"Relaxed may not be a true hero. How can you not be a husband?" Marshal Xu Xiangqian made countless military achievements throughout his life. But outside the battlefield, he has many children and love. Xu Xiangqian experienced 4 marriages in his life. How much sweetness and bitterness are there?
xu Xiangqian
first wife: Zhu Xiangchan
Xu Xiangqian's first marriage was arranged by his parents. In 1920, he and a girl named Zhu Xiangchan in his hometown were married to . After marriage, Zhu Xiangchan treated her parents-in-law and sister-in-law with her sister-in-law, and was respectful, courteous and handsome, and was loved by the family. She also gave birth to a daughter for Xu Xiangqian, named "Songzhi".
924, Xu Xiangqian was fired by the school because he was teaching in his primary school in his hometown. He resolutely went to Guangzhou and was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy . After Xu Xiang forward, Zhu Xiangchan was worried and anxious, and got a disease that no one could explain clearly. When Xu Xiangqian learned about it, he was worried, but as a military academy student, he could not ask for leave at all at the time. He could only write a letter to comfort his wife, asking her to treat her with peace of mind, and whenever he had the chance, he would go back to his hometown to see her.
But unfortunately, soon after, Zhu Xiangchan was seriously ill and could not eat, and unfortunately died of illness. Later, every time Xu Xiangqian thought of his first wife, he always felt a little guilty. In 1941, when Xu Songzhi was 18 years old, Nie Rongzhen sent someone to take her to , Jinchaji Border Region , and later sent her to Yan'an.
Second wife: Cheng Xunxuan
In June 2929, Xu Xiangqian was sent by the Party Central Committee to the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Border Region as deputy commander of the 31st Division of the Red 11th Army. Not long after, the division commander Wu Guanghao died unfortunately, and Xu Xiangqian was responsible for the leadership of the entire division. In addition to fighting in , Xu Xiangqian often fought with the local people in in , and was deeply loved by the masses.
Xu Xiangqian
One day, Xu Xiangqian and the chairman of the Soviet area government Cao Xuekai came to Chengweide Village, Hong'an County to inspect the work of expanding the red. After they arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw a girl with short hair sang a song to send Lang Dang the Red Army generously. Xu Xiangqian asked Cao Xuekai: "This girl sang so well. Who is she?"
Cao Xuekai replied: "She is Cheng Qiguang's sister, named Cheng Xunxuan, and nickname is Keying."
Cheng Qiguang was the spy captain of the Red 31st Division at the time and was Xu Xiangqian's direct subordinate. Cheng Qiguang is the eldest in the family, and the other four brothers and sisters participated in the revolution under his influence. Cheng Xunxuan is the youngest in the family. After joining the revolution, she joined the Communist Party of China in 1928 and is now the director of the Women's Association of Cheng Weide Village. She not only led women to cut their hair and strive for marriage autonomy, but also actively organized everyone to do logistics for Red Army , and has a very famous local reputation.
After listening to Cao Xuekai's introduction, Xu Xiangqian was very satisfied with Cheng Xunxuan. Cao Xuekai also knew that Xu Xiangqian had been widowed for many years, and the environment in the Soviet area was very harsh, and his life needed someone to take care of him, so he wanted to be a "matchmaker". He first arranged for Cheng Xunxuan to lead the sisters of the Women's Association to the Red 31st Division to visit the Red Army. After Cheng Xunxuan went there, he gave Xu Xiangqian a pair of cotton shoes he made himself.
cheng Xunxuan
Not long after, Cao Xuekai came to Cheng Xunxuan in person to say hello. He said, "Keying, Xu Xiangqian is the leader of our military region, and no one takes care of his life. I want to be a matchmaker for you!"
Cheng Xunxuan had heard of Xu Xiangqian's name for a long time and admired him very much. After hearing this, she smiled shyly and agreed.
In the autumn of this year, Xu Xiangqian and Cheng Xunxuan officially got married. After marriage, Cheng Xunxuan did not go to the front line with her husband, but stayed in the rear and insisted on the revolution and continued to work in local women. Although they are together for a long time, the couple is deeply in love.
932, the main force of the Red Fourth Front Army was preparing to evacuate the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Revolutionary Base. Xu Xiangqian led his troops to the Qiliping area of Hong'an County, where he and Cheng Xunxuan held their wedding at that time.At this time, Xu Xiangqian hadn't seen his wife for a long time, so he asked the guard to send the broken clothes and socks to Cheng Xunxuan, asking his wife to help me sew it, and by the way, the guards asked him to inquire about his wife's situation.
