The heart is drifting together, and the career is hard. ——Wang Bo, "Don't Xue Hua"
There is a friendship that is very firm, and it does not change because of the change of identity, status, and time, and that is revolutionary friendship. People who have lived through the revolution have the same ideals and goals, and they share common beliefs, and even after a long time, they will not fade away. Just as the friendship established by Chen Xilian and Yang Yong in the revolution has not changed in the past few decades, it is really enviable.
Chen Xilian and Yang Yong both joined the revolution at the age of 14, both of them were outstanding young generals, and the growth opportunities of the two were similar, so they were particularly close. In the early days, they did not intersect much, but during the Liberation War, they all served in Nakano, and later they were the commanders of two of the thirteen corps of Nino. The relationship between the two has been very good in years of cooperation, like brothers. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the two experienced a lot of things, especially Yang Yong, who was affected by the situation and had greater ups and downs. But later the two still came together and became partners again, the only difference being that this time Chen Xilian was Yang Yong's superior. Even so, Yang Yong's heart did not mind, Chen Xilian did not have the shelf of his superiors at all, and the two got along so well, there was no mustard at all. Although Chen Xilian is a superior, he will never use his official position to suppress him, everything is discussed, and he often drinks and chats in his life, just as intimate as before.
Later, both were transferred to other places, so they separated again, and they were far apart. Until one chance, the two met again. At this time, Chen Xilian was already a vice premier, and Yang Yong was still the commander of the military region, and he was still Chen Xilian in his position. Therefore, before the reception, Yang Yong's wife specially explained that he could no longer joke like before, and the status of others was different now. But Yang Yong knew that no matter how Chen Xilian's status changed, their friendship would not deteriorate. Sure enough, when the two met, Yang Yong found that Chen Xilian was still the good friend at the beginning, although he had not seen him for more than ten years, but when they met, they were very warm, as if they had never been separated. No wonder Yang Yong laughed at his wife's reminder, it was because he knew his friend, or the comrade-in-arms who cooperated seamlessly and could joke casually.
Chen Xilian began to make a revolution at a very young age, when he was a child, he was really a little afraid when he first fought, but he slowly grew into an excellent fighter with the encouragement of the squad leader. And he became the pride of the class with his heroic achievements, and at the age of 15, he became a pioneer and a small steel cannon among his comrades-in-arms. You must know that among the weapons and equipment at that time, the small steel cannon was the most powerful, and his ability to obtain such a title also showed the affirmation of his comrades-in-arms. As he participated in more and more battles, the fame of the small steel cannon became more and more. At that time, Yang Yong was also like him, thriving in the army, although he did not have such a loud nickname as a small steel cannon, but he was also a soldier with outstanding combat achievements. Slowly, both of them rose from small warriors to commanders and became commanders of the First Army.
Chen Xilian's education level is not high, so he often makes jokes, but he is very open-minded and studious, always asking others for advice, starting from reading, and slowly taking battle notes. Although he did not go through formal military theory training, he learned a lot of military knowledge from the generals he followed. Especially when he cooperated with Liu and Chen, the combat methods of the two men greatly inspired him, let him know that the combination of theory and practice is very important, so it also made him determined to lay a good foundation in order to better lead the battle and achieve higher achievements. It was at this time that Chen Xilian and Yang Yong met, and their similar experience and long-term side by side made them good friends and good comrades-in-arms. The two can be said to be lifelong friendships, and it is not so easy to be estranged. Because only by experiencing hardships and experiencing the hardships of war can we understand how precious such revolutionary friendship is.
Many people think that it is easy to share hardships and hardships, but in the hearts of revolutionary fighters, whether it is suffering or wealth, it is a life experience worth sharing. The revolutionary friendship of Chen Xilian and Yang Yong is unyielding, they are confidants and comrades-in-arms, they support each other and cooperate with each other, and they experience life and death again and again, and such friendship will not be shaken by the change of time or status.