He was one of the 57 founding generals and devoted his life to the revolutionary cause.
After *** made a comeback in 1977, he took the initiative to meet ***
In the process of talking with ***, when it comes to emotion, ** can't help but say: The most sorry thing in my life is you.
What happened between **and***, and what made *** say such moving words, let's learn the story behind them.
**Born in Hong'an County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province in the mid-10s of the 20th century, he participated in the revolution at the age of 14.
Because of his outstanding performance in the team, he served as the political instructor of the company at the age of 16, and since then he has followed the team to run around, fighting in the north and south.
Along the way, under the call of the revolutionary mission, he experienced the Red Army's Long March, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation and other arduous revolutions, large and small.
He was a first-hand witness of China's revolutionary cause, and of course the founder of New China from scratch.
Throughout his war career, the most famous battle was the night attack on Yangmingbao.
In October 1937, the Japanese army captured Xinkou and Taiyuan, which were then guarded by the Kuomintang army.
A military base was set up at Yangmingbao Airport for offensive purposes, which was used to place planes and other materials for later air raids, and soldiers were sent to strictly guard them.
At that time, ***, who was the commander of the 769th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division, was leading the team to carry out a mission in the eastern part of Dai County, not far away.
After receiving the order from the superiors, in order to destroy the military base of the Japanese army, after careful planning, he led three battalions of soldiers to attack Yangmingbao Airport at night when the Japanese army was unprepared.
After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the 769 Regiment finally led the 769 Regiment to annihilate more than 100 Japanese soldiers and more than 20 of their planes at the cost of more than 30 people, and completely destroyed the Japanese army's aircraft base in Yangmingbao.
This battle gave a strong cooperation to the Kuomintang army in the later period of frontal defense against the Japanese attack, and also made *** famous in the army.
With the continuous accumulation of achievements, the official position of ** has continued to rise.
In 1938, he served as the deputy brigade commander and brigade commander of the 385 Brigade, and became a capable officer under the direct leadership of ***.
**More than 10 years older than ***, they first met at a meeting in the 129th Division.
At that time, he was transferred to the political commissar of the 129th Division for the first time, in order to get acquainted with the brigade commanders and regiment commanders in the team as soon as possible, so as to better cooperate with the command of the Anti-Japanese War.
Under the organization of the commander of the 129th Division, the senior leaders of the division held a welcoming ceremony to welcome the commander.
In the welcome meeting, he saw that most of the brigade commanders and regiment commanders sitting in the audience were young men, they were sitting in danger, one by one in good spirits, and during the speech, he couldn't help but praise everyone for being very young and promising.
In the face of the praise, because it was the first time to contact, there was still some life for each other, and everyone here didn't know what to say, so they had to smile honestly.
Unexpectedly, at this time, ***, who has always been cheerful and joking, said to *** on the rostrum in a moment of silence: "Political Commissar Deng is also very young", which immediately enlivened the atmosphere of the scene.
It was their first contact and they were very impressed.
During the Liberation War, in 1947, in the battle of Liu Deng's army advancing into Dabie Mountain, ** led the 3rd column to take the lead in occupying the northern foot of Dabie Mountain, and liberated a large area of Wanxi in a very short time.
As a superior leader, *** has mentioned ***'s exploits many times since then.
and praised "** can fight, is a general." ”
At the end of November 1949, with the defeat and retreat of the Kuomintang, Chongqing, an important city in southwest China, known as the "accompanying capital", was liberated.
After the liberation of Chongqing, the one who was appointed as the first mayor was ***
As early as the month, with a premonition that Chongqing would soon be liberated, the commander of the field army at the time and the political commissar *** specially found *** who served as the commander of the Third Corps after careful consideration
They solemnly said to ***: "After consideration, after the founding of Chongqing New China, we decided that you will be appointed mayor of Chongqing and first secretary of the municipal party committee. ”
Hearing that the organization was so arranged, I felt the full trust of my superiors in me, and I was happy at the same time, but I was also a little worried.
Just like *** said, *** is good at fighting and is a rare general.
But he is not good at the management of local affairs, and he is worried that he will be incompetent due to lack of experience, so he has to truthfully express his hidden worries.
In order to dispel his concerns, **He*** hurriedly gave him positive comfort and said, "You are the commander of the corps, and there are a large number of people below for you to appoint. ”
In this way, he became the first mayor of Chongqing, and it has been proved that with the encouragement of *** and others, the mayor of Chongqing has done a very good job.
Later, in the construction of New China, those who made many contributions to the revolutionary cause of the motherland were naturally reused.
Coupled with his own diligence and pragmatism towards work, his official position has risen all the way, and he once achieved the position of vice premier.
And as the leader of ***, his political career was not so smooth, and he had three tribulations in his decades of revolutionary road, and these three tribulations gave *** a lot of blows.
In 1977, after a difficult reversal of chaos, the *** after the dismissal finally reappeared in the public eye, which was also his third comeback since entering politics.
At the time of this comeback, ** was 73 years old.
