Back in 1936, at a meeting in Yanchang County, northern Shaanxi, ** was discussing with the senior commanders and fighters of the Red First Army about crossing the Yellow River to the anti-Japanese front.
As usual, the chairman kept his hand on his cigarette, but this time, he ran out of cigarettes. The chairman does not smoke to satisfy his cravings, but to refresh his mind. Without cigarettes, the chairman will stay up late for a long time, and the meeting will be difficult to carry out.
The chairman looked around and finally fixed his gaze on a young comrade sitting next to him. I saw that this comrade's jacket pocket was bulging, and he seemed to be carrying a cigarette.
At a meeting, ** asked in a thick Hunan accent: "Do you still have a platinum dragon?" "His question caught everyone's attention. Faced with the chairman's sudden question, a comrade took out a cigarette from his pocket and looked a little embarrassed.
The chairman took the cigarette and proudly showed it off. So, this comrade could only compromise and tearfully handed out a cigarette to each "smoker". **Looking at all this, he said with a smile: "Look at Comrade Xiao Deng, you come out with cigarettes one by one, it's really a wealth that is not exposed!" ”
The cigarette in the chairman's hand allowed the meeting to run smoothly. So, who is this person who is called Comrade Xiao Deng by the chairman? Why is it so important for him to think about a few cigarettes?
Many people will mistakenly think that Xiao Deng in his mouth refers to Comrade Xiaoping, because Comrade Xiaoping also has a great addiction to smoking. But in fact, Xiao Deng in the mouth of ** refers to a founding general of the People's Republic of China, that is, Deng Hua.
Comrade Deng Hua is also a native of Hunan, the same as ***. He was born into a scholarly family, and although his family was not prominent, he had spare money for his education. In 1925, at the age of 15, he left his hometown for the first time and went to Changsha for further study.
During his two years of study in Changsha, Deng Hua was exposed to all kinds of new ideas and personally experienced the large-scale May Day Movement, in which the anti-imperialist and patriotic trends of thought deeply influenced him.
This trip not only broadened Deng Hua's horizons, but also made him deeply feel the difficult situation of China's domestic and foreign relations at that time. For the sake of the future of the country, he studied diligently in school, and also actively participated in the student patriotic movement, organizing and participating in such activities many times.
In 1927, Deng Hua officially joined the Communist Party of China, and at the beginning of the following year, he began the revolutionary movement led by our party. That year, he was only 17 years old. At the beginning, Deng Hua participated in the Southern Hunan Uprising, and he didn't know *** until April, when he went to the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base under the leadership of Mr. Zhu and Comrade **, and met ***.
At that time, ** and Deng Hua were just pure fellow villagers, and they did not immediately establish a deep friendship because of their fellow villagers. Deng Hua, who first came to Jinggang Mountain, didn't feel that there was anything special about his fellow countrymen who were much older than him.
And the same is true of ***, he is busy leading, directing and organizing military affairs every day, how can he have time to get closer to his "little fellow villagers"? It wasn't until a battle occurred that the fledgling Comrade Deng Hua really convinced his fellow countryman
It was in June 1928, ** The Red Army engaged the enemy on the outer front, and after several fierce battles, the heroic Red Army soldiers surrounded the enemy on three sides, and the enemy almost became a turtle in an urn.
Deng Hua had participated in this campaign, and he knew that it would be easy to destroy the encircled enemy. However, ** issued an unexpected order - to retreat.
After Deng Hua received the order, his heart was full of doubts, he firmly believed that he could not be merciful to the enemy, and if he let the enemy go now, they would definitely make a comeback in the future. Not only Deng Hua, but many Red Army commanders were puzzled by ***'s decision, and they asked *** for reasons for retreating.
However, **'s strategic insight far surpasses that of others, and his tactical use has reached the realm of perfection.
The retreat was not to let the tiger return to the mountain, but to lure the enemy deep in order to catch bigger fish. Deng Hua accepted the inspiration of the chairman and immediately understood the wisdom behind the retreat.
He realized that his ideas were too superficial, and that if the leaders of the revolution were so short-sighted, victory would come ......In the ensuing battle, ** achieved a brilliant victory, and it turned out that the chairman's decision was extremely correct.
Since then, Comrade Deng Hua has absolutely followed the chairman's orders and no longer has any doubts.
The great man *** is not only tall, but also has a cigarette in his hand. Whether it is when he is creating with peace of mind, or when he is convening a meeting of party members, or when he is strategizing and commanding thousands of troops, he will never leave his cigarette.
Hand-pinched cigarettes can almost be said to be a major feature of ***. However, his love of smoking is not his exclusive hobby. In fact, a large part of the colleagues who fight side by side with *** are "old smokers".
Comrade Deng Hua is not very old, but his addiction to smoking is not small. He often "quarreled" and "quarreled" with other comrades over the distribution of cigarette rolls. After a long time, everyone knew that Deng Hua was a smoker, so they didn't care about it.
No matter when and where, ** will think of his smoker Deng Hua. Once, they were in a meeting and suddenly they ran out of cigarettes, and the chairman had to look around for someone who had a cigarette.
In the end, he found Deng Hua sitting next to him, his pockets bulging, and the chairman knew that Deng Hua had cigarettes, so he directly asked him for the platinum dragon. However, Deng Hua was a little resistant to this, and the chairman couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Comrade Deng Hua unhurriedly took out the cigarettes one after another, looking ridiculous. His clumsy gesture and reluctant expression made the chairman and everyone in the audience laugh.
