**For ** as a matchmaker, the two got married
In the autumn of 1937, the commander of the 359th Brigade of the 12th Division of the Eighth Route Army attended a military meeting of cadres at and above the regimental level. After the meeting, the division commander ** talked to him and told him that he had a special task.
* I have a premonition that the situation is not good, and my heart is full of doubts. Sure enough, ** took him into a room, and he was greeted by a beautiful and moving female soldier of the Eighth Route Army.
Who is this female warrior? What special task was given? In the following decades, what amazing stories did the female warrior experience with ** that became a topic of conversation?
In July 1937, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, as a member of the 1st and 2th Divisions of the Eighth Route Army led by **, he fought bravely on the battlefield in the northwest of Shanxi, when he was only 29 years old.
Although he is brave and brave on the battlefield, he is a little shy in front of love. Although he is old enough to start a family and have children, he is still single.
The higher leaders of the division headquarters were also very concerned about his personal problems, but they found that the number of female comrades in the army was scarce, and considering the compatibility of marital events, they did not find a suitable solution.
However, fate seems to have arranged a marriage for him. In the autumn of that year, a girl named Wang Jiqing came into his life.
* After the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, North China and Pingjin fell one after another, and Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Nankai University were not spared, and were bombed and destroyed by the Japanese army, and were forced to move south.
Wang Jiqing, as a patriotic student of Peking University, supported the CCP's anti-Japanese ideology, and secretly joined the Communist Party in 1936, becoming the liaison of the underground party organization of Peking University.
After the school moved south, Wang Jiqing decided to go to Yan'an, the holy land of the revolution, to directly accept the leadership of the party organization and continue to engage in revolutionary activities. Soon after, she was assigned by her superiors to the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Eighth Route Army and worked in the first division of the division.
Wang Jiqing was appreciated by the division commander and political commissar Guan Xiangying for his delicate appearance, positive and diligent work attitude and high level of education. They felt that their personal problems should be resolved, so they summoned cadres at and above the level of the first and second divisions to a meeting at the division headquarters to study and make arrangements for the creation of an anti-Japanese regime and a plan for fighting against Japan in winter.
After the meeting, **left alone** and assigned him a "special task" - to meet with Wang Jiqing and prepare to match this good thing. * I have heard of Wang Jiqing's prestige, and when I first arrived at the first and second divisions, I also saw ** who talked and laughed with Xiao Ke and other leaders of the division, and I had a good impression of her.
However, when he saw Wang Jiqing, he seemed a little ignorant. Wang Jiqing knew about Master He's arrangement in advance, but ** was stunned and didn't know what was going on.
* and Wang Jiqing, the two soldiers, are also as resolute as ever in being a matchmaker. **Direct inquiry**: The two of you are quite a good match, one is Wen and the other is Wu, what do you think? ”
* Unusually, he looked a little shy, scratched his head and replied with a smile: "I don't have much culture, I'm afraid I won't be worthy of Comrade Ji Qing." *At a glance, he saw that he had a good impression of Wang Jiqing, so he turned to Wang Jiqing: "Then would you like to have an in-depth understanding of our brigade commander?" ”
Wang Jiqing had a pungent personality and replied briskly: "The organization has already been inspected, and I don't need to investigate again." * laughed: "Okay, I'll be your matchmaker!" ”
1. **Division Commander 12 Division Commander** A few days later, ** and Wang Jiqing held a wedding in a simple farmhouse on the bank of the Lan River where the troops were stationed. From the realization of marriage, it only took a few days, which can be said to be love at first sight and a flash marriage.
Since then, the revolutionary couple has gone through the ups and downs of nearly 60 years together. 2. The Dangerous Journey In his more than 20 years of combat career, General ** has experienced countless battles and battles, and has been seriously wounded seven times.
From the anti-encirclement and suppression battles in the base areas during the Red Army period to the Long March to break through the encirclement, from participating in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments to the War of Resistance in the south, from breaking through the Central Plains to crisscrossing the northwest and pacifying Xinjiang.
Among the many military operations, ** led the southward detachment to South China in November 1944 to open up a base area behind enemy lines, and this military operation was the most dangerous, and it can be said that it was a life and a death sentence.
In the autumn of 1944, Chairman ** decided to send a strong force to the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi region to insert itself behind enemy lines to establish a base area and develop and strengthen the armed force.
The southbound detachment is ready to go, carrying an important mission. Although the Communist Party's sphere of influence was mainly in the north at the time, the southbound contingent was determined to leave its familiar base and become a lone army.