But unfortunately, the guards did not find Cheng Xunxuan, so Xu Xiangqian had to leave the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area with regrets and never came back again. It was not until , when arrived in Yan'an that Xu Xiangqian learned that Cheng Xunxuan had already died as early as 1932!
Cheng Xunxuan's unfortunate sacrifice caused a huge spiritual blow to Xu Xiangqian. In 1984, when Xu Xiangqian wrote his memoir "Review of History", he specifically called his deceased wife "My Lover Cheng Xunxuan" to express his condolences, showing the implicit and deep affection of an old revolutionary.
After the founding of New China, Cheng Xunxuan's elder brother Cheng Qiguang served as the director of the Storage and Transportation Bureau of the National Supply and Marketing Cooperative. He lives in Beijing and still maintains close contact with Xu Xiangqian's family. Cheng Qiguang also took his mother Wang Xiuzhi to live in Beijing.
Xu Xiangqian heard that his mother-in-law came to Beijing and hurried over to visit her. After more than ten years of separation, Xu Xiangqian looked at his mother-in-law wearing thick clothes and cloth, and held her hand tightly and said, "Mom, are you in good health?"
Mother-in-law said in surprise: "I am in good health? Xiangqian, are you in good health?" When the old man saw Xu Xiangqian, he thought of his daughter and burst into tears.
At this time, Wang Xiuzhi did not know that Cheng Xunxuan had sacrificed because she decided that her daughter had handed over to Xu Xiangqian to confirm the insurance. So although there has been no news of her daughter for so many years, she still believes that her daughter is still alive and never refuses to cut off this hope.
The five brothers and sisters of the Cheng family, except for Cheng Qiguang, all the other four died in the war years. Cheng Qiguang and Xu Xiangqian naturally did not want to tell the old man about the death of Cheng Xunxuan. She had suffered so much, how could she have suffered such a blow again in her later years?
This day, Cheng Qiguang left Xu Xiangqian to have dinner at home. Wang Xiuzhi took out a bottle of rice wine. While pouring wine for Xu Xiangqian, she asked, "Xiangqian, where did Xunxuan go? Mom is here, she doesn't come to see me?"
Xu Xiangqian didn't know how to answer. He thought for a long time before he found a reason: "Oh, Xunxuan is studying in Shaanxi, I'm afraid he won't come back for a while, don't blame her."
Wang Xiuzhi's eyes were filled with tears. She sighed and said, "Why don't this kid miss her mother? She has been away for decades, busy, and this time she is not here..."
After dinner, Wang Xiuzhi said to Xu Xiangqian again, "Xiangqian, discuss something for you. Since Xunxuan cannot come back, mother will go see her. You can get a ticket for your mother." She was about to pack her luggage after she said that.
Xu Xiangqian was panicked and quickly advised his mother-in-law, "Mom, don't be too impatient, Xun Xuan's homework is tight, you always say you can go, she is not prepared..."
Wang Xiuzhi looked at Xu Xiangqian with begging and said, "I have been waiting for so many years, and I really want to see her in one go."
Xu Xiangqian had to bite the bullet and "reverse the defense and attack": "If you can't wait, I'll call Xun Xuan to drop out of school."
Wang Xiuzhi saw Xu Xiangqian with a serious look on his face, and quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't hit, don't hit! Mom just misses her. It's nothing to see her for a while. Let her study with peace of mind. You are all doing big things and cannot be delayed. Mom is old, listen to you..."
Wang Xiuzhi thought she already knew the whereabouts of her daughter, so she felt relieved. After living in Beijing for a while, she went back to her hometown of Hong'an .
But since Xu Xiangqian told a lie, for the happiness of his mother-in-law's later years, he must keep the lie going. It is not easy for Xu Xiangqian, who has been upright and honest all his life. He must remember every word he said to his mother-in-law to avoid making mistakes. Xu Xiangqian had to bear all the pain alone. He was a giant and a mortal, but he had another layer of pain than a mortal.
In the following days, in order to deal with the continuous questioning of his mother-in-law, Xu Xiangqian had to "replace" his deceased wife again and again. He first deceived his mother-in-law and Xunxuan went to Qinghai to work, and later went to Xinjiang. In the end, he had no choice but to "replace" his deceased wife to the Soviet Union.
