In January 1967, the situation in the country became more and more serious. In July of that year, Li Desheng's 12th Army was urgently transferred to Anhui to stabilize the situation.
Li Desheng has only been in Anhui for more than 30 days, and he has quickly stabilized the local situation and restored the people's production safety and order, which has attracted the attention of the people.
On October 13, 1968, the 12th Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee opened. When *** read Li Desheng, who was present in the East China Group, **suddenly interrupted ***'s words and asked:"Which one is Li Desheng?".”
** not only asked Li Desheng who he was, but also asked Li Desheng's age and praised him in Anhui"Well done!”
After the Ninth National Congress, the First Plenary Session of the Ninth Central Committee was convened. Li Desheng received the list of candidates issued by **, and when he saw the list of alternate members of the Politburo, he found that he was actually listed in the list of alternate members of the Politburo.
In July 1969, **personally called** and said bluntly"Comrade Desheng, ** has decided to transfer you to Beijing to work. ”
After Li Desheng arrived in Beijing, he stayed at the Jingxi Hotel.
A few days later, ** summoned him. Said with a smile"Comrade Li Desheng, I am also Li Desheng (victorious)!."”
In the following years, Li Desheng has been closely surrounding *** to fight against the reactionaries.
On August 22, 1973, the Politburo meeting discussed the personnel arrangements of the "Top Ten" organizations, and when talking about the candidate for vice chairman, Li Desheng was hand-picked.
Some comrades in the party disagreed, believing that Li Desheng's qualifications were no more than ...... of the founding major generals
**However, he tried to dismiss public opinion, citing the concept of "old, middle and young" people.
Looking back on the legend of General Li Desheng's life, there have been two more experiences of being promoted "exceptionally" like this.
In his later years, General Li expressed his gratitude for the cultivation and trust of *** many times.
In May 1916, Li Desheng was born in a small mountain village called Lijiawa (now belonging to Xinxian County, Henan) in Chaishanbao, Guangshan County, Henan.
When he was 7 years old, Li Desheng learned the craft from a tailor.
The parents didn't have much vision, they just wanted their son to learn some trades and support his family with this ability.
But how could a young boy settle down and learn Xi tailoring from his master?
Li Desheng is bored in the house every day, in addition to eating and sleeping, he has to pick up scissors every morning to follow the master to learn art, and he also has to do housework for the master.
Daily life is very simple and boring, and over time, Li Desheng feels that he is not a dry tailor, but it is better to be a cattle herder.
Although he could not earn wages by herding cattle, he could eat three meals a day, and at least he was more free than learning the trade of tailoring.
In June of that year, the Red Army liberated Chaishan Fort and established the Soviet.
In 1929, a children's group was established in Lijiawa Village, and among more than 20 children, Li Desheng was elected as the head of the children's group.
As for why Li Desheng can stand out?According to the memories of the old general in his later years: When I was a child, I heard adults talk about the Red Army, and I knew that this unit was different from bandits and reactionaries, and that it was sincerely for the sake of the common people.
When he heard that the Red Army had come to Lijiawa Village, he tried his best to join the Red Army and show merit everywhere.
Because of his active participation in activities such as standing guard and sentry, he became the head of the children's regiment.
However, Li Desheng was only 14 years old at that time, and although he had a strong desire to join the Red Army, the higher-level leaders saw that Li Desheng was too young and could not bear to immediately recruit him into the ranks of the Red Army.
At the beginning of 1930, Li Desheng found an uncle of his own family, Li Jiahui (Li Jiahui was the secretary of the Communist Youth League branch in the Chaishanbao area at that time).
He said to his uncle"I saw that there were also 'red imps' in the ranks of the Red Army who were the same age as me, so why did the leaders in charge of recruiting not approve of me joining the army?"”
Soon after, it happened that a Red Army battalion commander came to Lijiawa Village to contact work, and Li Jiahui felt that this was a good opportunity, so he hurriedly called Li Desheng over and took him to ask to join the Red Army in person.
The battalion commander of the Red Army learned that Li Desheng was the head of the local children's regiment and had done a lot of things for the Red Army, and that he was very clever in his behavior, and intended to recruit him into the ranks.
