After Liu Yalou served as the first commander of the Air Force of New China, he had hundreds of billions of military expenditures and faced a huge amount of money. Once, **asked him if it was**, Liu Yalou immediately saluted, sending a strong message.
So, what exactly do you understand?
After the end of the three major battles in 1949, our party successfully liberated half of China, although it was a matter of time before the whole of China was liberated, but now the PLA only has an army, and lacks an air force and navy.
In this context, he put forward the idea of forming a navy and an air force, and conducted in-depth discussions with Mr. Zhu and Mr. Zhu to determine the most suitable candidates for the formation of these two armies.
After the three of them discussed, Xiao Jinguang was determined to be the commander of the navy, but regarding the candidate for the commander of the air force, our party did not have relevant talents. At this time, ** had an idea, and thought of Liu Yalou, and he proposed: "How about letting Yalou form the Air Force?"
** Looking at Mr. Zhu and smiling, Mr. Zhu said: "I agree that Yalou has received a Western-style education in the Soviet Union and is proficient in Russian, and when we establish the Air Force in the future, we must learn from the experience of the Soviet Union."
** also agreed: "I also agree that Yalou used to be the principal of the Northeast Aviation School and knows a little about the Air Force, and compared to others, he is faster to get started, and he is indeed the most suitable candidate."
After discussing and adding detailed details, it was finally decided that Liu Yalou would create the Air Force. At that time, Liu Yalou was fighting on the front line, and suddenly received an order from the organization, which made him feel very confused.
Because before that, the organization had already asked him to lead the troops to fight in the south, so this order surprised him a little. However, Liu Yalou believed that the organization must have a deliberate reason for doing so, and he decided to go back and see the situation.
**Looking at Liu Yalou, he said apologetically: "Yalou, I'm sorry, I asked you to come back, and now there is a task for you to complete." Liu Yalou immediately guessed that the organization must have asked him to come back because of a task, so he replied respectfully: "Chairman, tell me what tasks I need to do."
** smiled and said, "How about letting you form the Air Force?" ”
Liu Yalou said frankly that he did not know much about the Air Force, so he was worried that he might mess up the mission. However, ** gave him a high evaluation and trust, believing that he had performed well in the war of liberation and had also studied in the Soviet Union, so he would definitely be up to the task, and encouraged him to "always have someone to take the lead".
These words gave Liu Yalou confidence, and he realized that only by taking the first step bravely could he lead everyone forward.
At the critical moment, Liu Yalou stepped forward and firmly expressed his willingness to take on the important task of forming the Air Force. **And *** are convinced of his ability, they know that Liu Yalou has the strength to lead the air force, and they are willing to work hard for it.
Liu Yalou: Born poor, his biological mother died early, and his father gave it to his friend Liu Dexiang to raise. Liu Dexiang regarded him as his own and named him Liu Zhendong.
In order to allow Liu Yalou to receive education, Liu Dexiang made careful calculations every day, saved money, and fully supported Liu Yalou's study. Liu Yalou has shown extraordinary wisdom since he was a child and has lived up to Liu Dexiang's expectations.
During his studies at Chongde Primary School, Liu Yalou's grades have always been among the best. In 1926, he graduated with honors and returned to Chongde Primary School as a teacher.
The following year, Liu Kemo became the principal of Chongde Primary School.
Inspired by Liu Kemo, Liu Yalou began to come into contact with and comprehend the essence of Marxism and actively participated in revolutionary actions. Liu Yalou, who returned home, expressed his determination to join the revolution to his father Liu Dexiang, and Liu Dexiang fully supported his son's choice.
In 1929, Liu Yalou officially became a member of the Communist Party, and in order to express his resolute revolutionary belief, he resolutely changed his name to Liu Yalou.
With his brilliant mind, keen intuition and brave and careful qualities, Liu Yalou has successfully completed the tasks assigned by his superiors many times and is deeply appreciated. Later, because of his excellent performance, he was sent to the camp school for further study.
As one of the few educated people in the Red Army, Liu Yalou studied in the camp school, so he was entrusted with important responsibilities, held political work, and also worked part-time as a military commander.
In Liu Yalou's troops, discipline was strict, especially in work, he emphasized the attitude of the Red Army officers and men towards the masses of the people, and at the same time attached great importance to patriotic education.
Although he has a short temper and is even privately called "Grandpa Lei", this is his unique side, reflecting his insistence on discipline and patriotism.
In 1934, Liu Yalou heroically followed the main force of the Red Army to embark on the arduous road of the Long March. During the journey, he and division commander Chen Guang served as the vanguard of the unit many times, and carried out a series of major tasks, such as forcibly crossing the Wujiang River and crossing the Chishui River four times, showing outstanding military talent and heroic and fearless fighting spirit.
Therefore, he is deeply appreciated and trusted by *** and has become ***'s favorite general. After meeting with the Red Fourth Front Army, ** specially appointed Liu Yalou as the commander of the Red First Division, which fully reflected his high evaluation and high expectations.
Under the instructions of Chairman ***, Liu Yalou was sent to study at the Red Army Anti-Japanese University, although he preferred to devote himself directly to the front-line fighting. This is because our party was in a period of talent shortage at that time, and it needed talents like Liu Yalou to study and train more cadres.
