Introduction
1972, Zhou Enlai summoned Li Da. After the conversation, Zhou Enlai said in a chat: "Comrade Li Da, do you know. Your wife has contacted me several times because of your affairs. Your wife Zhang Naiyi is really good."
Who is General Li Da's wife, and why did he contact Premier Zhou many times?
story starts with the acquaintance between General Li Da and his wife Zhang Naiyi...
General Li Da and his family
01 Zhang Naiyi insisted on celibacy
1945 victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the organization arranged for Zhang Naiyi to work in the Taihang Base of the Liberated Area of Jinchaji. At the end of August, Zhang Naiyi set out with a team of more than a few hundred people. Among these people who were traveling with him were Liu Bocheng's wife Wang Ronghua.
On the way forward, Zhang Naiyi discovered something strange. Every time she went to a campsite, she could see someone scribbling with lime blocks, which meant to blame a lesbian named Qi Ke.
After Zhang Nai asked about it, she learned that this lesbian named Qi Ke was the ex-wife of Li Da, chief of staff of Jinchaji Military Region. A year ago, the two divorced and went from Yan'an to Taihang .
Originally, Qi Ke and a lesbian agreed to take turns using a mule . Unexpectedly, Qi Ke rode on the mule faster and faster, and eventually his shadow disappeared. The lesbian who was left behind was very angry and wrote to condemn him everywhere.
At this time, Zhang Naiyi did not know Qi Ke, let alone Li Da. Although she also thought that Qi Ke was wrong in doing this, she didn't take it seriously. But she never expected that she would have an intersection with Li Da.
Li Da and his family
In Zhang Naiyi's life, many people have commented on her. But the first evaluation was given by her brother and called her a "smart girl".
1913, Zhang Naiyi was born in an ordinary family in Luohe Town, Yancheng County, Henan Province. The Zhang family has 3 sons and six daughters, and she is the youngest. When Zhang Nai was born, his elder brother happened to give birth to a girl.
Zhang Naiyi's father is Zhang Zhishen, and he is an enlightened gentleman. When he was 7 years old, Zhang Naiyi was sent to a private school. Because of this, she recognized a lot of words.
11 years old, Zhang Naiyi was fortunate to study at a new school in Ligao Primary School, Yancheng County. It was also during her studies in this school that she also vaguely realized the inequality and darkness of society.
When she was 13 years old, Zhang Naiyi was admitted to the preparatory course of Kaifeng Women's Middle School in the provincial capital. At that time, a girl was traveling so far away from her hometown to study alone, and her family was really worried.
But Zhang Naiyi has always been strong and never shed tears because of homesickness. Her strong desire for knowledge prompted her to be hungry for all kinds of novel knowledge.
Then, her father died of illness. After repeated requests from her brothers, she temporarily lived at home for two years. While at home, when she learned that her niece of similar age was secretly coming to Kaifeng to study, she wrote a "petition letter" to her three brothers. In the letter
, she wrote:
"Today's society is a society where the strong prey on the weak. If a person does not want to be enterprising and does not study, without knowledge or ability, he will inevitably become a pitiful and pathetic frustrated person, and will inevitably be bullied and slaughtered by others, and will inevitably be swallowed by those strong people... My sister has no other wish, just asks brothers to be brothers and sisters to let me study in Kaifeng."
The three brothers were really surprised to see Zhang Naiyi's unique and honest letter. They all said: "Is Liu Mei a smart person? She is definitely a good material for doing things and reading. It's just a pity that my sister is, how great it would be if she was a boy."
Zhang Naiyi was studying in the Provincial Women's Middle School, and was fortunate to read the book "Women and Society" written by German socialist activists in the library.
This book analyzes the social roots of women's oppression and points out sharply: the emergence of private ownership is the beginning of contempt and even contempt of women.
Zhang Naiyi's old photo
The explanatory views of this book had a profound impact on Zhang Naiyi, and she also began to look at the issue of women's liberation in China with a new perspective.
Just then, the elder brother came to Kaifeng. The purpose of his trip was to introduce Zhang Naiyi to Zhang Naiyi, but Zhang Naiyi refused.
The eldest brother asked in surprise: "You are not young anymore and you don't consider getting married yet, so when will you consider it?" Zhang Naiyi said seriously: "I got married until the day when socialism was realized."
