One day in 1960, Chen Geng, who was recuperating in bed, suddenly heard the guard report: "Report, there is a female student named Zuo Taibei outside looking for you!"
At that time, Chen Geng could no longer get up due to heart disease , but when he saw Zuo Taibei coming in, he quickly supported himself and took Zuo Taibei's hand and asked: "Bibei, why are you here? Is there anything wrong with uncle?" Zuo Taibei said: "Uncle Chen, I applied for Harbin Military Industry , but because The political review was rejected because it failed..."
Chen Geng
Chen Geng was very surprised after hearing this: "This is impossible. You are a child of a martyr. How could the political review be unqualified? "Before Zuo Taibei spoke, Chen Geng continued to say: "Bibei, don't worry, I will investigate this matter clearly. You student, I'm going to make a decision!"
So what's going on? Why did Zuo Taibei fail the political review as a child of a martyr? Why did Chen Geng make an exception to accept her?
Chen Geng is Zuo Quan's introduction to the party
Zuo Taibei is the only daughter of Zuo Quan, a famous anti-Japanese general. If you want to know Zuo Taibei, we must start with her father Zuo Quan.
Zuo Quan was born in 1905 in a peasant family in Hunan Province. When he was in middle school, he actively sought the truth of saving the country and the people and read progressive books and magazines. In 1923, he was admitted to the Guangzhou Army Military Academy and transferred to the Whampoa Military Academy in August of the following year. In February 1925, Zuo Quan joined the Communist Party. It is worth mentioning that Chen Geng was also Zuo Quan's introduction to the party.
In 1925, Zuo Quan also participated in begging for dinner with the military academy Chen Jiongming rebelled against the revolution and the first eastern expedition . During the battle, the company he led was charging forward all the time, killing the most enemies and capturing the most weapons. It was highly praised by Zhou Enlai, director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy.
After pacifying Chen Jiongming's rebellion, Zuo Quan participated in the battle to pacify the rebellion of the Yunnan-Guangdong warlords Yang Ximin and Liu Zhenhuan in Guangzhou. After being injured, he did not go down to the front line, but insisted on leading his troops to kill the enemy and achieved the final victory.
zuoquan
In the winter of 1925, Zuoquan was submitted to the Soviet Union as an "outstanding officer". He studied at Sun Yat-sen University and Moscow Army University. The Moscow Army University has another resounding name, which is the Soviet Union's Fulongzhi Military Academy. Those who can enter this academy have high military qualities, which is enough to show Zuo Quan's excellence.
0 In June 1930, Zuo Quan returned to China and was assigned to work in revolutionary base in western Fujian in September. In October, the 20th Army and the 21st Army of the Western Fujian Red Army were reorganized into the New 12th Army, and Zuo Quan served as the commander of the 12th Army. In December 1931, after the Ningdu Uprising broke out, Zuo Quan was transferred to the 15th Army of the Red Fifth Army as the political commissar. It is worth mentioning that during Zuo Quan's tenure as commander of the 12th Army, he led the soldiers to smash three large-scale "encirclement and suppression" carried out by the Kuomintang in the Central Soviet Area.
In May 1935, after Red Army passed Liangshan, they prepared to force cross Dadu River . Chiang Kai-shek immediately ordered the Sichuan warlords Yang Sen and other troops to block the Dadu River, while Xue Yue and other troops chased after him, preventing our army from advancing and putting our army in a dilemma.
On May 20, Central Red Army arrived in Lugu. There were two roads from Lugu area to Dadu River: One is a main road, and the enemy's garrison force along the road is relatively strong; the other is a small road, but you need to go to Anshunchang through the Yi area.
If you know anyone, you will know that at that time, the Yi people had a bad impression of the Han people under the provocation of Chiang Kai-shek, so if our army chose the second route, they would also encounter some dangers. But compared with the first major road with severe enemy defense, the second road is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.
After consideration and research, the Central Military Commission decided to choose the second path. In addition, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan was also sent to lead the first part of the 5th Regiment of the Red 2nd Division and the reconnaissance company of the Legion pretended to attack Dashu Fort to restrain the enemy and ensure that the main Red Army troops crossed the Dadu River from Anshunchang.
After receiving the order, Zuo Quan immediately led his troops from Lugu marching 150 miles to Xiaoxiangling and eliminated all the enemy troops guarding here. After capturing the county town of Yuexi, Zuo Quan led the soldiers to Haitang after a day's march, annihilated the enemy troops of the two companies, and captured the pseudo-county magistrate alive.
