As an iron-blooded general, Li Tianyou's life is full of legends. He died nine times in his life, went through hardships, and finally returned to Yan'an and formed a romantic relationship with Du Qiyuan. Their stories are deeply touching and moving.
1. Nine deaths and one life, and finally return to Yan'an:
In 1939, Li Tianyou was recuperating in Moscow, and he suffered from serious stomach problems due to his poor eating habits due to years of war. At this time, he and Chen Changhao were recuperating in the same ward, and the two cherished each other. Chen Changhao cared about Li Tianyou's lifelong events, and promised to introduce him to a girl named Du Qiyuan after returning to China.
After recuperating in Moscow for a period of time, Li Tianyou was ordered to study at the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow, but before his studies were completed, he caught up with the outbreak of the Soviet-German war and had to return to China for the time being.
However, the road back home was not all smooth sailing. They originally planned to return from Mongolia to Yan'an, but when they arrived in Ulaanbaatar, they found that the Japanese army was heavily guarded on the Sino-Mongolian border. In desperation, they had to stay in Ulaanbaatar, doing odd jobs and raising rabbits to fend for themselves.
After living there for nearly two years, Li Tianyou couldn't bear it anymore, and he decided that he would return to China even if he died, but he must not break in. They learned that they could bypass the enemy's blockade line from southwestern Mongolia and enter Ningxia, and then it would be much easier to return to Yan'an.
But the only downside of this road is that they have to pass through a vast Gobi Desert no man's land. As the name suggests, no one haunts the area all year round, and no one knows what dangers exist inside, and people only know that the chance of survival is very small. But in order to be able to return to China, Li Tianyou and his comrades-in-arms gritted their teeth and decided to try their luck.
When they set off, Li Tianyou and others hired a Mongolian guide to lead the way, dressed as Mongolian merchants, and then led camels to prepare food and water. Braving the scorching heat, he embarked on a difficult journey back home.
Along the way, they went through a lot of hardships and died nine times. They had encountered sandstorms and were almost swept away; They had encountered bandits and were almost robbed and killed; They had also encountered venomous snakes and were almost bitten.
Finally, after going through countless hardships, Li Tianyou and his comrades-in-arms finally returned to Yan'an. They were warmly welcomed by *** and ***.
2. Met Du Qiyuan and formed a strange relationship:
After returning to Yan'an, Li Tianyou recuperated while making up classes to study the latest documents and the latest situation of the civil war. In Yan'an, he met many old comrades-in-arms, most of whom had already married and even became fathers. When his comrades-in-arms saw that he was still alone, they gave him advice and became a matchmaker, and he heard the name "Du Qiyuan" again.
Du Qiyuan was born in a feudal family in Qi County, Henan Province, and his ancestors were the first and second products of the imperial court, and he was a prominent local magnate. Du Qiyuan's family is a very small branch of the big family, compared with the wealth of the big family, Du Qiyuan's family can be regarded as "poor", because in her family, neither politics nor business, but literature.
Therefore, Du Qiyuan was able to get the opportunity to study since he was a child, and went to school in Kaifeng Beicang Girls' High School in middle school, and later transferred to Kaifeng Medical College to go to university, becoming a woman with new ideas and new ideas, wholeheartedly pursuing liberation.
In 1937, Du Qiyuan joined the Communist Party of China, and she vowed to take the revolution as her own responsibility, put her work first, and never consider personal problems. Therefore, after arriving in Yan'an, Du Qiyuan never considered marriage, and he was still single when Li Tianyou returned to Yan'an.
The fate of Li Tianyou and Du Qiyuan began with Chen Changhao's joke. When he was recuperating in Moscow, Chen Changhao once said to Li Tianyou: "You, after returning to China, I will definitely introduce you to a girl, her name is Du Qiyuan, and she is a very good girl." ”
Li Tianyou didn't take it to heart at the time, but he didn't expect that after returning to China, his comrades-in-arms would really introduce him to Du Qiyuan.
