During the period of the Red Army, ** and *** held important positions in the Red Fourth Front and the Red Front Army respectively, although there was not much intersection between them.
With the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, ** served as the political commissar of the 129th Division, and *** was soon promoted from regiment commander to brigade commander and became the main general of the 129th Division.
This makes *** a powerful general.
In the process of opening up the Taihang Mountain battlefield and the establishment of the Taihang Military Region, ** fought in the Taihang Mountain together with ***, and later served as the commander of the 3rd Army Division.
At the same time, ** served as the political commissar of the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Field Army, while *** became the commander of the third column.
During the War of Liberation, he led his troops to cross the Yellow River and leaped thousands of miles into Dabie Mountain with Liu Deng's main force to lure the enemy deeper.
During a report to ***, ** asked with special concern: "Can you persevere?".
This sentence is intended to ask whether *** has the ability to persist in fighting, not only referring to the responsibilities he bears, but also referring to his situation with the Kuomintang army in the Dabie Mountain area.
Before he could answer, he continued: "We have to carry more, we will carry more, and suffer more, so that our comrades-in-arms in northern Shaanxi and Shandong can free up their hands and annihilate some more enemies, which is very beneficial to the overall situation."
Political Commissar Deng's spirit of giving up his small family and taking the overall situation into account has had a profound impact on the world.
At the time of the decisive battle of Huaihai, he was determined to persist in fighting even if there was only the last company left.
** fully affirmed his determination and said: "Tell the comrades that even if you go bankrupt, you will also eat Huang Wei's corps."
In 1949, the Second Field Army was established with only three corps under its jurisdiction.
They are Chen Geng, Yang Yong and ***
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Second Field Army marched into the southwest.
** and *** created a false impression in Zhengzhou, hinting that they were about to march from Shaanxi to Sichuan, while the *** Corps secretly marched in eastern Sichuan and approached Chongqing.
**In cooperation with ***, a wonderful drama was staged and confused Chiang Kai-shek.
After the liberation of Chongqing, ** served as the secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor, and he felt that he had not done local work and was worried that he would not do well.
**and*** encouraged him to say, if you can't learn, you can learn, you are the commander of the corps, and there are other people below.
Under the guidance and encouragement of ***, ** continues to thrive.
He successively served as the commander of the Grand Military Region and, like ***, became the deputy prime minister.
According to the "Memoirs", ** and *** had a conversation before the Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee.
Self-reflection and admitting that the biggest guilt in my life for *** is not standing up for Deng when he was knocked down for the second time.
And *** comforted him and said that in that situation, no one can do anything, and you don't need to blame yourself.