In 1962, Zhou Xihan reproached Rear Admiral Yi for not going to see him: Do you still have an opinion on me In February 1962, Zhou Xihan, who was already the deputy commander of the Navy, hurried to the No. 1 Guest House of the Navy.
When he saw Wang Entian, the founding major general, he was very happy.
After all, from 1951 to 1962, the two have not seen each other for 11 years.
At this time, Wang Entian was very restrained and didn't know what to say.
At this moment, Zhou Xihan took the lead in 'reproaching':
"In 1959, when General Chen Geng was being treated, I often visited him. Once, he happened to say that you went to visit him and he learned about you. I wonder why you come to Beijing every year for a meeting, why don't you come to see me, do you wait until I'm sick to come and visit me? ”
Wang Entian shook his head again and again.
Zhou Xihan added again, he thought Wang Entian was still blaming himself for that incident?
In March 1938, just after the Shentouling ambush ended, Zhou Xihan was transferred from the head of the brigade operations unit to the chief of staff of the supplementary regiment.
Three months later, recommended by Chen Geng, Zhou Xihan was appointed as the chief of staff of the brigade.
This year, Zhou Xihan was only 25 years old.
At the beginning of 1939, Xiangchenggu fought a battle, which completely launched Zhou Xihan's name.
Regarding the legendary deeds of Zhou Xihan, Wang Entian once heard the villagers who joined the army with him and served as a cooking squad leader in the army said.
At that time, Wang Entian was just a small soldier in the propaganda team of the Political Department. From the old squad leader's narration, Wang Entian couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
The old squad leader said that in February 1942, the Japanese invaders stationed in Shanxi launched the so-called "first phase of the general offensive of the Japanese army stationed in Shanxi".
The Japanese army imitated the tactics of our army and adopted such tactics as night marching and dawn fighting, surprise attack and capture, and all light equipment to deal with our army.
Zhou Xihan was well aware of the tactical changes of the enemy army and skillfully adopted contingency tactics. Under the command of Chief of Staff Zhou, our army played the Japanese invaders around.
As the old squad leader said, Chief of Staff Zhou said that the enemy would surround White Horse Mountain at dawn, and the enemy would encircle White Horse Mountain at dawn; Chief of Staff Zhou said that we will quietly leave Baima Mountain tonight, and the enemy will be encircled at dawn.
Really! Everything went in the direction planned by Chief of Staff Zhou.
In fact, Wang Entian not only heard the old squad leader say this, but also Wan Liancheng, a member of the brigade propaganda team, said:"I fought many battles with him, and I won many times, and I didn't suffer a single loss. ”
Wang Entian said that the story told by the old squad leader and Wan Liancheng is still clearly imprinted in his mind many years later.
From the end of 1941 to the first half of 1942, this period was the period of the greatest organizational changes in the brigade propaganda corps. Under the call of "streamlining the administration of the army," most of the team members were either transferred out or sent to the army middle school to study.
Zhou Xihan felt that the propaganda team could not be "streamlined", in that case, many plays would not be able to be performed.
At Zhou Xihan's insistence, Wang Entian and others were left behind.
On New Year's Day in 1943, Zhou Xihan talked to the propaganda team members. He asked Wang Entian with concern"I heard that your party branch has passed your letter of willingness to join the party? ”
Wang Entian replied: "Yes! ”
Zhou Xihan nodded and said"Okay! It seems that you have made progress in the past two years. ”
In October 1945, Zhou Xihan served as the commander of the 10th Brigade (formerly the 386th Brigade), and Wang Entian was already the political instructor of the Political Department of the brigade.
In June 1951, when the 37th Division (formerly the 386th Brigade and the 10th Brigade) was serving as the garrison of Kunming, I heard that Commander Zhou Xihan was going to serve as the commander of the 10th Army and go to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Cadres above the regiment level held a small farewell party for Zhou Xihan.
At the meeting, Wang Entian asked Commander Zhou to take him to resist US aggression and aid Korea. Subsequently, everyone at the meeting asked to go together.
Zhou Xihan listened to it and said with a smile:"No, your mission is in Yunnan. ”
After the meeting, Wang Entian wrote a letter to Zhou Xihan, which was conveyed by the old health care doctor of Commander Zhou. The next day, Wang Entian received a reply from Zhou Xihan, which said:
"You have made rapid progress in the past few years, but you can't go to resist US aggression and aid Korea. Because the XPCC Party Committee stipulated that I should only bring four comrades: a secretary, a doctor, a guard, and a driver. We are all party members and should listen to the party. I hope you will work hard, study hard, and keep improving. ”
In February 1962, Wang Entian was transferred to the Seventh National Defense Research Institute. Because the Seventh Academy was under the leadership of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, after reporting to the Navy, the Navy Party Committee left Wang Entian to supervise production.
Zhou Xihan, as the deputy commander of the navy, immediately went to meet Wang Entian after knowing that he was in the guest house.
After meeting, Zhou Xihan asked Wang Entian:"I didn't let you go to resist US aggression and aid Korea, do you still have an opinion on me? ”
Wang Entian hurriedly said: "No. ”
Seeing this, Zhou Xihan said directly:"Forget it, I think you're just lazy. Let's go to my house and we'll have a good talk. ”
After all, they are old comrades-in-arms who share life and death, and this meeting and conversation makes each other seem to have returned to the battlefield filled with gunpowder.
From 1962 to 1964, every year after Wang Entian went to Beijing to hold a production supervision work conference, he would go to Zhou Xihan's home to visit the old chief.
When it comes to work, Zhou Xihan attaches great importance to naval equipment and always emphasizes "quality first".
For this reason, he gave Wang Entian an analogy:"The Army's car 'broke down' and could be repaired;If it can no longer be used, people can get out of the car and go. If a Navy ship breaks down at sea, it can't be dealt with so simply. Of course, the Army's equipment is also being modernized, and it is necessary to adhere to the principle of putting quality first. ”
Speaking of which, Wang Entian is a novice in production supervision.
Zhou Xihan encouraged him:"If you want to become an expert and do a good job, you must learn from the insider with an open mind, which is what *** says, 'be a student first, then be a gentleman'. ”
Wang Entian feels that every time he talks with Chief Zhou Xihan, he can always get a great harvest!
In 1964, Wang Entian was appointed deputy director of the Political Department of the Naval Equipment Department, and later changed to deputy director of the Ordering Department.
Since Wang Entian has been doing political work for a long time, he always has some memories of political work. When Zhou Xihan talked to him, he saw his thoughts and enlightened him:"We are all cadres trained by the party, and without the party's training, nothing will be accomplished. ”
In that special era, Zhou Xihan was still concerned about Wang Entian's situation.
In 1985, when Zhou Xihan chatted with Wang Entian, he entrusted him with one thing, that is, to write three reminiscence articles on his behalf.
After Wang Entian inquired, he learned that this was the "Chinese People's Liberation Army Historical Materials Series Editing and Examination Committee," which specially designated Zhou Xihan or was led by him to organize the writing.
It can be seen that Wang Entian is a trustworthy old comrade-in-arms in his heart!
Looking back on the days with Zhou Xihan, Wang Entian said: "Comrade Zhou Xihan will always live in our hearts.