The father of China's aircraft carrier, at the age of 71, still adheres to the mission, received a special order from ***, and decided to participate in the construction of the aircraft carrier. His 60-year revolutionary friendship with *** is moving.
In his memoirs, he fondly recalls *** from the age of 22 to the special order of *** in 1987, which surprised ***, but still decided to accept the challenge and contribute to the defense of the motherland.
In the war-torn era, the name of ** is enough to terrify the enemy. His life has shaped countless heroic generals, but few people can fight side by side with him like ***, and the relationship between the two of them is a legend between generations of generals.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression that year, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party joined forces again, and the CCP marched north and east from northern Shaanxi to the anti-Japanese front in accordance with the previously signed agreement. The 21-year-old *** served as the director of the 129th Division Headquarters.
However, the scope of the director's responsibilities was so extensive that even in the years of crisis, many senior leaders did not have secretaries, and even telegrams had to be sent by themselves.
The mountain road was rugged and difficult, he accompanied *** all the way to a bumpy road, and after Changzhi, the others accompanying him arrived at their destination. On the next road, only him and *** are the chiefs, and he has no money to eat.
After getting off the bus in Wuxiang, he found that there was no one to receive him, so he found a place to live for ***, but he had to admit that even the food money had to be paid by the chief. Since then, he has been particularly concerned about the difficulties that *** may encounter.
The next morning, he helped the driver start the car, but the car broke down, he quickly went out to look for the horses, and brought back 4 horses by the way, avoiding *** delay on the road.
From then on, he had the privilege of being a member of Liu Deng's army. During the most difficult phase of the war, he became his right-hand man, checking the implementation of local work and filling in the vacancies of important staff.
The cooperation between the two is very tacit.
In 1944, as the global war against fascism came to an end, a special incentive was felt by the darkness before dawn. He again expressed his desire to participate in the war, and by 1945 ** agreed to his request and sent him to the division of the Sixth Army as political commissar.
Working beside ***, **'s resourcefulness gradually emerged. He had suggested artillery reinforcements and a general offensive, but this suggestion was angrily rebuked by the commander, and he was given a "mortal order".
Faced with this situation, ** carefully analyzed the battlefield situation and believed that a hard attack would cause unnecessary **, so he urgently called the political commissar to discuss. As a result, the battle was carried out according to the recommendations of ***, and the Xiguan was successfully taken that night, capturing more than 2,000 enemies, and the field army command also made great contributions to ***.
All this was seen by ***, and he was deeply aware that ** was a usable talent. After that, with his outstanding performance, ** rose through the ranks after the founding of the People's Republic of China, eventually becoming the commander of the Navy.
After the 60s of the 20th century, an iconic representative of China's aircraft carrier field appeared, he was a great admiral, who died of illness in 2011, leaving endless regrets. The year after his death, the departure of China's first aircraft carrier became a shadow for his life, because a small river blocked him, and he and his comrades-in-arms watched their political commissar go through a decade of turmoil.
Deeply feeling the urgency of army reform, he was appointed commander of the Navy after his comeback, which was a major decision made by the Military Commission after careful consideration.
At the opening of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, ** personally told *** of this decision, ** came to the south hall of the NPC venue early to wait for the news, ** passed by him, slowed down his pace, and said to him like a greeting: "* Commander of the Navy, ** the Military Commission has appointed you." ”
His life is full of challenges and opportunities, and he has always adhered to the spirit of perseverance and love for the country, and has made great contributions to China's marine industry.
What surprised him even more was the news in 1987, ** never dreamed that he could be in power again at the age of 71, it turned out that on November 21, Yang Shangkun announced to ***: ** also specially explained that the army should be consistent at all times and maintain the true character of the old Red Army, which is very important.
**Recalling his life, he is also very emotional, an ordinary farmer's child eventually grew into the wrong senior general, which is the party's cultivation and ***'s trust in himself.
** He has always had a "naval dream", but his first encounter with aircraft carriers was in 1970. At that time, due to some other problems, ** was sent to the local shipbuilding industry leading group office as an ordinary director, but on May 16 of that year, the director wrote an article mainly because he saw the more conventional aircraft carriers of the United States after World War II, and the construction cycle was only three years, and the growth rate of New China was obvious to the world, and it seemed that it was not difficult to achieve this goal.
At that time, there was a different kind of voice, thinking that China's aircraft carrier construction would have to be faster, and that the three-year goal proposed by *** was too conservative and backward. In fact, after so many years of research, how can he not know that the construction of aircraft carriers is a large-cycle project, but due to the political situation at the time, he has no way, not only to eliminate the voices of the "left" and "right" directions, but also to insist on the continuous advancement of the aircraft carrier engineering program.
In that year, ** met with Pakistan's naval commander, and the two sides also expressed concern about their respective countries during the talks.
In 1973, despite his deteriorating health, he was still concerned about China's naval career. He knows that ** knows the situation in the country well.
So, in 1987, it was decided to let *** serve as the deputy secretary general of the Military Commission, which was a high recognition of his ability and thinking. And in 1989, ** took the initiative to resign from the post of chairman of the Military Commission, and even made it clear in that report that ** should serve as vice chairman.
** It fully embodies the true character of the older generation of revolutionaries. Even in his 70s, he continues to be reused. He even called the *** office to ask why.
However, at the time he did not understand. Although *** has been away from us for nearly 10 years, his spirit and blood still inspire future generations.