Xu Shiyou invited Deng Huajiu, and the two began to make friends
In September 1962, Vice Governor Deng Hua attended the Tenth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee, which showed that the Military Commission still valued and recognized him, indicating that he might be reactivated in the future.
After the Lushan meeting, ** specially instructed to make proper arrangements for Deng Hua, and he was arranged to serve as vice governor in Sichuan. However, despite the passage of three years, the impact of the Lushan Conference is still great.
During Deng Hua's meeting in Beijing, many old colleagues and comrades-in-arms avoided him in order to avoid trouble, unwilling to get too close to him. Deng Hua is well aware of his own situation, he is a person who is very considerate of others, and does not want to affect the future of others because of himself.
Therefore, he kept his head buried in the papers, and returned to his room at night to continue studying, trying to avoid contact with everyone. However, when it comes to eating, it's a little awkward.
Although everyone was an old comrade-in-arms and an old friend, Deng Hua sat alone at the table in the corner, and no one came to chat with him, looking very lonely. At this moment, Xu Shiyou came over with dishes and chopsticks, and asked the secretary to bring a bottle of Moutai wine, and sat directly next to Deng Hua.
Deng Hua was bowing his head and eating quickly, thinking about going back to the room early, but he didn't expect Xu Shiyou to come over, which made him both surprised and moved. Xu Shiyou broke the silence first, invited Deng Hua to have a drink together, and chatted with him as if no one was around, completely ignoring the strange eyes of the people around him.
Deng Hua was deeply moved by Xu Shiyou's boldness and righteousness, and was full of gratitude to Xu Shiyou. Although Xu Shiyou and Deng Hua have different backgrounds and do not have too deep intersections, they have had a short cooperation on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
Because of his character, Xu Shiyou took the initiative to come over to Deng Hua to drink with him even at this sensitive time. This is entirely due to his bold and righteous character, and there is no other reason.
At the Lushan Conference, Deng Hua's righteous remarks had already attracted Xu Shiyou's attention. Xu Shiyou admired Deng Hua's character very much, and he admired this upright general.
Seeing Deng Hua sitting there alone, no one dared to talk to him, Xu Shiyou couldn't help but take the initiative to go over and invite Deng Hua to drink. Xu Shiyou's move made Deng Hua very grateful, he didn't expect that the first person to find him was Xu Shiyou.
Since he had no friendship with Xu Shiyou before, this showed the rarity of General Xu Shiyou, and it also made Deng Hua remember it for a lifetime. Later, Deng Hua was appointed as a member of the ** Military Commission and vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences, and was reactivated.
However, due to long-term depression and irregular work and rest, Deng Hua's physical condition is very poor and he has been recuperating. At the beginning of 1979, ** decided to launch a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, and was originally prepared to let Deng Hua command the Eastern Front, but considering his physical condition and disconnection from the troops, he considered himself unsuitable to go on the expedition.
So, Deng Hua expressed this idea to the ** Military Commission and recommended Xu Shiyou as the commander of the Eastern Front. The Military Commission accepted Deng Hua's suggestion and asked him to recommend a candidate for commander of the Eastern Front, and Deng Hua recommended Xu Shiyou to the Military Commission after careful consideration.
Xu Shiyou, who was the commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, was very suitable for him to command the operations on the Eastern Front because he was close to Vietnam, was familiar with the terrain, had always held the army, and had a thorough understanding of the troops.
Deng Hua recommended Xu Shiyou to the ** Military Commission, in addition to these factors, there is also an element of repaying gratitude. Deng Hua entered the work as soon as possible, got acquainted with the troops, proposed to go to Guangzhou to command the front line, and visited Xu Shiyou.
During their stay in Guangzhou, the two had a long talk again, and the atmosphere was much better than back then, they talked a lot excitedly, and drank a lot of wine. Unfortunately, Deng Hua's condition worsened due to the long-distance travel, and finally died on July 3, 1980, at the age of 70.
Before dying, Deng Hua left his last words to his children: "I have no time to work for the country anymore, you must listen to the party's words and make more contributions." If you are interested in the story of the founding generals, you can go to the column of the History Inn, where there are 100 biographies of the founding generals waiting for you to explore.