In November 1974, ** became increasingly ill and often fell into a coma. When he was sober, he occasionally mentioned revolutionary comrades-in-arms such as ***, these old partners who experienced life and death with him became an inseparable concern in his life. In addition, there is also a founding major general who is often talked about by the old people, that is Zhong Wei. In the last days of Old Man Peng, why did Zhong Wei appear in his mouth so frequently?Analytically, there are probably three reasons. First of all, Zhong Wei is a native of Pingjiang, Hunan, and when he launched the Pingjiang Uprising, Zhong Wei resolutely joined and began his revolutionary career. It can be said that ** is the guide on the road of Zhong Wei's revolution. Secondly, after Zhong Wei participated in the revolution, he belonged to the Red Third Army for a long time, and the commander-in-chief of this army was *** Therefore, Zhong Wei has always been a subordinate of Mr. Peng, and the two have similar temperaments and respect each other.
Third, during the Lushan Conference, ** suffered unfair criticism, and everyone did not dare to stand up and speak for him in order to protect themselves, but Zhong Wei stood up and publicly defended Mr. Peng, and Mr. Peng was naturally grateful to him. On November 29, 1974, Mr. Peng unfortunately passed away and failed to have the last meeting with Zhong Wei. As for Zhong Wei, he was rehabilitated in 1979, but due to old age and infirmity, he was unable to return to the army, and he was not assigned a specific job. Zhong Wei once asked the organization to put himself into work again, and the organization replied: Enjoy your old age quietly, and when there is a need for war, there will be arrangements. Since then, Zhong Wei has been idle at home, meeting old comrades-in-arms, and spending most of his time reading, writing memoirs, and reminiscing about the past. General Zhong Wei's perseverance and bold words at the Lushan Conference Whenever old comrades-in-arms came to visit, General Zhong Wei was always very happy, and they often missed the war years together.
In these memories, the Lushan Conference became the focus of heated discussions. Many people asked him if he regretted participating, and every time Zhong Wei was emotional, he said without hesitation: "The proudest thing in my life is to stand up at the Lushan Conference and assist Mr. Peng in making a speech, and I never regret it!.""General Zhong Wei's resolute temperament is admirable. On June 24, 1984, General Zhong Wei died of illness in Beijing at the age of 73. In his dying will, he wrote: "Dear party, I don't have to pay my salary when I die, because my children are already able to support themselves, and I don't have any outstanding accounts." My TV set and refrigerator are dedicated to the party as party dues, don't hold a memorial service or say goodbye in front of my funeral, please scatter my ashes in Pingjiang Tianyue Academy, which is the place of our uprising. "General Zhong Wei's life of perseverance deserves to be remembered forever.
The information is referenced from "Overview of Party History", "Xiangchao", "Anecdote of the Founding General").