In the chaotic social relations, when everyone chooses to be silent, the first righteous stand up to uphold justice and uphold justice.
His courage and bravery won him praise from top to bottom, and soon his social and work resumed.
Finally freed from the ordeal again, his former comrades-in-arms and old subordinates came to congratulate and condole.
At this time, *** is also 63 years old, compared with the youthful self who followed *** to fight in the war, he has experienced the impermanence of the world, and he obviously sees his old age and old age.
Before leaving for a visit, because I hadn't crossed paths for a long time, ** was a little worried.
He didn't know what was going to happen next, and he didn't know if *** would blame himself for not exculpating him.
Along the way, ** absent-minded, he followed behind ***, who is also a fellow Hubei villager, and came to ***'s home in Xishan with trepidation.
At this moment, *** was sitting at home, and when he saw his former comrades-in-arms and subordinates visiting, his heart was full of joy, and he hurriedly came up to shake hands with them one by one.
When *** saw *** shaking hands with them cordially, his nervous mood gradually calmed down.
It turns out that ** has an unwritten Xi in the army, that is, every time he is in a happy mood during a meeting, he will choose to shake hands with his subordinate leaders.
And when it is necessary to announce bad news and criticize and educate his subordinates, he will not shake hands at all when he is depressed.
Even if it is not common to not shake hands, I was fortunate enough to see it twice.
The first time was after the Battle of Dingtao in 1946, when the whole army had won a major victory in the confrontation with the Kuomintang army, and it was on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
At the first meeting after the victory, *** and others thought that Political Commissar Deng was going to reward them well and invite them to eat moon cakes, so they happily rushed to the meeting site.
However, when he was about to shake hands warmly with Political Commissar Deng, he was unexpectedly rejected on the spot, and he said with a serious face: "Today's meeting is not a handshake meeting."
After that, he launched severe criticism and correction against the army's current blind and proud behavior.
The meeting was held for several hours, and after important leaders such as *** made a deep reflection and made a review speech, the criticism incident came to an end.
Chongqing was liberated in 1949, and soon the Communist forces began to take over Chongqing.
Due to the large number of Kuomintang officers living in Chongqing, there are many luxurious residences in Chongqing.
The officers and soldiers of the Communist Party, who had always lived a hard life, saw so many foreign-style buildings and residences.
Especially at this moment of victory, I was at a loss for a while, and I flocked to various residences to grab the best office and living environment for myself.
Soon this matter was learned by ***, and in order to restrain everyone's bad behavior, he hurriedly contacted the leaders to hold a meeting.
During the meeting, he reminded everyone not to get carried away, and settled in Chongqing to solve problems for the local people and build the southwest region, not to enjoy.
Naturally, this meeting was also a meeting without a handshake.
In order to lead by example and play a better role in leading the way, he also invited the leaders to visit his residence.
I saw that his residence was a dilapidated two-story building, a family lived on the first floor, and a *** family lived on the second floor, and the upstairs was still dripping water.
After these two incidents, since then, *** has a deep memory of the non-handshake meeting, and every time he meets with ***, he also forms a state of judging ***'s mood according to whether to shake hands.
In the late autumn of 1978, at this time, *** had already gained a firm foothold in **, on the eve of reform and opening up.
In order to fully deploy the work of the state, ** took the initiative to meet with *** who held important positions in **
This appointment is different from previous meetings, it is more like a heart-to-heart conversation between two people after exchanging work.
The two who couldn't get together for a long time, and they were both superiors and subordinates and comrades-in-arms talked a lot.
When the two of them talked about the difficult years they have experienced over the years, they couldn't help but think of the ups and downs of these years.
At that time, ** was removed from all positions and criticized, and under the pressure of external forces, no one stood up for him, not even himself.
He has followed *** for many years, and he knows best how to do things for people.
In the old days, if it weren't for the strict requirements for the behavior of his subordinates, and he spurred and motivated himself everywhere and everywhere, his later conquest and career would not have been smooth.
On the premise of knowing the other party's behavior and mistakes, he was like most people, he didn't stand up bravely, and he didn't even say a word of justice for the old chief.
Thinking of this, ** couldn't help but feel sad, and he couldn't help but say to ***: "The most sorry thing in my life is you." ”
Hearing *** say the voice of shame, ** also know what he is referring to.
It was long gone, and under the circumstances, the strength of a few people alone could not reverse the outcome.
So he had no choice but to wave his hand and say, "At that time, you were also powerless, and no one could do anything about this matter." ”
Hearing about ***'s understanding of himself, **knowing*** didn't blame himself.
In fact, from the last time I came to visit with ***, through that handshake, **I have already realized that ** doesn't care if they ever excuse him.
And this conversation also completely solved the things he had hidden in his heart for many years.
It is precisely because of such a dedicated and far-sighted leader as ***.
There will be followers like *** who are disciplined and work tirelessly.
Under their joint leadership, Chinese society has gradually gained a bright future and is gradually moving towards prosperity and strength.