On September 27, 1955, the central government held a grand awarding ceremony in Zhongnanhai.
In this award, the Chinese People's Liberation Army also has its first female general.
When Premier Zhou personally awarded the order of major general rank to Li Zhen, he said: Congratulations, Comrade Li Zhen, you are the first female general in New China.
After Li Zhen accepted the honor, she was very excited. In addition to sharing it with her husband Gan Siqi, who was awarded the rank of general this time, Li Zhen also thought of her relatives in her hometown.
With this honor, in the winter of 1955, Li Zhen and her husband arranged the work at hand and returned to their hometown of Liuyang County, Hunan Province, where they had been away for 30 years.
Not long after, the news that Li Zhen returned to her hometown spread throughout the county, and people in her hometown wanted to see the female general with their own eyes.
Li Zhen and her husband took to the streets, pointing to places they were familiar with in the past, and recalling the past. Soon, enthusiastic villagers gathered around them, and they even shouted: Welcome the general home! One wave after another.
Li Zhen and her husband also greeted everyone humbly. Although some people maintained order, there was still a lot of chaos. The villagers were so enthusiastic. At this moment, the scene was really lively, no less than a happy event. This was indeed a happy event, a happy event for the entire county!
Among this group of people, there was one person who was different from the others. He rudely pushed aside the layers of the crowd, as if eager to see the general in the center of the crowd, but after seeing the general, he quickly withdrew. The crowd accidentally fell to the ground, literally rolling and crawling away from the crowd.
Who is this person? He was Li Zhen's first husband Gu Tianshun. The way he treated Li Zhen made him have to flee the scene because he was too afraid that Li Zhen would retaliate against him.
So what happened at that time? Today we will talk about the legendary life of female general Li Zhen.
Li Zhen was born in Liuyang, Hunan in 1908. When she was born, the Lunar New Year would be celebrated in a few days, and every household was unpacking and washing in preparation for the New Year. Although the conditions were not good, there was still a bit of a festive atmosphere.
But Li Zhen’s family is different. Li Zhen’s father is squatting in the corner, holding his head in his hands. Li Zhen’s mother is also sighing constantly. How can she be a “little boy” again? Li Zhen is already their fifth daughter, and her eager parents are not happy at all about Li Zhen's arrival. On the contrary, they have to worry about one more person to eat.
Li Zhen, like her four sisters, had not been favored by her parents at home since she was a child. Her parents, who were eager to have a child, finally gritted their teeth and had six children. Maybe fate was just kidding, and their family became a poor family with "six golden flowers".
In order to feed the family, parents work in the fields all day long, hoping that the farmers will have a good harvest, so as to alleviate the family's dilemma of not having enough food and clothing.
Li Zhen has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child. Like her sisters, she often helps the family with whatever work she can. Although the living conditions are very poor, the laughter and laughter of a group of sisters can somewhat alleviate the painful life.
My father worked too hard all day long and suffered from malnutrition, which made him fall ill. He did not receive timely treatment and passed away soon after. Her mother was crying so hard that she was out of breath. The youngest daughter was still an infant, so how could the family survive in the future?
My mother almost left with my father several times. Fortunately, she was saved by neighbors in time and saved her life.
With the persuasion of kind-hearted neighbors, my mother gradually had the idea of giving birth, but how could a family with so many people live?
In order to reduce the burden on the family, her mother had no choice but to select the smart and sensible Li Zhen from her sisters. As a child bride, she came to the ancient family that had been a doctor for generations. The Gu family, who were not short of money, were generous and gave her mother a sum of money.
Child bride, also known as a daughter-in-law, is raised by her husband's family and marries her husband when she grows up.
html How could 06-year-old Li Zhen know so much? She only knew that she would live in the Gu family from now on. When she first arrived at the Gu family, she would be curious about the objects she had never seen before, and she could still eat enough. However, not long after, she Full of fear for this place.After Li Zhen came here, the Gu family thought that she was a "commodity" bought with money and could not spend so much money in vain, so they made her, like all the servants, have endless work and endless laundry every day. She has long since lost the fun of childhood, and she no longer even has freedom.
The Gu family has three daughters and one son, and the three daughters tease Li Zhen in different ways every day. Is this also in response to the saying "the relationship between sister and sister is difficult"?
Li Zhen was often bullied to the point of crying. The three sisters still said reluctantly, "Why are you crying? You are a child bride, but we bought you. You are not allowed to cry."
Li Zhen's heart trembled slightly, and she realized in a daze that she had been "sold".
When Li Zhen dragged her thin and tired body onto the bed late at night, the white moonlight shone into the room. She looked up at the moon. The moon was now in the black sky, as lonely as she was.
She began to miss her home and sisters. At this time, she already knew that she could never go back. Tears rolled down her eyes. She felt so sad that she fell asleep unconsciously.
