What is the reason for refusing to accept General Chen Geng's gun and expressing anger to Gao Fu?In 1947, at a critical moment in the Liberation War, the situation in the Northeast and other regions was tense, and meetings were held every day. The Kuomintang had an absolute superiority in the strength of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, with an army of 4.3 million, including 2 million regular troops and 1 million irregular troops, as well as 1 million military personnel in the rear. In contrast, the Communist army was significantly smaller, with only 1.27 million men, including 610,000 regular troops and 660,000 local troops and rear organs.
In addition, the Kuomintang army was heavily equipped with American and Japanese**, had a navy and air force, and controlled 75% of Chinese mainland's towns and 71% of its population, as well as most of the railways, energy, minerals, and industry. The United States provided huge loans and material support to the Kuomintang, and sent experts to assist in military training, intelligence gathering, and communications. In such a situation, the Communist Party is clearly at a disadvantage. ** is well aware of the balance of power between us and the enemy, so he often emphasizes this matter at ** meetings.
In the early days of the Liberation War, the inferior position of the Communist Party undoubtedly made *** particularly clear. ** refused to accept General Chen Geng's gun and expressed his anger to Gao Fu because he knew the disparity in power between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party at that time. The Kuomintang army was outnumbered, had advanced ** and controlled most of its resources, and formed a clear disadvantage with the Communists. In this case, ** was deeply aware of the challenge and pressure of the Communist Party, so he refused to accept the gun and expressed anger, which is exactly what he often emphasized at ** meetings.
When a meeting was held in northern Shaanxi, Chen Geng and Gao Fu discussed the issue of the ** guard regiment. Gao Fu complained to Chen Geng that the ** guard regiment ** was not useful, and Chen Geng deeply sympathized with this, realizing that the safety of the ** leader was of paramount importance to the whole situation. So, without hesitation, he proposed: "We have recently seized a lot of American-made carbines from Chiang Kai-shek, I can give you one hundred and fifty, is that enough?".
Gao Fu was happy to hear this, because he knew that once the guard regiment was equipped with American carbines, their combat effectiveness would be immediately improved. However, he soon became serious again, telling Chen Geng that although he was willing to ask for it, it needed to be approved by the superior chief. Chen Geng replied with a smile: "It's very simple, I'll go and discuss it with the chairman." A few days later, Chen Geng personally went to see *** in the cave of ***, Chen Geng saw *** Ren Bishi and others were discussing the preparations for the future war, while Gao Fu was outside the cave.
Chen Geng smiled and said to ***: "Comrade Li Desheng, I want to give the guard regiment a batch of carbines, do you want it?"After hearing this, he glanced at Gao Fu and asked bluntly: "He gave you a gun, do you want it?"Gao Fu didn't dare to say anything. Chen Geng sensed that the atmosphere was wrong, so he continued to ask, "Why don't you want guns?"* Then he said: "You want a gun, you can't ask anyone else, you should ask the enemy, they are fighting every day, so it will come in handy, we can't fight a big battle here."
Of course, Chen Geng understands this, but he also realizes that the ** of the guard regiment is too backward, and some of them can't even be used normally, which is a great risk. Therefore, he said directly: "I have sent a telegram for the troops to send it." * rejected Chen Geng's proposal to send a gun, and said without hesitation: "You dare?."This sentence made Chen Geng speechless. Later, ** pointed out: "I know you want to upgrade the ** equipment of the guard regiment, but we are relatively safe in the caves, and you need more advanced ** to deal with the battle outside."
If these ** are sent to us and cannot be used to the fullest, it is more appropriate to keep them in your own hands. Then, ** turned to Gao Fu and said, "If you take a gun, I will remove you from your post." Gao Fu was silent. The refusal of ** means that the Guard Regiment's equipment upgrade plan cannot be realized, and it also reflects that he does not want these ** to be wasted, and hopes that they can play a greater role on the battlefield. Always putting his own safety on the back burner, he has emphasized many times: "I'm not afraid of death, I'm only afraid of dying unworthy."
In the Revolutionary War, he personally participated in battles many times, including breaking through the encirclement in Jinggang Mountain, personally going into the water to build bridges and breaking through the enemy blockade during the Long March crossing the Chishui River, guiding the War of Resistance against Japan in Yan'an, calmly formulating strategic policies during the War of Liberation, and even remaining calm under the assassination of Kuomintang agents. This is also the reason why *** rejected Chen Geng's gun proposal and reprimanded Gao Fu.