Chapter 771 The Woman and the Medal of Victory in Old Photos
After staring at the photo for a long time, Xiao Peng slapped his forehead, "I know who she is!"
Emilia hurriedly asked, "Who is this woman?"
Xiao Peng had a smug expression on his face: "This is not a simple woman, this is our real Hua Mulan in China, the first female general in modern Chinese history!"
After hearing this, Emilia hurriedly said: "I know Mulan, I have seen Disney movies, you ancient Chinese strong women, and what dynasty did she live in?"
Xiao Peng waved his hand after hearing this: "Amilia, the character of Mulan does not exist in history, she is a character who exists in an ancient poem called 'Yuefu Poem'. However, because this image is so popular, many people still prefer to believe that this character is real. Well, in other words, this poem is also a poem that students in our country must memorize when they go to school. The whole "Mulan Ci" has more than 300 words, and it is called a quirky tooth when I read it. What's the 'chirp and chirp, Mulan is a household weaving. I don't hear the sound of the machine, but I hear the sigh of the woman'. I can still memorize it. β
Emilia laughed and said, "You have such a good memory?"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "No way, this is all the content of the required questions, if you can't memorize it, you will be deducted points." You won't understand the importance of 'scores' to Chinese students! I don't like you to explain this question, I can't explain it clearlyγγγγγγ If you have a chance, go to Huaxia to understand it yourself. β
Emilia blinked: "I will definitely go to Huaxia if I have the chance, but nowγγγγγγ Tell me the story of this woman first. What does it mean to be a 'real Mulan'?"
Xiao Peng took the photo and said to Emilia: "Amilia, to be honest, there are not many women I admire, but this woman is definitely one of them. β
Emilia wondered, "Who the hell is this woman?"
Xiao Peng smiled: "This is a woman who has lived to become a legend, let's just say this, this woman, who went to the Nazi concentration camp, also wrote a documentary based on this experience, she was a friend of Gorky, attended Gorky's funeral, and also participated in the first writers' conference of the former Soviet Union." β
When Emilia heard this, she suddenly realized, "Oh, she's a writer, isn't she?"
Xiao Peng shook his finger: "NO! Writers are just her hobby." She graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy in earnest, participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and was awarded the rank of major general. β
Emilia hurriedly said, "Who the hell is she? Tell me about it, I'm curious!"
Xiao Peng gave the answer: "Her name is Hu Lanqi! She is the first female general in modern China, Song Guomu and He Xiangning, one of the founders of New China! β
Emilia shook her head to indicate that she didn't know: "What did she do? Why did she end up in a Nazi concentration camp? You are separated from the Nazis by 108,000 miles, right?"
Xiao Peng said: "Well, how to say it, Hu Lanqi was born in a famous family in our Huaxia, her ancestor is Hu Dahai, the founder of the Ming Dynasty in China, and her father is also very famous in the local area. When she was 19 years old, the elders of the family betrothed her to her cousin, but her cousin was a businessman and the two did not have a common language. even let Hu Lanqi teach her husband and children at home. This made Hu Lanqi angry, and not long after getting married, she ran away from marriage and fled to a girls' school to work as a teacher. After a complete falling out with her family, her family compromised and let her divorce her cousin. In Huaxia at that time, there were really not many women who could be so assertive!"
"And then?" asked Amilia.
Later, she went to Guangzhou, became He Xiangning's subordinate, and participated in various women's national salvation activities organized by He Xiangning, and later saw that more and more young people graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy and embarked on the road to national salvation, Hu Lanqi couldn't sit still, and went directly to apply for the Whampoa Military Academy. Xiao Peng said: "The Whampoa Military Academy in China was equivalent to the West Point Military Academy in your Stars and Stripes Country in that era. β
"Hu Lanqi is in the Whampoa Military Academy, together with 127 female soldiers, forming the first female soldier brigade in Chinese history, and even together with Zhao Yiman and others, he is known as the 'Whampoa Female Four Heroes', but Hu Lanqi is not an idle resident, when he was studying at the Whampoa Military Academy, he blocked the principal all day long, and wrote articles to criticize the principal, and the principal was very angry about this, and even issued a wanted warrant. So Hu Lanqi could only go away and go to Berlin. While studying, he joined the branch of the CP Party in Germany. Well, Germany is a really interesting country now, the Nazis and the CP, the two extreme parties, were born in Germany. β
Emilia gave him a blank look: "Don't interrupt, keep talking, you said Germany when you heard the key to the interesting." β
Xiao Peng smiled: "Okay, okay, I continued, after she ran to Germany, she met Song Guomu, and then began to run for the anti-fascist cause in Germany, in 1932, an anti-fascist conference was held in Berlin, she gave an impassioned speech at the meeting, and then was arrested by the German police. Later, under the guaranty of the leader of the international women's movement, Clara Zetkin, she was released and allowed to stay in Germany. β
But Hu Lanqi's dictionary has absolutely no two words of convergence. After Hitler came to power, she scolded Hitler directly, so she was arrested again, this time thrown directly into the Nazi concentration camp. Thanks to Song Guomu's many efforts, otherwise she might have died inside. After a few months, Hu Lanqi was released, but Germany could not stay any longer, so she went to France again, where she continued to fight against fascism, and then wrote the documentary "In the German Women's Prison" at that time. This was translated into English, German, Russian and other Chinese, and caused a sensation at the time. And became friends with Gorky and was invited to the first Soviet writers' conference. After Gorky's death, Hu Lanqi was also a member of the funeral committee. So it's not surprising that they took pictures together. β
"And then, what about later?" said Amilia, hooked.
