Chapter 21 6. Nie Rongzhen had a happy year

The victory of the first anti-siege operation greatly encouraged the fighting spirit of the soldiers and civilians in the border area.The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army also called to praise: "The success of the guerrilla warfare in the Jinchaji border area threatened the rear of the Japanese aggressors, so that the Japanese aggressors had to change their plan to march to Fenglingdu and Jundu after occupying Taiyuan. Now the Jinchaji guerrilla warfare has achieved many successes." , partially causing changes in the Japanese combat plan, defending southern and western Shanxi, and giving the friendly forces a chance to rest." (December 1937, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Instructions on the work of Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei)

January 31, 1938 was the first day of the Lunar New Year.According to the custom, everyone wished each other a new year on this day, and it was very lively at the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. This Spring Festival, Nie Rongzhen had a very happy time: first, the work in the base area is gradually on the right track; From another aspect, it proves that the direction of the establishment and development of the anti-Japanese base areas behind the enemy is correct; third, his wife Zhang Ruihua miraculously rushed from Yan'an to Fuping two days before New Year's Eve, and spent a reunion year with him.

Nie Rongzhen and Zhang Ruihua met, fell in love and got married in Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient. Three months after the Nanchang Uprising in 1927, Nie Rongzhen went to work in the Military Commission of Guangdong Province.At this time, the central government had instructed the provincial party committee to organize the Guangzhou Uprising.Nie Rongzhen disagreed with the uprising. He believed that the national revolutionary situation was at a low ebb at that time, and the situation in Guangzhou was not good, which was not good for the uprising.It is simply impossible to take advantage of the internal contradictions of the warlords in Guangdong and Guangxi to seize Guangzhou and organize a national Soviet.Although the military strength in Guangzhou is empty, there is still a teaching group controlled by Ye Ting. 90% of the students and instructors are close to the Communist Party, and there are more than 100 party members; the teaching group is well-trained and has a relatively strong combat effectiveness. .However, these favorable factors are still weak compared to the unfavorable factors.Sure enough, after the victory of the uprising, it soon failed. The military and police searched the streets, and Guangzhou was in white terror.

After Nie Rongzhen arranged for the troops to retreat, it was already very late. On the road, a business group ran into them and searched them, and a pen was confiscated.He couldn't speak Cantonese, so he had no choice but to keep silent. Fortunately, the business group didn't get too entangled.Back at the residence, it was still dark, and Nie Rongzhen didn't dare to call the landlord's door, fearing that people would suspect him, so he sat on the stairs and dozed off. He didn't go upstairs until the landlord opened the door at dawn.The landlord said: "Did you get up so early?" Nie Rongzhen said: "Yes, I don't know what happened on the street, go out and have a look."

Three days later, Nie Rongzhen came to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, Nie Rongzhen served as the Secretary of the Military Commission of Guangdong Province. One day he was giving a lecture to a military training class when a girl opened the door and came in looking for someone.Both parties looked at each other attentively, but did not speak.Nie Rongzhen immediately recognized this thin and small girl. He had seen this little girl before. It was two years ago when he met in the girls' team of Whampoa Military Academy Wuhan Branch. This girl was called Zhang Ruihua.This unexpected encounter in Hong Kong left a deep impression on Nie Rongzhen.

After meeting several times, Nie Rongzhen knew that Zhang Ruihua was an underground traffic officer, and he often sent documents around.In Hong Kong, which is full of dangers, you have to hold your head in your hand when you go out. Not to mention going out often, even people like Nie Rongzhen who don't go out often are in danger several times.Once he ran into a traitor on a tram, he jumped off the tram and escaped.But Zhang Ruihua was able to deal with everything calmly, carrying confidential documents on his body, running around, and successfully completing the task every time. Nie Rongzhen began to pay attention to Zhang Ruihua.He heard that Zhang Ruihua was 18 years old. He was a student of Henan Xinyang Women's Normal School. He had read many progressive books and periodicals, participated in patriotic student parades, and was very active.The school wanted to expel her, and a relative told her that the Wuhan Military Academy recruited girls.Zhang Ruihua slipped out of his home and was admitted to the military academy.Soon, she joined the party.

This year, Nie Rongzhen was 29 years old. One day, Nie Rongzhen knocked on the door of Zhang Ruihua's room.Nie Rongzhen, who was blushing, plucked up the courage and said, "Can I talk to you, can I?" Zhang Ruihua often saw Nie Rongzhen in the office and knew that he was a leading comrade.However, she has no direct working relationship with him, so what to talk about?Zhang Ruihua didn't think too much about it, and said, "Okay, we can talk about it. But I don't have time now, I'm going to Kowloon to deliver the documents, can I do it the next day?" "Yes." Nie Rongzhen turned and left.

During those two days, Nie Rongzhen thought over and over again what he was going to say, and finally it was time to meet.However, the 29-year-old Nie Rongzhen fell in love for the first time, and all the words flew out, and he said straight to the point: "I want to be with you." It made Zhang Ruihua blush all of a sudden.The discipline of underground work is very strict, and you are not allowed to speak casually if you have no working relationship.Zhang Ruihua thought that Nie Rongzhen was looking for her to discuss some business on behalf of the organization, but he didn't expect it to be a relationship.It was the first time she heard that someone wanted to be nice to her, and she didn't know what to say for a moment, so she murmured: "I... think about it."

A few days later, Nie Rongzhen came to Zhang Ruihua again. Zhang Ruihua knew that the leader was a foreign student who had traveled abroad, but he had never seen the world and knew nothing, okay?She still didn't agree to Nie Rongzhen. When they met for the third time a few days later, Zhang Ruihua nodded to this kind and witty elder brother. Later, when Zhou Enlai went to work in the Military Commission in Hong Kong, Nie Rongzhen introduced Zhang Ruihua and said that the two of them were married. Zhou Enlai was very happy and said, "Let's celebrate!" Ye Jianying, who lived with me, was called, and the four of them ate a light meal, which was regarded as a wedding ceremony.