In 1958, some people said that Su Yu would not fight, but Chen Geng was furious that he would not, so who would be present
At the enlarged meeting of the Military Commission in 1958, Su Yu, the chief of the General Staff, was criticized for his "individualistic" tendencies.
Some people with ulterior motives took the opportunity to suppress Su Yu, severely criticized and exposed him, and blamed Su Yu for all kinds of big and small things. Of course, there were many people who were reluctant to criticize Su Yu, but in the context of the meeting, they had to express their opinions against their will.
Suddenly, someone raised a "cannon" at the venue, claiming that Su Yu didn't know how to fight at all!When he fought Lianshui, Nanma and other places in Huaye, he caused heavy losses to the troops, and he should be responsible for this.
In fact, the troop losses in these battles were indeed large, but this was due to many reasons, and the main reason was not Su Yu's command. As a result, many people in the room felt unacceptable to this statement, but they were afraid to speak due to the atmosphere of the meeting.
At this moment, Chen Geng, deputy director of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission and founding general, could no longer bear it. He hurriedly stood up and severely reprimanded the person who said Su Yu didn't know how to fight: "Su Yu can't fight, so who here will, please stand up and show it." ”
The speaker choked on fright, and sat down quietly, not daring to look up again. And at this moment, the people in the venue did not dare to stand up one by one.
Chen Geng knew that he couldn't talk too much on this kind of meeting occasion, and when he saw that the venue was calm, he also sat down and stopped talking.
Some people can't help but ask, although there was not much intersection between Chen Geng and Su Yu during the revolutionary war years, but in this complicated situation, why did Chen Geng dare to openly support Su Yu?This is actually because of Chen Geng's recognition and reverence for Su Yu's military talent and character.
Everyone understands that Su Yu and Chen Geng are both founding generals. However, as far as the revolutionary process is concerned, there is a certain distance between Su Yu and Chen Geng. During the August 1 Nanchang Uprising, Su Yu was only the guard squad leader, and Chen Geng was already the battalion commander at this time.
In terms of military exploits, Su Yu is slightly stronger. He showed outstanding military talent during the Liberation War and became one of the senior generals who could command a large corps in battle.
Of course, Chen Geng had outstanding military exploits during the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, leading the Taiyue troops to sweep the Quartet, but compared with Su Yu's record, it was still slightly inferior.
Therefore, although the two did not intersect much in the course of the revolution, they were able to become good comrades-in-arms who talked about everything precisely because of their mutual attraction and admiration for each other's personalities and abilities.
When the Military Commission planned to establish the Kazakh Military Industry, Su Yu's first thought was Chen Geng, thinking that he was the most suitable candidate to serve as the president. He actively made suggestions to *** and so on, and succeeded in convincing them. In the end, Chen Geng was transferred back from the Korean battlefield and began a new mission.
Chen Geng later joined the General Staff as deputy chief of combat readiness training. Su Yu fully supported Chen Geng's work, and the comradeship between the two became deeper and deeper. After the enlarged meeting of the Military Commission, Su Yu was transferred to the vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences, and Chen Geng's persistence and support in this meeting made Su Yu grateful, and the friendship between the two became stronger.
However, Chen Geng's physical condition has become extremely poor since then. A serious heart attack prevented him from working and he was asked to recuperate. Although Chen Geng was a workaholic, Su Yu often visited him, constantly telling him to pay attention to his health, emphasizing that health was the cornerstone of the revolution.
At the beginning of 1961, Chen Geng went to Shanghai to receive **. Su Yu was also recuperating in Shanghai, and the two often met and communicated. However, a shocking news came: on the morning of the 16th, while drafting the "Summary of Combat Experience," Chen Geng suffered another heart attack and was ultimately unable to save it. For Su Yu, it was a blow, and he shed tears of grief in agony.
He rushed to the hospital as soon as possible, accompanied his old comrades-in-arms on their last journey, and participated in the whole process of dealing with Chen Geng's aftermath in Shanghai. On the same day, ** held a meeting in Guangzhou, and personally instructed Comrade Chen Geng's ashes to be sent to Beijing, followed by a grand public memorial meeting.
After attending Chen Geng's small memorial service, Su Yu's body was extremely tired. Since Chen Geng's death, Su Yu has never given up, busy doing his best for his old comrades.
Despite his physical exhaustion, Su Yu still insisted on personally sending Comrade Chen Geng's ashes to the airport. He stood silently at the airport, watching the plane disappear from sight. Chen Geng's deep friendship melted into tears in his blurred eyes, which will remain forever.