Not long after, Zuoquan's scouts disguised themselves as Sichuan Army, found out the enemy situation of Dashu Fort, and then directed the soldiers to penetrate the target in three groups. After a fierce battle, our army successfully annihilated the defending enemy and occupied the Datue Fort.
At the same time, Zuo Quan personally came to the Dadu River, commanded a small number of soldiers to pretend to attack, and then ordered the remaining soldiers to cut down trees and build ships, creating the illusion that the main force of the Red Army wanted to cross the river here, thus attracting the attention of the enemy troops on the other side of the Dashu Fort. Zuo Quan's plan successfully ensured that Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen led the main forces of the Red Army to successfully cross the Dadu River from Anshunchang.
On September 17, 1935, the Central Red Army arrived at the natural barrier Lazikou. Nie Rongzhen and Zuo Quan personally came to the frontier positions to observe the terrain and helped the Red Second Division formulate corresponding combat plans. Under the command of Yang Chengwu and others, the 4th Regiment of the Red Second Division climbed the cliff with two companies, cooperated with the frontal friendly attack from the enemy's side and rear, successfully defeated the defending troops and conquered the natural barrier Lazikou. On October 17, the Central Red Army successfully arrived in Wuqi Town.
In May 1936, the Anti-Japanese Pioneer Army returned to northern Shaanxi in the east. The Central Military Commission decided to form the Red Front Army in the Western Field Army. Peng Dehuai served as the commander and political commissar, with the 1st and 15th Corps, the 28th, 29th Army and the 81st Division to carry out the Western Expedition mission.
After Peng Dehuai accepted the order, he immediately decided to turn the First Legion led by Zuo Quan and Nie Rongzhen into the Left Route Army, and set out from Yanchuan , and cooperate with the Red 15th Legion of the Right Route Army to block the enemy entrenched on the Sanbian and Ningxia. In early June, the Red 2nd Division attacked Quzi Town under the leadership of Yang Dezhi and Xiao Hua. When the Red Army rushed into Quzi Town and fought against the enemy, Zuo Quan and Nie Rongzhen led their troops to appear on the battlefield. In this way, under the command of Zuo Quan and Nie Rongzhen, the morale of the soldiers increased greatly. While shouting, "Run, the Legion Commander is watching us", they rushed towards the enemy.
After a fierce battle, our army successfully captured Quzi Town. When the second echelon advanced, Zuo Quan and Nie Rongzhen were willing to leave. After the battle, our army wiped out all three units of Ma Hongkui, captured a brigade commander of the enemy army alive, and fired the first artillery of the Red Army's Western Expedition.
On July 7, 1937, with the outbreak of the " July 7 Incident ", the Japanese army launched a full-scale war of aggression against China. At the time of the crisis of the country and the nation, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party once again ushered in cooperation. The Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, Zhu De served as the commander-in-chief, Peng Dehuai served as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Zuo Quan served as the deputy chief of staff. After the reorganization was completed, the Eighth Route Army soldiers set out from Shaanxi and headed towards the North China Anti-Japanese Front...
Peng Dehuai
Rejected the opportunity to survive three times in the spring of 1940, my country's War of Resistance Against Japan had entered its fourth year. The Japanese army was also deeply trapped in the quagmire of the war of aggression against China under the attack of the Chinese military and civilians. In order to achieve the goal of destroying the anti-Japanese bases in North China, the Japanese army began to repair railways or highways such as Pinghan and Zhengtai, and at the same time, they added strongholds and bunkers, attempting to separate the anti-Japanese bases in North China, so that our army could not "travel" or "attack".
The Japanese army wanted to play tricks, and Zhu De, Peng Dehuai and Zuo Quan discussed the next plan in the war room based on the intelligence. After careful analysis and research, they quickly found the weakness of the Japanese army: "After the Japanese army entered our base, they built strongholds everywhere, and their troops were extremely dispersed, which also caused their rear void and weak defense." This was a rare fighter for our army, so Zhu De and others decided to conduct a comprehensive crackdown on the Japanese army's transportation line .
At 8 pm on August 20, with the launch of a red signal flare, the Eighth Route Army units were like tigers going down the mountain, quickly pounced on the strongholds, stations, etc. along the railway controlled by the enemy. As the dawn rose, good news came to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Zuo Quan reviewed the telegrams and marked them on the map.
