After joining the Red Army, Su Yu has never been close to any woman, not because he doesn't understand love and doesn't think about lifelong events. And just because the environment during the war was too tense, if he wanted to concentrate on his career, it was impossible for him to take care of his children.
On another level, Su Yu also looks forward to a real revolutionary partner, and this kind of partner is destined to be hard to find.
After meeting this woman named Zhan Yongzhu in the military department, Su Yu faintly felt that she must be different from ordinary women, and he had already realized from the extremely quiet feeling she gave people when she picked up the pen that she was a woman with a strong will and her own opinions.
But can this woman be his revolutionary partner? The answer to this question obviously needs to be further explored.
After thinking about it for a while, Su Yu decided to follow Liang Guobin's suggestion: let the girl meet him first to get to know him.
It was a long time later that Chu Qing, who was still named Zhan Yongzhu at the time, knew that the day she practiced calligraphy was the first time he and her met. Because she was unaware of everything, she was surprised when the leader informed her that she would go to teach the team in the afternoon.
Seeing this, Liang Guobin explained to her: "Deputy Commander Su of the second detachment has something to talk to you about in the east room, and you should take it seriously when you go. ”
Zhan Yongzhu was very puzzled after receiving the notice, she really didn't understand why her small role would be summoned by the deputy commander-in-chief. She naturally knew the name Su Yu, but apart from knowing that he was an anti-Japanese hero, she didn't know anything else.
That afternoon, Zhan Yongzhu knocked on the door of the teaching corps with doubts. When she saw Su Yu for the first time, she only felt that the person in front of her was a little different from the anti-Japanese hero she imagined. She thought that the generals were all tall and big, but Su Yu in front of her was not only not tall, but also a little dark, although he was wearing a military uniform, he still looked a little bookish and angry.
When Zhan Yongzhu appeared at the door of the teaching team, Su Yu saw her face clearly, she had a pair of smart big eyes, her face was delicate and lovely, just one glance, he felt that he was deeply fascinated by her.
Zhan Yongzhu saw Su Yu looking at him blankly, and couldn't help but lower his head a little shyly. Seeing her like this, Su Yu finally came back to her senses and smiled and asked her to sit down.
The next conversation was very crucial, and it was this conversation that made Su Yu sure that this woman was the revolutionary partner he was looking for. Because she told him in the conversation that although she herself was born into a privileged and the daughter of a banker, she had great enthusiasm for the revolution, and she hated Japanese imperialism even more. It is also based on this that she gave up her studies and joined Rong.
When Su Yu asked her what she thought about what she thought about what was next, the 15-year-old replied without thinking: "I want to go to the front, and it is better to be a scout." ”
After hearing this, Su Yu said excitedly: "Go to the front line, okay, then go to our second detachment, we are the front line."
The "instant hit" in the world is probably like this, and in this way, Zhan Yongzhu entered the second detachment of the New Fourth Army where Su Yu was located not long after.
Also on this day, Su Yu personally helped Zhan Yongzhu change his name. She told Su Yu that she was afraid that she would affect her family after joining the New Fourth Army, and because the devils and traitors were harassing the family members of the New Fourth Army, so she was ready to change her name. But after thinking about it, she couldn't think of a good name.
Su Yu immediately picked up a pen and paper and thought of more than 20 names for her, but this little girl couldn't see any of them, and she didn't express her satisfaction until Su Yu wrote the word "Chu Qing".
After deciding on the name "Chu Qing", Su Yu jokingly said: "You are fooled, my hometown Hunan was Chu in ancient times, Qing is the homonym of pro, Chu Qing is: You are from our hometown!" ”
More than a month after Su Yu returned to the second detachment of the New Fourth Army, Chu Qing had been transferred from the teaching corps to the stenographic class. One day, Wang Chengcheng, director of the Political Department, went to the New Fourth Army Teaching Corps to do business.
That day, when Wang Cheng was about to leave, Su Yu made a surprising decision: he decided to ask Wang Cheng to bring a letter to Chu Qing.