Wang Xiuzhi heard that her daughter had been transferred to the Soviet Union, and asked Xu Xiangqian with great concern: "Didn't the Soviet Union be rebuilt? Why didn't Xun Xuan come back?"
Xu Xiangqian had to comfort her mother-in-law and said, "Who knows? Maybe she has something to do?"
During these days, Wang Xiuzhi's granddaughter-in-law also actively cooperated with Xu Xiangqian to "act". Whenever the old man thought of his daughter, she would persuade: "Xiang Xiang". The former son-in-law and Xunxuan aunt are no more than ordinary people. They are big cadres and are not as good as those in the district and village cadres who can walk around casually. If Xunxuan is a young cadre, can she be transferred from here? It's okay, okay, don't worry..."
For so many years, Xu Xiangqian not only had to hide his mother-in-law from his mother-in-law, but also had to send his mother-in-law "greetings" of his deceased wife in time, and also celebrated his birthday with the old man... But it was under his concealment that the old man's later life was very happy and lived until he was 96 years old.
Xu Xiangqian in his later years
972, before his death, the old man Wang Xiuzhi said to Xu Xiangqian: "Xiangqian, you are a kind person. Xunxuan will follow you, I will feel at ease to die." Until the old man passed away, he still didn't know that his daughter had already died 40 years ago...
Third wife: Wang Jing
1939, Xu Xiangqian was sent to Shandong by the Central Committee to serve as the commander of the First Column of the Eighth Route Army. At that time, Xu Xiangqian was 38 years old. Political Commissar Zhu Rui considered that his life needed someone to take care of, so he introduced a female cadre named Wang Jing to him. At that time, Wang Jing was only 18 years old. She admired Xu Xiangqian, who had great military achievements, and the two soon fell in love and got married.
In the spring of the following year, Xu Xiangqian and Wang Jing left Shandong and returned to Yan'an. Wang Jing gave birth to a daughter for Xu Xiangqian in Yan'an, named "Luxi".
But after a long time, Xu Xiangqian and Wang Jing's personalities have always been disagreeable. Moreover, after Wang Jing gave birth to Xu Luxi, he felt that having a child was too uncomfortable, so he underwent sterilization without communicating with Xu Xiangqian, which also became the fuse for the breakdown of their marriage. After Xu Xiangqian and Wang Jing divorced, Xu Luxi was brought by Xu Xiangqian.
The fourth wife: Huang Jie
In the spring of 1946, Xu Xiangqian had just recovered from a serious illness of chondritis and lived in a willow shop in Yan'an to recuperate. Zhang Qinqiu, a member of the Central Women's Committee at that time, introduced Huang Jie, the director of the Yan'an First Nursing Hospital, to Xu Xiangqian. Speaking of which, Huang Jie and Xu Xiangqian are old acquaintances. When Huang Jie was a student at , Huang Pu Military Academy Wuhan Branch, , Xu Xiangqian also served as the major captain in the student army, but the two did not have much contact at that time.
Huang Jie
Now, under Zhang Qinqiu's support, the two of them have been dating for a period of time and have known each other better. This pair of comrades who have gone through hardships and like-minded have decided to be together.
On May 4, 1946, Xu Xiangqian and Huang Jie officially got married. At that time, Xu Xiangqian was in poor health, and there was also a daughter born to her ex-wife, Xu Luxi. Once, Xu Xiangqian joked to Huang Jie and said, "I'm looking for a happy marriage, but you can make trouble!" Huang Jie just smiled and said, "I'm even more close to Xu Luxi than her own.
After Xu Xiangqian and Huang Jie got married, the organization has been arrange for him to recuperate because he has not recovered. But by the end of 1946, Xu Xiangqian saw that the war was getting more and more nervous, so he finally couldn't sit still, so he applied to the organization to go to the front line. Huang Jie was already pregnant at that time, but she understood her husband very much and supported him to go to the front line to command.
Soon Xu Xiangqian received a call from the Party Central Committee, and he was appointed as the deputy commander of the Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region, so he rushed to the front line with his pregnant wife. When they arrived in Changzhi, Shanxi, Huang Jie gave birth to his son Xu Xiaoyan. Xu Xiangqian was very happy that he had a son in middle age. He had just been born and had not washed, so he put his son's little feet in his mouth.
Xu Xiangqian, Huang Jie and the children
In April 1949, after Xu Xiangqian commanded his troops to capture Taiyuan, the condition was already very serious and he had to take Huang Jie and the children to Qingdao for recuperation. On October 1, on the day of the founding ceremony of , Xu Xiangqian and his wife sat in front of the radio. After hearing the news of the founding of New China, they said excitedly: "Our desire to fight for it has come true!"
