When the chairman died, the four generalissimos were still there, so why should the military power be handed over to a general?
At the beginning of 1976, ** had passed away, and Deng Gong was unable to come out to preside over the work due to some reasons, and the marshal at that time was also recuperating due to illness.
So ** issued a document, in addition to appointing Hua Lao as the acting prime minister, alsoAppointed *** to be responsible for the day-to-day work of the Military Commission.
This decision is quite puzzling in the eyes of later generations, when *** was seriously ill, this move is tantamount to "supporting orphans". But among the founding marshals at that time, in addition to ***, there were *** and *** alive,Why did the chairman hand over military power to ***, the founding general?
What exactly does the chairman mean? What is this person's experience?
*** in adolescenceIn the army there is a name for "small steel cannon". At that time, he was only 15 years old, small but ambitious, and he was thereVery brave when fighting, his comrades-in-arms thought he was like a small steel cannon, so this title spread.
**Born in a poor family, the family's thin fields could not make ends meet at all, and the family lived a very difficult life. **'s father was an honest man, very diligent and capable, but he was stoned to death during a job.
Mother Chen in order not to affect other clansmen,can only take *** and three other children to separate the family, go out to live alone, and rely on farming and chores on weekdays.
Because he was so poor, he was sent to work in the homes of some landlords at a very young age, mainly responsible for herding cattle. But because he couldn't stand the bullying of the landlord, he ran out of the landlord's house many times, even if he changed several households to work, he could not stand the exploitation of the landlords. In desperation, Chen's mother could only take him to beg on the road for a living.
At that time, ***'s uncle was very arrogant in the township, and thought that *** begging was very embarrassing, so he found someone to beat the mother and son. It was also from this time onIn the heart of ***, plant a seed that wants to be a soldier and eliminate harm for the people.
In the spring of 1929, despite the opposition of his family, while his mother was asleepQuietly ran out of the house and threw himself into the guerrillas. At this time, *** was only 14 years old.
Soon after, because of the current situationThe ranks were incorporated into the Red Army. Ben was rejected by the Red Army because he was too young and too young. ButHe was very determined to join the revolution and was very cleverCoupled with the help of the partisans, in the end he stayed.
Soon, **'s team was incorporated into ***. In June 1930, he participated in the first extremely important battle in his lifeAttack Pinghan Road.
With the encouragement of my comrades-in-arms,At that time, he was only 15 years old and fought bravely。After his team captured the enemy's stronghold, he annihilated two companies of the opponent, and then set up an ambush to take down one of the enemy's regimentsAchieved the record of victory of the Red Army in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui border region for the first time against regular troops head-on.
Subsequently, the team made two more sorties to attack Pinghan Road, and then captured a large amount of supplies and eliminated countless enemies.
And *** in it,Not only was he developed into a communist, but at the last sortie, he captured an enemy because of a letter to the regimental headquarters, and then captured a sleeve.
Because of his brave and fierce style in battle, at the post-war summary meeting,The battalion commander praised *** a lot, and the nickname "Little Steel Cannon" was born from this.
**Since then, he has performed brilliantly in many struggles, especially in the War of ResistanceNight attack on Yangming Fort, can be described as the first "highlight moment" of *** life.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Communist Party and the Kuomintang launched a second cooperation on the issue of resistance against Japan, and the army was reorganized to a certain extent. At that time, the 10th Division of the 4th Army of the Red Fourth Front Army was changed to one of the regiments of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route ArmyHe served as the head of the regiment.
At that time, the war situation in North China was urgentThe division commander at the time led the team to form a advance force and marched towards Shanxi.
In mid-October 1937, ** led the team to the village near Xinkou, at that timeBattle of XinkouIt's a hot fight. **Sulongkou, where it is located, goes south along the nearby river to Xinkou.
**I took a closer look at the nearby terrain. After the analysis he believedThere must have been a Japanese airfield in the vicinityI also secretly have a plan in my heart.
Subsequently, ** communicated with the local Kuomintang army, and chatted with fellow villagersSure enough, there is a Yangmingbao airport in the local area. Step by step, grasp the deployment and situation inside and outside the airport, and finally make a decisionNight raid on the airport
Three days later, ** led his troops into a combat state and hurried towards Yangmingbao Airport. Under the cover of each other, the two companies launched a fierce artillery bombardment of the Japanese planes.
Several grenades were stuffed into the cabin,The plane was detonated in an instant, and the entire airport was soon in flames. Immediately lead the team to evacuateThe whole operation before and after adds up to less than an hour, but the results were quite fruitful, in the endA total of 24 Japanese fighters were blown up.
This battle was the 129th Division,The first battle of the troopsIt is also a very important battle. ** DeploymentThe Japanese army lost the air power to march into Xinkou and Taiyuan, and urgently transferred the large army back to the rear of the guard, which provided a very high degree of cooperation for the operation of the Kuomintang army.
