Zhong Chongxin, a native of Rongchang, Chongqing, was born in 1905. He grew up in a poor family and was determined to change his fate by studying. In October 1927, Zhong Chongxin was admitted to the sixth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy and became close friends with Dai Li and Zang Kejia. After graduation, Zhong Chongxin participated in the Central Plains War and fought with Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan on the Longhai Line. After the war, Zhong Chongxin was transferred to Fujian with division commander Wang Jingjiu and promoted to battalion commander. In the same year, Zhong Chongxin met Zhang Shuying on the streets of Fuzhou and became a husband and wife.
After marriage, Zhang Shuying followed Zhong Chongxin to move to Xiaguan. In August 1937, the Japanese army invaded Shanghai on a large scale, and the Battle of Songhu broke out. Zhong Chongxin was ordered to support the Shanghai battlefield and sent his wife to Rongchang, Chongqing. Subsequently, Zhong Chongxin, Wang Jingjiu, and Sun Yuanliang were stationed in Shanghai and engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army. At that time, the Japanese army had tanks. Infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy **. Zhong Chongxin fought a fierce battle with the Japanese army for three months and was forced to withdraw to Nanjing.
The Japanese army followed and launched a full-front attack on the city of Nanjing. Zhong Chongxin was responsible for defending Guanghua Gate and joined forces with brigade commander Yi Anhua to defeat the Japanese army. The Japanese army adjusted its strategy and divided its troops to capture Chuzhou and Dangtu. The city of Nanjing was surrounded by enemies on three sides, and Chiang Kai-shek ordered a retreat. However, Zhong Chongxin and others did not want to be slaves of the country, and led troops to Nanjing Yuhuatai to resist the enemy head-on. The Japanese army repeatedly attacked Yuhuatai with tank clusters, and Zhong Chongxin's department was wiped out. On December 12, the Japanese army captured Yuhuatai, and Zhong Chongxin died heroically.
After Zhong Chongxin's death, Zhang Shuying has not heard from her husband. In 1944, Zhang Shuying met her husband's comrades-in-arms on the streets of Chongqing and learned that Zhong Chongxin had died. Zhang Shuying burst into tears and told her mother-in-law the unfortunate news. The mother-in-law couldn't stand the stimulation and died. Since then, Zhang Shuying has been living alone in Chongqing. In order to make a living, she set up a stall to sell bowl chickens, and also worked as a coolie at the Yangtze River wharf. Due to her meager income, Zhang Shuying had to hope for marriage. In 1949, Zhang Shuying remarried and gave birth to three children.
In 1988, Zhang Shuying's husband died, and the children grew up**. She came up with the idea of looking for Zhong Chongxin. Her son went to Guangzhou and Nanjing many times to find Zhong Chongxin's whereabouts. However, the years have erased the traces of history, and no one knows Zhong Chongxin's deeds. In desperation, Zhang Shuying had to turn to netizens for help. With the help of netizens, Zhang Shuying learned that Zhong Chongxin's tablet was placed in the Taipei Martyrs' Shrine. Zhang Shuying, despite her advanced age, insisted on going to Taipei to worship her husband.
In 2014, Zhang Shuying finally realized her dream and boarded a plane to Taipei. At the Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei, Zhang Shuying told her thoughts for many years, and everyone who heard it cried. Before leaving, Zhang Shuying touched her husband's tablet and refused to leave for a long time. In 2021, Zhang Shuying died in Chongqing at the age of 100. Zhong Chongxin was a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy and died in the Battle of Nanjing. His wife, Zhang Shuying, has been in love for 80 years and is also a chaste woman. It can be seen that in the Whampoa Military Academy, whose story is the most touching? There is no doubt that it is Zhong Chongxin and Zhang Shuying.