In 1938, Su Yu was 32 years old, but he was still a bachelor who had never even talked about love.
Mr. Chen was anxious to watch from the sidelines:
"Comrade Su Yu, you are talking endlessly in front of the map, and when you see a girl, you can't speak!" You have to do something!"
Su Yu, who won every battle on the battlefield, was honest and loyal in life, and he fell in love with a girl, but he was rejected one after another, and Mr. Chen said urgently:
"This girl is not willing, then just change the math!"
Why did this girl named Chu Qing make Su Yu willing to wait for three years?
Resist the Japanese, do not let the eyebrows be shaved!
Chu Qing, whose original name was Zhan Yongzhu, was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province in 1923, and after joining the New Fourth Army, he changed his name to avoid affecting his family.
When Chu Qing was a child, her mother fell ill and died, and her father, Zhan Keming, was a senior bank clerk who relied on thrift to provide for several children to attend the provincial Yangzhou Middle School.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1937, Yangzhou also fell into the hands of the Japanese army. Japanese devils kill people and set fires in the city, loot everywhere, and rape women from house to house.
Zhan Keming originally worked in a bank in Shanghai, and when Yangzhou was about to fall, he worried about the safety of his family and returned to Yangzhou. In order to protect the safety of the children at home, Zhan Keming built a wall outside the firewood room, built a dark room, and covered the outside with firewood.
On this day, several Japanese devils broke into Chu Qing's house, and several of Chu Qing's sisters hid behind Chai He, and one of the Japanese devils found that there was something wrong with Chai He, so he went forward to play with it.
Chu Qing and the others were frightened and motionless inside, fortunately, this ghost was accidentally touched by Chai He's eyes, covered his eyes and walked away, Chu Qing and his sisters escaped the disaster.
The family was not safe, Zhan Keming began to find a way to transfer the family, when there was an American church in Yangzhou that was not affected by the Japanese army, Zhan Keming donated a sum of money to let the family hide in.
Later, seeing that the church could not stay long, Zhan Keming left his young daughter in the countryside of Yangzhou, brought other children to the Shanghai Concession, and then enrolled his children in the Shanghai School of the provincial Yangzhou Middle School.
But in the years of hiding, Chu Qing saw the atrocities of the Japanese army, and she had no intention of going to school, and she wanted to join the army to save the country.
In October 1938, Chu Qing, a sophomore in high school, heard the news that one of her classmates was preparing to send a friend to join the New Fourth Army.
Chu Qing hurriedly begged:
"Can you talk to your friend and bring me too?"
Carrying his family behind his back, Chu Qing, along with other young people, passed through Ningbo to southern Anhui, and finally reached Yunling, about 50 miles southwest of Jing County.
At that time, the New Fourth Army headquarters was stationed in a small village called Luoli Village.
Although Chu Qing came to the garrison of the New Fourth Army, because he joined the army voluntarily and did not carry a letter of introduction, the New Fourth Army Headquarters could not accept such unidentified people.
"It's been a lot of hard work, but you can't give up like this!"
Chu Qing did not want to go back home like this, and happened to live with her in a guest house, and a Member of the Shanghai Coal Industry Ambulance Team had a letter of introduction in his hand.
Chu Qing went to beg for this team member, and finally let himself be attached to each other and successfully joined the New Fourth Army.
Long time together, feelings sneak into the heart.
Chu Qing was assigned to the eighth team of the teaching corps as a cadet, and after studying and training for a period of time, Chu Qing also met Su Yu for the first time.
Su Yu was then serving as the deputy commander of the 2nd Detachment of the New Fourth Army, and he came to the teaching corps to prepare to select several cadets with both moral integrity and ability to work in the unit organs.
The head of the teaching corps was named Liang Guobin, and he recommended a person to Su Yu:
"There is a Yangzhou girl named Zhan Yongzhu, who is very good in all aspects, and not long ago added people to the Communist Party of China."
Su Yu felt that it was appropriate, so he met with this Zhan Yongzhu to talk about the situation.
After receiving the notice, Chu Qing came to the reception room, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw a soldier who was not tall, but was shining with spirits, this person was wearing a simple gray military uniform, with leggings on his legs, and bullets on his belt around his waist.
Chu Qingxin thought:
"This man is weird and imposing!"
Su Yu saw Chu Qing walk in and hurriedly greeted:
"I'm Su Yu, sit fast, sit fast!"
Chu Qing sat down a little timidly, and heard Su Yu say in a soft tone:
"I heard you did well on team eight!"
Chu Qing said a little shyly:
"All the education in the team is good, and the comrades help."
In the conversation with Chu Qing, Su Yu found that this girl not only studied hard, but also had a very clear idea, and could not help but have a deep impression of Chu Qing.
At that time, the headquarters of the New Fourth Army was located in the Guangyu Ancestral Hall in Shuixi Village, Liyang County (present-day Liyang City), Jiangsu Province, and Chu Qing and other new female soldiers had a large number of new soldiers, resulting in insufficient houses to live in and needed to build their own houses.
After Su Yu saw it, he came to teach Chu Qing and others how to build a house, first using the wide corridor in front of the ancestral hall and the large circular pillar as a skeleton, and then using bamboo poles, straw and grass ropes to weave into rectangular grass blocks.
These pieces of grass hang in the corridor like walls, and after leaving the doors and windows, they become small rooms.
Chu Qing set up the room and slowly got some understanding of Su Yu, the deputy commander of Su Yu was very kind to people, but he was very strict in military training, not only taking everyone to run and train, but also teaching them these recruits to assassinate.
At that time, Su Yu lived in the small attic next to the ancestral hall, and Chu Qing and several other female soldiers lived under the attic.