After reading a telegram, Peng Dehuai asked Zuo Quan: "How many troops can participate in this Zhengtai Battle?" Zuo Quan said: "It's hard to say, especially in the Hebei-central area, which has been cut into multiple small pieces by the Japanese army. Don't tell me whether we can get our orders. It's a question whether we can receive our orders."
August 22 After lunch, Peng Dehuai and Zuo Quan entered the war room to listen to their subordinates' rewards for the situation of the battle. The combat section chief Wang Zhengzhu also reported to them the troops participating in the battle: 30 regiments on Zhengtai Road, 15 regiments on Pinghan Road Lugou Bridge to Handan section... There are 105 regiments in total.
As soon as Wang Zhengzhu finished speaking, Zuo Quan blurted out: "Okay! This is Hundred Regiments Battle . The combat department will verify the numbers again!" The word Hundred Regiments Battle instantly attracted Peng Dehuai's attention. He said: "What if he is one hundred and ten thousand regiments, we might as well call this battle the Hundred Regiments Battle!"
Zuo Quan nodded frequently after hearing this, and also believed that the name "Hundred Regiments Battle" was very good, not only in line with reality, but also in momentum. So Zuo Quan said, "Okay, I agree with the name of the Hundred Regiments Battle!" In this way, Zuo Quan and Peng Dehuai planned a telegram to marry the battle, and officially named the "Hundred Regiments Battle".
Since the outbreak of the battle, Zuo Quan has become busier and he has almost rarely left the war room. One night, Zuo Quan stood alone in front of the map and thought. Since he had not received a good rest, he fell asleep while standing. Who would have thought that the candle in his hand burned a corner of the map and hurt his hand.
Zuo Quan woke up suddenly and quickly put out the flames. Guardian Guo Shubao quickly lit another candle and brought a basin of cold water. Zuo Quan took the cold water over, soaked his head to wake up, and then continued to look at the map.
Central Committee and Military Commission highly affirmed the initial victory achieved in the Hundred Regiments' operations. After seeing the war report, Chairman Mao quickly sent a telegram to Peng Dehuai: "The Hundred Regiments War is really exciting. Can such a battle be organized once or twice?"
The enthusiastic support and praise of the Hundred Regiments War made Zuo Quan, Peng Dehuai and the soldiers from the Eighth Route Army very happy. In addition to being happy, Zuo Quan and Peng Dehuai began to discuss the second phase of the battle.
htmlOn September 16, Zuo Quan, Zhu De, Peng Dehuai and others issued combat orders for the second phase of the Hundred Regiments War. In the second battle, Zuo Quan assisted Peng Dehuai in commanding the soldiers to fight with his calm mind and excellent command ability.On December 10, the Field Political Department of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters announced the results of the Hundred Regiments War in the first three and a half months and summarized the Hundred Regiments War. The Hundred Regiments War was the largest and longest-lasting offensive battle carried out by the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines in North China during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Zuo Quan participated in the planning, organization and command of this battle, and also made great contributions to the victory of the Hundred Regiments War.
I thought Zuo Quan had been galloping on the battlefield, but an accident made him leave us forever...
1942 On May 25, 1942, tens of thousands of elite Japanese troops surrounded the Eighth Route Army headquarters. In addition, there were thousands of people including the Field Political Department, Logistics Department, Northern Party School, etc. The enemy soon discovered the traces of our army, and the enemy planes fired wildly, and many comrades were shot and died.
Peng Dehuai and Zuo Quan decided to break through in different directions and fight on their own. Zuo Quan strongly asked himself to take on the task of covering and cutting off the rear, so Peng Dehuai led his troops north, Luo Ruiqing led his troops south, Yang Lisan led his troops north, and various troops took action separately.
When retreating, the headquarters guard company wanted to escort Zuo Quan first, but he refused: " Northern Bureau and the Party School have so many comrades who need me, I must stay and advance and retreat with them!" Zuo Quan gave up the opportunity to leave himself and gave up the opportunity to survive...
During the breakout, Zuo Quan had two more opportunities to be able to leave, and he also refused again:
The first opportunity was when passing the third blockade line, Tang Wancheng, the company commander of the headquarters who guarded Peng Dehuai to break out, led his troops back to pick up Zuo Quan. Tang Wancheng said: "General Peng has successfully broken through, the leaders of the Northern Bureau and the Party School have also gone out, and your cover task has also been completed. Please be sure to leave with me! This is my task and the order of the organization!"