However, the battalion commander was a little hesitant when he saw that Li Desheng was indeed very young. After thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind and pointed to his correspondent"You (Li Desheng) are racing against him, and if you win against him, I will take you to the Red Army." ”
As soon as Li Desheng heard this, he immediately pulled the communicator to race. Don't look at Li Desheng's young age, but he grew up in the mountains since he was a child, and he and his friends climbed mountains and ran all day long, practicing a good physique, and sure enough, Li Desheng was the first to reach the finish line. The battalion commander saw that Li Desheng had won the game, so he fulfilled his promise and let him realize his dream of the Red Army.
In February 1931, Li Desheng joined the Chinese Communist Youth League and became a member of the Communist Party of China the following year.
After becoming a member of the Communist Party, Li Desheng's unit was moved not far from his home.
When his father heard about it, he came to visit his son, and was very satisfied to see that Li Desheng was in good health, had grown taller, and had become a glorious member of the Communist Party of China.
From his father, Li Desheng knew that the family had divided the land and built three large tiled houses, and their life was much stronger than beforeAll this is the welfare of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army for the toiling masses.
When the father and son separated, Li Desheng solemnly promised his father that he would work hard in the army and strive to liberate more compatriots.
The father and son did not expect that this was the last time Li Desheng and his father met.
After bidding farewell to his father, Li Desheng threw himself into the intense agrarian revolutionary war with the large army.
He successively served as a soldier, a communicator, a squad leader, a political instructor of the company, and secretary of the party branch of the transportation team in the Red First Army and the Red Fourth Army in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui and Sichuan-Shaanxi revolutionary base areas.
At the end of 1932, after the Red Fourth Front Army moved into Sichuan, occupied northern Sichuan and established the Sichuan-Shaanxi Revolutionary Base Area, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Tian Songyao, commander of the 29th Army, as the "Sichuan-Shaanxi Border Bandit Suppression Supervisor".
On January 28, 1933, Tian Songyao took office in Chengdu and commanded the reactionary troops to attack the Red Army.
On February 28, 1933, the reactionaries continued to attack Bamiaoya with seven regiments. The 217th Regiment of the 73rd Red Division and the 11th Division built fortifications on the front line of Xindian, Dazhai and Xiaozhai east of Bamiaoya.
On March 8, the Red Army concentrated its forces to counterattack the enemy, and the two sides fought hand-to-hand several times, which was very large. ** Go to the front line to direct the battle and encourage the soldiers to fight bravely.
In the end, the 2nd Battalion and 5th Company of the 31st Regiment of the 11th Red Division copied the enemy's rear road twice and dealt a heavy blow to the enemy.
In this battle, the Red Army annihilated a regiment and a battalion of the enemy, and captured many of them
However, Li Desheng was shot through his left chest during the battle at Bamiaoya, injuring his nerves, leaving his left hand with a lifelong disability.
When he was sent to the rear hospital to recuperate from his injuries, Li Desheng did not waste a minute or a second, and read in detail books such as "Red Soldiers' Must Read," so that his ideological realm and cultural level were markedly improved.
In 1933, Li Desheng returned to the army after recovering from his injuries and attended the Second Congress of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers of Sichuan-Shaanxi Province.
In 1935, Li Desheng participated in the Long March with his troops, crossed the snow-capped mountains and meadows three times, and participated in several fierce battles.
In December 1936, after the Red Fourth Front Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, Li Desheng stayed in the rear.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Desheng successively served as the platoon commander, company commander, deputy battalion commander and battalion commander of the 769th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
In May 1942, the Japanese army was entangled 2More than 50,000 people carried out a large-scale "sweep" in the northern part of the Taihang base area. Li Desheng commanded calmly, led the whole battalion to seize the favorable terrain, and successfully covered the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the personnel of the party and government organs to break through smoothly.
At the beginning of 1945, Li Desheng, the commander of the 769th Regiment, led 82 commandos to defeat the Japanese horse defense stronghold in one fell swoop.
During the Liberation War, Li Desheng led his troops to participate in the Shangdang and Handan campaigns.
At the beginning of 1947, Li Desheng served as the commander of the 17th Brigade of the Sixth Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army and the Zhongye Field Army.
In the Huaihai Campaign, Li Desheng led his troops to march rapidly for nine consecutive days, and cooperated with friendly forces to form an encirclement of the 12th Huangwei Corps, making outstanding contributions to the total annihilation of the Huangwei Corps and the victory of the Huaihai Campaign.
At the beginning of 1949, Li Desheng served as the commander of the 35th Division of the 12th Army of the Third Corps of the Second Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and then participated in the river crossing operation and marched into the southwest.