The sky was slightly bright, and she was awakened by a hurried knock on the door. Get up quickly! Go demolish the house and prepare for a fire! Her mother-in-law was no longer as gentle as she was when they first met her. She was as powerful as a tigress. Li Zhen was so frightened that she couldn't sleep and got up quickly.
After all, she was still a child. If she didn't work well, she would be scolded and even beaten. However, in order to survive, Li Zhen had to endure all this, working day after day, year after year.
At the beginning, Li Zhen still placed her hopes on her husband, thinking that after the two got married, the current situation would definitely be better than now.
When Li Zhen was 15 years old, she officially got married to her husband. Li Zhen thought that she had finally made it through. Who knew that her husband’s family not only did not stop yelling at her, but because they felt that Li Zhen had grown up now and should Assign more work.
However, her husband at this time had been spoiled since he was a child, and his character was even more unruly. If he had any trouble, he would punch and kick Li Zhen.
Li Zhen gave up completely and put all her hopes on herself. She had to rely on herself to escape. Faced with years of oppression, she had the idea of breaking free for the first time.
Li Zhen has been looking for an opportunity. One night, Li Zhen was lying in bed and kept listening to the noise outside. Seeing her husband snoring loudly beside her, she felt even more depressed. She opened the door carefully. In the yard, except for the moon, Color, no one around, occasionally you can hear a few birds, the yard is dark, everyone should be asleep at this moment.
Li Zhen held her breath, tiptoed and finally arrived at the door. She opened the door gently. Just as she walked out of the door, the door rang unexpectedly. There was light in the yard.
Run, run, she told herself, and ran outside without looking back. She gasped for free air. It was the first time in so many years that she felt this way, and she was extremely happy.
But this escape was a failure. She was quickly caught up by the Gu family who were familiar with the terrain. The consequences can be imagined. She was beaten severely and was imprisoned in the woodshed and starved for several days. Gu Tianshun was even more He picked up a wooden stick and hit her hard. Li Zhen was knocked unconscious. When Gu Tianshun was tired from the beating, he dropped the wooden stick and left the woodshed.
Li Zhen woke up with a bruised nose and a swollen face. She was not frightened. On the contrary, she could never forget the smell of free air. He became more determined to escape.
In response to the failure to escape last time, Li Zhen summed up her experience and took advantage of the time to go up the mountain to chop wood, pay attention to the terrain, and memorize the location and direction of each intersection. It is enough to see that Li Zhen is a woman with very clear logical thinking.
One day in 1926, the 18-year-old finally managed to escape and ran to the city. At this time, she was going to find a job as a female worker and settle down first.
When she was looking for a job on the street, she met a team of college students parading on the street. There were many girls in the team. She was very curious about this team and asked about the word revolution, although it was not too much. I understood it, but when I heard that it could save the oppressed people, I resolutely signed up to join the revolution.
Li Zhen can always complete the tasks assigned by the organization, whether it is emergency food collection or material preparation, etc., and her work ability is quickly recognized by the organization. Soon after, she became a member of the Communist Party and a member of the Women's Federation of Liuyang District.
When the Gu family heard about Li Zhen's revolution, they were afraid of being implicated, so they immediately wrote a letter of divorce to sever the relationship.
After hearing this, Li Zhen got what she wanted. She felt that the revolution had saved her from suffering, and she made up her mind to follow the revolution to the death. At the same time, she cut off the braids that had followed her for many years, starting from the "head".
Li Zhen also participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising and the anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggle in the Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou base areas. Before participating in the Long March, she accepted the person introduced to her by the organization-a person who was capable of literary and martial arts and had studied abroad for many years. Gan Siqi.
During the Long March, two children were also born. Due to premature birth and poor environment, the children unfortunately died soon after. Li Zhen's body was not recuperated and she never had any more children throughout her life.
Li Zhen took the initiative to go to the front line many times during the Anti-Japanese War and served as the Secretary-General of the Political Department in many places.
also went to North Korea for nearly three years to participate in the US-Aid War. After returning to China, he served as the director of the Cadre Department of the Political Department of the Air Defense Force.
made great contributions to China's revolutionary cause due to his excellent work performance. In 1955, the first scene appeared.
Nowadays, the people are living a good life. Li Zhen has long since let go of everything in the past, and sent someone to tell Gu Tianshun: "Everything is over, the revolution has won, and we have entered a new era." Gu Tianshun The anxious heart finally dropped.
On March 11, 1990, this legendary female general left us. made a will and arranged her inheritance properly: 11,000 yuan was divided into two parts, one part was donated to Beijing Children's Palace , and the other part was used as her own party dues. Two gold bars were donated to his hometown of Liuyang County and to his husband Gan Siqi's hometown of Ningxiang County.
quoted a staff member around her: "The general always has the people in his heart, but not herself."
would like to pay high respect to countless revolutionary martyrs!
