On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the victory of the Huaihai Campaign, ** went to the Huaihai Campaign Memorial Hall to visit.
As one of the important leaders of the Communist Party of China, he was the founder and leader of the base areas during the Anti-Japanese War, and played an important role in the revolutionary war.
However, when a reporter mistakenly referred to the East China Field Army as a "partial division," he angrily expressed his indignation at such inappropriate remarks in eight words: "Greed for heaven's merits, shameless."
** Served as the New Fourth Army in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
2. The deputy commander of the 3rd detachment, led the 3rd detachment to conduct guerrilla warfare in the southern Anhui region, successfully defeated the Japanese attack, defended Fanchang and smashed the sweeping plan.
He established the Jiangnan Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army Headquarters and made important contributions to the establishment of the anti-Japanese guerrilla base area on the East Road.
Then he served as the commander and political commissar of the 6th Division of the New Fourth Army and the secretary of the Party Committee of Southern Jiangsu.
In 1948, he and Xu Shiyou jointly commanded a series of battles, and played an important command role in the Huaihai Campaign, completely annihilating Huang Botao's corps.
However, when some ** attributed the merits of the Huaihai Campaign to the Central Plains Field Army and called the East China Field Army a "partial division", ** angrily expressed their dissatisfaction.
He emphasized the important role of the East China Field Army in the campaign and rejected the distortion of historical facts.
This erroneous view was promptly corrected by the staff of the memorial hall and apologized to those present.
The victory in the Huaihai Campaign was the result of the concerted efforts of the East China Field Army and the Central Plains Field Army.
The East China Field Army played the main role in the campaign and won an important victory. **The high praise of the East China Field Army and its important role in the campaign cannot be ignored.
Although the Central Plains Field Army also played an important role in the Huaihai Campaign, it is a historical fact that the final victory stemmed from the joint efforts of the two field armies.
** Veteran comrades have always adhered to the principle of seeking truth from facts, stressed respect for historical facts, and expressed strong dissatisfaction with the act of tampering with history.
His attitude, while outspoken, also demonstrates his integrity and firmness.
Eventually, this persistence earned the respect of the people.