A few days later, the eldest brother introduced the partner to her and asked Zhang Naiyi to meet in person. As soon as Zhang Nai saw that the other party was honest, he wrote the last letter to the other party. In the letter
, Zhang Nai kept saying: "I have a lot of urgent things to do now, and I am not willing to consider my personal marriage issues."
From then on, Zhang Naiyi's words "not getting married until socialism" spread among his classmates, and people began to look at her with a special perspective.
Zhang Naiyi and Li Da
02 Zhang Naiyi and Magino Defense line
1936, Zhang Naiyi was still admitted to the Department of Education of Henan University with excellent grades despite several interruptions in his studies. Shortly after entering school, she joined the vanguard of the Chinese National Liberation Team of the Communist Party of China.
In addition, she also actively organized students of the same school to set up reading clubs to study and study books about Marx and Lenin, and promote the proposal of anti-Japanese and national salvation.
Soon, Zhang Naiyi's excellent performance attracted the attention of Henan secret organizations. Provincial Party Secretary Liu Zijiu personally talked to him and decided to absorb him into Communist Party of China .
In February 1937, Zhang Naiyi also officially joined the Communist Party of China. Since joining the party, she has become more motivated to work. She will do her best to complete any tasks assigned to her by the organization.
In the same year, due to the betrayal of the traitor, the Kuomintang authorities destroyed the vanguard of the Chinese National Liberation Pioneer, and many comrades were arrested and imprisoned.
For the sake of Zhang Naiyi's safety, the party organization decided to let her retreat to Qi County Datong Middle School , and lurked in the school as a history teacher to continue working.
Li Da, Liu Bocheng and others
1937 " July 7 Incident " broke out, Zhang Naiyi was ordered to return to his hometown to carry out anti-Japanese and national salvation work. As soon as she returned to her hometown, she organized more than 20 fellow villagers and classmates to carry out anti-Japanese and national salvation work.
They taught everyone to sing songs of the Anti-Japanese War, perform dramas, and promote the idea of fighting against Japan and saving the nation on the streets, which also broke the original lifeless scene of Yancheng.
In early summer of 1938, Zhang Naiyi was ordered to come to Xihua County and joined the training class for fighting the enemy and saving the country. In August of the same year, the party organization decided to ask Zhang Naiyi to lead more than 30 trainees and teachers from the training class to Yan'an to study.
In Yan'an, Zhang Naiyi was warmly received and lived in the guesthouse of the Central Organization Department. He Long's later wife Xue Ming. The two also participated in the Central Organization Department training class together.
once, Chen Yun will give you a report. In the report, he gave examples of the necessity of women to establish a spirit of self-reliance, self-esteem, and self-improvement. He hopes that lesbians can strengthen their career aspirations and become rushing to get married if they are not stable.
Zhang Naiyi recalled the views in "Women and Society" from Chen Yun's words, and believed that his views were very reasonable. In Yan'an, she saw some lesbians getting married in a hurry, but because of family drags down, she can't do anything.
Li Da and Zhang Naiyi
In addition, she has also seen many failed marriages with her own eyes and is even more reluctant to act hasty. She secretly made up her mind: if she didn't meet someone who could rely on her for the rest of her life, she would rather be single.
Zhang Naiyi likes the famous saying " Huns immortal, he thinks he is a family." When she saw the Japanese devils burning, killing and looting everywhere on Chinese land, she was furious and claimed: "If the War of Resistance Against Japan is not victorious, I will never get married!"
It was these two vows that led to Zhang Naiyi being 31 years old and still alone.It is also because of her attitude towards marriage and emotionality that she has given her a new title " Maginot Line of Defense ".
There are much more gay men in Yan'an than lesbians, and new women like Zhang Naiyi are naturally eye-catching. What's more, she is over 30 and has not been married yet, which is even more eye-catching.
During this period, many enthusiastic people led the "red line" for her. There are also many boys who love her writing poems and letters, and some even come to her home on their own initiative, but there is no man who can touch her.
Once, Zhang Naiyi met Chen Geng while studying at the Party School. Seeing that there was no one around, Chen Geng spoke in English and said, "I can introduce you." After hearing this, Zhang Nai pretended not to understand.
Li Da and Zhang Naiyi
Gradually, Zhang Naiyi got the nickname of "Magino Line of Defense". She naturally understood the meaning of it, but she didn't mind, just smiled it.