After Wang Cheng got the letter, he didn't care what the content of the letter was, he just agreed and set off. After that, he crossed the mountains and mountains to the headquarters of the teaching corps and sent someone to find Chu Qing.
After Chu Qing came to the team headquarters, Wang Chengcheng wrote to her and said happily: "Comrade Zhan Yongzhu, you have to thank me!" I have brought you a letter from Comrade Su Yu. ”
Chu Qing opened the letter without thinking much after taking it, and after opening the letter, she found a recent photo of Su Yu in the letter. After seeing the contents of the letter, her face turned red and white. It turned out that this letter that was sent to her over the mountains was a love letter at all. I saw that the letter read:
"Comrade Zhan Yongzhu: We haven't seen each other for more than a month. Since the last long conversation, you have left an unforgettable impression on my mind. From the bottom of my heart, I like you very much, not because of the compulsion of others, nor the motive of vanity. Rather, it is the loyal love ...... of a commander of the New Fourth Army for a real female fighter”Seeing this, Chu Qing immediately tore Su Yu's recent photos and letters into pieces in front of Wang Chengcheng, and after tearing them up, she threw the pieces into the trash in a huff. Wang Cheng on the side was already stunned when he saw it, although he didn't know the content of the letter, but at this time he already understood a little.
It's just that he couldn't believe that this young girl would treat Comrade Su Yu, who commanded thousands of troops, like this.
Before Wang Cheng closed his mouth, Chu Qing had already turned around and left, and she even made up her mind in her heart: she would never see this Su Yu commander again.
The reason why Chu Qing is like this is naturally for a reason.
Although she is just a little girl, she is the daughter of a banker after all, and she has grown up under her father's favor since she was a child, so her temper has always been very stubborn and arrogant. In her eyes, the world is never black and white, this Su Yuyi is old (32 years old), still a leader, but he came to pursue a little girl, what is this like? Coerced her?
Obviously, Chu Qing, who was young at the time, didn't know that a man in a high position wrote a love letter to a little girl, which in itself was a very worldly thing, and this was exactly where he had courage. Because, the higher the position, the more afraid you are to be yourself.
Wang Cheng told Su Yu all kinds of things about Chu Qing's letter, and Su Yu naturally felt very uncomfortable after hearing it. But seeing the indignation on Wang Cheng's face, Su Yu felt a little funny, he patted him on the shoulder and said
"Love, first and foremost, is emotion. Even if Chu Qing doesn't want to fall in love with me, I can't blame Chu Qing, because Chu Qing has the freedom to choose! ”From these words, it can be seen that Su Yu is not the kind of person who uses power above others in Chu Qing's eyes. On the contrary, he is very respectful of people and also has a deep understanding of love. It's a pity that Chu Qing couldn't understand these at all, and she didn't even know what love was.
The news of Su Yu's rejection by Chu Qing spread throughout the detachment, and his friend and anti-Japanese god general ** was in a hurry, so he hurriedly found Su Yu and said, "How have you been talking lately?" I always think that girl is too young, she doesn't know what love is, you just change someone, I'm waiting to drink the wine! ”
Su Yu sighed when he heard this and said, "Commander Chen, no! I've hung her on my heart. Although I can't be understood by her in a short period of time, as long as I stick to it with sincerity, I think I will be understood. "
* After listening to this, he was stunned for a long time and said: "I think your concept of love is the same as your command of war, and it will not change if you recognize the goal." ”
* Sure enough, Su Yu is indeed emotionally true: once he sees the goal, he will not change easily. Even after the incident, many people persuaded Su Yu to choose a new partner, and they even sent a more beautiful girl directly to him, but he didn't pay attention to it, he just wanted to be understood and accepted by her.
Not long after, during a conversation with Chu Qing, Su Yu said to her: "You think carefully, I will wait patiently for you, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years!" ”
After listening to Su Yu's words, Chu Qing immediately felt that she had misunderstood him, but she was not moved, she only said "oh" and then ignored it.
