At a meeting in 1967, one such thing happened. At noon the day before, just after the meeting ended, Comrade Fu Zhong, then deputy director of the General Political Department and founding general, walked up to Xu Shiyou, commander of the Nanjing Military Region and fellow founding general, and greeted him.
On the Korean battlefield, Fu Zhong wanted to talk to Xu Shiyou, but Xu Shiyou ignored him and talked to others. This embarrassing situation overwhelmed the people on the scene, but Fu Zhong did not give up.
He turned away angrily, and said as he went, "The cow is in the sky, what are you pretending to be?" However, just after Fu Zhong left, Xu Shiyou joked with others in the back: "Look at it, this old stubborn man was like this back then, he had to shoot me." ”
Although the scene was embarrassing, Xu Shiyou's humor resolved the contradiction, so that Fu Zhong couldn't help laughing out loud.
It turned out that Xu Shiyou and Fu Zhong had an unpleasant experience, but now they have reconciled. They shook hands and forgave each other, indicating that the past grievances had disappeared.
Fu Zhong and the grassroots officers and soldiers smiled and grudge, but what grievances did they have? It is rumored that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Kang Da, like other troops, launched a struggle to expose and criticize Zhang Guotao.
However, in the process of exposing and criticizing, the participants were a little radical, and they even involved Xu Shiyou and other people from the Red Fourth Front Army. Xu Shiyou has a short temper, he is absolutely loyal to *** and ***, and now he is wronged like this, ** can bear it, so he quarrels with others at the scene of exposing and criticizing.
Xu Shiyou, together with some generals of the Red Fourth Front Army, planned to return to Sichuan to fight guerrillas as a way to prove their loyalty. He took the lead in making a big fuss at the venue, and asked Fu Zhong to be the deputy director of the Political Department of Kang Da, responsible for presiding over the exposé and criticism of Zhang Guotao.
Fu Zhong was very angry about this, thinking that Xu Shiyou's behavior was intolerable, and even planned to leave Yan'an with the team. However, after consulting the school, Fu Zhong directly arrested Xu Shiyou and personally served as his judge.
He believes that Xu Shiyou's arrogant behavior is enough to sentence him to death. Fu Zhong told the people around him that Xu Shiyou's crime should be investigated in depth and dealt with in accordance with the law. Fortunately, Xu Shiyou was later protected by ***, and it was confirmed that he was just out of temper and there was no problem.
Fu Zhong and Xu Shiyou, as generals of the Four Front Army, were loyal to *** and ***, and fought firmly against Zhang Guotao. It's just that there were some misunderstandings due to poor communication and improper methods.
Once the misunderstanding was resolved, Xu Shiyou immediately asked *** to go to the front line to lead the troops, which was approved. And Fu Zhong originally planned to find Xu Shiyou to explain, but Xu Shiyou soon went directly to the front line.
Since then, Xu Shiyou has been fighting on the front line for a long time, while Fu Zhong has been engaged in political work in the General Political Department for a long time.
Fu Zhong and Xu Shiyou play their own strengths in their work, and although they do not communicate effectively about something, they both show respect for each other and are willing to get along with each other. Therefore, at a ** meeting, Fu Zhong took the initiative to greet Xu Shiyou and hoped to resolve the contradiction between the two through this exchange.
Since then, Fu Zhong and Xu Shiyou have become old comrades-in-arms with deep friendship. Fu Zhong would often send some books to Xu Shiyou, and Xu Shiyou also invited Fu Zhong to inspect the military region many times, or give them lessons.
This experience is a testament to the mutual respect and friendship between them.
The relationship between Fu Zhong and Fu Zhong has improved, and both have shown extraordinary vision and tolerance. This may be one of the reasons why they have been awarded the title of Founding Admiral from the war years to the present.