Comeback,**I'm most sorry for you.
In mid-1949, the War of Liberation was coming to an end, and most of the country had been liberated, except for the southwest and other places that were temporarily occupied by the Kuomintang reactionaries. At this time, the city of Nanjing returned to the embrace of the people, and the former committee of the Second Field held an enlarged meeting here, focusing on the southwest thousands of miles away.
Erye was ordered to march into the southwest, and it was necessary to study the operational deployment for the liberation of the southwest, as well as the takeover of Chongqing, Chengdu and other large cities.
In the face of the unstoppable momentum of the people's army, ** and *** are full of confidence in the liberation of the southwest. They found ***, hoping that he could serve as the first mayor of Chongqing, the first secretary of the municipal party committee and deputy director of the Military Management Commission.
Despite his fame on the battlefield, managing a big city was a whole new challenge for him. He expressed his concern to Chief Liu Deng, but *** encouraged him and said: "What's the matter, weren't you born to fight?"
You can learn if you don't know how to manage, and you're still the commander of the corps, and there are people below to help you. *'s words made *** suddenly open up and more confident. Under his leadership, Chongqing achieved remarkable results in the takeover and governance work, and even the democrats of the time were full of praise for his work.
**Very respectful to ***, when he saw *** again in 1977, he said that he was most sorry for him. So, how did ** respond?
1. The general's affectionate recollection of *** In February 1997, the great comrade *** passed away, and the land of China was immersed in deep grief.
**General,**'s old subordinates, wrote an article "In Memory of the Beloved Old Chief", reminiscing about this century-old man who had a profound impact on his life.
In the article, the general called *** his beloved old chief, recalling the time when he had the honor to participate in revolutionary work under the leadership of ***. He also fondly recalled the glorious course of leaping thousands of miles into Dabie Mountain, defeating the Kuomintang army in Huaihai, and liberating the southwest under the leadership of ***, full of sorrow and remembrance.
** also has a high evaluation of ***, he once said that in the battle close to Dabie Mountain, ** commanded several battles, which left a deep impression on him.
When "Leaping into Dabie Mountain", ** also emphasized that as long as "Er Chen" is left, there is no need to worry about his safety. "Er Chen" refers to Chen Zaidao and ***'s trust and affirmation of them, which makes *** proud and excited.
On March 6, ** was interviewed by the reporter of "People**" at home, and he was still immersed in the grief of losing his old chief. He said: "I couldn't eat or sleep for the past ten days, and I felt very uncomfortable, and the death of the old chief was like losing something. ”
In order to better inherit the old chief's legacy, he also specially studied the report of scattering Xiaoping's ashes and thought it was well written. **The first acquaintance with *** was in Liao County, Shanxi Province in 1938, which is now Zuoquan County.
At that time, not long after the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the people's army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, and he served as the political commissar of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. ”
In fact, our army was indeed a young team, and many of its leaders were only in their thirties at that time. ** At that time, he was only twenty-three years old, although he was young, but he already had a wealth of combat experience, and was regarded by everyone as a veteran of many battles.
After he heard ***'s words, he interjected with several young cadres and said, "Political Commissar Deng is also very young!" "* Born in 1904, he was only thirty-four years old at the time, but he was already the main leader of one of the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army, and he was definitely young and promising, so the words of *** and others were not wrong.
**told reporters that in fact, he and *** did not meet for the first time, as early as when *** was the director of the Red First Army, ** had seen him once at a meeting.
The first acquaintance of that meeting impressed him deeply, especially the solid theory and high level of speech, and he had his own unique views on how to fully mobilize and rely on the broad masses to build and consolidate the anti-Japanese base areas, which was also in line with the spirit of the first meeting.
** has a very good impression of this newly appointed political commissar, and he feels that *** can accurately grasp ***'s thoughts. In the revolutionary years, cadres paid attention to efficiency, and this was even more so.
As soon as he took office, he conducted a thorough survey of the cadres of the 129th Division, and only by having an in-depth understanding of the characteristics, strengths, and disadvantages of his subordinates could he know the people and make good use of them when arranging the troops and dispatching the troops, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort, and this was also a manifestation of his responsibility to the officers and men.
Soon, the name of ** frequently appeared in the ears of ***, and the division commander *** deputy division commander *** marshal spoke highly of this young officer who had already served as the regiment commander.
During his time in the Red Army, he was called "little steel cannon" by the commanders and fighters because he dared to fight and always rushed to the front. In the later period of the Long March, ** also served as the commander of the 10th Division of the Red Fourth Army, and was deeply appreciated by the commander-in-chief of the Red Fourth Front Army.
He was even praised as "the number one in the number of battles".
** Winning the praise of his comrades is not in vain, his outstanding achievements are real on the battlefield. In October 1937, he was already the commander of the 769th Regiment of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
At that time, the Japanese army was very arrogant and looked down on the squadron. In this case, ** was ordered to lead a surprise attack on the Japanese airfield, determined to teach the arrogant Japanese army a profound lesson.
He led his soldiers deep behind enemy lines, attacked the Yangmingbao airfield on the south bank of the Futuo River, burned 24 enemy planes, and wiped out more than 100 Japanese troops.
This battle was also a good start for the 129th Division, which made the Japanese army lose air superiority in the battlefield in northern Shanxi, and also relieved the pressure on the Xinkou front, and was even commended by the leaders of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
This battle also made the name of *** more famous, and when he talked to him on behalf of the party organization, he praised him as a general, who could fight and fight. He has been directly under the leadership and cultivation of the first for more than ten years, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the two have nearly 20 years of leadership friendship in Beijing.