But since then, Chu Qing, who began to have a good impression of Su Yu, began to slowly get to know the real Su Yu, and she found that he always used strange tricks on the battlefield, and his tactics were unpredictable, often giving the enemy a headache.
Chu Qing began to understand that it turned out that killing devils in battle did not completely rely on a tall and powerful body, and there was a more powerful one than a tall and powerful body, called "thinking tactics". And Su Yu is precisely this latter type.
** Marshal once said: "Comrade Su Yu is wise and brave, very good, victorious in a hundred battles, has the style of an ancient famous general, is the best general of our army, and is a Chinese strategist."
** once commented on Su Yu and said: "Among my comrades-in-arms, Su Yu is the best at fighting."
It can be seen from the evaluation of *** that although Su Yu is not a powerful general, he is indeed a rare famous general.
In fact, in addition to being very strategic in combat, Su Yu himself is very brave and is a master who is completely desperate for the sake of fighting. As early as 1929, shortly after the failure of the Nanchang Uprising, he was pierced by a bullet through the face bone of the upper side of his right ear during the battle to cover the withdrawal of the brigade from Wuping.
After being shot this time, Su Yu, who couldn't move, asked everyone to leave him alone in order to fight. After that, the platoon commander saw that he was no longer good, so he really fired his barge gun and left him behind.
When he was able to move, Su Yu struggled to catch up with the troops step by step. During this time, he rolled down the hillside several times during the crawl and slipped down to the paddy field on the side of the road several times.
When he was 23 years old, Su Yu was once hit by a mortar because of the charge, and the mortar was next to him at that time**, and he fell to the ground and passed out on the spot. When his comrades saw that he was wounded in the head, they wanted to bandage him. When he woke up, he saw that his comrades were about to carry him off the battlefield, and immediately shouted: "Leave me alone, go and pursue the enemy", and after shouting, he fainted again.
The injuries he received in this battle were also the source of his headaches that followed, because this time, a bullet went into his head.
After this serious injury, Su Yu was sent to the hospital for ** three months before returning to the team. After returning to the army, Su Yu became more and more frustrated, and he also led the Red Fourth Army to destroy the strength of a brigade of the enemy army in the subsequent Shuinan Campaign, and captured a large number of guns.
After hearing these stories about Su Yu, Chu Qing began to really understand him. It was also from the beginning that after getting to know Su Yu, her feelings for him slowly changed.
And it was at this time that Chu Qing and two other female soldiers were assigned to the Confidential Section of the Jiangnan Command (formerly the Second Detachment Headquarters) in accordance with the prior plan. In this way, she really came to Su Yu's side.
During this period, Su Yu was still busy fighting, but he always asked the people around him to take care of Chu Qing.
In the spring of 1941, more than two years after Su Yu's letter of confession was rejected, he was also promoted to the commander of the First Division of the New Fourth Army. But his marital problems have not been resolved. At that time, among officers of Su Yu's level, he was the only single person. The organization and his comrades-in-arms naturally began to worry about him, but Su Yu resolutely said: He only likes Chu Qing, and no one else is seen.
Su Yu's feelings for Chu Qing deeply moved many people in the army, and Chu Qing also felt inexplicable joy for him because of a kind of emotion that rose from the bottom of his heart. But at the same time, she also felt a little sad, because she felt that she was somewhat unworthy of him.
Of course, Su Yu didn't know about Chu Qing's psychological changes, he only continued to care about Chu Qing silently. Once, when he was busy fighting, he accidentally heard that she was sick and was admitted to the medical team. After returning to the headquarters in the evening, he instructed the guards: "You go and pick up a lantern and go with me to the medical team to see Chu Qing." ”
After hearing this, the guard hurriedly dissuaded: "Chief, you haven't rested for a few days and nights, and it's still raining outside, why don't we go tomorrow?" ”
Su Yu refused to listen, he said resolutely: "No, go now, I will go to the front line early tomorrow morning." ”
In this way, Su Yu, who had not rested for several days, braved the rain and showed up with the guards in the medical team where Su Qing was hospitalized. When Chu Qing, who was having a high fever, opened her eyes and saw Su Yu who was soaked in front of the bed, she was happy and a little unhappy.