03 General Li Da captured the "Magino Line of Defense"
In August 1945, the War of Resistance Against Japan was finally won, and Zhang Naiyi was organized to work in the Taihang Mountain Base in the Liberated Area of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan. As soon as Zhang Naiyi arrived at , Comrade Ping Jiesan contacted Li Da, then chief of staff of the military region.
As early as during her study at Yan'an Party School, Ping Jiesan met Zhang Naiyi and knew that she had never been married.
At the same time, Chief of Staff Li Da has been divorced from his ex-wife Qi Ke for some time, and he lives a bachelor life alone with a child.
Many enthusiastic comrades think that Li Da is not a solution to take care of his children, so they find a way to find a suitable partner for him.
Ping Jiesan said to Li Da: "Two lesbians came to Yan'an, and they have not been married yet. One of them is very beautiful and has a romantic move; the other one looks average, but the person is very honest."
Ping Jiesan
paused, and Ping Jiesan asked Li Da: "Which two lesbians do you choose?" Li Da said without hesitation: "I naturally chose the honest one."
So, Ping Jiesan talked to Li Da about many of Zhang Naiyi's situation.
At the same time, Li Xuefeng, the political commissar of Taihang Mountain Military Region, is also very concerned about Li Da’s personal issues. After learning about Li Da’s thoughts, he and the comrades around Zhang Naiyi learned about her specific situation in detail. Afterwards, Li Xuefeng wrote to Li Da and said:
"In short, Comrade Zhang Naiyi is very good in all aspects."
After Li Da received Li Xuefeng's letter, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping also read the letter. Deng Xiaoping said: "I think it's OK." So, the matter was settled, and it depends on Zhang Naiyi's attitude.
At the same time, not long after Zhang Naiyi arrived at the base, he organized her to come to a small room in the headquarters. During the day, Li Da was busy with work and chatted with Zhang Naiyi at night.
The first on the left is Li Da
From studying to working, they talked almost everything. Although they have different backgrounds, different tempers and personalities, they have a very speculative chat and have been chatting for several hours.
After a period of understanding, Zhang Naiyi left a deep impression on Li Da. She suddenly realized: a man gradually opened her defense.
One day, Li Da talked about his own emotional experience and said that he had been divorced for more than a year and wanted to find a like-minded lesbian to be his partner.
Hearing this, Zhang Nai lowered his head and said nothing. So, Li Da began to ask tentatively: "There are so many lesbians in Yan'an, why are you not married yet?"
Zhang Naiyi raised his head and said, "I swore in my early years that if I didn't win the War of Resistance Against Japan, I wouldn't get married. Therefore, I rejected many people and won the nickname of "Magino Line of Defense".
Li Da looked at Zhang Naiyi affectionately and said, "Now the War of Defense has been won, and the Japanese have been beaten away. What's more, as soon as the Second World War broke out, the Magino Line of Defense was captured? You can completely consider getting married now."
left is Li Da
Zhang Nai's face turned red when he heard the other party say this.After a moment of silence, she said what she thought: "Although I can consider getting married now, what I am looking for is a person I can rely on, a real person, someone who will never leave me."
Li Da nodded without understanding after hearing this. The next day, Li Da came again as usual. As soon as he entered the door, he blushed and said to Zhang Naiyi: "I have thought about it many times, let's get married."
Zhang Naiyi hesitated in his heart: "We have known each other for less than a month, so it's better to know more."
Li Da said anxiously: "Don't we understand each other every day for the past 20 days? I think I already know you very well. You are not only a good comrade, but also my ideal partner. You also want to know where I am, and you can tell you everything."
Zhang Naiyi looked at Li Da's simple face and recalled the little things they got along with, and suddenly realized: Isn't he the "prince charming" he was looking for in his heart. No matter what happens, the other party will not leave easily.
Thinking of this, Zhang Nai nodded and said seriously: "I agree with your request, let's get married!" From then on, the relationship between the two was settled.
Li Da and Zhang Naiyi
Li Da set their wedding date on December 14, 1945. The reason for this day was that Li Da said: "I joined Red Army in December 14, 1931. This day is also the day when I changed from an ordinary soldier to a Red Army, and it is also the day of my new life. It is very memorable."
