Li Desheng was a general who was suddenly promoted by his superiors during the Great Movement, and he was promoted from division commander of the Red Fourth Front Army to high-level positions such as member of the Politburo Standing Committee and vice chairman of the party.
He once participated in the 129th Division of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Second Field of the War of Liberation, and after the founding of New China, he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and was promoted from deputy commander to army commander.
In 1967, he was ordered to go to Anhui Province to quell the armed struggle, and his approach was recognized by his superiors, who neither took sides nor suppressed any side, and encouraged the masses to organize a great alliance with revolution and production as their goal.
Therefore, he became the director of the Anhui Provincial Revolutionary Committee, and at the same time concurrently served as the first secretary of the province and the commander of the provincial military district, and was in charge of the party, government, and military power in Anhui.
In 1969, he was elected as a member of the ** committee at the Ninth Party Congress, and subsequently as an alternate member of the Politburo at the First Plenum of the Central Committee, much to his surprise and many others.
He knew that in the past, those who could enter the Politburo were all outstanding cadres who combined the old, middle-aged and young people, and their abilities, qualifications, and contributions were far superior to him.
However, the election principle of the Ninth National Congress was to pay attention to those who had performed in the great movement, and Li Desheng was one of them, who dealt with many complicated issues of armed struggle in Anhui, and his experience was extended to the whole country by his superiors.
At that time, there were two representatives of the three armies, one was him, and the other was Liu Xianquan of Qinghai. They were all transferred to Beijing and joined the office group of the Military Commission.
In 1969, the General Political Department resumed its work, and Li Desheng was left in Beijing, gave up his post in Anhui, and participated in the work of the Politburo, the ** Business Group, and the Office Group of the Military Commission.
Since 1967, the General Political Department has been abolished, and the political work of the army has been under the responsibility of the Central Military Commission.
In 1969, the higher authorities decided to restore the General Political Department, and it was necessary to elect a director, and Li Desheng was the best candidate, because he was in charge of political work in the office group. Qiu Huizuo said in his memoirs that some people wanted to make *** the director, but Chairman Lin was against it, and he didn't want him to interfere in the army. Li Desheng's roots in Beijing are not deep, and he can at least maintain neutrality in the struggle between Jiang and Lin, and if anything happens, he can easily be replaced.
In that special era, the rise and fall were very fast, many old cadres were marginalized, and many people were promoted quickly, and the scenery was unlimited.
There may be some credibility in Qiu's words, he is also a member of the Central Military Commission's office and one of Lin's cronies, and he was elected a member of the Politburo at the First Plenary Session of the Ninth Central Committee. Li Desheng also briefly mentioned this incident in his memoirs, which can corroborate each other. After all, Lin is the person in charge of the army, and he once recommended Yang Chengwu, Huang Yongsheng and others to serve as the chief and acting chief chief, and his opinions will basically be adopted.
Of course, Li Desheng's ability has also been affirmed, and his superiors let him be transferred to ** and participate in the work of the *** business group and the office group of the Military Commission, which shows that he has strength. Both units are core units, one for the local area and the other for the army. At that time, there weren't many people who could do both.
After the 913 incident, he also served as the commander of the Beijing Military Region. In 1973, he was elected as a member of the Politburo, a member of the Standing Committee, and a vice chairman at the 10th National Congress. However, with the adjustment of the eight military regions, he left Beijing and voluntarily gave up his post in the Politburo.