At the beginning of 1975, a Zhengguo-level leader took the initiative to request to resign from the leadership position, and was approved by ***.
At that time, ** held his hand and seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he couldn't say a word.
This touching scene happened to General Li Desheng, a native of Xinxian County, Henan.
The author once went to the hometown of General Li Desheng, and saw two very simple houses, which looked like the residences of ordinary peasants.
Although Li Desheng later became an official at the national level, his hometown was so simple.
Why?It is said that the people of his hometown once wanted to renovate the place where he once lived so that future generations could visit it.
However, Li Desheng was firmly opposed and insisted on maintaining the original appearance.
He used to be a cowherd and was so poor that he couldn't eat.
He thinks that if the house is repaired, it will still be the old house he once lived inThis is General Li Desheng, unpretentious.
General Li Desheng joined the Red Army at the age of 14 and has since regarded the army as his home.
After more than ten years of bloody battles, Li Desheng gradually grew into a brave and invincible famous general.
In the Battle of Shangganling, the 15th Army led by Qin Jiwei initially fought the front line, and later Wang Jinshan ordered Li Desheng to lead the 12th Army to also go to support.
Although some people say that the 15th Army used the strength of the 12th Army to fight the battle, the commendation circular issued after the war only mentioned the 15th Army, but did not mention the 12th Army.
The generals of the 12th Army were very dissatisfied, but Li Desheng had no complaints.
He frankly said that the Shangganling Campaign has developed to the point where it is not a question of which army fights, and playing the brand of the 15th Army is equivalent to playing the brand of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
Everyone expressed their admiration for Li Desheng's mind and overall situation.
In the sixties and seventies of the last century, ** paid great attention to Li Desheng, commander of the Anhui Provincial Military Region.
At a meeting, Li Desheng was asked by name about his experience working in Anhui.
Li Desheng left a deep impression on him with his talent for making the best.
Subsequently, Li Desheng successively served as director of the General Political Department and commander of the Beijing Military Region, and officially took up his post in Beijing.
In 1973, Li Desheng was elected as a member of the Politburo, a member of the Standing Committee, and the first vice chairman of the party, becoming the first founding general at the national level since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
However, in less than two years, Li Desheng voluntarily resigned from his leadership position.
Why is that?First of all, in 1973, the commanders of the eight military regions were transferred, and Li Desheng left the Beijing Military Region and went to Shenyang to serve as the commander of the military region.
After Li Desheng decided to leave **, although he still retained his position, he actually no longer participated in the activities of **, which is somewhat unworthy of the name.
After the 913 incident, someone framed Li Desheng for "getting on a thief ship" and put a lot of hats on him for criticism.
In order to take into account the overall situation, Li Desheng had to make a review against his will.
After the criticism meeting every day, when he returned to the Jingxi Hotel, Li Desheng's mood could not be calm for a long time.
He was confused by many questions and couldn't sleep at night even after taking sleeping pills.
As the situation became more complicated, he felt physically and mentally exhausted, so he finally decided to resign from his position.
* sent people to talk to him, and finally agreed that Li Desheng should resign from the leadership posts of member of the Politburo Standing Committee and vice chairman, but still retain his posts as a member of the Politburo and commander of the Shenyang Military Region.
Li Desheng wrote a text message and submitted it, ** approved the instructions.
After Li Desheng and *** looked at each other silently for a long time, Ye Shuai told him to take good care of his body and continue to work hard.
Li Desheng knew that Ye Shuai's situation was not very good at that time, but he still came to comfort him, which made Li Desheng grateful.
At the National People's Congress in January 1975, the seriously ill *** met Li Desheng on the rostrum.
**Walked over with his body propped up, holding Li Desheng's hand tightly, but he was relatively speechless.
In this moment of silence, silence is better than sound, and a thousand words are all in silence.
At that moment, Li Desheng burst into tears and choked up, and he didn't say a word.
This scene attracted the attention and emotion of the delegates.
Obviously, ** has something to say, but we will never know.
This also became the last time Li Desheng and his beloved *** met, and it was a farewell between them.
A year later, the people's virtuous premier passed away, and Li Desheng was serving in the Shenyang Military Region at that time.