At the end of the Qing Dynasty, when the national strength was weakened and the people were not happy, the foreign powers seized this opportunity and opened the gate of the locked country with bullets and artillery fire, and China began to gradually degenerate into a semi-colonial country at this time.
Subsequently, a sensational war of aggression against China broke out, and the three northeastern provinces were occupied at an extremely fast speed. Many people with lofty ideals in the country, seeing that the country was being invaded little by little, began to fight back against the aggressors, and various non-governmental organizations were established, mainly divided into two parties. Although the final result ended in the liberation of the whole country, we also paid with our lives for it, and the martyrs who sacrificed themselves were innumerable.
Some heroic generals also stood out here, General Zhou Xihan, as the strongest general under Chen Geng, also had a resounding reputation in the army, and today we want to tell his story. An old farmer repeatedly asked to meet Zhou Xihan, but was repeatedly rejected, and when it was difficult to meet, he heard the other party say: I don't know you. Why is that? What kind of misunderstanding is there?
Young and ambitious, single-mindedly serving the country
On August 27, 1913, the young Zhou Xihan was born in Zhoujia'ao Village, Shunhe Town, Macheng City, Hubei Province, and his arrival also added a touch of vitality to this dilapidated home, Zhou Xihan's parents were authentic farmers, who spent their lives doing things for the landlord's old wealth, and usually only barely filled their stomachs.
Although he was very happy about Zhou Xihan's landing, he had to make plans for his future life, and after thinking about it, he could only double his work to pull this child up.
In such an environment, Zhou Xihan grew up slowly, even if his family was poor, he never suffered from hunger, but sometimes he ate poorly, which was also because of his parents' love for him.
After understanding things, Zhou Xihan also learned about the environment at home, so he went out to share the pressure of life for his parents, and his parents were also extremely pleased with his son's behavior. In this way, Zhou Xihan came to the world outside the village.
Although the outside world is wonderful, it is also chaotic, Zhou Xihan also learned about the national disaster at this time, and wanted to change his current life, only to change this status quo, so he chose to participate in the jute uprising, but soon ended in failure.
But this did not extinguish the heart of national salvation that had already been ignited in his heart, and by chance, he came into contact with the Red Army troops and was very satisfied with their rules and regulations, so he chose to join the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and joined our Party in October of the same year, becoming a glorious Party member.
The war began, and the country was heroically repaid
During the period of the agrarian revolution, Zhou Xihan received orders from the organization and served as the head of the communications squad of the independent battalion in Macheng County, the leader of the communications platoon of the independent regiment, and other positions, and participated in the first to fourth anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggles in the revolutionary base areas of Eyu and Anhui. Subsequently, in order to follow the pace of the central government, he led the team to cross the Jialing River and joined the Long March of the Red Army.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he was particularly brave, participating in a series of important battles such as the Hundred Regiments War, and repeatedly commanding the team to repel the enemy and win the battle, which was respected by his subordinates as "a hundred battles and a hundred victories".
During the Liberation War, as the commander of the Thirteenth Army of the Second Field Army, as the official position became higher and higher, Zhou Xihan's playing style gradually slowed down, not as impatient as before, more calm and composed. He also achieved the record of capturing sixty-one Kuomintang generals.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the commander of the 13th Army of the Fourth Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the commander of the Garrison of Southern Yunnan, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. He has also participated in a number of major military experiments, including exercises set against the backdrop of atomic warfare.
On November 7, 1988, Zhou Xihan was admitted to the hospital because of a mistake and fracture, and he was more than half a hundred years old at this time, and his physical function was far inferior to before, so he died after this, and his ashes were placed in the Macheng Revolutionary Cemetery. In this way, a generation of famous generals has left the motherland that he once loved deeply.
Success is achieved, cold-blooded and ruthless
After General Zhou Xihan became famous, a very special thing happened. On a hot afternoon, there was an old grandfather who looked hurriedly in front of Zhou Xihan's house, wandering back and forth, as if anxiously waiting for something. At this time, Zhou Xihan's daughter Zhou Xiaohong walked by the door, and saw that the old man was behaving strangely, so he went up to ask him why.
It turned out that this was not the first time he had come to Zhou Xihan's door, and the previous two times had been turned away by Zhou Xihan's secretary, resulting in him not having the opportunity to see Zhou Xihan at all, so today he made this decision and stood guard in front of the door, hoping to see Zhou Xihan's side.
And according to the old grandfather's account, he was originally Zhou Xihan's correspondent in Taiyuan City, Shanxi, and after being physically injured, he lost the ability to fight, so he could only retire from the army and return to his hometown to live a civilian life.
Originally wanted to spend this life so ordinary, but a few days ago his wife suddenly fell seriously ill, in the face of the almost sky-high medical expenses, he had no way, only hoped that Zhou Xihan could give himself a certificate, so that he could have a certificate of joining the party, in order to increase his income.
After listening to the old man's words, Zhou Xiaohong was very moved, so he took him to his father without saying a word, but unexpectedly, Zhou Xihan did not have any reaction when he saw this old grandfather, just like treating a stranger, and even when he heard that the reason for his coming was to rely on himself as a party certificate to increase his income, he was even more angry, and immediately got up and prepared to leave.
But Zhou Xiaohong, who was on the side, couldn't see it anymore, stood up to persuade her father, and told her father what the grandfather had just said to him. Zhou Xihan was still expressionless, and after some soft grinding and hard bubbles, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and opened a certificate to the old man, and the old man was also discouraged and could only leave silently with the proof.
brief summary:
After this incident, Zhou Hanxi was also questioned by the outside world, and even his daughter was full of dissatisfaction with him. But many years later, General Zhou Hanxi explained that because there were many people who came to the door to ask for help, some of whom did not even know him, and in his heart, the party was strict and just, and if it was used for profit, it would be a blasphemy against the party, so after that, he refused to facilitate these people. And General Zhou Hanxi's spirit of abiding by discipline and observing the party has also been praised by posterity, and the misunderstanding of this incident has been solved.