Although it is difficult to establish base areas and develop armed forces, even a foothold in Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi is under pressure. From Yan'an to the south, the journey of thousands of miles, along the way the Japanese army and the Kuomintang troops are dense, which will inevitably form an encirclement and interception of them.
Whether or not you can reach the intended area is full of uncertainty. But if they can take root and grow in South China, it will be of great significance. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, if the CCP did not have the strength to exist in a large area of South China, the Kuomintang would have the fruits of victory alone.
And if the CCP has a strong force in the south and the north and the south echo each other, it will greatly improve the CCP's struggle situation. So, who will lead this team to carry out this big plan of action?
After many rounds of discussion and study, the CCP finally decided that the main force of the 359th Brigade would be led south to Hunan with Hengshan as the center and Hengshan as the center.
Lao Tzu has a successor, and he has a son! "In the face of the action of nine deaths, ** has both the courage to face the reality and the generosity and heroism. However, his bold words made Wang Jiqing's mood even heavier.
On November 10 of the same year, ** led his subordinates to set out from Yan'an, and along the way they broke through the enemy's blockade and strode south.
* After the expedition, Wang Jiqing never forgot her husband who went south, and always collected news about the southbound troops through various channels, and her heart always hung in the air. In addition to being busy with work and housework, the rest is worrying and worrying.
Later, she heard that ** met with the Hubei brother troops, won the battle, and crossed the river to Hunan, and established a base according to the ** predetermined plan, and her heart was a little more steady.
In August 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally, leaving too little time for the southward detachment, and the CCP's strategic intention to go south failed. ** Led the troops back north, after which contact was lost.
Later, Wang Jiqing heard the rumor that the southbound detachment might have been wiped out on the way back to the north, and his heart seemed to be pressed against a big stone. But she still believes that her husband will be able to return safely.
Of course, the southbound detachment will not be completely annihilated. Under the leadership of **, this heroic unit broke through the encirclement and interception of the Kuomintang army, crossed the Yangtze River to the north, and joined the Central Plains Military Region in October of the same year, and restored the original 359th Brigade number, incorporated into the Central Plains Military Region, and served as the deputy commander of the Military Region.
In June of the following year, ** assisted the commander *** to successfully command the famous "Central Plains Breakout", and then in August, ** led the remnants of the 359th Brigade to successfully return to Yan'an.
After two years of fighting, there were less than 1,000 warriors who had gone south when they returned.
* The 359th Brigade spent 659 days in the southern expedition and the northern return of the brigade, spanning the seven provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, participating in more than 300 large and small battles, breaking more than 100 enemy blockade lines, and traveling 27,000 miles.
** The Chairman called the operation the "Second Long March". After experiencing nine deaths, Wang Jiqing finally waited for her husband's safe return, and the two hearts were closer together.
Subsequently, they participated in the construction of the border region and supported each other. In September 1949, ** commanded Yiye to occupy the four provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningning, and Qingdao, and then turned to Xinjiang.
After overcoming the obstruction of the diehards, General Tao Zhiyue, commander of the Xinjiang garrison, and Bao Erhan, chairman of the Xinjiang garrison, declared an uprising and surrendered, and Xinjiang was peacefully liberated.
The situation in Xinjiang after the liberation of General Tao Zhiyue is still very grim. The local economy is in poor condition, development is lagging behind, people's livelihood is withering, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt. Lack of qualified personnel, lack of resources, the construction work is full of difficulties, and the challenges are great.
In this critical period, we must carefully consider who to send to govern Xinjiang. The liberation and management of Xinjiang is of great significance to safeguarding national unity and ethnic unity.
This time, the ** general was chosen again and became the best candidate. ** The general is known as the "king's beard", with a violent personality and a tough style. He shows no mercy to the reactionary ** elements and will take resolute and resolute measures.
Moreover, the ** general is not only a brave and warlike soldier, but also knows how to build and develop. He once turned Nanniwan into a "good Jiangnan in northern Shaanxi", showing his outstanding talent in this field.
In addition, his activities in the Great Northwest during the War of Liberation gave him a very good understanding of the situation in the Xinjiang region. Therefore, the ** general was again entrusted with a heavy task and went to Xinjiang.
But this time, he will go with his wife Wang Jiqing, and he still needs his wife's help on important tasks.
* After the general led the People's Liberation Army into Xinjiang, he swept away bandits with an iron fist, established the CCP regime, united and cultivated ethnic cadres, carried out land reform, and quickly stabilized the order in Xinjiang.
