**Questioning why Yang Xiushan was not released,** responding to Wang Huzi and firing guns
In 1973, when inspecting work in Wuhan, he sternly questioned why the local leaders had not released Yang Xiushan and what Yang Xiushan's problem was. The move caused a stir, and some even reported the matter to Beijing.
When *** heard about this, he smiled and said, "Wang Huzi has fired a cannon again." ”
*The story of Yang Xiushan, an old comrade-in-arms Yang Xiushan is a native of Honghu, Hubei, and an old comrade-in-arms and old subordinate. During the Red Army, he was wounded many times, his physical condition was worrying, and he was nicknamed "half life" by everyone.
During the Liberation War, ** served as the commander and political commissar of the second column, and Yang Xiushan was the political commissar of the brigade under his command. In a battle, ** anxiously asked about the situation of the breakthrough, and Yang Xiushan said that he would go to the front line to check it in person.
Fortunately, the troops had broken through the defensive line, but Yang Xiushan was wounded again. After the war, ** specially took Yang Xiushan to the column headquarters, checked his injuries, and felt deeply guilty, thinking that he should prevent Yang Xiushan from going to the front line.
However, Yang Xiushan said that his life was big and he would not be sacrificed so easily. Under his leadership, Yang Xiushan worked hard in the northwest, rising from brigade political commissar to division commander and political commissar, and finally promoted to deputy commander of the Second Army in 1950.
This story witnesses the deep friendship and fearless courage between ** and Yang Xiushan.
In 1955, ** was awarded the rank of founding general, and Yang Xiushan was awarded the founding lieutenant general. All of them made great contributions to the construction of the republic. In 1962, Yang Xiushan returned to his hometown in Hubei and served as the deputy commander of the Wuhan Military Region.
However, after entering the special period, Yang Xiushan suffered unfair treatment and was slandered as a "traitor" and a "fake party member who infiltrated the party". This is really unacceptable, because Yang Xiushan is a hero who has fought for the revolutionary cause for many years, even at the cost of his life.
In difficult moments, the old chief** did not forget him. ** went to Wuhan, inquired about Yang Xiushan's whereabouts, and personally asked for his release. Under his care, Yang Xiushan was finally released a few days later.
At that moment, Yang Xiushan burst into tears and had mixed feelings, unable to express his gratitude to the old chief in words. In those days, it took a lot of courage and determination to dare to stand under pressure and speak up for old comrades.
The old comrades-in-arms who share life and death are worth cherishing. **After leaving Wuhan, a letter of complaint arrived in Beijing before him. However, the vice chairman of the Military Commission, Marshal ***, smiled and said to **, you fired artillery again in Wuhan, right?
* Although he knew that someone had sued him, he was not afraid of the shadow, and replied very angrily, I am scolding my mother, indiscriminately imprisoning the innocent, and not letting people go for a long time, which is really unreasonable!
This is the ** that the sky is not afraid of, and the earth is not afraid. He spoke up for his comrades-in-arms, came to the rescue, and was not afraid of offending people. In 1974, Yang Xiushan resumed his work and was reappointed deputy commander of the Wuhan Military Region, and later served as the president of the Logistics College.
In 1987, the deputy director of the Central Advisory Committee proposed to revise and publish the history of the Red Second Front. Many veteran comrades of the Red Second Front Army, such as ** and Yang Xiushan, formed an editorial committee, and Yang Xiushan served as the director of the office, specifically responsible for the editing work.
After several years of hard work, this war history has finally been republished. In 2002, Yang Xiushan died at the age of 89. If it weren't for the righteous rescue at the beginning, I'm afraid there would be no Yang Xiushan later.
The power of friendship is great, and the friendship of old comrades-in-arms is irreplaceable. "