"This person's eyebrows are full of heroism, and at a glance, he knows that he has the wind of an emperor, and he will definitely become a dragon among people in the future, and he will be a talent! ”
In 1913 in Zhoujiaao Village, Macheng City, Hubei Province, a fortune teller predicted a child's extraordinary future. At that time, every family had a child born, and in order to give the child a bright future, parents would look for a fortune teller.
Zhou Xihan, the child who was predicted by the fortune teller to make a difference, his fate was as the fortune teller said, and he went through twists and turns and finally became the founding lieutenant general.
However, what is puzzling is that Zhou Xihan, who was predicted to be a general, was not promoted to military commander until 1949. The reason why he has not been promoted to official is because one person deliberately "suppressed", and this person was the later chief designer of reform and opening up
Zhou Xihan is known as the founding lieutenant general of the People's Republic of China, and has made outstanding achievements in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. In the War of Liberation, the 10th Regiment of the 30th Brigade under his leadership built a reputation in battles with **.
However, his arrogant attitude was deliberately suppressed by ***. This kind of arrogance may be harmless in peacetime, but it is taboo when marching and fighting. **In order to support the 27th Brigade and the 167th Brigade, the 1st Brigade of the 1st Army, known as the "First Brigade in the World", was dispatched, and the blocking force led by Zhou Xihan became famous in this battle.
When Huang Zhengcheng heard Zhou Xihan's name, he didn't care at all, because Zhou Xihan was neither an officer of the Whampoa Military Academy nor a big man. However, in this battle, Huang Zhengcheng's 1st Brigade of the National United States Armament was beaten by Zhou Xihan and was powerless, and even Huang Zhengcheng himself was captured alive by Zhou Xihan.
This battle completely made Zhou Xihan's reputation. After the battle, Zhou Xihan's troops found that there were four American-style mountain guns next to the brigade headquarters, but they were not used during the battle, which made the soldiers puzzled.
At this time, Zhou Xihan asked: "Among all the captives, is there any Huang Zhengcheng?" Wu Xiaomin replied: "It has not been found yet, and according to the prisoners of war, it may have been killed by the explosion." ”
Hearing this news, Zhou Xihan frowned: "How is it possible, I also heard him talking to Luo Lie on the walkie-talkie during the attack, it is impossible for him to be killed, let me find it carefully." ”
So the soldiers of the whole army began to look for people wearing leather boots and officers' pants among all the prisoners of war.
Wu Xiaomin succeeded in spotting a man dressed in a soldier's suit, leather boots, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. After inquiry, it turned out that he was Huang Zhengcheng, the commander of the 1st Brigade.
In addition to defeating the first brigade in the world, even the famous Huang Wei Corps failed to withstand the might of Zhou Xihan. Huang Wei's corps was a modern army built by Chiang Kai-shek with great effort, however, Zhou Xihan, under his own command, managed to defeat this powerful army.
Throughout the Liberation War, Zhou Xihan also had a nickname, that is, "General Harvester". In several years of fighting, Zhou Xihan single-handedly killed and captured 61 Kuomintang generals, which is enough to be admired.
But his arrogance is not cultivated by military exploits, but innate.
Although Zhou Xihan was born in the countryside, he has had an arrogance since he was a child. This arrogance does not come from his origin, but because he is overly pampered by his parents.
Although the parents were well aware of the difficulties of life as a farmer, they firmly believed that only by educating their children could they change their destiny. So, they saved money and sent the child to a private school, hoping that he could change his fate through knowledge.
However, they didn't expect that what changed Zhou Xihan's life was a fortune telling.
Originally, Zhou Xihan was born in a feudal and superstitious family. Soon after he was born, the family hired a fortune teller to tell his fortune for him, hoping to know his future.
Who knew that this fortune teller actually said that Zhou Xihan was a general's fate, and this news made the family excited, and often brought it out to talk about it. Zhou Xihan himself was also attracted by this prophecy and began to aspire to become a general.
Just as the flames of the revolution were ignited, Zhou Xihan decided to join the Red Army to participate in the revolution and realize his dream of being a soldier. However, although Zhou Xihan's parents have always boasted about his general's life, when they really want to send him to the battlefield, the family is reluctant.
After all, in that era of war and chaos, it was a lucky thing to survive, let alone join the army? Zhou Xihan is the child of the third generation of the old Zhou family, if he dies on the battlefield, wouldn't it be the last one?
In the eyes of Zhou Xihan's family, it seems that he joined the revolution because he married a wife. However, this is not the case, Zhou Xihan got married early under the arrangement of his parents, just to fulfill their wishes.
