year, Lieutenant General Sun Jixian will be recalled to his important responsibilities and ** will give you two privileges.
Sun Jixian was transferred back to China to serve as the deputy commander of the 20th Corps of the Volunteer Army. Upon his arrival in North Korea, Sun Jixian immediately went to work to support the mission of the Volunteers in North Korea.
On New Year's Day in 1958, Sun Jixian led the comrades of the organs to the grassroots level and wished the officers and men greater progress in the new year. As deputy commander, Sun Jixian often worked overtime late into the night to complete the work he was responsible for.
At a certain office until late at night, ** suddenly sounded.
Sun Jixian suddenly received a ** from General Yang Yong, asking him to go to the Volunteer Army Headquarters immediately. Although he was puzzled, he immediately asked the guards to prepare the vehicle and hurried to the headquarters.
After arriving, General Yang Yong told him that ** had called him to return to China immediately, and that a special train had been prepared for him. Hearing this news, Sun Jixian was a little puzzled, because he had just come to North Korea.
I don't know what the specific mission is, but it's an order from ** to get you back home immediately. General Yang Yong said solemnly. As a veteran, Sun Jixian unconditionally obeyed the orders of his superiors, and after bidding farewell to General Yang Yong, he boarded the special train to return to China.
After a few days of journey, the special train finally arrived at Beijing Qianmen Railway Station. After Sun Ji got out of the car first, he did not go home directly, but went to General Xiao Hua as instructed. Xiao Hua saw Sun Jixian and asked with concern: "You have worked hard all the way, do you have any opinions about transferring back to China?" ”
Sun Jixian said firmly: "I have no opinion. I just want to know why the organization transferred me back to China. Xiao Hua told him: "* is going to let you go to the missile test range." ”
Hearing the news, Sun Jixian was both surprised and excited, he knew that it would be a challenging mission, but he also understood that as a soldier, he had to accept and complete this task without hesitation.
1.Picture丨Sun Jixian's old photo Sun Jixian thought for a while, and then said: "I don't have any preparation for this kind of high-end technology and important work, you know, it is my duty to kill the enemy on the battlefield, but let me do this, I really can't catch it." ”
After hearing this, Xiao Hua said: "I believe that you can do this job, so I transferred you back from North Korea." Don't be afraid, Nie Shuai will talk to you too. Nie Shuai is Sun Jixian's old chief, so Sun Jixian was not afraid, and took the initiative to visit his old chief.
After learning about Sun Jixian's intention, ** conveyed **'s decision to him and reminded him: "This is not the 25,000-mile Long March of that year, nor is it a forced crossing of the Dadu River!"
It's cutting-edge science! It takes a lot of effort to climb up. We are now going to take the long march of science and technology, climb over the snow-capped mountains of cutting-edge science, and cross the Dadu River in the new era!
This is a major task that has a bearing on the future development of the army and the country, and we are facing a new test in the face of this important task. I'm sure you'll be able to get the job done! ”
During the war years, Sun Jixian never flinched, he was a fierce general. However, after talking with the old chief, Nie Shuai, he recognized the importance of a task and expressed his thoughts to General Xiao Hua.
General Xiao Hua gave him confidence and support, and he decided to let go and began to embark on a new journey of strengthening the army with science and technology. As a large integrated missile test site, it was officially named "Missile Range".
On March 27, 1958, the ** Military Commission issued an order to change the name of the original Range Preparatory Office to the "20th Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" and became Unit 0029.
Soon after, the Ministry of Defense approved the official renaming of the range organization to the "20th Training Base of the Chinese People's Liberation Army".
More than 2,000 people? There aren't enough engineers in the whole army. Sun Jixian then reported to Huang Kecheng, secretary general of the Central Military Commission, and put forward a proposal for the selection and allocation of cadres.
Finally, the General Cadre Department presided over a work meeting on the formation of the 20 th Corps, and determined that the cadres of each test department should be assigned by the artillery, air force, and navy, and that the major military regions and arms should proceed from the overall situation to fully support the formation of the missile test unit and transfer the best cadres to the 20 th Corps.
What was the most difficult thing in the early days of the construction of the 20th Corps? There is no talent, no culture. Sun Jixian said with emotion. In order to get an important person, he almost stepped on the threshold of the General Political Department, and reported to the important people, first the political commissar, and then the deputy commander and the heads of the various experimental departments.
However, Sun Jixian was not satisfied with this. He knows that talent is the key to the development of cutting-edge technology for national defense. Because of this, ** gave him two privileges: one is that he is often summoned by *** leaders, and the other is that the 20th training base he leads has attracted the attention of *** and ** leading comrades.
One night in the early summer of 1959, Sun Jixian was invited to the Zhongnanhai Ball. After the dance music played, a secretary walked up to him and whispered, "Commander Sun, the chairman wants to meet you." ”
After Sun Jixian heard the news, he was stunned at first, and then a warm current surged into his heart. He happily followed the secretary out of the dance hall and towards ***'s residence.
At that moment, he knew that his efforts were recognized and his work was respected.
Picture丨*** and Sun Jixian's cordial exchange When I met *** for the first time, Sun Jixian deeply saluted him with a standard military salute. Sun Jixian was full of admiration and excitement for this great leader in his heart, but his demeanor was a little restrained.