One evening in the early summer of 1944, Du Qiyuan was invited to participate in the dance party organized by the ** organ. At the meeting, she met a strange man with a good demeanor, who invited her to dance, and she nodded yes.
The man's dance steps are sometimes light and sometimes powerful, constantly changing with his steps. Du Qiyuan could clearly feel the other party's respect and humility towards him, which made Du Qiyuan inexplicably have a good impression.
It turned out that this man was Li Tianyou. He didn't say who he was when he danced, just to make a "pre-battle observation". According to his observation, Du Qiyuan is a very good girl, generous and polite in speech and demeanor, and very advanced in thought.
A few days later, Li Guohua knocked on the door of Du Qiyuan's marriage house, followed by Li Tianyou. Li Guohua made a serious introduction, and Du Qiyuan realized that the person who danced with her a few days ago turned out to be a general.
This is the first official meeting between the two, and based on the goodwill left by the last meeting, this time the emotional exchange went very smoothly. When he heard that Li Tianyou had to insist on returning to the embrace of the party organization in a very difficult environment, Du Qiyuan's heart had more reverence.
The common revolutionary ideal brought the hearts of the two young people closer together, and after getting along for a while, Du Qiyuan decided to take Li Tianyou to meet his parents.
Li Tianyou, who has been fighting all year round, doesn't care much about his appearance, but on the first day he saw his future father-in-law and mother-in-law, he deliberately dressed up.
On this day, Du Qiyuan came to Du Qiyuan's house, and Du Qiyuan happily introduced to his parents: "Father, mother, you see, he is the Li Tianyou ...... I told you aboutBefore he finished speaking, Du Qiyuan saw his parents grabbing Li Tianyou's hand excitedly and said, "It turned out to be you, but I didn't expect us to meet again." ”
The reaction of his parents made Du Qiyuan confused, because he had not even seen Li Tianyou before, when did his parents meet.
It turned out that in 1938, after Li Tianyou fought the Battle of Pingxingguan and the battle to open up the Luliangshan base area, he returned to the rear to recuperate and lived in the office of the Eighth Route Army in Xi'an.
At that time, there were not many rooms in the office of the Eighth Route Army, and there were many comrades who used to stay overnight, so most of the comrades slept in the same room. Li Tianyou was the commander of the first brigade, and he was sick, so the organization arranged a room with relatively good conditions for him in order to take care of him.
One day, an old couple from the Guotong area to Yan'an came to the office to spend the night, because it was very late, the room was full, and it was not safe to enter the city at this time, and the old couple did not know what to do. At this time, Li Tianyou happened to come out of the room, and when he heard about the difficulties of the old couple, he took the initiative to give up his room to the old couple, and he squeezed with the guards all night.
The old couple always remembered the good deeds of this chief, and they always thought about it, and they were even more excited to see each other on this occasion.
Li Tianyou also remembered the two old people, and chatted with the old people enthusiastically, completely forgetting the purpose of coming today. Several people happily sat down to chat, only Du Qiyuan stood aside crying and laughing.
After the last meeting, the couple was completely relieved of Li Tianyou's character, and they very much agreed with their daughter's relationship with Li Tianyou, so with the help of their parents, Li Tianyou and Du Qiyuan determined their relationship.
On New Year's Day in 1945, Li Tianyou and Du Qiyuan held a simple wedding in Yangjialing, Yan'an. The organization sent them two silk quilts and organized two tables of wine and food to congratulate them. After everyone heard about the strange relationship between Li Tianyou and Du Qiyuan, they also praised them, saying that they were a pair made in heaven.
Du Qiyuan lived a very happy life after marriage, she wholeheartedly supported her husband's career, and also gave birth to four excellent sons for Li Tianyou.
The story of Li Tianyou and Du Qiyuan is a story of love, faith and perseverance. Their love has crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, gone through countless tribulations, and finally came to fruition. Their faith, unswerving and unswerving, dedicated their lives to the country and the people. Their perseverance is worth learning and remembering forever.