On the afternoon of September 27, 1955, New China held the first award ceremony, after reading out the list of generals, 10 generals were awarded military ranks in turn, one of which was the first to be a capable general - Chen Geng.
After the investiture ceremony, the celebratory banquet began. Zhongnanhai's banquet hall was full of laughter, and Chen Geng became the focus of everyone's attention with his witty sense of humor.
At the end of the banquet, Chen Geng suddenly seemed to remember something, and after saying goodbye to everyone, he went straight to the West Flower Hall, the residence of Deng Yingchao. However, the purpose of Chen Geng's trip was not to catch up with ***, but to find ***'s wife Deng Yingchao.
Seeing that *** and Deng Yingchao were together, Chen Geng didn't wait for *** to speak, but said directly to the secretary: "Take a photo of me and Yingchao." So, why did Chen Geng find Deng Yingchao for a group photo after the award ceremony?
What kind of story has happened between them? Let's go back in time and find out how they first met. In 1925, Deng Yingchao was elected chairman of the presidium of the Tianjin Federation of All Walks of Life and organized a huge patriotic march to strongly denounce the perpetrators of the May Revolution.
This move caused a huge repercussion in Tianjin, but it also caused panic among the reactionaries in Tianjin. Therefore, they immediately ordered the arrest of Deng Yingchao.
When the organization decided that Tianjin was no longer suitable for Deng Yingchao, it decided to transfer her to Guangzhou. Deng Yingchao and *** have already reported their relationship to the organization, so Deng Yingchao was arranged to Guangzhou in order to reunite the two and get married in Guangzhou.
In order to set off in a low-key manner, Deng Yingchao disguised herself as an ordinary housewife, making Chen Geng unrecognizable in the crowd. Deng Yingchao successfully arrived at the Foshan Wharf in Guangzhou, but due to work reasons, ** did not appear immediately, but sent his right-hand man Chen Geng to pick her up.
Although Chen Geng and Deng Yingchao have never met, he worked hard to find it with the ** in his hand. Deng Yingchao in ** is wearing a white dress and a black dress, full of bookish atmosphere, but Chen Geng has been waiting at the dock for a long time, but he has not seen her on **.
Chen Geng was worried that something was wrong on the road, so he hurriedly returned to his residence to report to ***. However, when Chen Geng returned to his residence, he found that Deng Yingchao had arrived here on his own, quietly waiting for the arrival of ***.
Chen Geng breathed a sigh of relief, walked to Deng Yingchao, explained what happened, and then took her to see ***At that time, ** was discussing important matters in the conference room, and Chen Geng accompanied Deng Yingchao to wait outside.
In the evening, because he had other important tasks, he asked Chen Geng to send Deng Yingchao back to rest first. Deng Yingchao expressed understanding, but insisted on waiting here
Time passed minute by minute, and in a blink of an eye, it was ten o'clock in the evening, and after finishing the work, he immediately rushed to pick up Deng Yingchao. However, it was past curfew and the two could not see each other.
Chen Geng had no choice but to settle Deng Yingchao and decided to send her to ***'s residence the next day.
Faced with the frustration of not being able to successfully complete the task, Chen Geng felt very sorry. However, Deng Yingchao's words comforted him. Deng Yingchao expressed her understanding and thanked Chen Geng for sending her all the way to see Enlai.
Hearing this, the guilt in Chen Geng's heart was reduced, so he arranged for Deng Yingchao to rest. The next day, ** came to work at the Whampoa Military Academy very early, and Deng Yingchao also had to report to the new unit.
After a busy day, Deng Yingchao finally met her lover at ***'s residence. It was August 8th, and it was also on this day that ** and Deng Yingchao officially became husband and wife.
Although there were no witnesses and no lavish wedding ceremony, in their eyes, having a heart is the most beautiful ceremony.