In March 1951, Li Desheng participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and successively led his troops to participate in the "Fifth Campaign", the defensive operation in the area south of Jincheng and the famous Battle of Shangganling.
It was October 14, 1952, when the U.S. representatives unreasonably interrupted the Panmunjom armistice negotiations and launched the "Jinhua Offensive" with the main goal of seizing the Shangganling area.
The target of the U.S. attack was 597, at the southern foot of Wusheng Mountain, where the Volunteers were positioned9 Highlands and 5377 Heights.
The area of these two mountains is less than 4 square kilometers, and there is a small village called Shangganling in the middle, so it is called the Battle of Shangganling.
Before launching the offensive, a regiment of the US 7th Division took over the position of a company of the 2nd South Korean Division at Mt. JixiongThe U.S. 40th Division was urgently transferred from the south to the Jipo-ri and Uncheon-ri areas of Jinhua;The U.S. 3rd Division was transferred to the southwest of Cheorwon.
In order to facilitate the command, Wang Jinshan, commander of the Third Corps of the Volunteer Army, made arrangements and organized the "Wushengshan Command Post", which was under the unified command of Li Desheng, then deputy commander of the 12th Army.
When Li Desheng led the troops to rush to the front line, Wang Jinshan said to the staff officers around him"Seeing Li Desheng go up, we can rest assured. ”
The Battle of Shangganling lasted more than a month, and the enemy and us repeatedly fought over the position.
By the beginning of December 1952, the Volunteer Army smashed the last offensive of the "United **" and completely consolidated the position.
Li Desheng conscientiously implemented the operational guiding ideology of "active defense" and "piecemeal kraft candy" put forward by Li Desheng, and led the 35th Division of the Volunteer Army to engage in 421 large and small battles with the enemy, destroying a total of 1 enemy in totalMore than 90,000 people.
Led the Volunteer Army to win the final victory in the Battle of Shangganling!
After returning from the Korean battlefield, Li Desheng served as the commander of the 12th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
He adopted the method of scientific training and construction of troops, vigorously grasped the ideological education of soldiers, urged the commanders and fighters of all grassroots units to improve their scientific and cultural knowledge, and promoted the comprehensive building of the troops, which was highly praised by the leading comrades of the first marshal.
In 1955, Comrade Li Desheng was awarded the rank of major general.
In 1957, Li Desheng entered the Higher Military Academy of the People's Liberation Army for further study Xi and graduated in 1960.
In the summer of 1966, an unprecedented catastrophe swept across the land of China, and party and government organs at all levels were paralyzed by the organized and planned onslaught of counter-revolutionaries.
At the beginning of 1967, the masses in Anhui Province were divided into two factions from top to bottom and began a fierce struggle.
On April 1 of the same year, according to the decision of the Communist Party of China, the "Anhui Provincial Military Control Commission" headed by Qian Jun, deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, was established.
After the establishment of the Military Management Commission, the chaotic situation in Anhui was not immediately contained, and the struggle began and escalated, and the land of Jianghuai fell into extreme chaos.
At the end of July 1967, with the consent of the People's Liberation Army, Li Desheng, who was carrying out the task of "three branches and two armies" in northern Jiangsu, was ordered to lead the 12th Army of the People's Liberation Army to Anhui to stabilize the situation.
It took only more than 30 days after Li Desheng arrived in Anhui to ease the tense situation in the whole province and achieve the results of "controlling chaos and seeking cure", which was highly valued.
In April 1968, the "Anhui Provincial Revolutionary Committee" was established, with Li Desheng as the director.
At the beginning of October, Li Desheng, who was inspecting the production situation in the rural areas of Anhui, received a letter from Beijing, informing him that as the principal responsible person of Anhui Province, he would attend the enlarged 12th Plenary Session of the Eighth CPC Central Committee as an observer.
During the meeting, when the general concept went to Li Desheng, who was present in the East China Group, he suddenly interrupted and asked Li Desheng in detail who he was and how old he wasHe was repeatedly told to work hard.
This conversation made Li Desheng leave a good impression on ***.
After the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1969, the First Plenary Session of the Ninth Central Committee was held, and Li Desheng found that he was listed on the list of alternate members of the Politburo, which was simply too unexpected for him.
Because none of these three marshals were on the Politburo members to discuss the list, Li Desheng felt very uneasy.