**Admiration for *** is not limited to the relationship between leaders and superiors, but also regards him as an elder and a beacon on the road of revolution. He was born in Hong'an, Hubei Province and grew up with difficulty, his father died early, and his mother raised him alone, for which he is grateful.
He had"Four kneeling mothers"to express filial piety to his mother. In the old society, the poor lived in extreme hardship, and at the age of eight they were forced to go to the landlord's house to herd cattle.
Despite his hard work, he was often bullied and abused, and his life was not good. There was even a time when he swept the floor at the landlord's house without putting a broom, and because he broke a cat bowl, he was deliberately punished by the landlord's wife for not giving him food.
Years of herding cattle made him deeply disgusted with the landlord class and longed to change his unfair and unequal fate. So, he found the organization and embarked on the road of revolution.
One day in April 1928, ** approached the partisans and asked to join the Red Army. Zhan Caifang asked him why he wanted to be in the Red Army, ** crying made Zhan Caifang see the scars he had accumulated over the years in the landlord's house, and said:"I've had enough of these days, I've been herding cattle for the landlord since I was eight years old, and I'm always beaten and scolded when I don't have enough to eat. "
Aspire to join the Red Army and fight for the poor. Zhan Caifang also hoped to recruit him into his ranks, but considering his young age, Zhan Caifang decided to wait until a year later to let him join.
A year later, ** joined the ranks of the revolution, and after a lot of hard fighting, he became a high-ranking officer and eventually became the founding general. ** Outstanding performance in the troops, earned the title of "Little Steel Cannon".
At one point, his battalion commander praised him for his bravery as a small steel cannon. **'s nickname is "Little Fat", but later after the battalion commander called him Little Steel Cannon, no one called him Little Fat anymore.
In 1930, ** was almost executed for some trivial matter, but fortunately he was finally safe and sound.
We were only responsible for gnawing the hard bones, and we didn't even eat a bite of the meat. ”
Our little steel cannon will not be idle, there is a time when it is suitable to play. Only this time, in addition to the 'meat' to eat, there are also 'hard bones' that need to be 'gnawed'. Have faith that we will be able to get the job done. ”
According to the information they had, the leaders of **, and *** formulated a plan and handed over the heavy responsibility to the 769th Regiment, and they and the 771st Regiment laid an ambush on both sides of the road, and some teams cooperated with the brother troops to block and reinforce.
Before the war, **personally went to the regimental headquarters of *** to cheer them up and make them full of fighting spirit. Although the Japanese army suffered setbacks at Shentouling, they were still rampant in the Shanxi region.
Nowadays, the battle line is elongated, and the logistics supply of the Japanese army depends on road transportation, and the highway from Handan to Changzhi and from Changzhi to Linfen has become an important transportation line. Our task is to cut off their supply lines, and for this we must go all out.
On March 31, 1938, the battle broke out, and after two hours of fierce fighting, the Eighth Route Army won a complete victory, successfully annihilating more than 400 Japanese troops below Shaozo, destroying nearly 200 vehicles, and capturing more than 130 guns and four mortars.
No matter how strong the Japanese army is, it cannot withstand our heroic blows, and the loss of so many vehicles in a short period of time has had a serious impact on its logistical supply.
The Ministry alone destroyed a hundred cars, and after the war, he was also praised at the celebration party, saying that he was not only good at fighting tough battles, but also good at gnawing hard bones.
This courageous spirit left a deep impression on ***. In June 1938, the 769th Regiment and the Independent Regiment of the Division were merged into the 385th Brigade, with ** as the brigade commander.
In January of the following year, ** successfully captured a Japanese mountain artillery, which was also the first major victory after the 129th Division marched into North China, ** was very happy, and praised at the conference: "In the end, the Japanese mountain artillery is powerful or our small steel cannon is powerful, I think it is the small steel cannon that is powerful, because he captured the mountain artillery." ”
When Yan Xishan was engaged in ** activities in North China, ** instructed *** to let your little steel cannon give him a few shots. * Immediately led his troops to annihilate more than 6,000 people in Yan Xishan, taught the Jin Sui army a hard lesson, and defeated Yan Xishan's arrogance.
Yan Xishan later said to people: "This little steel cannon is not easy to mess with, I'd better hide, my piece of old tin doesn't touch his piece of Chen tin." ”
Although there is a difference between *** and ***'s position, he is full of admiration for ***'s talent and personality. **I once admired*** The army is strictly governed, even for high-ranking cadres, and there is no compromise on issues of principle.
He once held important positions such as a member of the Standing Committee of the Military Commission and a vice premier, and presided over the work of the Military Commission. But during this special period, **experienced ups and downs, **as a member of the Politburo, I failed to say a few words for ***, which became an eternal regret in my heart.
However, when the dark clouds of history dispersed and ** made a comeback again, ** and *** went to Xishan to visit him. **I don't mind the past, I held ***'s hand tightly, and looked at this old comrade-in-arms and old subordinate with satisfaction.
He also excitedly said that if he didn't crush those people, he would never be seen again. **After listening, he didn't speak, but he didn't blame *** and felt the same way.
In the late autumn of 1978, ** asked *** to meet again. In this meeting, ** expressed the guilt in his heart to *** and admitted that he was the most sorry in his life.
**With his rich historical wisdom and a clear understanding of the predicament at hand, he comforted *** that no one could turn things around at this particular time, including himself.
However, after the turmoil, **did not forget*** but tried to protect him as much as possible. **The admiration for *** is overflowing, and he said in his memoirs: "The chief's love for his subordinates and his elder demeanor deeply touched me and made me unforgettable." ”