In addition,This action also enhanced the prestige of the Eighth Route Armyto make the team receive a commendation. It can be said that this battle not only had an important impact on the situation at that time, but also made *** a figure of the year in the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. MoreoverAt that time, he was only 22 years oldIt can be described as young and promising.
After that, a series of guerrilla warfare was launched with Shanxi as the main position. Over the course of a few months,The team fought the Japanese army more than 20 times, and each time they defeated the opponent. Among them,Night attack on the city of Liand other battles, all of which are operational models in the army.
In the summer of 1940,"Battle of the Hundred Regiments".Open, ** rate part of the three-phase operation,More than 1,500 enemy soldiers were killed, wounded, and captured in more than 70 encounters with the enemy. In addition, the ** team also seized a large amount of military supplies and gained a lot.
In the War of Liberation, ** participated in many famous battles, including:Northern Henan, Huaihai, and River Crossing Campaignsand so on, all of which play a very important role.
Especially in the Northern Henan Campaign, ** assisted the brother troops to capture alive the commander of the Kuomintang army, and also createdA precedent for the annihilation of mechanized brigades with inferior equipment.
During the Battle of Crossing the River,He led his troops to capture Chongqing, an important city of the KuomintangHe was appointed as the first secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the mayor of Chongqing.
In October 1950, ** left ChongqingHe was transferred to serve as the commander of the artillery unit and began to actively devote himself to the artillery construction of New China.
The following year, the Artillery Committee of the People's Liberation Army of China was establishedServed as a secretary。A month later, the ** Military Commission updated and perfected the leadership system of the artillery. Since then, the construction of artillery has officially entered a period of great development, and it has been greatly improved in terms of scale and equipment.
During this period, the General Ordnance Department of our army and the Ordnance Department of the Artillery were merged, and the name was changedThe Machinery Department of the Military Commission, ** concurrently serves as the minister. Mainly responsibleThe deployment and management of artillery, firearms, ammunition and other items that are common to the whole army.
From the point of view of the arms, artillery belongs to the combat type, but at the same time it belongs to the technical type. **Although he performed well during the war years, his cultural knowledge of artillery was still slightly insufficient. So,In order to further improve their level, ** entered the military academy and began to systematically study knowledge.
Since then,He also followed the Chinese delegation to the Soviet Union to visit the atomic bomb exercises.
In 1955, in recognition of his contribution to the country, he was killedAwarded the rank of general, and received several Medals of Honor at the same time. Since then, he has also served as the dean of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Artillery Academy.
By the end of the fifties, the ranks of our artillery had become more grown, more rational, and more fully equipped, and their training had embarked on the road of regularization. It played a very important role in the subsequent War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea or in the shelling of Kinmen. Among them, it is inseparable from the credit of ***.
After that, when our country was going to build the first missile test base,On many occasions, he led experts through the desert and the uninhabited areas of the Gobi Desert to contribute to the selection and establishment of the missile unit based on the information obtained from field investigations.
Between 1959 and 1973He successively served as commander of the Shenyang and Beijing Military RegionsEverywhere we went, we vigorously grasped the military training of the troops and strengthened the ideological building of the troops.
At the beginning of 1976, ** issued a document indicating that after the proposal of ***During the period of illness, *** presided over the work of the **Military Commission.
This decision makes people seem a little puzzled, because the four old marshals are still there, why would they hand over the military power to *** a founding general?
In fact, the four old handsomes at that time *** and *** bothHe is getting oldAt that time, they were all seventy or eighty years old, and their physical condition was not very good. Especially Marshal ***, who was in the middle of an illness at the time.
In addition,At that time, he was not only a member of the Politburo, but also a member of the Standing Committee of the Military Commission, only *** Wang Dongxing and others remain. ** Taking into account,He has participated in the revolution for a long time, and he can lead the corps if he can fight, and he also has a position in ***Therefore, judging from all aspects, he is the most suitable candidate to preside over the work of the Central Military Commission.
From this decision, it is not difficult for us to see that not only is it not only capable and can get the chairman's "support", but also MaoThe chairman's foresight, during his serious illness, he was still thinking hard about national affairs.
In his 70-year revolutionary career, he has always been loyal and firm to the party and the people, and devoted most of his energy to the liberation and development of the country and the modernization of the army.
At the time of the Tangshan Mission, the city organized a disaster relief operation to resettle the wounded, and the local industry, transportation, communications, and daily support were quickly restored.
As a representative, he also rushed to Tangshan to express his condolences to the disaster relief troops, encourage and praise the officers and soldiers who participated in the disaster relief, and played a key role in it.
Throughout his experience, he achieved a high position after his life, but he still pursued the principle of hard work, simplicity and approachability, and was very strict with his family and staff. With his actions, he has won the trust and respect of the party and the people.