Chu Qing struggled to get up and say hello after seeing Su Yu, but Su Yu hurriedly stopped her.
Looking at Chu Qing who was trembling in the quilt, Su Yu was very distressed. He wished that the person who was suffering from illness at the moment was himself, and this distress made his brows furrow.
When people are sick, their perception of everything is often stronger, and Chu Qing, who was sick, burst into tears when he heard Su Yuman's words of concern. Su Yu was even more distressed when he saw this, he looked at her gently, and said, "You get better quickly, otherwise you have to worry about it, and you will have to worry about your body in the future." ”
Chu Qing raised his teary eyes and looked at Su Yu and said, "Thank you for your concern, I don't have any big deals, just raise it for a few days, but you should pay more attention to safety on the front line." ”
When Su Yu heard Su Qing's words of concern, he felt a warm flow through his body. Then, he also gave his blanket to Chu Qing.
This visit made the relationship between the two much closer. After Chu Qing recovered, she brought the washed blanket and wanted to thank Su Yu in person, but when she walked to the door, she suddenly didn't know what to do.
There must be only one reason why a person who is usually good at words suddenly doesn't know what to say: her state of mind is different from usual.
Just when Chu Qing was at the door and didn't know what to do, Su Yu just came out of the house. Seeing Chu Qing holding the blanket, he also noticed that she was different from usual today. After beckoning her into the room and sitting down, Chu Qing blushed and whispered, "Commander, the blanket has been washed, return it to the commander, thank you!" ”
Su Yu waved his hand and said, "You are thin, I will give you this blanket, I will not leave you to sit more when I am about to attend a meeting." With that, he hurried away.
After Su Yu left, Chu Qing kept looking at his back. Until his figure disappeared completely, she still stood in place with the blanket. At that moment, she felt the kind of sadness she had only experienced in this period, and she felt that she was so close to him, and so far away.
It was a long time later that Chu Qing knew that her feeling at that time was that she was suffering from gains and losses. Once a woman begins to suffer from gains and losses for a man, it often shows that she has unconsciously fallen in love with that man.
Chu Qing, who was only 18 years old at the time, didn't understand that suffering from gains and losses is a manifestation of love, but she also knew that she had an indescribable affection for this man like the division commander.
Since then, every time Su Yu went to the battlefield to kill devils, Chu Qing became scared, and she even often silently recited "Amitabha" for him after he went on the expedition.
Chu Qing fell in love with Su Yu, but at this time, Su Yu didn't say anything after being rejected, he only silently guarded her, and the distance between them was more often "three meters away, within five meters".
This kind of distance was considered by Chu Qing to be the most suitable distance before, but when she also began to fall in love with him, she felt that this distance was too far, so far that it would make her suffer from long-term gains and losses.
Since then, the two have often corresponded, but the atmosphere between them has become obviously ambiguous. That ambiguous feeling almost drove both of them crazy, but after the lesson of being torn up, Su Yu didn't dare to take another step. So, the two have been communicating with each other through a layer of paper.
Finally, at the end of 1941, Chu Qing, who couldn't hold back, decided to use the moonlight to show his heart to him.
That day, Chu Qing took the initiative to invite Su Yu to the small river near the station. The moonlight was beautiful that day, and the surroundings were so peaceful that they could both hear each other's breathing.
But that day, both of them had their own thoughts, they only walked slowly in the moonlight, and neither of them would say a word. After walking quietly for a long time, Su Yu finally couldn't help but speak, he said affectionately: "Comrade Chu Qing, I am willing to respect your opinion, I am willing to wait for you for another three years, and I promise that my love for you will not change." Chu Qing's heartbeat immediately accelerated after hearing this, but she still tried to maintain a steady tone and asked, "What if I still don't agree after three years?" ”
When Su Yu heard this, his heart immediately cooled, he sighed and then calmed down and said, "Then I will wait for you for another three years, until you agree!" ”
Chu Qing listened to his firm promise, and there was an indescribable joy and emotion in his heart. Next, there was silent loneliness again. Su Yu walked forward silently, he looked at Xingtian, his eyes were full of determination.