Because Su Yu often worked until late at night, the attendant was afraid that he would be hungry at night, so he bought some biscuits and put them in a bamboo tube behind Su Yu's bed.
Chu Qing and a few other female soldiers happened to know that the bamboo tube contained biscuits, so they secretly ate the biscuits and playfully wrote a note to put inside:
"The little mouse has eaten up..."
Su Yu was not angry when he saw it, and the next day he smiled at Chu Qing and said:
"Welcome to this little mouse again..."
Emotions are born, but love is hit hard.
In 1938, Su Yu was already 32 years old, and at that time there was a regulation on marriage in the military, which met the age of 28 years and the cadres at or above the regimental level who had reached 5 years of military experience could consider starting a family.
Although Su Yu has long reached the conditions for marriage, he is still a bachelor who has never been in love, and he is bent on fighting.
Mr. Chen is very concerned about this:
"You said it very well in front of the battle map, how come when you see the girl, you don't know what to say!"
As the saying goes, dead wood is still in the spring, su Yu found that he quietly had a girl's figure in his heart, that is, the female soldier Chu Qing.
Although he had a heart for Chu Qing, Su Yu did not know how to express it, and Wang Zong, director of the political department of the detachment, discovered Su Yu's careful thinking and took the initiative to ask for Su Yu's help.
Su Yu wrote a letter to Chu Qing, taking a picture of him, and Wang Jian took it to Chu Qing:
"Comrade Zhan Yongzhu, we haven't seen each other for more than a month. Since the last long conversation, you have left an unforgettable impression on my mind.
From the bottom of my heart, I like you very much, not because of the compulsion of others, nor because of the motives of The Fear of Glory, but the loyal love of the commander of the New Fourth Army for a real female soldier..."
After reading the letter, Chu Qing's face changed drastically, and he directly tore the letter and photos into pieces.
When Su Yu heard this, he was very depressed, but still said:
"She has the right to choose love..."
As for what Chu Qing thought in his heart, one was that he had no love for Su Yu, and the other was that he felt that Su Yu was a high-ranking general and should not court a little girl.
Chu Qing decided never to see Su Yu again.
Su Yu was rejected twice.
The news of Su Yu's emotional frustration spread out, and everyone wanted to introduce him to another object, but Su Yu refused to change.
Mr. Chen shook his head and said:
"Your concept of love is the same as your command to fight, and the goal you have identified will not change!"
As time passed, the Jiangnan Command of the New Fourth Army was established, with Chen Yi as commander and Su Yu as deputy commander and chief of staff, and Chu Qing was assigned to the Confidential Section of the Jiangnan Command as a stenographer after graduating from the New Fourth Army Teaching Corps.
The two of them met again, su Qing was a little worried at first, afraid that Su Yu would give her "small shoes to wear", and finally found that Su Yu was still that warm and soft look, so she relaxed her heart.
Chu Qing's side was at ease, but Su Yu's heart was suffering a lot, and he and Chu Qing spent every day and night together, and the fire of love in his heart was getting stronger and stronger.
Finally, on this day, Su Yu couldn't resist the impulse in his heart, and invited Chu Qing to his office alone, once again showing his admiration.
Chu Qing still refused, and politely refused to Su Yu:
"Chief Su, I admire your personality and command ability, but I am still young and do not want to fall in love. I am now bent on avenging the death of my father and countrymen, and I must defeat the Japanese! ”
Su Yu understood Chu Qing's voice:
"Comrade Zhan Yongzhu, you are quite right, we will work together to win the victory of the War of Resistance. At the same time, the relationship between revolution and love can be reasonably handled. I ask you to think about it, we can make a friend first..."
Chu Qing heard the sincerity in Su Yu's words, and she lowered her head and was silent for a while, saying:
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to think about it..."
Su Yu, who has won every battle and every victory, has once again failed in the face of love, and Mr. Chen is also anxious:
"If this girl is not willing, she should simply change her mile!"
Su Yu said firmly:
"Commander, she is already on my heart, I will hold on to the difficult period for another 3 years..."
In the battlefield, there is a demeanor, and lovers eventually become dependents.
Although the love boat ran aground, Su Yu did not sink in the lost love, he put all his energy into military wars, and won successive battles.
In October 1940, Su Yu led his troops to a decisive battle with the Kuomintang pro-Japanese army at Huangqiao, in which Su Yu took a telescope and calmly commanded.
Chu Qing, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, looked at Su Yu, who was full of vigor, and couldn't help but be surprised. During the battle, Su Yu had a calm demeanor that was different from ordinary people, which made Chu Qing's feelings for Su Yu undergo a qualitative change.
On this evening, Su Yu and Chu Qing met together to come to the small river next to the station, and Su Yu once again expressed his feelings:
"I really love you, and if you can't accept it now, I can wait, wait a year, wait two years, wait three years and three years, no matter how long I will wait." 」
Chu Qing asked mischievously:
"That's a good point, but what if after three years, I still won't promise you?"
Su Yu said emphatically:
"Then I will continue to wait, wait another three years, wait another three years, wait another three years, wait until you agree."
After Chu Qing listened, she was moved to tears, and she rested her head on Su Yu's chest and said affectionately:
"What if I promise you now?"
Su Yu seemed to be struck by a lightning bolt of happiness, and he hugged Chu Qing tightly, and only one sentence remained on his lips after a thousand words:
"After more than two years, you finally understand me..."
On December 26, 1941, 34-year-old Su Yu and 18-year-old Chu Qing married in a small village called Shijiazhuang on the shores of the Yellow Sea, and the two have been together for life ever since.