In 1974, Mr. Peng, who was in critical condition, was admitted to 301 Hospital. As the founding marshal, **'s life is full of legends. Born into a peasant family, he served in the troops of the old warlords, came into contact with communism during the Northern Expedition, and joined the Chinese Communist Party at the most critical juncture of the revolution.
Since the Jinggangshan period, he has been the revolutionary comrade-in-arms of Mr. Zhu. From the Kuomintang reactionaries, to the Japanese invaders, to the United ** on the Korean battlefield, Mr. Peng is always invincible.
He was the only founding marshal who had no heirs, no inheritance behind him, and was saddled with injustice for a long time. During his serious illness, he repeatedly expressed his desire to say goodbye to his old comrades-in-arms and old subordinates, but due to the situation, only two old subordinates went down to visit him. Who are they?
Li Jukui was born in 1904, and when he led the Pingjiang Uprising, Li Jukui was an ordinary soldier in the uprising brigade.
When the *** command unit was transferred to Baisha Village, Lei Zhenqiu of the first brigade suddenly had a different heart, snatched the gun of the *** guard, and wanted to misbehave against the boss. Fortunately, Li Jukui reacted quickly and pounced on Lei Zhenqiu and fell down, and the other soldiers followed suit, resulting in Lei's life.
The frightened *** has been deeply impressed by Li Jukui since then, and many years later, some people used this past incident to make fun of Li Jukui, saying that he snatched a marshal's life for our army.
During the Long March, Li Jukui commanded the troops to act as the outpost of the Red Army, and successively participated in the battles of the Xiangjiang, Wujiang, Zunyi and Chishui rivers. On the banks of the Dadu River, Chiang Kai-shek was vainly trying to force the Red Army onto Shi Dakai's old path. Li Jukui commanded the 1st Red Regiment to form a river-crossing death squad, creating conditions for the first-class organs to cross the river safely.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Jukui, who served as the logistics director of the Northeast Military Region, creatively implemented the method of stockpiling combat materials according to the echelons of each military station along the line in order to ensure the military supplies for the Korean battlefield, which was affirmed by the old chief.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Li Jukui served as a political commissar in the General Logistics Department.
In 1959, the Military Commission held an enlarged meeting to convey the spirit of the Lushan Conference (the Eighth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee). Li Jukui, like other founding generals, first learned of Mr. Peng's identification as the "leader of the anti-party group" at this meeting.
The more than 20-day meeting of the Military Commission made Li Jukui sit on pins and needles, he was not arranged to speak, but he was close to ***, and he could see the gloomy and sad face on the other party's face clearly. Although the question of Peng has been decided, Li Jukui shows his attitude with the stubbornness of a soldier: he is still his old chief.
In 1974, Li Jukui was hospitalized in 301 Hospital, and from the first day he heard that Mr. Peng had been transferred, he was thinking about meeting the old chief.
**There is a full-time sentry in front of the ward door, which used to be one, but later became two. The sentinels are iron-faced and selfless, except for the doctor** and Mr. Peng's nephews and nieces, anyone who wants to approach the ward will be refused. Li Jukui waited for many days, but never found a chance.
Until one day, he calculated the time to change guards, quietly touched the other side of the stairs, and took advantage of the sentry's lack of attention, and opened the door of the *** ward with a crutch.
The sentry soon discovered his intentions and came to chase him away. However, in an instant, Li Jukui already made eye contact with ***. They didn't even have time to say anything, but their hearts were clear to each other.
In 1974, Zhang Aiping received a fracture** at the 301 Hospital. Although he was in a different ward, he also heard the news of Mr. Peng's transfer. The last time I met Mr. Peng was on the plane back to Beijing from Lushan.
At that time, the boss seemed to have turned into a street rat overnight, and everyone avoided taking the same plane with him. Zhang Aiping did not evade, he calmly accompanied Mr. Peng back to Beijing. The crowd was preoccupied, and during the flight, there was almost no communication.
Zhang Aiping later wrote in her memoirs: In my heart, I still respect Mr. Peng.
After returning to Beijing, Zhang Aiping also attended the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission, and like Li Jukui, he was not given the opportunity to speak. He was torn in his heart, and there was nothing he could do.
Zhang Aiping was born in 1910, and served as the director of the divisional political department and the regimental political commissar of the Red 3rd Army Corps under the command of Peng Lao in his early years, and played the role of the vanguard of the regiment many times. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Aiping went to the Soviet Union for treatment of her injuries and was absent from part of the liberation campaign. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was ordered to form the People's Navy.
After entering the special historical period, Zhang Aiping, who was as upright as Mr. Peng, was also brutalized by the counter-revolutionary group, and her left leg was disabled.
During Mr. Peng's hospitalization, Zhang Aiping had difficulty moving and had to rely on crutches to walk. Even so, he still stayed downstairs in Mr. Peng's ward every day, trying his best to enter the ward.
Finally one day, Zhang Aiping forcibly broke into the corridor near the boss's ward despite the obstruction. The sentinels surrounded him and prevented him from proceeding. Zhang Aiping refused to leave, standing in the corridor and shouting: I am Zhang Aiping, I am Zhang Aiping, isn't this my ward?His loud voice echoed in the corner of the ward for a long time, which was the last comfort to Mr. Peng who was dying.
On November 29, 1974, the 76-year-old Marshal *** completed his legendary life. Four years later, the CCP made a decision to fully rehabilitate Comrade ***.