In 1958, at the enlarged meeting of the Military Commission, he expounded several views: First, he emphasized the rich experience of our army and warned against taking these precious treasures lightly and treating them as ordinary loess. Second, he pointed out that our army has unique features in politics, including the party's leadership, political work, and fine traditions. He spoke highly of the level of Marxism-Leninism of our party and the prestige of the chairman, and even quoted the chairman as saying that the level of editorials we write is higher than that of Pravda. Secondly, he talked about the superstructure and military science and strategy, stressing that our army has a systematic theoretical system and does not need to blindly imitate the Soviet Union. He referred to Stalin's limitations on tactical issues and stressed that we should learn Xi the technical science of the organization of modern warfare, but Xi we should apply the methods of our mass line.
Finally, he put forward a strategic vision to encourage the organization of a group of outstanding cadres to inherit the theoretical system of our army and prepare for future development. He stressed the need to pass on the theory while this group of experienced people is still alive. And a few years later, he made it clear that he wanted to build large ships in preparation for the landings in Japan, the Philippines, and San Francisco.
These remarks show confidence in the rich experience and theoretical level of our army, and at the same time express the foresight and plan for future military development.