The local people gradually understood and trusted the Communist Party. Then, General ** carried forward the spirit of Nanniwan, carried out a large-scale production campaign, reclaimed wasteland, built water conservancy, and introduced new crop ......These measures have made Xinjiang look different with each passing day.
* Although the general did not have a high degree of education, he attached great importance to knowledge and talent. He asked his wife, Wang Jiqing, a graduate of Peking University, to assist him in cultural and educational work and cultivate talents for Xinjiang.
This is exactly what Wang Jiqing loves, and she gladly accepted the task. After Wang Jiqing entered Xinjiang with **, he was entrusted by the organization to serve as the secretary-general of Xinjiang College to assist in the rectification and adjustment of Xinjiang College.
After completing this task, ** arranged another difficult task for her - to open a military district Russian language school and train language talents who are proficient in Russian. This is for the purpose of overcoming the language barrier between China and the Soviet Union, acquiring knowledge and experience in socialist construction, and at the same time for the construction and development of Xinjiang.
* Assess the situation and let Wang Jiqing serve as the principal and take on the important task of cultivating language talents.
Behind the group photo: Wang Jiqing and the establishment and development of the Russian school The hardships of the basic conditions did not stop Wang Jiqing's enthusiasm for education, and she took the initiative to ask for help and successfully founded the Russian school.
However, just when the school was operating normally and harvesting the first batch of graduates, Wang Jiqing received another instruction from the first class, requesting the establishment of a school for the children of the military region to solve the problem of schooling for the children of cadres of the military region.
Wang Jiqing did not hesitate to devote himself to another educational cause. After being transferred back to Beijing in 1953, Wang Jiqing also ended his education work in Xinjiang, but the husband and wife were still full of nostalgia for this land that had poured too much effort and sweat.
This is Wang Jiqing, a person who is passionate about education, and her story is worth remembering and learning.
With his straightforward and resolute character, Wang Jiqing is determined to change the backwardness of the school and improve the quality of teaching. She recruits a wide range of talents, regardless of background, as long as they have real talents and real learning, which can help teaching, even if they are unofficial or non-mainstream intellectuals, she dares to use them.
At the same time, after accepting the task of serving as the Minister of Agriculture and Reclamation in the previous year, he immediately went to the Great Northern Wilderness in the Northeast to organize and lead a large-scale pioneer production movement.
In their respective posts, the two made their own contributions to the construction of New China.
* In his later years, he was still strong-willed. Despite his age, he still served as the vice premier in 1975 and devoted a lot of effort to restoring the national economy, developing industrial and agricultural production, and strengthening the modernization of the army.
After that, he served as the president of the ** Party School from 1982 to 1987, and devoted himself to strengthening and promoting the study of Marxism-Leninism and ** ideology in the whole party, and cultivating the party's senior leading cadres.
His wife, Comrade Wang Jiqing, was also deeply affected by the cause of education, and they worked together to improve the social status of teachers. In May 1986, Li Peng, then vice premier and director of the State Education Commission, made a special visit and suggested the establishment of a teacher award meeting to gather the strength of the society to commend teachers' achievements.
*Readily agreed, and decided to take on the position of chairman of the ** association and continue to contribute to the cause of education.
Although the two elderly Wang Lao have entered their old age, they are still committed to the cause of education. One of them disregarded his physical condition and ran around to work hard for the preparation of the ** meeting.
During the "Two Sessions" in 1987, he invited the directors of the first meeting to hold a symposium, and said that he grew up in a poor family and had no conditions to study, but now he has grandchildren, he hopes to create good learning conditions for them, and educate them on the fine traditions of the Chinese nation, patriotism and communism.
He invited celebrities and scholars to serve as directors of the first meeting, hoping to call on the whole society to contribute to the development of China's basic education and the future of future generations through their prestige.
* He is not stingy with money, and donates 200 yuan from his salary every month, and his wife Wang Jiqing also donates 100 yuan a month. Although Li Peng instructed the staff not to let them donate money after learning about it, these two old men were still willing to contribute to the cause of education, and no one could stop them.
Group photo, the smiles of the two old people are fixed in the camera, this is in February 1993, the ** general insisted on celebrating the 80th birthday of his wife in the midst of illness.
They have been in the same boat for nearly 60 years, and they have experienced the ups and downs of their careers together, and their relationship has always been the same. This revolutionary couple, their deeds are extremely admirable, and their feelings are extremely enviable.
They are like dragons and phoenixes among people, a hundred years of love, and they deserve their name.