He said to Xu Shiyou, then commander of the Nanjing Military Region, and ***, commander of the Shenyang Military Region"Please tell the two of you to *** that you don't choose me and give up the quota to other old marshals." ”
In July 1969, he personally called Li Desheng and asked him to come to Beijing to work.
**AgainThis is ***'s arrangement, so that he must not be burdened.
Therefore, Comrade Li Desheng's appointment as a member of the Politburo from the founding major general in the 60s of the 20 th century can be regarded as an "unexpected promotion."
Li Desheng's second "unexpected promotion" began at the end of 1969.
At that time, the ** group hoped to let Wu Faxian or Li Zuopeng serve as the director of the General Political Department.
Because he was wary of the ** group, he did not agree, and his old man agreed that Li Desheng should be the director of the General Political Department.
After discussion by the Politburo, it was decided to appoint Li Desheng as director of the General Political Department.
On December 10, 1969, it was again clarified that Li Desheng was the director of the General Political Department, and the office group of the Military Commission was asked to handle the relevant procedures in accordance with this decision.
It was not until April 1970, with the delay of the ** group, that the order to appoint Li Desheng as director of the General Political Department was announced to the whole army.
So why does the ** group cling to this position?
Quite simply, the head of the General Political Department is responsible for managing the appointment and dismissal of senior cadres and their historical archives.
**A group of people want to get this position, threaten other veteran generals and marshals through ulterior means, and also provide convenience for their own people to tamper with historical archives.
In mid-May 1970, ** returned to Beijing from Suzhou, and met with Huang Yongsheng and Wu Faxian at his residence in Maojiawan, where Li Desheng and cadres above the deputy director of the second-level department of the General Political Department were in order to show their wooing.
Li Desheng did not give in, he skillfully dealt with **, and from time to time moved out *** and *** insisted on the original intention of party members.
After that, ** and others accelerated the pace of the conspiracy to usurp the supreme leadership of the party and the state, and the situation became increasingly tense.
At the end of December 1970, ** suddenly summoned Li Desheng and solemnly told him"I discussed with *** and confirmed that you will go to Beijing as a commander to supervise the work of the General Political Department. ”
This is Comrade Li Desheng's second "unexpected promotion"; from the previous founding major general to the member of the Politburo, and then to the commander of the Beijing Military Region, Li Desheng's position at this time is on par with his "old superior" Xu Shiyou and **.
Judging from the important level of the military region alone, the Beijing Military Region is not far behind the Nanjing Military Region and the Shenyang Military Region.
Beijing is the political center of the country, and Li Desheng suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy.
He made up his mind: Even if they are crushed, they cannot allow the counter-revolutionaries to usurp the supreme leadership of the party and ***.
Fast forward to 1971, and the domestic situation seemed to be about to change dramatically.
With the outbreak of the "913" incident, Huang Yongsheng, Wu Faxian, Li Zuopeng, and Qiu Huizuo were examined in isolation.
Of the 21 members of the Politburo, 7 of them committed serious problems, so the Politburo decided to hold the 10th National Congress ahead of schedule.
On August 22, 1973, the Politburo meeting discussed the personnel arrangements of the ten major organizations.
When talking about the candidate for vice chairman of the Communist Party of China, Li Desheng was especially mentioned.
According to the intention of the first person, Li Desheng entered the presidium of the conference as the "middle" of the three combinations of "old, middle and young", and was elected as one of the five vice chairmen of the presidium of the conference.
As early as the spring of 1973, when preparations were being made for the convening of the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Politburo held a meeting to discuss the nomination of the chairman and vice chairman, and made clear suggestions: You can organize a ** advisory board, and I will be the chairman.
Who will be the vice chairman?**reported in detail** the brewing situation of the Politburo meeting, **talked about the combination of "old, middle and young".
According to the parlance at that time, comrades under the age of 40 were young cadres;Middle-aged cadres over 40 years old and under 60 years old;Elderly cadres over 60 years old.
**, Prime Minister, Kang Sheng, ** are all over 70 years old, and ** comrades are barely middle-aged cadres.
So, in this way, in fact, he already has a candidate in mind, and after giving some conditions, he hopes that other comrades will put it forward.
** Understood, so he took the initiative to propose: Comrade Li Desheng is only 57 years old, still from the army, and suggested that he be a candidate.
As soon as he brought it up, he agreed, which caught Li Desheng off guard.