Later, she returned to China after exile and actively engaged in women's national salvation activities, and was awarded a major general by the Nationalist Government at that time because of her great contributions. However, because of this, her CP party membership was canceled. Later, after the establishment of New China, in that chaotic era, she suffered injustice for a long time, and after rehabilitating her many years later, she rejoined the CP Party and continued to devote herself to national construction until she died at the age of 93. Xiao Peng said.
After listening to Hu Lanqi's story, Emilia thought for a long time, and suddenly said, "I know why your Huaxia can develop so quickly. β
Xiao Peng asked, "Why?" He also wanted to hear what Emilia had to say.
Emilia said: "The media here in the Stars and Stripes country criticize you Chinese people all day long for being atheists without faith, in fact, you are not without faith, but your beliefs are different from ours. You don't believe in Buddhism or God, and your belief is that the interests of the country and the nation are paramount. β
Xiao Peng smiled and said: "Yes, it makes sense for you to say this, now we have a lot of people in Huaxia who are impetuous, and there are also a group of garbage people, who have no bullshit skills, but they don't look at anyone as good as him, this is not good, that is not good, he complains every day, and he is the most awesome in that posture! But in addition to these wastes, there are many people who do their best for the country! All kinds of scientists work hard for the country's strength." There are many people in Huaxia, and a few more garbage will not stop Huaxia from moving forward. And when the country becomes strong, it is our faith. β
Emilia said quietly, "Well, I also said that the stars and stripes are racist, and listen to you, you are also a nationalist." Am I going to marry you and join the Chinese nationality? β
Xiao Peng coughed twice after hearing it, how did he go from a female general to marriage?
He quickly changed the subject: "Well, look at what is here." After speaking, he handed the small box he was holding in his hand to Emilia and said: "I still found something interesting from this small box, look at it, there is a Soviet medal, and an egg!"
The former Soviet Union is the country with the largest variety of medals in the world, and the Soviet medal system has an irreplaceable role in the life of the former Soviet Union. Look at the veterans in the military parades of the Soviet Union, if they don't have a dozen or twenty medals on their chests, they are embarrassed to go out.
There is no way to issue so many medals in the Soviet Union, at that time there was a shortage of materials, and there was no way to give large-scale rewards to the people, so simply issue medals, what aluminum, iron, copper, plastic, everything. It is precisely because of this that the medals of the former Soviet Union are not uncommon, so Xiao Peng did not pay attention to it.
As for the eggs, it's even more hehe. All over the world, eggs are loved and worshiped by many peoples. In China, there is a custom of giving red eggs when babies are born, while in the West, the menu is a typical symbol of Easter, and eggs painted in various colors are especially popular with children, regardless of the East and the West, they also represent the hope of new life and new life. The box should contain an Easter egg.
Xiao Peng didn't understand the culture in this Easter egg, so he didn't care.
Emilia took the box from Xiao Peng's hand, and after seeing the contents of the box clearly, Amilia's expression froze.
Xiao Peng stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Emilia's eyes: "Hey, Emilia, Amilia, are you okay?"
Emilia came back to her senses and carefully took out two medals from the box, one golden with a sickle and hammer logo in the center, and an ear of wheat and a gear on the side, with a red flag on it that read 'CCCP'. The other is a red five-star with a silver border inlaid with white crystals, and a golden Kremlin wall, Lenin's Tomb and the Basque Tower in the center. On the back of the medal is also engraved a person's name: Kuznetsov - Alexander Ivanovich.
Xiao Peng smiled: "Amilia, why are you so nervous? Aren't they just two former Soviet Union medals? Looking at your expression, those who don't know think it's diamond-studded. β
Emilia swallowed, "Honey, you're right, this is indeed a diamondγγγγγγ β
"Huh?" Xiao Peng was dumbfounded.
Emilia lightly took out the silver-bordered medal and explained to Xiao Peng: "My dear, you look at the medal, these inlaid on it are all real diamonds, the red five-pointed star is ruby, the white border is platinum, and the golden Kremlin walls and other patterns are all gold!"
Xiao Peng laughed: "Amilia, don't tease me, don't tell me this is the Order of Victory of the Soviet Union, then I don't believe you kill me." Although I have never seen the Order of Victory of the Soviet Union, I do know that only twenty of the Order of Victory of the Soviet Union have been awarded, and the whereabouts of each one can be traced. This must be an imitation. β
Emilia sighed faintly, "Then I'll kill you." β
"Huh?" Xiao Peng was dumbfounded: "You say this is the Medal of Victory? β
The Order of Victory of the Soviet Union is the highest military merit medal of the former Soviet Union, which is a commander's medal, awarded only to the highest command personnel, only the highest command personnel with military merits, and only 17 people have received this medal: 12 of the most senior generals of the Soviet army and 5 foreign heads of state, of which Zhukov, Vavlevsky and Stalin received two each. How can it be true that the Victory Medals, which were awarded to Soviet generals and Polish marshals, are now preserved in the Kremlin, and the rest are treasured by various countries?
Xiao Peng suddenly seemed to remember something: "Are you talking about the Victory Medal of Mihai I?"
The last king of Romania, Mihai I, also had a Victory Medal. Well, speaking of which, this Mihai I is a representative of the wall grass of World War II, first loyal to Hitler, and then cooperated with the Soviet Union. In the end, the Soviets also awarded him a Victory Medal, but at the end of the war, Mihai I's throne was gone, and finally he had to sell the Victory Medal to the Rockefeller consortium for his livelihood, so his Victory Medal was also the only one on the market, and the rest of the Victory Medals are in museums.
However, Emilia shook her head after hearing this: "This is not the medal of Mihai I?"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng said directly: "Then this medal can't be real!"
Emilia turned the medal upside down, pointed to the name of the person on it, and said, "If this one belongs to the designer of the medal, doesn't it make sense?"