In the last 5,000 years of Chinese history, every turning point and progress, the feudal era, every change of dynasty is inseparable from the strategy of those who hold power, although one person cannot control the course of history, but every decision they make will eventually trigger a butterfly effect.
As a communist country, we believe in Marxism-Leninism and believe that the people are the masters of the country, but we still need the excellent captain who stands on this giant ship and leads the people to brave the wind and wavesWhen *** steps down as Chief of the General Staff, who will take over?** With a few veterans can be described as strategizing and discussing all night.
Since 1966, China has experienced a period of ups and downs, during which the political and legal system have been damaged to varying degrees, economic development has stagnated, and countless people have been suppressed in both political and literary circles, their families have been destroyed, and people are bent on chasing another "truth".
In 1971, in an ordinary factory in Xinjian County, Jiangxi, the *** couple, who were repeating their previous work, received a special document from **. This document conveys to the couple the beginning and end of the collapse of the counter-revolutionary group.
At this time, the leadership group has suffered a heavy blow, although ** is no longer in the temple, but still worried about the country and the people, he wrote to *** that night. He understands that the documents that *** made him aware of this time are definitely not as simple as learning about the incident. **Maybe it's the hope that *** can return** and make some contributions to the party.
After pondering it again and again, after clarifying his situation one by one in the letter, he wrote again:"I personally don't have any requirements, I just hope that one day I can do some work for the party, of course, a little technical work, my health is fine, and I can do it for a few years before retiring. ”
** After reading the letter, I thought for a long time, and it coincided with an important leader at this timeAfter the death in Beijing, the leading group needed talents to return even more, but there was still a lot of resistance to reinstating the positions of old cadres, and the matter of returning to Beijing had to be put on hold again.
In the next few years, ** made several suggestions for ***, hoping that *** could pay attention to this rare talent, ** did his best for the motherland all his life, ** in the end or reconsidered this matter,Soon after, ** personally drafted a notice for ** on the sickbed about ***'s appointment.
He formally took over the post of chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army, and in order to restore the army system that had been damaged in the past ten years, he proposed to carry out a major reorganization of the army"Strengthen the study and Xi of the department, strengthen the party spirit and opposition nature, strengthen discipline, and carry forward the style of hard struggle. ”
Although the rectification has not been carried out smoothly under the obstruction of various forces, under the determination and firm auspices of the party, our party and our army have ushered in a new situationDuring his four years as chief of the General Staff, he made very outstanding contributions to our party and our army.
In fact, after *** took over the post of chief of the general staff, *** had to undergo major surgery due to serious illness, and he held ***'s hand before entering the operating room and said: "You have done a good job this year, much better than me." It can be seen that the whole party and the whole army highly recognize the work done by the whole party.
After the great debate on the question of the criterion of truth in May 1978, ** had been trying to make a reshuffle of positions in the party and the armyTherefore, in June 1979, the Military Commission decided to readjust the leading groups of the three general departments, major military regions, and major units, and decided not to concurrently serve as the chief of the general staff.
Standing up when the country is in crisis, retreating bravely when the sea is clear and the river is clear, and leaving the opportunity to better talents, this is the long-cherished wish of ***. But after leaving office, who will fill this crucial position?This made it difficult for everyone, ** thought about it day and night, and decided to discuss such family and country affairs with several old marshals.
** It was once said that "power comes out of the barrel of a gun", only with strong military strength can we be able to defend the country laid down by our predecessors who shed their blood on their heads. Therefore, the appointment of the post of chief of general staff of the army became the top priority of the party and the country at that timeHe is the vice chairman of the Military Commission and is familiar with the situation in the army, so he is very relieved to leave this matter to him.
Among the star-studded founding generals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, there is the title of "Three Yangs."Yang Dezhi, Yang Chengwu, Yang YongUndoubtedly, he was an extremely outstanding general of the Red ArmyFrom the hardships of the arduous Long March to the strategizing of North China, from the fierce battle on the Korean battlefield to the change of honor and disgrace in peacetime, they have very similar experiences.
And the turmoil over the change of the chief of the general staff revolves around these three outstanding generals. **After some investigation and reflection, it was decided to appoint Yang Chengwu as the chief of the general staff. And this time, it is also the second time that Yang Chengwu has missed his post as chief of the General Staff.
At the end of 1965,After being dismissed, Yang Chengwu once temporarily assumed the post of chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army, and he also affirmed this appointment, and he wanted him to serve directly, but when the document was sent to another important leader for review, who knew that this leader, who had a bad relationship with him, actually added the word "generation" to the document with a stroke of his pen.
Yang Chengwu is fair and very capable, ** is very important to him, and this caused many people to be dissatisfied, three years later, he was charged with "starting a mutiny" and began a seven-year house arrest.
In 1976, Yang Chengwu stood up and cooperated with *** as the deputy chief of the general staff.
** I wanted to elect him this time, precisely because Yang Chengwu had rich experience in serving in the army and knew this position very well, just when everyone thought that the post of chief of staff belonged to him, the accident appeared again.
In the past ten years, he was involved in many complex issues within the military, and many people had a lot of complaints about this proposal. After learning about this, he appeased *** for the first time and had a conversation with Yang Chengwu, and then he thought about it again and decided to deal with the matter himself.
There were many discussions on this matter within the party and the military, and after fully listening to everyone's opinions, it was decided to appoint Yang Yong to the post of chief of the general staff. Yang Yong was born in 1913, joined the Communist Party of China at the age of 17, and successively served as the political commissar of the company of the Red Third Army Corps, the director of the regimental political office, and the battalion political commissarThe struggle against "encirclement and suppression."