04 Zhang Naiyi and Li Da have been with him for decades
December 14, the wedding of the two was held as scheduled as usual. The wedding was extremely simple, and the two leaned together and took a photo and ended.
Li Da was busy with work, and Zhang Naiyi cleaned up the "new house" of the two. Their living place is also extremely simple: a bed, a bedding, a table, and two chairs. Although all this is simple, Zhang Naiyi felt a sense of happiness in his heart.
That night, many people came to the headquarters to congratulate them, and the simple room was full of warmth and joy. At the same time, many leaders of the brigade and column came to celebrate when they heard about Li Da's marriage.
These people After the wedding chamber ended, they pretended to leave, but did not really leave, and stood in the yard and eavesdropped. Chen Geng, who was standing outside, couldn't help but laughed out loud, adding a lot of joy to their wedding night.
Li Da
Not long after Zhang Naiyi's marriage, he took the initiative to ask for work, and Li Da also supports his wife's work very much. With the approval of Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng, Zhang Naiyi came to work at the Intelligence Department of the Headquarters.
This job is a job she has never been exposed to before. At first, it was a bit difficult to do, but Zhang Naiyi tried his best to deal with it and soon got competent for the job.
Li Da and Zhang Naiyi are both very honest. After getting married, they get along day and night, and their relationship becomes deeper and deeper. once, Zhang Naiyi washed Li Da's clothes. Before washing clothes, she always has to habitually extract her pockets, worried that any important items will be damaged by soaking and damage.
Sure enough, she found a piece of paper for writing in Li Da’s clothes this time. When Li Da saw this piece of paper, he actually snatched it. After snatching it, he felt that his actions were inappropriate, so he quickly apologized to Zhang Naiyi.
Zhang Naiyi not only was not angry, but said kindly: "I know this is organizational discipline. I will watch what should be watched, and I will never watch what should not be watched."
After hearing his wife's thoughtful words, Li Da smiled happily...
Li Da and his wife
1949 After the founding of New China , Li Da and his wife continued to silently contribute to the country and the people in their positions...
But in 1958, Li Da was removed from the position of deputy director of the training supervisor department. For a person who is used to being busy, this is undoubtedly chronic suicide.
So he wrote a letter to the Central Committee and Military Commission , asking him to help him arrange his work. Li Da's old superior, He Long, then director of the State Sports Commission, also proposed to the Central Committee to resume his work.
Soon after, the central government appointed Li Da as director of the State Sports Commission. Although Li Da's work has been restored, his treatment has not been restored. During the three-year difficult period, Li Da received a salary of 300 yuan per month.
At that time, only vouchers and tickets could buy daily necessities. Li Da’s salary was actually useless. All the life supply of the whole family had to be supported by Zhang Naiyi.
Even though life is so difficult, Li Da and his wife have never complained, and the whole family has spent this difficult time silently.
Li Da's family
1972, Li Da was appointed as the deputy chief of staff. In the seven or eight years after that, he carried out his work under the leadership of Ye Jianying and Deng Xiaoping.
In October 1985, Li Da, who was already the deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army of China, was seriously ill. This disease lasted for eight years. During these eight years, Zhang Naiyi and his children took turns to the hospital to be on duty.
Zhang Naiyi sat next to her husband every day, taking good care of him, and never interrupted for two years.
1988, Zhang Naiyi suddenly suffered from myocardial infarction due to excessive labor and fainted in the hospital. From then on, Zhang Naiyi was unable to go to the hospital to take care of her husband due to physical reasons.
But she still insists on visiting the hospital two to three times a week. The hospital staff were moved by the deep friendship between the couple.
On July 12, 1993, General Li Da died of illness in the hospital. Zhang Naiyi did not make any requests to the organization after learning about her husband's death.
Li Da and Zhang Naiyi
After simply cooking Li Da, Li Da devoted himself to compiling "Selected Military Literatures of Li Da" . She ignored her high myopia and was old and weak, and compiled most of the articles with tenacious perseverance. She proofreads some of the key topics seriously.
On July 12, 1994, on the first anniversary of General Li Da's death, Zhang Naiyi came to Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery with "Selected Works of Li Da Military".
This book not only embodies General Li Da's lifelong efforts, but also embodies her a lot of efforts. Zhang Naiyi put this book in front of a portrait of her husband and couldn't help but cry: "I'm here to see you, I've helped you realize your wish..."