On the night of the candle night in the cave room, he resolutely left home and joined the Red Army. Zhou Xihan is only 14 years old, thin and small, but his mind is very sharp.
He was a participant in the Jute Uprising, one of the three earliest uprisings led by the Communists, and although he was young and thin, he was a real Red Army soldier.
This small soldier, but with a very flexible mind, dared to be brave and fearless on the battlefield, so he achieved outstanding combat achievements in the army. Zhou Xihan was gradually promoted from an ordinary little soldier to an instructor, and during this time, he also met his mentor on the revolutionary road
In 1930, the 38th Regiment of the 13th Division of the Red Army was stationed in the village to face Chiang Kai-shek's first "encirclement and suppression operation". * Combat is being deployed, but he finds a problem with the deployment of the village's garrison, so he corrects the problem.
Suddenly, a small warrior appeared in front of him. "Report! The little soldier politely reported to him that there was a high ground outside the village of the regimental headquarters, which was unmanned, and it was suggested that some troops should be placed on the high ground outside the village in order to observe the enemy situation and have a deterrent effect on the enemy.
**Found this suggestion very useful and took it to fruition.
After listening to the words of the little warrior, several leaders were stunned, and then leaned back and laughed. Zhou Xihan saw that the chiefs were so happy, and he was also a little confused, and subconsciously asked, "Chief, did I say something wrong?" ”
However, he could not have imagined that the strategic proposal he had just put forward had already been said a few minutes ago. Faced with this little Red Army that coincided with his own ideas, ** was very happy and decided to get to know him well and see if he could be trained.
So in the evening, he specially called Zhou Xihan and asked him: "Young man, I see that you have a military mind, can you understand the map?" "You know, the topographic maps used in marching and fighting are different from the maps we usually see, and it is difficult to understand them without professional study.
Although Zhou Xihan has rich combat experience, he has no experience in battle command at all. Zhou Xihan had no choice but to say: "Report chief, I don't understand." ”
**Stunned, he didn't expect this young man to be so honest that he didn't even pretend. But Zhou Xihan then said: "But I can learn, as long as the chief is willing to teach, I believe I will be able to learn." ”
**Laughing: "Yes, a good seedling." He believes that as long as you have the heart to learn and add talent, you can cultivate talents. So, Zhou Xihan began to study with *** every day and watched *** command the battle with his own eyes.
However, Zhou Xihan's arrogance also gradually swelled. In one battle, the Ninth Army of the Red Army made a fatal mistake, but the army commander He Wei wanted to put the fault on Zhou Xihan's head.
However, Zhou Xihan's arrogance made him unable to bear such a thing happening, and even in the face of the military commander, he did not hesitate to turn his face against him.
There was once a general named Zhou Xihan, and in 1938, because of his outstanding talent and unremitting efforts, he was promoted to chief of staff of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
His superiors were none other than the famous *** and *** Zhou Xihan's troops who participated in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, and it is said that at that time, his troops did not even have a political commissar, and all decisions were made by him alone.
Despite this, he was not afraid of this mission, but assured *** that it would be completed. It was this battle that made *** realize that Zhou Xihan was a real general.
In 1949, ** found Zhou Xihan, both of whom were old comrades-in-arms of the revolution, although Zhou Xihan's qualifications and age were higher than ***, but he always expressed deep respect for ***.
Seeing Zhou Xihan, ** asked: "Although your position is not low, you have never been promoted to military commander, do you have any thoughts in your heart?" Zhou Xihan humbly replied: "No, I believe in your arrangement." ”
Listening to Zhou Xihan's answer, ** nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Do you know why I haven't promoted you to military commander?" Zhou Xihan already had the answer in his heart, and he understood that his shortcomings were "unruly", or too "arrogant".
So, he sighed and said, "Yes, I'm too proud." You want me to hone it in. Seeing that Zhou Xihan realized his shortcomings, Deng Gong also smiled happily and said, "Yes, you are too arrogant."
Do you know the truth that arrogant soldiers will be defeated? "For comrades and friends, it's okay to be arrogant, but for enemies, it's a big no-no, and you may lose the battle because of your pride. ”
This will not only hinder the progress of the revolution, but also kill many innocent fighters. You understand this, and that's why I deliberately pressed you for ten years. Zhou Xihan finally understood the intention of ***, and it was in this year that he was promoted to military commander.
After ten years of sharpening a sword, Zhou Xihan has a deeper understanding of his own shortcomings after ten years of experience. In"Battle of Huaihai"After that, ** also saw his growth, so he was promoted to military commander.
It is the experience of these ten years that has made Zhou Xihan more mature politically and militarily, if it were not for this, premature promotion would have brought him great losses.
Therefore, I am always grateful and admired for Zhou Xihan.