At the end of 1949, the founding of the People's Republic of China had been proclaimedThe people of the whole country were in a state of jubilation, celebrating this hard-won victory to their heart's content.
The First Field and the Second Corps held an enlarged meeting at the end of the year, and appeared at the Lanzhou venue on the day of the meeting, and during the entry into the venue, ** always smiled, and waved to participants from all walks of life along the way. I don't know who it is, after seeing *** walk into the venue, he shouted "Mr. Peng has arrived", just this voice immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, and the venue ushered in bursts of cheersThe vibe was pushed to a climax.
**Half a life of horses, all the way from the rain of bullets, I don't know how many life and death crises, always led a field in the arduous northwest to fight, firmly contain the enemy in the northwest. Now, with the founding of New China, the whole Chinese people are happy, and Mr. Peng is also happy in his heart, so let the people at the venue cheerWith a smile on his face, he walked to the rostrum in the depths of the venue.
** Affectionately said to everyone:"Without everyone's efforts on the battlefield, there would be no peace and tranquility today."。As soon as the words fell, thunderous applause immediately rang out at the scene, and the eyes of many soldiers were filled with tears. Yes, after so many years of hard work, fighting to the death on the battlefield, today's peace is not easy to come by!
But at this time, when the atmosphere of the scene inspired by the words of ** was still boiling, ***, who had already approached the rostrum, suddenly restrained the smile on his faceSuddenly pointed in the direction of the rostrum and roared: "Take off the 'pig's head' next to the chairman and move it away!" ”
**As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly quieted down, although no one dared to disobey Mr. Peng's order, but after the words were spoken, the soldiers on the scene did not act immediately, for a while you look at me, I look at you, it seems a little overwhelmed. Xu Guangda, who was the commander of the 2nd Corps of the First Field Army at the time, was beside Mr. Peng at the time, and he didn't react at the first time.
This meeting was an enlarged meeting held by the First Field and the Second CorpsXu Guangda attached great importance to this meeting and visited the scene many times during the preparation of the meeting, for fear that there would be something he could not take care of.
According to the original practice, when an important meeting is held, the portraits of *** and ** marshal are generally hung on the rostrum, and Xu Guangda has no objection to this. But Xu Guangda has his own understanding of this, and thinks that at the enlarged meeting of the First Field and Second Corps, the portrait of ** should also be hung.
Xu Guangda actually has three main considerations for doing this:
First,** The status in the army has always been very high, whether it is in the Red Army, or in the Anti-Japanese War period, or even in the Liberation War, Mr. Peng has always held the position of either commander-in-chief, or deputy commander-in-chief, and his status in the army is second only to *** and **;
Second, ** single-handedly created the Red Fifth Army, and personally led the Red Fifth Army to Jinggangshan, and fought side by side with the Red Fourth Army led by *** and **. Judging from such an experience, the marshal, as well as the early leaders and army founders of Jinggangshan, can also be followed by *** and **;
ThirdThis meeting was an enlarged meeting of the First Field and the Second Corps, and its status in the First Field was unparalleled, and it was deeply respected and loved by the soldiers of the First Field Army. From an emotional point of view, the soldiers and men of the entire Yiye are comrades-in-arms and comrades who fight side by side, and their feelings are not ordinary, and it is understandable to put Mr. Peng in a higher position in their hearts.
Xu Guangda, as the organizer of this meeting, based on these considerations, did not ask for instructions and directly arranged to hang the portrait of Mr. Peng next to the chairman. **The roar when he was about to ascend the rostrum, precisely because his portrait was hung next to ***.
Not only was he really angry, but he also called his portrait a "pig's head", and the soldiers were naturally a little overwhelmed by such shocking words. Even Xu Guangda, who had seen a big scene, didn't expect *** to be so angry because of this matter, so he didn't react at the first time.
As Xu Guangda understood, he immediately ordered someone to take down the portrait of ***, and the soldiers had the backbone and hurried to do it. **After seeing that his portrait was taken down, his face softened a little, and he said to everyone seriously"How much dry rice have I eaten to dare to hang the portrait of the *** and the portrait of the commander-in-chief together? ”
This sentence was like a boulder falling into a calm lake, and all the soldiers present had a deeper respect for ***. Subsequently, ** said to Xu Guangda: "I said that you are not allowed to hang my portrait, why don't you listen?" After Xu Guangda heard this, he rememberedIn the past, the portrait of the second vertical was criticized.
In fact, it is not the first time that no one is allowed to hang their portraits. As early as a few months ago, when the whole territory of Xinjiang was just liberated, when ** took to the streets to celebrate the liberation with the people of Xinjiang, some people shouted "Long live", and some people walked on the street carrying portraits of ***.
When he saw this portrait, he immediately stepped forward to tear it up, but he didn't expect the crowd to mistake him for a "bad element" who engaged in sabotage. Soon, the surrounding crowd was all around, and the next moment it was time to start. Only then did he smile and say his identityAfter everyone carefully compared the portraits, they found that the people they surrounded were really ***, and they suddenly didn't know what to do.
Only then did he continue: "Don't be afraid, I hope you don't lift my portrait in the future, but if you do, you can hold up the portrait of Commander-in-Chief Zhu." After saying this, the surrounding people breathed a sigh of reliefBursting into warm applause.
** has a strong personality, outspoken and dares to say, what is not used to seeing is not used to it, and there is no sand in the eyes. ** I don't like people hanging his portrait, and this has always been done, even later on the Korean battlefield, this has not changed.
In 1951, ** led the Volunteer Army into North Korea during the warOut of concern for the soldiers, Mr. Peng will personally go to the front line to visit the soldiers there in his busy schedule.
Once, ** went to a cave to visit the soldiers, and his face was originally full of kind smiles, but after entering the cave, he suddenly became serious, pointing to a *** portrait on the wall of the cave and said:"What are you hanging on my likeness? Rip it off! ”
This is a *** portrait cut from the newspaper, its owner is a soldier who admires *** very much, and he is not happy to see *** at the moment, so he quickly took off the portrait carefully. But this soldier was not dissatisfied with *** because of this, but because of ***'s selfless actionsMy admiration for him was even stronger.