After the founding of New China, Huang Jie has been working in Ministry of Textile Industry, and has served as deputy director, director, and minister of the political department cadre department. When the department was first established, Huang Jie was responsible for the rating of the cadres in the department, and she lowered her rating one level.
Later, the leader specifically talked to Huang Jie: "Comrade Huang Jie, you are an old party member and a cadre with deep qualifications in 1928. You set your level so low, how can we balance it?" But no matter how the leader persuaded him, Huang Jie still insisted on this.
In 1955, Xu Xiangqian was awarded the rank of marshal, and Huang Jie also became the "Shistoric Lady", but she still strictly demanded herself. Huang Jie's unit is far away from home, so she has to catch bus No. 32 to work every morning as soon as it dawns, and she can get home very late at night. Although she has to travel on the road for a long time every day, she has never used the car that organized to qualify Xu Xiangqian.
Xu Xiangqian and Huang Jie
Xu Xiangqian are from Shanxi and like to eat pasta. Huang Jie is from Hubei. She has always been not used to Xu Xiangqian's eating habits, but she always follows her husband and rarely asks him for anything.
One year Huang Jie celebrated his birthday, and Xu Xiangqian asked her what gift she wanted. This time she made a rare request: "I have never seen you wearing a marshal's uniform. If you put it on, let me see it, it's a birthday gift." So Xu Xiangqian took out the clothes from the cabinet and put them on, giving Huang Jie a special "birthday gift".
Huang Jie is also very strict in educating his children. Xu Xiangqian’s house is very old, and the floor is covered with blue bricks. In order to improve their living conditions, the management bureau specially sent them carpets to lay them on the floor. The children were so happy now that some of them were lying on the carpet and some were somersaulting on it.
But Huang Jie was very unhappy. She thought the country was still poor, so how could she put such expensive things under her feet? She insisted that the Authority return the carpet.
When Huang Jie's son Xu Xiaoyan was studying at Bayi School, she did not send a car to pick up her son, but instead gave him 30 cents a day to take the bus home. Once, Xu Xiaoyan was greedy and took the money to buy snacks. He didn't have the money to take the bus, so he walked home until he got home very late.
Huang Jie saw that his son came back so late, so he asked him angrily what he was doing. Xu Xiaoyan told the truth that she did not blame her son, but she did not change the regulations and still only paid 30 cents for the fare.
Huang Jie and Xu Xiaoyan
1968, Xu Xiangqian and Huang Jie were both impacted. In order to protect Xu Xiangqian's safety, Huang Jie filed for divorce from her husband. Xu Xiangqian said to his wife firmly: "Don't I know you over the years? Your loyalty to the revolutionary cause cannot be distorted by anyone. I believe in you and the party." Her husband's trust gave Huang Jie great strength, and the couple worked together to spend that difficult time.
Huang Jie gave birth to a son and a daughter for Xu Xiangqian. His son Xu Xiaoyan was admitted to Tsinghua University in the 1970s. Later, he went to Canada to study for a master's degree in computer science. After returning to China, he participated in the development of my country's first generation Chinese character computer. Later, Xu Xiaoyan served as deputy director and minister of the Communications Department of the General Staff, deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, deputy director of the Science and Technology Commission of the General Equipment Department, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 2006.
Xu Xiaoyan
Huang Jie's daughter Xu Xiaotao, once went to the army in Inner Mongolia, and later joined the army. She was recommended to go to Beijing Medical College . After graduation, she worked as a doctor in the pediatric department and laboratory of the People's Liberation Army 304 Hospital. In 1993, Xu Xiaotao, who was over 40 years old, came to the United States with her husband and began to change careers and study accounting.
Although she is a descendant of the marshal, Xu Xiaotao has always relied on working abroad to support her family. For her, it takes a lot of courage to give up her superior life and enviable family background in China and go to the United States to fight.
Although she is in the United States, Xu Xiaotao insists on talking to her daughter in Chinese. Her daughter’s Chinese level is not bad. In order to save money, she and her husband insist on letting her daughter study in public school .
In 1990, Xu Xiangqian died of illness in Beijing at the age of 89. After that, Huang Jie changed his birthday to the date of his husband's birth to show his nostalgia.
On June 18, 2007, Huang Jie died of illness in Beijing at the age of 97.
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