Military Legend: Mr. He's noble demeanorWelcome to the 3012th issue of Shiyuan History Column. Mr. He is famous for his bold and righteous personality and legendary revolutionary career. In 1927, in order to stick to his inner faith, Mr. He resolutely abandoned the position of Kuomintang commander and the official position and wealth promised by Lao Jiang, and bravely participated in the Nanchang Uprising.
Throughout his military career, he remained true to his principles and style, culminating in the rank of Marshal of the Republic in 1955. In 1958, the Military Commission held an enlarged meeting, and more than 1,000 generals participated in the meeting. The core topic of the meeting was to criticize the "dogmatism" existing in the military and the "extreme individualism" of individual generals. At the meeting, some generals were criticized, but Mr. He remained silent throughout the meeting.
He does not follow the crowd, and he is still less willing to fall into the trap of some old comrades. Mr. He's iconic pipe became a highlight of the meeting: the pipe that had been with him for decades was his beloved object, and he often kept his head down and fiddled with it. At the meeting, a key target of criticism was Liu Shuai, who had made great achievements.
Although Liu Shuai's revolutionary experience was no less than that of Mr. He, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he also served as the president of the Nanjing Military Academy and made significant contributions to the training of senior generals of our army, but in the late fifties, he was misunderstood, and was criticized for being accused of dogmatism in his teaching work and blindly copying the Soviet model.
Although Liu Shuai joined the party earlier than Mr. He, and his military command level was also very prominent, Mr. He had his own principles, and he was unwilling to speak out to criticize Liu Shuai on such occasions, so he remained silent, bowing his head and playing with his pipe. Another person who was criticized was Admiral Shaw. Xiao Ke and Liu Shuai belonged to the same field of work and were serving as the head of the training director department at the time. He and Liu Shuai were criticized for similar reasons, and not long ago he wrote a letter of opinion to Mr. Peng, but it was misinterpreted.
At the meeting, Xiao Ke was fiercely criticized, which lasted for more than four months. Mr. He and Xiao Ke have a deep relationship, the two fought side by side during the Red Army and the Anti-Japanese War, and Xiao Ke has always been Mr. He's deputy. In addition, Mr. He's ex-wife, Jian Xianren, is the sister of General Xiao Ke's wife, Jian Xianfo, and there is a certain kinship between the two. Although Mr. He has been married to Ms. Xue Ming for many years at this time, he has always cherished a chivalrous spirit and has some sympathy for Xiao Ke.
He Shuai's unique approach and principles are reflected in the handling of problems. For Xiao Ke, who is in trouble, he will not blindly nag and blame, but chooses to bow his head"Play with pipes", which became his usual behavior.
At a meeting in 1958, Mr. He did not speak publicly, but continued to play with his iconic pipe and listen to what others had to say, even when Commander Su's right-hand man Wang Bicheng actively defended Commander Su, Mr. He just nodded and said:"Wang Bicheng is a person, he can be handed over, he can be handed over!"But the old man himself has always remained silent.
This performance shows Mr. He's unique character and political strength, not out of willfulness or stubbornness, but out of his own judgment, and will not be easily swayed by the external environment. This is precisely the distinguishing characteristic of an outstanding revolutionary. At this criticism meeting, Mr. He's attitude towards the three subjects equally and his frequent pipe play showed the unique character and charm of Lao Shuai. The personal traits of true heroes are often hidden in these tiny details.