In the end, under the persuasion of Chairman ***, Liu Yalou accepted the decision to study at the Anti-Japanese Red Army University.
Cadets who graduated from the first section of the Anti-Japanese Red Army University were awarded at least the rank of lieutenant general at the time of the award, which even included a marshal and two generals. Liu Yalou is one of them, he stayed in the rear after graduation to work and trained many cadres for our party.
It was not until 1938 that he went to the Frunze Military Academy in the Soviet Union to further his military skills.
After Liu Yalou returned to China, he was highly regarded, and appointed him as the chief of staff of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army (Northeast Field Army), providing assistance to Lin and Luo, and concurrently serving as the principal of the aviation school.
During his tenure in Northeast China, Liu Yalou was not only responsible for the training of cadres, but also personally went into battle to command battles, such as the battles of Sanxia Jiangnan and Sibao Linjiang, all of which he was deeply involved in and properly organized.
Liu Yalou participated in the two major battles of Liaoshen and Pingjin, and served as the commander-in-chief of the front. In the Battle of Pingjin, when he attacked Tianjin, Chen Changjie, the commander of the Tianjin garrison, expected to hold it for a month, but Liu Yalou broke through Tianjin in only three days, and the time he expected was thirty hours, and finally it took only 29 hours to achieve it.
Liu Yalou's military strength was highly recognized, so the 14th Corps was organized and he served as the commander, leading the Corps to fight south and participate in the Battle of Yisha.
His outstanding performance was deeply appreciated by ***, and he was eventually recalled to form the Air Force.
After Liu Yalou received the mission of establishing the Air Force, he immediately threw himself into intense work. While actively studying, he continued to explore, and even traveled thousands of miles to the Soviet Union to study the knowledge of the Air Force.
Under Liu Yalou's active promotion, he proposed the establishment of an air force school and demanded that it must open by the date set in October. As a result, several principals acted quickly and began to establish air force schools at sites across the country.
In less than a year, the size of China's air force has begun to bear fruit. In October 1950, Liu Yalou received an order from the organization to form a volunteer air force command, because China was about to carry out the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and it was facing a powerful capitalist industrial country.
While our Army is not afraid of them, we are not able to pose an adequate threat to the Air Force. Therefore, we need to build up our own air force as soon as possible to protect our country and people.
When Liu Yalou received this order, his first consideration was how to deal with the threat of US pilots. You must know that the United States was the most powerful country in the world at that time, and most of their pilots participated in World War II and had extremely rich combat experience.
China's air force, on the other hand, has just been formed, and its training volume lags far behind that of the enemy, and its actual combat experience is relatively scarce.
Liu Yalou had an idea and proposed a strategy of concentrating the use of aircraft to deal with the enemy's fierce attack. **Upon receiving the message, agree but ask to exercise caution.
In the end, the Chinese Air Force decided to show its strength, which will determine their reputation in the world.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Chinese Air Force displayed the spirit of fearless sacrifice and seized every opportunity to attack, which brought a huge shock to the American pilots.
They showed amazing strength, shooting down 330 planes of the United States led by the United States and damaging 95 planes, creating a brilliant record.
During the critical period of the three-anti movement, the behavior of some cadres made *** deeply sad. He sternly stated that he would punish these ** severely, and stressed that no one should be allowed to intercede for them.
However, when Liu Yalou came to report to work, **'s anger eased.
**Very concerned about the cost of the Air Force, he asked Liu Yalou how much the Air Force would cost in a year. Liu Yalou replied that there were hundreds of billions. **After hearing this, he nodded in satisfaction, and then asked if there was a ** phenomenon in the Air Force.
Liu Yalou paid great attention to this issue when he created the Air Force, so he investigated it very strictly.
Liu Yalou replied without hesitation: "Chairman, the Air Force ** problem has not yet been discovered. *'s trust in Liu Yalou is self-evident, knowing that he will not deceive himself, so he said: "Yalou, salute me!"
Although Liu Yalou was a little surprised, he quickly regained his composure and saluted *** with a standard military salute.
**'s gaze did not stay on Liu Yalou's face, but fell on his clothes. Liu Yalou followed the line of sight and saw the patches on his clothes, which made him a little uncomfortable.
However, ** smiled and said: "As the commander of the Air Force, you have a budget of thousands every year, and you are reluctant to even buy clothes, and the patches on this clothes can save a lot of money."
** noticed the patches on Liu Yalou's body many times, so he said: "Yalou, make two sets of new clothes, I completely agree." However, Liu Yalou adheres to the spirit of frugality, he said: "I usually wear clothes more expensive, but the money saved can be better invested in the construction of the air force."
In 1965, General Liu Yalou died of illness at the age of 55. He devoted his whole life to the country and the people, the first half of his life was devoted to saving China, and the second half of his life was devoted to promoting the construction and development of the motherland's air force.
General Liu Yalou has made tremendous efforts to create and strengthen the New China Air Force, and his exploits will forever be recorded in the annals of history, and his spirit will forever inspire us.
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