However, what Tang Wancheng never expected was that Zuo Quan refused again and asked him to return to the original route to protect the head of the headquarters of the ao headquarters. Tang Wancheng had no choice but to obey the order.
The second chance was when Zuo Quan led the last group of soldiers. When he rushed to the peak of Cross Ridge , the artillery fire was very dense. At this moment, a shell fell beside Zuo Quan, and the soil blown away by the shell raised his face.
As a veteran, Zuo Quan naturally knew that there would be a second shell in the near future. He should have been lying down first, but he did not do so. Zuo Quan did not even bend over, but stood on the high ground and shouted: "Be careful, pay attention to safety, the second enemy shell is coming!" He completely put his life and death aside, thinking about the safety of the soldiers.
Sure enough, at this moment, the second shell hit in the direction where Zuo Quan was, and his shouts came to an abrupt end. After the smoke of gunpowder, the careful soldier found that the figure of Chief of Staff Zuo Quan was missing...
942 On May 25, 1942, Zuo Quan died heroically at the age of 37. The person who found Zuo Quan's body was three students from the Northern Bureau Party School. Zuo Quan's left forehead, chest and legs were covered with shrapnel from the Japanese army, and there was almost no complete spot on his body...
When the guard told Peng Dehuai the news of Zuo Quan's death and handed Peng Dehuai the revolver that he had followed Zuo Quan for many years, he was so sad that he did not turn around, nor did he take the revolver in the guard's hand...
Zuo Taibei applied for the Harbin Military Industry but was rejected. Chen Geng: I'm a student. I'll accept
When the bad news of Zuo Quan's death reached Yan'an, 25-year-old Liu Zhilan fainted on the spot. She couldn't believe that her lover would leave her. For more than a year later, she was in a state of trance. Whenever someone returned to Yan'an from the front line, Liu Zhilan would ask if there was any letter brought back by Zuo Quan, but the answers she received were all no. In the end, Liu Zhilan finally believed in the fact that Zuo Quan died.
Zuo Taibei
At that time, Zuo Quan's daughter Zuo Taibei was less than 2 years old. She was very surprised why her mother kept crying, and why her father didn't come back. Liu Zhilan couldn't bear to let Zuo Taibei know the news of her father's death, so she kept it from her.
That day, Zuo Taibei finally couldn't help it. She asked her mother: "Mom, does Dad not love Taibei? Why are Uncle Peng and the others back, but Dad not come back yet?" Liu Zhilan couldn't help it anymore. While holding the child, she cried bitterly: "Taibei should not wait for Dad, he, he sacrificed for the revolution..."
As Zuo Quan's old comrade-in-arms, Peng Dehuai put all his feelings for Zuo Quan on Zuo Taibei. In addition, Peng Dehuai did not have a biological child, so he also treated Zuo Taibei as his daughter. Every weekend, Peng Dehuai would take Zuo Taibei to his home and tell stories to Xiao Taibei with his wife Pu Anxiu to improve his life. Peng Dehuai would also ride Zuo Taibei to Yanhe on his horse and take a walk around.
At that time, Zuo Taibei was ignorant and insisted on buying a villain book when he was shopping in the market with Peng Dehuai. Peng Dehuai patiently said: "Taibei Guai, you are still young and are not suitable for reading this book." It turned out that this is a book about delivering new ways for women.Seeing that Peng Dehuai didn't buy it for him, Zuo Taibei sat on the ground and couldn't get up. Peng Dehuai had no choice but to pay for her to buy one, which was also the first book Zuo Taibei read.
Peng Dehuai is very strict with himself and his family. If he was sitting on the ground crying and refusing to leave, his nephew and nieces would definitely leave without hesitation. But now sitting on the ground is not his nephew and nieces, but his comrade-in-arms Zuo Quan's only daughter. Peng Dehuai, who was in a hot mood, gave all his good temper to Zuo Taibei.
But sometimes Zuo Taibei cried endlessly, so Peng Dehuai locked her in the house and waited for her to cry enough before "release" her out.
After the founding of New China, Zuo Taibei entered Bayi Primary School to study, which is a famous boarding school in our army that specializes in accepting children of front-line combat soldiers.