After liberation, he went againKorean battlefieldFighting to the death, brave and fearless, he returned to China from abroad in 1958 and was appointed commander of the Beijing Military Region. Whether in terms of combat experience or political consciousness, Yang Yong should be the best choice for chief of the General Staff.
Veteran comrades in the army have always felt that Yang Yong was very conscientious and responsible when he presided over the work of the General Staff Headquarters, and in order to enable him to familiarize himself with the work of another post as soon as possible, the Central Military Commission specially assigned him a deputyZhang Zhen
Zhang Zhen later recalled that the leaders of the Central Military Commission suddenly approached him at that time and told him: "Considering that Yang Yong has always been a commander and is not familiar enough with the staff business, it has been decided to transfer you to the post of first deputy general chief to assist him in his work." Zhang Zhen, who received this order, felt very honored and said that he would seriously assist Yang Yong in handling the work in the army.
Yang Yong is an upright man, absolutely fair and just, and never favoritism. December 1966 a so-calledThe "Spark Rebellion Team" is hereAfter sweeping the three major military regions, he directly attacked the building of the headquarters of the Beijing Military Region where Yang Yong was located, and did not take the seriousness of the military center in his eyes at all.
Even if Yang Yong ordered the soldiers to arrest this group of fanatics and put them in the basement, some ill-intentioned people in the party harassed Yang Yong several times and coerced him to release him, but Yang Yong was unmoved, he angrily shouted at those people, saying that they had any legitimate reason to rush into the military area, and if they could take out the black and white documents with seals on it, I, Yang Yong, would be released immediately!
Just because of this, **also passed with him**, he said in **
.This group of people forcibly stormed the office of the military district headquarters, smashed open the archives, pried open the safe, and threatened the core military secrets...Since I was not informed that this was a revolutionary action, I could not judge that they were revolutionary leftists. Therefore, I took appropriate precautions. ......The chairman asked me to release people, and I resolutely carried it out. However, if there are any more unprovoked attacks on the organs of the military region in the future, I suggest that resolute measures should still be taken to prevent leakage of secrets. ”
It is precisely because Yang Yong is serious and responsible in his work, loyal to the party and the people, and sticks to his principles and stand that he offended many villains when he served in the General Staff of the Army. Those people did not want to see him take over the post of chief of the General Staff, so they actually wrote a letter of complaint and sent it to the Central Military Commission and other relevant departments.
The matter was turned upside down, and their unrelenting attitude forced the Military Commission to reconsider the candidate for chief of the General Staff. **Seeing that things have come to this point again, my heart is very uncomfortable.
On a snowy night, after dealing with the work at hand, ** sat quietly in the office for a long time, thinking about how to solve this matter, and after thinking about it again, he decided to go out to visit the old commanders in the army and listen to their opinions.
First, he asked the guards to call a few old commanders and invited them to another special meeting room, and then he rushed from the office in a car in the wind and snow. In the face of the snow in the middle of the night, several old handsomes were very moved.
After several important leaders sat down, they were asked to talk about their opinions on the current situation, and told them that although Yang Yong and Yang Chengwu's opinion on appointing chief of general staff was rejected organizationally, they were still comrades who had made outstanding contributions to our party and our army.
The old marshals learned about the good intentions of the ***, and took the conversation more seriously, and after some discussion, several old marshals talked about the last general in the "Three Yangs", Yang Dezhi, sinceShonan UprisingSince joining the people's army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, he has always struggled on the front line of the liberation of the whole of China, fought bravely and fearlessly, and made great contributions to the cause of China's liberation.
Because he was born at the grassroots, Yang Dezhi has always gotten along very well with the soldiers in the army, everyone is in awe and convinced of him, he can unite comrades well, and he has no bad habits and dishonorable things, and several old commanders agree that this person can take on great responsibilities.
At this time, Yang Dezhi was serving as the commander of the Kunming Military Region and commanded the Yunnan frontFighting back in self-defense against Vietnam, and made great contributions to the motherland. ** After learning about it, I expressed a high degree of approval for their proposal.
As a result, the choice of chief of the general staff, which had gone through several twists and turns, was finally decided, and Yang Dezhi, one of the "three Yangs", was finally appointed. On the afternoon of February 20, 1980, the General Staff Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) convened a meeting of leading cadres at and above the principal level of its subordinate departments and bureaus.
Member of the Politburo, Secretary-General of the Military Commissionpresided over the meeting and announced the decision of the CCP:He is also the chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the first secretary of the party committee of the general staffYang Dezhi is Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, First Secretary of the Party Committee of the General Staff Department, Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission, and member of the General Council of the Central Military Commission.
In the face of this result, Yang Dezhi expressed to our party and our army at the meeting that he was determined to devote himself to this post and die after his death, and that he would certainly not disappoint the soldiers and the people of our country.
In the face of important posts, the Communist Party of China has always been carefully considered and screened at all levels, and only made decisions after fully listening to the people's opinions, and there will never be a "hall of words", nor will there be any favoritism and irregularities.
During his eight-year reign, which was an important historical turning point in the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Yang Dezhi devoted himself to the revolutionization, regularization, and modernization of the People's Liberation Army and made outstanding contributions to the rebirth of our army.
No matter what the position, as long as we are appointed, we should take on this responsibility. We are all a brick of socialism, and no matter where we are, what we do is to contribute to the bright future of the country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Patriotism, dedication, integrity, friendliness" of the core values of socialism should be kept in mind in our hearts, the national leader is the helmsman of China's big ship, then each of us is the helmsman, should fully cooperate, stick to the post, and contribute to the sailing of China's big ship.