In the 1930s, a war concerning the peril of the nation broke out in Our country, that is, the Japanese invasion of China in World War II, which we know as the Second World War. In this war, tens of millions of our sons and daughters of China have lost their precious lives, only for the faith in their hearts and only for the great rejuvenation of our Chinese nation.
We have all heard the phrase "millet plus rifle", which is exactly the state of our PLA soldiers in combat. Strategic weapons are poor and reserve supplies are not keeping up. Therefore, our soldiers often continue to fight in a state of hunger and cold, and in the long run, our army's non-combat attrition is very large.
But in such a harsh environment, our revolutionary predecessors have constantly overcome all kinds of difficulties. As long as we can destroy more enemies, even if we pay our own lives, our warriors will not hesitate. Today we want to talk about the "Hundred Regiments War" organized and led by Peng Dehuai in 1941.
After that, it marked the official transformation of our Communist Party from strategic defense to strategic counter-offensive. During this period, there was an excellent revolutionary general who received orders from his superiors to escort a batch of strategic materials to the designated destination at all costs, and this general was the later famous General Zhou Xihan.
1. General Zhou and his people
Zhou Xihan was born in 1913. A poor peasant family whose ancestral home was hubei province, he was often in a state of eating and not eating when he was a child, because the poverty of his childhood created his later character of daring to face difficulties, which also benefited him a lot in the war.
When he was fifteen years old, it coincided with a large army of the Red Army passing through his hometown. He made a decision that would change his life, and he resolutely joined the ranks of the Red Army as a soldier.
Later, because of his unique appearance and lean figure, he was awarded the title of "the first thin in the three armies" and quickly spread in the army. Once again, when he was summoned by the head of the army, he only wore a shirt, and when the chief saw him, he said that the young man was wearing more carefully and cold, and that his body was the capital of the revolution.
Unexpectedly, he replied, "Winning a battle that can't be fought has nothing to do with dress, and the changsheng general Guan Yu has not also lost the battle, and doesn't Zhuge Liang also have a time of miscalculation?" Unexpectedly, it was such an answer that instantly made the chief's first impression of him surge.
After listening to this answer, the chief asked if you could read the map? The young man in front of him replied very honestly, I can't understand the report chief, but I can learn it quickly, I hope you can teach me, can you? The chief patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you work hard, you will definitely make a great difference in the future."
In the subsequent wars, Zhou Xihan also made many achievements. But what was strange was that in the midst of so many fierce battles, he had not been injured once, not even bruised. Later, he also said that he was too thin and the bullet was not easy to hit.
Later, he was ordered to participate in the anti-encirclement and suppression operations of the Red Army and served as the regimental commander. After the success of the counter-encirclement and suppression, he was transferred to work with our Marshal Chen Geng as a partner. With the passage of time, the pair has become more and more tacit.
Under the correct leadership of these two fierce generals, their troops were victorious one after another. With their tacit cooperation, the Japanese army also suffered a great loss at the hands of the two of them. Zhou Xihan was resourceful and always came up with a good way to make our troops turn the danger out of a critical moment.
Second, bold decisions
In a subsequent battle, Zhou Xihan's unit received orders from Shangfeng to order his unit to cover the withdrawal of the large troops. But one of the most important problems was that the troops could only move through the enemy's encirclement at night.
But at this time, Zhou Xihan proposed that we should not act at night. We threw away all our heavy weapons and checked them in in horse-drawn carriages. The army marched forward in an offensive line, creating a mistake for the Japanese to think we were going to attack instead of retreating. Under his leadership, all the large troops successfully passed through the Japanese defensive line. Entering a safe zone has saved our living strength for future decisive battles.
Summary: In the continuous wars that followed, Zhou Xihan also completed the tasks assigned by the organization excellently. Because in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it made indelible contributions to the liberation of our Chinese nation. At the first ceremony of the award ceremony held in the Republic, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general by our leading comrades, and then transferred to the northeast field army, the deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Subdistrict. Continue to shine in the position he loves and continue to contribute to the motherland.