In Li Desheng's view, he was able to serve as a member of the Politburo, commander of the Beijing Military Region, and director of the General Political Department with the rank of major general, which is already an "exceptional" promotion.
This time, he also has to serve as the vice chairman of **, Li Desheng thinks that he is not suitable in terms of qualifications, level and ability, and wants to resign.
** Comrade was sitting next to Li Desheng at that time, and he hurriedly instructed Li Desheng"*It's all said, so don't say it again." ”
In the end, Li Desheng was elected as a member of the Politburo, a member of the Standing Committee, and a vice chairman at the First Plenary Session of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of ChinaHe also serves as a member of the business group, a member of the office meeting of the Military Commission, director of the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, and commander of the Beijing Military Region.
After Li Desheng was elected vice chairman of the Communist Party of China, he became the first founding general to serve as vice chairman of the Communist Party of China.
In the army system, only ** and two marshals have served as ** vice-presidents.
Maybe some classmates will say: Wang Dongxing is only the founding general, didn't he also be elected as the vice chairman of the Communist Party of China at the First Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China?
Let's think about it, Wang Dongxing has worked by *** side for decades, and his experience is incomparable to anyone, including even the "Top Ten Marshals".
In view of this, Comrade Li Desheng has become the core leadership of the party at this time.
On December 12, 1973, he presided over a meeting of the Politburo, at which he proposed that the commanders of the eight major military regions be transferred.
During this period, ** talked about Li Desheng's job transfer several times, and he said to Li Desheng"It's not good to stay in one place for a long time, but you haven't been in the Beijing Military Region for that long. ”
** also said this wittily"Li De lived to ninety-nine, and God invited you to drink soju." ”
After that, the meeting decided that the former commander of the Shenyang Military Region would be transferred to the post of commander of the Beijing Military Region, and Li Desheng would be transferred to the Shenyang Military Region as commander.
From 1974 to 1975, Comrade Li Desheng was attacked by counter-revolutionaries and was forced to resign from his posts as vice chairman of the Communist Party of China and member of the Politburo Standing Committee.
No matter what,was able to retreat in those turbulent years, Li Desheng is very grateful for ***'s protection of himself.
On September 9, 1976, the great leader *** passed away due to illness, and ** and other party comrades promptly set things right and led the people of the whole country back on the right track.
In August 1980, under the call of Comrade Xiaoping, the Communist Party of China and the Military Commission completely rehabilitated Li Desheng and restored his reputation.
Up to the 1985 million-dollar disarmament, Comrade Li Desheng had been in the post of commander of the Shenyang Military Region for 12 years.
During his tenure of office, Li Desheng went deep into the front-line companies many times to inspect the situation of the northeast frontier.
When he learned that the logistics and living conditions of the front-line troops were very unsatisfactory, he repeatedly proposed to the Military Commission to improve the living conditions of the border soldiers.
In 1985, Li Desheng, who was nearly seventy years old, left the Shenyang Military Region. In this year, the National Defense University was established, with General Zhang Zhen as president and Li Desheng as political commissar.
In 1988, the military rank system was restored in the whole army, and Li Desheng and Zhang Zhen were both awarded the rank of general.
In 1990, at the age of 74, Li Desheng quit the leadership of the National Defense University.
At the end of the 90s of the 20th century, Li Desheng took the initiative to take a back seat and founded a national society with other veteran comradesChina Patriotic Engineering Federation
Li Desheng served as the president.
The main task of the "China Patriotic Engineering Federation" is to propagate the patriotic spirit throughout the country, organize patriotic projects, and promote the reunification of the motherland.
Everywhere he went, Li Desheng did not forget to tell the glorious stories of leaders such as *** and the legendary history of the Red Army, the People's Liberation Army, and the Volunteer Army.
He said it more than once"I can have today's achievements because of *** and ***. ”
In 2011, Comrade Li Desheng died of illness at the age of 96.
Throughout the ups and downs, Vice Chairman Li Desheng "wisely dispelled the fog and refined the civil and military", and he performed well in the "three branches and two armies" before he was selected to work at the headquarters and the counterrevolutionary group.
Therefore, the life of General Li Desheng wasA life of revolution and a life of fighting is a life of serving the people wholeheartedly.
Let us infinitely cherish the glorious traditions of our revolutionary forefathers, carry forward their spirit, and ride the train of the new era to ride the wind and waves forever!