Montgomery, a veteran of the international political scene, visited China again in September 1961. At that time, he had already retired from the military, but was still actively involved in various social activities.
Montgomery was a highly active socialist, and he visited the Soviet Union in January 1947 to try to ease the deteriorating relations between East and West. In 1949, he was instrumental in the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
In 1961, he discussed the issue of people with the Chinese president, and this was his second visit to China.
In 1959, he visited the Soviet Union again as a lover of peace, and decided to go to China because he felt that China was the key to world peace. Although Australia, New Zealand and other countries warmly invited him, he declined them one by one, saying that maintaining world peace mainly depends on China.
In order to fulfill his desire to go to China, he contacted *** through personal connections and received an enthusiastic response from the chairman. Finally, on May 20, 1960, he arrived in Beijing from Hong Kong and met *** as he wished
**Instructions*** Let Montgomery witness China's development and progress with his own eyes. Despite the tight schedule, Montgomery continued to visit Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities to gain an in-depth understanding of China's past and present.
Despite the rush of time, Montgomery was impressed by China's rapid development. Xiong Xianghui, who accompanied him on this visit, was born in 1919 in Ye County, Shandong.
In November 1936, he secretly joined the Chinese Communist Party as a student at Tsinghua University. In December 1937, according to the instructions of ***, he infiltrated the southern part of the Kuomintang Hu Zong to engage in secret intelligence work.
On our party's intelligence front, the reputation of "the first three heroes of Longtan" and "the three heroes of Longtan" is spreading. "The top three heroes of Longtan" refer to Qian Zhuangfei, Li Kenong, and Hu Di;The "Three Heroes of Longtan" are Xiong Xianghui, Shen Jian, and Chen Zhongjing.
Xiong Xianghui can become one of the "Three Heroes of Longtan", which is enough to show that his resourcefulness and calmness are far beyond ordinary people. It is for this reason that he was arranged to accompany Montgomery on his visit to areas of our country that have not yet been opened to the outside world.
After Xiong Xianghui returned to Beijing, he immediately went to the West Flower Hall of Zhongnanhai to report to ***.
He vividly portrayed Montgomery's words and deeds over the past 10 days. He pointed out that Montgomery was a pure military man, and anything in his eyes would trigger his military thinking.
He said, for example, that when he saw the tractors we produced, it immediately occurred to him that they could be transformed into tanks in the war. He also pointed out that when he ** the Henan opera "Mu Guiying is in charge", he firmly believed that the story was fictionalized by folk artists, because it was impossible for women to hold the position of marshal.
Mu Guiying in Command" and "Mulan in the Army" are both scenes in which women lead soldiers to fight, fortunately you said tonight, Montgomery doesn't like to watch "Mu Guiying in Command", go and replace "Mulan in the Army" with a trapeze acrobatics. ”
Xiong Xianghui came to his senses and nodded again and again. Although Montgomery's trip to China had an argument with Xiong Xianghui, it was generally pleasant and satisfying.
He spent three weeks in China and gained a lot.
He once exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, saying that the *** and *** he saw in China were rare and outstanding leaders in the world.