The 30 years before the founding of New China were a difficult period on the mainland. In this era, people experience revolution, experience war, face difficult survival situations and merciless flames. But at the same time, a deep revolutionary friendship was also formed between people who lived and died together and walked side by side through this era.
During the war years, in addition to the relationship between superiors and subordinates, there was also brotherhood and comradeship that transcended life and death. This was the case with General Han Xianchu and his old chief, Chen Yun, who visited Him many times when General Han was seriously ill in his later years. The friendship between the two is beyond doubt, but when General Han went to Beijing to visit Chen Yun in the early years, he was rejected.
The battlefield first acquaintance, the wisdom of the British
Although Chen Yun and Han Xianchu both devoted themselves to the revolutionary cause, Chen Yun was mainly responsible for some political work, while Han Xianchu was from the army and was mostly active in the frontline battlefield. Due to the different directions of their work, although they heard about each other during the revolution, it was not until 1946 that the two had a real first acquaintance.
At this time, Chen Yun had been involved in the revolutionary cause for 20 years, had made extraordinary achievements in political work, and had served as a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee for many consecutive times, and at this time, Han Xianchu was already a well-known "general who won a lot" on the battlefield.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the external troubles had been resolved, and Chiang Kai-shek's ambitions were clear, and he quickly tore through the brief peace between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, turned the spearhead and pointed the tip of the sword at the compatriots. In December 1946, the Kuomintang's 100,000-strong army, led by Du Yuming, came to the northeast to take the northeast into pockets and the democratic coalition army guarding the northeast was defeated and retreated.
The troops in Southern Manchuria insisted on resisting and refusing to back down, but after a long battle, the generals were very tired, the military supplies were in urgent need of replenishment, and the Reinforcements of the Kuomintang had arrived, and they were full of momentum and pride. The contrast between the two shows the decline of our army, so on the question of whether to fight or retreat, differences have also begun to arise within the PLA, and disputes cannot be stopped.
At the meeting of the Liaodong Military Region, Chen Yun insisted on continuing to fight and guarding Linjiang, but at the same time many generals opposed continuing to fight, believing that the remaining forces should be preserved and no unnecessary sacrifices should be made. Amid the opposition of many generals, Han Xianchu expressed his position, and he firmly believed that this battle should continue to be fought, and it must be won, and if the Position of South Manchuria is lost, it will only be more passive in the future.
Chen Yun agreed with this statement very much, and therefore admired Han Xianchu even more. In the ensuing battle, Han Xianchu, as deputy commander, and Zeng Kelin, the commander-in-chief, disagreed on the battle plan, with the former believing that the middle should be attacked and the latter believing that the flank should be attacked first. After carefully listening to the analysis and discussion between the two, Chen Yun and Xiao Jinguang unanimously expressed their support for Han Xianchu's strategy and let him serve as the commander of the battle.
Trust and support when criticism is entangled
The initial understanding of the northeast battlefield, the coincidence of the concept of battle, and the support given to each other, allowed Chen Yun and Han Xianchu to establish a deep friendship, not only the chief and subordinates, but also Bole and Maxima, with appreciation and gratitude. Later, the two went to a new battlefield, not always fighting side by side, but the revolutionary friendship between the two sides lasted for a long time.
After returning from the Korean battlefield, his health has not been very good, but after entering the Nanjing Military Academy, General Han insisted on studying despite his physical illness, and refused to slack off at any point at the mercy of others. During this period, the old chief Chen Yun often came to visit.
Han Xianchu once caused a lot of criticism because of some remarks to Lin Biao, and for a while he was full of accusations and criticisms. Han Xianchu did not think that his remarks were wrong, and his heart was both aggrieved and incomprehensible, and when he was being entangled in criticism, Chen Yun did not distance himself from him, but instead expressed deep concern to him, and did not question his trusted old subordinates because of other people's words.
Visiting Beijing was refused
Chen Yun's trust in Han Xianchu was very firm, and he was also very concerned about his physical condition, and for many years, it was difficult for anything to affect the friendship between the two. So what happened to Han Xianchu's refusal to visit Chen Yun?
At that time, Han Xianchu had already taken office as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, and Chen Yun was working in Beijing, and there were not many opportunities for the two to meet, so when passing through Beijing, Han Xianchu wanted to visit the old chief who had not been seen for a long time, and as a result, after the guards informed him, he directly replied to Han Xianchu that "the chief refused to see."
General Han was not surprised by this result, because he knew very well that it was not because the chief had any opinions about himself, but because of his habits. Chen Yun is a self-disciplined to strict person, the daily various behaviors are regularly and quantitatively strictly enforced, walking will not be more than a minute, eating will not eat more than one bite, and for guests who have no official affairs, just courtesy visits, almost none of them are seen.
Han Xianchu knew the old chief's living habits, and when he was rejected, he did not panic, asked the guards to report again, and said that he would meet without saying a word. At Han Xianchu's insistence, the guards informed them twice, Chen Yun did not refuse again, and After Han Xianchu entered the door, he really did not say a word, saluted and immediately turned around and left.
epilogue:
In 1984, General Han Xianchu was diagnosed with liver cancer, and he spent almost the next two years in the hospital, and Chen Yun visited him many times. In 1986, Han Xianchu decided to give up surgery, face death, and speak his heart to Chen Yun, who came to visit: "In my life, in addition to fighting, the last thing I regret is to have your old brother." ”