In order to alleviate his embarrassment, Comrade Deng Hua sneered at each other: "I'm here to stream." As for why Comrade Deng Hua attaches so much importance to the platinum dragon cigarettes, this has to start from before *** asked him for cigarette rolls for emergency relief.
At that time, the team had just won a battle, and the platinum dragon cigarette roll smoked by Comrade Deng Hua was the trophy of the battle. In this battle, Comrade Deng Hua captured a total of five boxes of platinum dragons.
When Comrade Deng Hua faced Bai Jinlong's **, he adhered to the discipline of the team and handed over all five boxes of cigarette rolls to the organization. The chairman understood that he was a heavy smoker and advised him to keep a small portion of cigarette rolls.
However, at that time, the situation of the Anti-Japanese War in China was severe, and the material materials were scarce, and even the problem of food and clothing could not be solved. Despite this, many party leaders struggled to find a solution, and some even rolled dead tree bark and hay in waste paper.
As for the extremely rare platinum dragon cigarette rolls seized by Comrade Deng Hua, most comrades in our party have never even seen them, let alone smoked them. However, Comrade Deng Hua's actions demonstrated his spirit of selfless dedication and firm discipline.
Comrade Deng Hua's cherishing of cigarettes stems from his respect for Comrade Xiaoping. He is well aware of the importance of these cigarettes, so he usually keeps them with care, and only takes them out to enjoy when he is addicted to cigarettes and has no other substitutes at hand.
These interesting stories not only show Comrade Deng Hua's personal charm, but also reflect the deep revolutionary friendship between him and China. Before the all-out war of resistance against Japanese aggression, Comrade Deng Hua was mainly responsible for political and ideological work, and served as the organization officer, head of the organization section, and director of the political department of the Political Department.
Comrade Deng Hua showed outstanding military talent during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and was known as a "rare Confucian general" and successfully realized the transformation from a civil servant to a military general. Although before the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he had a small official position and participated in few battles, it is obvious that this estimate was wrong.
He first cooperated with the "101 God of War"** and achieved a great victory in the anti-Japanese resistance at Pingxingguan, showing outstanding military command skills.
Comrade Deng Hua showed outstanding military talent in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and led his subordinates to cooperate with Mr. Peng to create a majestic anti-Japanese team. After the victory of the war, his military talents were brought into full play, and he served as the commander of the Western Liaoning Military Region, the commander of the Liaoji Column of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army, and the commander of the 44th Army.
Under his leadership, the bloody battle of Siping was victorious, and had a significant impact on the direction of the Pingjin Campaign and the Liaoshen Campaign. On the battlefield of liberating Hainan Island and resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, Comrade Deng Hua continued to display his military talents.
In the Battle of Shangganling, Comrade Deng Hua was ordered to face more than 100,000 powerful alliances, and he showed unprecedented composure and calmness; When arranging the troops, he was observant and thoughtful, and he was always able to quickly grasp the core key to the defeat of the enemy army.
In the arduous battle of Shangganling, which lasted for dozens of days, Comrade Deng Hua resolutely resisted, and finally withstood the frantic attack of the US army, successfully held his position, and repelled the enemy.
With the gradual emergence of his outstanding military command ability, Comrade Deng Hua's identity and status are also constantly improving. In 1955, at the award ceremony held by the state, the leaders of the ** Military Commission awarded Comrade Deng Hua the rank of general.
Deng Hua, an outstanding military talent, although he had never received formal military training, showed his talent with his excellent ability to lead troops. Even, even *** was full of praise for his ability, calling him a "rare Confucian general".
In 1960, for special reasons, Deng Hua was removed from his post at home, but soon after he was reappointed vice governor of Sichuan Province. During his work in Sichuan Province, he went deep into the grassroots and traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the province, making great contributions to the development of Sichuan.
17 years later, with the resumption of his work, due to the recognition of Deng Hua's work achievements, he was appointed as the vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences and a member of the Communist Party of China's ** Military Commission.
Since then, Deng Hua ended his work in Sichuan and returned to Beijing. Unfortunately, Deng Hua was ill for a long time and passed away after only 3 years of being transferred back to Beijing.
General Deng Hua was a simple and low-key hero, and even after receiving the rank of general, he hid this fact just so as not to cause trouble to his family.
Soon after marrying his wife, he left his hometown to devote himself to the revolutionary cause and did not return home for many years. Neither the wife nor the son knew that they had become the wife and son of the founding general.
General Deng Hua feared that his family would become complacent because of his status, and his own son had not even seen his father for years after he was born. Until one day, his son happened to see his father's name and ** in the military newspaper, and he excitedly shouted: "This is my father!" ”
After the results of the family portrait were revealed, the instructor came to him, and after learning what had happened, he said to him: "This is the senior chief, don't think nonsense." However, how can a person with the same name and the same appearance as his own father appear?
General Deng Hua's son has been wondering in his heart, he has never been able to believe the instructor's words, probably because of intuition, so he firmly believes that General Deng Hua is his father.
It was his dedication that finally made their father and son recognize each other. It is often said that from the small details of General Deng Hua's life, we can clearly see his personality.
What he did is the true portrayal and true epitome of countless revolutionary martyrs.