That year, on a snowy winter day, General Hong Xuezhi walked alone in the cold wind, and his thoughts seemed to be swept by the wind to the distant Korean battlefield. In his heart, the years that he walked with Mr. Peng Dehuai are like a vivid movie, constantly flashing back in front of his eyes.
The friendship between Hong Xuezhi and Mr. Peng has laid a deep foundation on the battlefield filled with gunpowder. Mr. Peng, as an outstanding military leader, has a brilliant insight and strategic use of war. But in the same way, in Hong Xuezhi's pen, Mr. Peng is more of a flesh-and-blood and emotionally rich person.
Although their time in Korea was full of war and danger, Mr. Peng often showed a sense of humor and a light-hearted attitude that was not commensurate with the war. According to Hong Xuezhi's recollection, Mr. Peng always regretted playing chess, which was absolutely invisible on serious occasions outside the chessboard. At that time, the chess game seemed to have become a safe haven for them to temporarily escape the reality of the cruel war. Every movement of the chess pieces carries an indescribable ease and ease, which is a rare spiritual comfort in the flames of war.
In addition to the easy time of playing chess, Hong Xuezhi also mentioned those small episodes in logistics work. The logistics work that Hung Xuezhi is responsible for is heavy and complex, but Mr. Peng can always use his wits and humor to defuse the tension and make the boring logistics work interesting. In the environment of shortage of materials and difficult conditions, the general deeply felt Mr. Peng's concern for the soldiers. He remembered that Mr. Peng often went to the front line, regardless of his personal safety, to personally understand the lives and needs of the soldiers, so as to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of logistics supply.
As the years passed, the smoke of war dissipated, but what was left behind was a memory that went deep into the bone marrow. General Hong Xuezhi meticulously recorded these memories in his memoirs, and every time he mentioned Mr. Peng, his brushstrokes would always become extraordinarily gentle and remembrance. In writing this history, Hong Xuezhi's eyes overflowed with tears from time to time. It was an endless miss for the deceased comrades-in-arms and bosses, and it was also a deep nostalgia for that special time.
Mr. Peng is not only the commander who commands the operation on the battlefield, but also the comrade-in-arms who has experienced wind and rain and hardships together. In Hong Xuezhi's memory, Mr. Peng's image is plump and real, not only a giant in history, but also an ordinary person of flesh and blood, with his own emotions and weaknesses. This humanized description makes Mr. Peng, a historical figure, more three-dimensional and closer to the perception of ordinary people.
Time flies, Hong Xuezhi's memoirs not only record the military life of a general, but also a profound exploration of human nature, a vivid historical picture. In remembering history, General Hong Xuezhi's tears blurred, as if he saw Mr. Peng's sassy heroic posture again, and that deep affection and kindness crossed time and space and became an eternal memorial.
The memoirs of General Hong Xuezhi are not only a tribute to the memory of Mr. Peng Dehuai, but also a tribute to a page in the history of the Republic. The long river of history stretches for a long time, and this friendship and memory will be as precious and eternal as the tears of General Hong Xuezhi.