She was born in a wealthy family, married to the division commander of the New Fourth Army, her husband was promoted to the deputy national level, and her son became a lieutenant general
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the "Top Ten Business Gangs" emerged in China, among which the Ningbo Gang was highly praised. While pursuing commercial interests, the Ningbo Gang businessmen repeatedly funded the revolutionary cause and made important contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Li Shanxiang, known as the "father of Chinese apples", is one of the patriotic entrepreneurs in the Ningbo Gang. His uncle and grandfather, Li Shiting, roamed in Shanghai, and through making money and investing, he opened a ship number and a money bank, which made the Li family's industry grow day by day.
In such a family atmosphere, Li Shanxiang's thoughts were not shackled. His father taught him the "non-monarch theory", so he bravely accepted Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary ideas and participated in the Xinhai Revolution, contributing to the cause of China's democratic revolution.
In the early years, Li Shanxiang served as the magistrate of Zhenhai County. However, the fruits of the revolution were stolen by Yuan Shikai, which made Li Shanxiang feel ashamed and indignant. He resigned from his post and took his wife to Jinzhou in the northeast to start a business, determined to save the country with industry.
In the Northeast, Li Shanxiang quickly established his own business with his ingenuity and bravery, and became a businessman with a head and face in Jinzhou. However, when the "918 Incident" occurred, the Japanese asked him to be the president of the Jinzhou Peasant Association, and he refused without hesitation.
Subsequently, he returned to his hometown with his family to support the anti-Japanese cause. Li Shanxiang's five children were all influenced by him, and his second-ranked daughter, Li Youlan, was one of them.
In 1938, Li Youlan and other patriotic students gathered in Xiaogang Town, hoping to apply for the "Zhejiang Provincial Wartime Youth Training Corps" to learn the skills of resistance against Japan and then join the front line.
However, they soon discovered that this training regiment was not a place to train anti-Japanese talents. So, Li Youlan and several other classmates decided to escape, and after several rounds, they came to the office of the Eighth Route Army in Hankou.
You have achieved such results in such a short period of time, and you have been outstanding. ”
In the revolutionary struggle, Li Youlan showed extremely high shorthand skills. At a meeting, Zhang Aiping, then deputy commander of the Third Division of the New Fourth Army, was attracted by her serious work attitude and beautiful image.
In a report, Zhang Aiping praised Li Youlan's ability to organize materials, and even wanted to worship her as a teacher. Eventually, the two became husband and wife under the same ideal, and presented each other with trophies, expressing their deep affection for each other.
The love story of Zhang Aiping and his wife Li Youlan is very moving. Soon after marriage, Zhang Aiping was sent to work in the Yanfu area, Li Youlan was pregnant, in order to let him fight with peace of mind, she returned to her hometown Xiaogang Town alone, and has been missing her husband since giving birth to a child.
In 1944, she finally reunited with Zhang Aiping, who had become the commander of the Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army. In the early days of the Liberation War, Zhang Aiping was unfortunately injured in the brain, Li Youlan always accompanied him, escorted him to the rear hospital, and then traveled to Jiaodong, Dalian and other places, all the way was hard, but her heart was always full of love for her husband and never flinched.
After the birth of their second son, Li Youlan worked even harder, taking care of her two sons and her husband, but she never complained. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Aiping held a number of important positions and became a vice national **.
In 1955, he was awarded the rank of general. Their love story is full of tenacity and loyalty, which is deeply moving.
With his outstanding leadership skills, General Zhang Aiping successfully commanded the launch of China's first self-developed rocket and the first atomic bomb, and made indelible contributions to the national defense of New China.
His son, Zhang Xiang, was deeply influenced by his father and also embarked on the path of joining the army, and eventually became a lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army.