**Warmly greeted Sun Jixian to sit down, cordially asked him about his work, life, etc., and chatted with him naturally about family life. In the process of chatting, Sun Jixian was infected by ***'s humor, and the tension in his heart gradually disappeared.
** Smiled and asked about the progress of the construction of the 20th base and the presence of Soviet specialists. Sun Jixian reported the situation concisely, while *** listened intently while smoking without the slightest interruption.
After listening to the report, ** knocked down the ashes of his cigarette and asked humorously: "Commander Sun, is your military rank higher than that of all experts in the Soviet Union?" Sun Jixian nodded and replied: "Yes, now the highest military rank among Soviet experts is colonel. ”
** After understanding the situation, he went on to ask: "Did you learn anything from Soviet experts?" ”
1. "Learned something": Sun Jixian took a photo with the Soviet general, and he said this. **After listening, there were many topics of learning from Soviet specialists with great interest.
Sun Jixian listened carefully to the teachings of ***, understood the importance of the atomic bomb, and decided to study hard, digest and absorb the knowledge he learned, and draw inferences from one another. 2. "We have to have our own missiles, atomic bombs": In a photo of Sun Jixian with the Soviet general, he said this.
After listening to this sentence, ** again talked with interest about many topics of learning from Soviet specialists. Sun Jixian listened carefully to the teachings of ***, understood the importance of the atomic bomb, and decided to study hard, digest and absorb the knowledge he learned, and draw inferences from one another.
3. "Learned something": In a photo with the Soviet general, Sun Jixian said this. **After listening, there were many topics of learning from Soviet specialists with great interest.
Sun Jixian listened carefully to the teachings of ***, understood the importance of the atomic bomb, and decided to study hard, digest and absorb the knowledge he learned, and draw inferences from one another. 4. "We have to have our own missiles, atomic bombs": In a photo with the Soviet general, Sun Jixian said this.
After listening to this sentence, ** again talked with interest about many topics of learning from Soviet specialists. Sun Jixian listened carefully to the teachings of ***, understood the importance of the atomic bomb, and decided to study hard, digest and absorb the knowledge he learned, and draw inferences from one another.
5. "Learned something": In a photo with the Soviet general, Sun Jixian said this. **After listening, there were many topics of learning from Soviet specialists with great interest.
Sun Jixian listened carefully to the teachings of ***, understood the importance of the atomic bomb, and decided to study hard, digest and absorb the knowledge he learned, and draw inferences from one another. 6. "We have to have our own missiles, atomic bombs": In a photo with the Soviet general, Sun Jixian said this.
After listening to this sentence, ** again talked with interest about many topics of learning from Soviet specialists. Sun Jixian listened carefully to the teachings of ***, understood the importance of the atomic bomb, and decided to study hard, digest and absorb the knowledge he learned, and draw inferences from one another.
In the early years of Sun Jixian's establishment at the 20th training base, there were many changes in the ownership of the organization and the leaders at all levels. Initially, New China's missile undertaking was carried out under the leadership of the Ministry of National Defense and through Wan Yi, director of the Fifth Department of National Defense.
However, since 1959, it has been mainly led by Marshal ***, Director of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, and Secretary General of the Military Commission and Chief of the General Staff. Although there have been changes in leaders at all levels in the process of building missile training bases, they have always been the commander-in-chief of this grand goal.
Initially, when Wan Yi was the fifth minister of national defense, Sun Jixian presented him with a series of reports on the establishment of the 20th training base, but Wan Yi said that he had no authority to deal with the matter.
Later, Sun Jixian often reported directly to ***, and ** was very supportive of the work of the 20th base, but after talking about the problem of money, he could only suggest that Sun Jixian go to *** first
**Care for the construction of the 20th training base is everywhere. Not only did he personally approve a fund of 500 million yuan, but he also summoned Sun Jixian to Zhongnanhai to report the progress of the project in the middle of the night many times, which fully reflected the importance he attached to the opinions of the user.
In order to better support Sun Jixian's work, ** gave him two privileges: equipped with an airplane and a special car that can enter Zhongnanhai. Sun Jixian is deeply grateful for this, and his care and support have played an important role in the construction of the 20th base.
Sun Jixian, who attended an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission in Beijing, was full of praise for the Beijing Workers' Club on the west side of the road, saying that this building, which was fully functional for assembly and entertainment, was of moderate scale and was an ideal choice for the club under construction at the base.
He thought to himself, how great it would be if such a club could be built on the base! Knowing that there were still a lot of materials left after the completion of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sun Jixian put forward his thoughts to ***: "Premier, there are more than 100 Soviet experts in our base, and they have lived in the Gobi Desert for a long time, and their working and living conditions are very difficult, I want to use these remaining materials to build an auditorium at the base to provide them with some entertainment activities, and also enrich the spare time life ...... of the vast number of officers and soldiers."He gave strong support to Sun Jixian's idea and made it clear that he would do everything possible to help solve the relevant problems.
Sun Jixian has said affectionately many times that the construction of the 20th base is inseparable from the careful guidance and direct care of the first base, and without the support of the first one, the completion of the Dongfeng Auditorium is unimaginable.