In order to show off his success in front of his comrades-in-arms, Chen Geng held a banquet in a restaurant in Guangzhou, invited comrades who worked together, and invited Deng Yingchao as a guest. Deng Yingchao was moved by Chen Geng's enthusiasm and felt very honored.
However, Chen Geng didn't know that he still needed Deng Yingchao's help in the process of pursuing Wang Genying. Because Wang Genying rejected his courtship, Chen Geng's love letter was pasted on the wall and paraded through the streets.
In 1927, Chen Geng returned to China from the Soviet Union and served as the commander of the special service battalion of the 8th Army of the People's Revolutionary Army, stationed in Wuhan. However, Chiang Kai-shek staged a coup d'état in Shanghai, which led to the breakdown of the first Kuomintang-Communist cooperation.
Immediately afterwards, the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Wuhan, and Chen Geng was in charge of the security work. However, he did not expect that he met his future wife - Wang Genying at the conference.
Wang Genying was a female worker in the Jardine Yarn Mill and participated in the workers' movement and uprising. At the congress, she was sent by the Shanghai organization. However, Chen Geng's fate with Wang Genying began when Chen Geng was 20 years old.
At that time, the party organization decided to open a night school in Shanghai to provide opportunities for workers to learn and progress, and sent Chen Geng as a teacher. After the announcement of the night school, Wang Genying immediately signed up, and the two gradually got acquainted with each other in their daily studies.
Wang Genying's diligence and studious moved Chen Geng, but he didn't know how to confess. At this time, the Japanese army entered Changsha, ** the Chinese people, and the anti-Japanese struggle broke out.
Chen Geng was hastily recalled to the organization, and a few years later, he met his haunted Wang Genying again at the scene of the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Chen Geng did not hesitate to decide to propose to her to fight for a chance for himself.
However, due to his lack of experience in the first confession, Chen Geng's marriage proposal failed. While everyone was listening to the report on the stage, Wang Genying suddenly received a note with bold courtship quotations, and finally asked, "Can you marry me?" ”
The signature is Chen Geng. Although Wang Genying and Chen Geng already knew each other, this courtship letter still surprised her, and her face was red with shame. After Chen Geng sent the courtship note, he was waiting for the beautiful woman's reply, but Wang Genying not only did not reply, but also pasted Chen Geng's note on the wall of the venue the next day.
You really don't understand the art of love. Chen Geng is strategizing on the battlefield, but he seems a little powerless in love. **'s enlightenment made him understand that courting a girl also requires strategy.
Before leaving, ** patted Chen Geng's shoulder and told him that Deng Yingchao would help deal with this matter.
After the conference, Deng Yingchao and Wang Genying had an in-depth conversation. During the conversation, Deng Yingchao explained his bold behavior to Chen Geng, because he really wanted to marry her, and if Wang Genying was willing, he could get along with Chen Geng for a while before making a decision.
After careful consideration, Wang Genying accepted Deng Yingchao's suggestion. In fact, during the night school, Wang Genying had already developed a good impression of Chen Geng, but when Chen Geng returned to Hunan to resist the Japanese, their relationship was still in the dark veil stage.
Until Chen Geng's straightforward courtship surprised Wang Genying. Under the careful teaching of *** and Deng Yingchao's matchmaking, with the gradual deepening of his understanding of Chen Geng, Wang Genying gradually let go of his defense.
In the end, Chen Geng courted again, and Wang Genying did not refuse again, and in this way, a beautiful marriage was promoted.
At the wedding of Chen Geng and Wang Genying, ** and Deng Yingchao came to congratulate them. Chen Geng was full of gratitude, and toasted the two of them continuously, thanking them for their matchmaking.
However, Deng Yingchao and *** looked at each other and smiled, expressing their blessings to Chen Geng and wishing them a happy marriage. After getting married, they had a lovely child, Chen Zhifei.
Soon after, however, Chen Geng was separated from his wife, and he threw himself into the front line against the reactionaries. And Wang Genying also returned to Shanghai and began her underground work.