On October 21, 1950, Zuo Quan's coffin was moved from She County, Hebei to the Shanxi, Hebei Hebei Shandong and Henan Martyrs Cemetery. The 10-year-old Zuo Taibei followed his mother to attend the burial ceremony. Zuo Taibei also held a burial for his father's coffin.
Not long after, Bayi Primary School organized a theme team meeting to commemorate Zuo Quan. Zuo Taibei spoke on the stage and said:
"My father is named Zuo Quan. He was originally the deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army. On May 25, 1942, his father died in the battle with the Japanese army in Cross Ridge. He was only 37 years old when he died. Although I didn't meet my father too much, his appearance was always engraved in my heart. My father is a good soldier of the party and also my good father..."
1952 Children's Day, Bayi Primary School chose Zuo Taibei as the representative of the school and accepted the reception from Chairman Mao. When Chairman Mao learned that the cute little girl in front of him was the daughter of his favorite general Zuo Quan, he took back his smile and showed sadness between his eyebrows . Then he said kindly: "Little Taibei, how is your mother now? Are you doing well?"
Zuo Taibei said: "Hello, uncle, my mother is very good now, I am also very good, thank you for your concern!" Chairman Mao saw that Zuo Taibei was so sensible! , I couldn't help but think of how great it would be if Zuo Quan was still there...
Just as Chairman Mao was in sadness, Zuo Taibei pulled the corner of his clothes and said, "Uncle Chairman, what's wrong with you?" Chairman Mao blinked and said, "It's okay, Xiao Taibei, let's take a photo as a souvenir." Zuo Taibei said happily, "Okay, okay!"
1958 National Day Celebration, Ren Bishi's wife Chen Zongying took Zuo Taibei to the Tiananmen Gate Tower to watch the brilliant fireworks. At this moment, Zhou Enlai came over to say hello to Chen Zongying. After saying hello, he found a familiar face next to him.
Chen Zongying quickly introduced to Zhou Enlai: "Prime Minister, this is Comrade Zuo Quan's daughter Zuo Taibei." Zhou Enlai looked at Zuo Taibei carefully and said, "No wonder I look so familiar! It turns out that he is Zuo Quan's daughter, okay, okay!" Zhou Enlai paused and said to Zuo Taibei: "You look very much like your father, you must learn from your father, do you know?"
Zuo Taibei nodded firmly and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will definitely study hard and serve the motherland when I grow up!" Zhou Enlai showed a gratified smile.
That day, Zuo Taibei accompanied Peng Dehuai for a walk in Zhongnanhai . During the walk, Peng Dehuai mentioned Zuo Quan's sacrifice again. He said:
"Your father is an old soldier. He must know that the Japanese army will not only throw one shell. The first shell will have a second shell soon after it is dropped. If he hides for a while, it is still possible to survive. But he did not do this, because there are many people and horses on the Cross Ridge, and he cannot leave others behind to hide. This is not his personality. He died of his duties, his post, and his loyalty to the revolutionary cause!"
Zuo Taibei could not help but have a deeper understanding of his father's sacrifice after hearing Peng Dehuai's words.
In 1960, Chen Geng's guards rushed to the room and reported, "Chief, there is a comrade Zuo Taibei outside who wants to see you!" When Chen Geng heard the name Zuo Taibei, he hurriedly said, "Hurry, let her in quickly.”
When Zuo Taibei came in, Chen Geng seemed to see Zuo Quan's shadow on her face. He immediately sat up from the bed and said, "Bibei, why are you here? Is there anything you want to find uncle? "Zuo Taibei said: "Uncle Chen, I applied for Harbin Military Industry this year, but I was rejected because I failed the political review. ”
Chen Geng said in confusion: “How is it possible? Your father is a martyr and you are the child of a martyr. How could you fail the political review? "Seeing Zuo Taibei's lost expression, Chen Geng said again: "Don't worry, uncle must investigate clearly, I will accept you as a student! "
Chen Geng
Later, after some investigation, he found out that it was because Zuo Taibei had another uncle who was the Kuomintang, and Harbin Military Industry refused to accept her. Chen Geng immediately said: "Zuo Taibei's uncle is her uncle, she is her. Zuo Taibei has never seen this uncle since he was born, let alone other things! I've decided on this matter, so I'll take her away! "
It's like this. Under Chen Geng's arrangement, Zuo Taibei successfully entered the Harbin Military Industry Study...