After walking for about ten meters, Su Yu suddenly felt a pair of warm hands holding him tightly. At that moment, Su Yu's whole body seemed to be wrapped in warmth, and while he felt warm, he was also permeated with a sense of happiness.
It was also on that day that Su Yu told Chu Qing: In this life, not only will he not marry her, but she will be the only one in his life.
On December 26, 1941, in Shizhuang, Rudong County, where the headquarters of the First Division of the New Fourth Army was located, 18-year-old Chu Qing and 34-year-old Su Yu got married. On the third day after marriage, Su Yu went to the battlefield.
Since then, the revolutionary couple has been sharing weal and woe. Su Yu fought in the south and in the north, and Chu Qing has always been by his side.
With the company of the beautiful woman, Su Yu fought more bravely, and his tactics made the enemy more unfathomable.
In the 43 years they have been together, Chu Qing and Su Yu have always been as affectionate as they were at the beginning of their marriage. This is not only because the two are like-minded revolutionary couples, but also because they both love each other deeply.
In his later years, Su Yu, the god of war, was in a worrying physical condition, because of headaches, he often had to use cold water to flush his head, and even had to wear a brain booster to relieve the pain. In order to treat her husband's illness, Chu Qing tried countless methods, but every time the result disappointed her.
In order to support and take care of her sick husband, Chu Qing later resolutely transferred from her post and only devoted herself to accompanying her husband to fight the disease.
But helplessly, even if Chu Qing tried his best, he was finally taken away by the disease. The day he left was February 5, 1984, which was destined to be the most difficult day in Chu Qing's life.
When her husband's body was cremated, and the cause of his headache, the three pieces of shrapnel, were delivered to her, she experienced the heartache to the bone. This kind of distress is probably like when he saw her shivering in the quilt when he was sick.
But when she was sick, he could give her a blanket and help her get better. But when he was sick, she could only watch from the sidelines, and who could understand this pain.
What made Chu Qing's heart hurt even more was that it was because of this strange headache that her husband's health eventually became worse and worse, and even later even his body movements would cause severe pain. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, it was because of this that he politely refused to take command, and this refusal became the regret of his husband's life. Thinking of this, Chu Qing not only lamented: "If I had known that the culprit of everything was these shrapnel, how good it would be!" ”
But after all, there is no "early knowing" in the world, and the truth of everything is revealed to the world after he is cremated.
After Su Yu's death, Chu Qing scattered his ashes on more than 20 pieces of land where he had fought in accordance with her husband's will. When her husband's ashes were sprinkled in her hands on the land he guarded and cherished during his lifetime, Chu Qing cried silently.
On the way to scatter the ashes, Chu Qing wrote a poem "Repatriation" with tears in his eyes, in which he wrote:
"When the weather is sunny and the rain is clear, thousands of miles to send you to accompany you. Relieved to see the loyal soul smiling, cherish the comradeship. Thinking about the day of the prancing horse whipping, but recalling the success of the field. The southeast is full of flowers at the moment, which can comfort the hearts of the heroes. ”In this song "Repatriation", there is not a word about her love for him, but every word is clear and full of her deep affection for him. The love in the world is extreme, and there is no better promise than life and death! This love of life and death has finally become the best footnote to Su Yu's life.
For the rest of her life without Su Yuhou, Chu Qing only guarded the relics and manuscripts left by her husband every day, and almost every day, she would talk to the portrait of her husband before his death, just like when he was still alive.
Until the last day before her death, Chu Qing still murmured as if she was talking to her husband......
On February 21, 2016, half a month after celebrating her husband's 32nd death day, 93-year-old Chu Qing said goodbye, and she could finally continue to talk to him in person......