However, in 1939, Wang Genying died heroically in order to protect important documents. Chen Geng was in a fierce confrontation with the enemy army, and when he received a telegram of his wife's death, he was deeply shocked, and although he persevered in the battle and won the victory, he fell ill after the battle.
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After Wang Genying's death, Chen Geng did not marry for three years, and did not marry his second wife until the end of the filial piety period. But he never forgot that when he was pursuing Wang Genying, ** and Deng Yingchao had given him great help.
Therefore, for many years, Chen Geng has maintained close contact with the *** couple, and he has even called Deng Yingchao "Sister Yingchao". After the 1955 investiture ceremony, Chen Geng took his secretary to the West Flower Hall and found Deng Yingchao, hoping to take a photo with her to commemorate their deep friendship over the years, and at the same time, he also hoped to share his joy with Deng Yingchao.
After taking a group photo, Chen Geng also took out some celebratory snacks and said to Deng Yingchao: "Come, Sister Yingchao, let's celebrate too." Although Wang Genying has passed away, Chen Geng has always remembered her dedication and help, and the love of *** and Deng Yingchao has always been with him.
This deep friendship made him full of gratitude and love for life.
** looked at Chen Geng with a smile and teased: "You Chen Geng." The atmosphere in the small courtyard immediately came alive and full of laughter. It was the happiest reunion between Chen Geng and the *** couple before they separated.
However, on March 16, 1961, Chen Geng died of illness in Shanghai at the age of 58. Hearing the news, a look of disbelief on his face.
Chen Geng was the first batch of students trained by himself when he was the director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy, and in his revolutionary career for many years, Chen Geng has always been by his side, and he is not only a teacher-student relationship, but also a friend.
** and Deng Yingchao and his wife attended Chen Geng's funeral to see off this loyal comrade-in-arms and comrade.
On the arduous road of the Long March, Chen Geng and other comrades-in-arms resolutely took on the heavy responsibility when they were seriously injured and could not walk, and spent 6 days and 6 nights lifting *** out of the endless grassland.
During the construction of Harbin Institute of Technology, Chen Geng asked for instructions from *** many times in order to solve the problem of teachers. Although Chen Geng was unable to see him in time, he insisted on waiting in the West Flower Hall of ***'s residence every day.
Finally, during a meeting at the West Flower Hall, Chen Geng seized the opportunity to meet him, and immediately agreed to the secondment application and expressed his full support. However, this farewell turned out to be the last meeting between them, which made *** grief.
Still, he hopes to attend Chen Geng's memorial service and see him off in person after returning to Beijing. So, **immediately called** and asked if I could wait until he came back to hold a memorial service.
Early the next morning, ** took the fastest flight back to Beijing.
After returning to Beijing, ** went to Chen's house for a visit and met with Chen Geng's wife, Fu Ya. On the occasion of parting, ** said to Fu Ya that if there is any need for help, he will go all out.
Fu Ya knew that this was a promise made out of comradeship with Chen Geng. Prior to this, Fu Ya had received a *** handwritten inscription from Deng Yingchao, which will be engraved on Chen Geng's urn to accompany him to sleep.
After hearing ***'s concern, Fu Ya turned around and took out a fountain pen and handed it to ***, which was a fountain pen engraved with ***'s name. She explained that a few days before he died, Chen Geng took out this pen and told her that it was given to him by ***, while reminiscing about the years spent with ***.
**Holding the pen engraved with his name, tears rolled in his eyes, and Deng Yingchao next to him also had red eyes. They never expected that after the meeting in 1955, it would be goodbye, and the smiling ** became the last mark that Chen Geng left to the *** couple.
Chen Geng has gone, and Deng Yingchao can no longer hear the cordial "Sister Yingchao", but in the long river of history, Chen Geng's name will forever be recorded in the annals of history and will be remembered for centuries.