One day in early May 1965, the staff reported to *** that the commander of the Air Force Liu Yalou was in critical condition and asked the prime minister if he would visit him.
**Shocked, stunned and speechless for a long time. After a while, he told his assistant that he decided not to visit Liu Yalou anymore, hoping that he could rest well.
The assistant silently withdrew from the prime minister's office, and attentive people couldn't help but ask, has the prime minister been to see Liu Yalou before? That's just the way it is. In August 1964, Liu Yalou received a notice to accompany Comrade *** to visit Romania.
However, at this time, there was a problem with his health, frequent diarrhea, bloating, and despite taking medication, the symptoms were not relieved.
Liu Yalou was seriously ill, but refused to seek medical treatment, and did not accept ** until the chairman and the prime minister personally urged him. During this period, he continued to work and even attended meetings.
However, his condition had progressed to an advanced stage and progressed rapidly due to lack of rest. Despite this, he insisted on working at the same time, convening personnel to hold meetings every day to study the Air Force regulations.
After the reports of Liu Yalou's doctors, ** and *** were very concerned about Liu Yalou's condition, and gave instructions many times, asking him to rest completely and not work again.
In order to ensure that Liu Yalou gets the best**, he even instructed the hospital that drugs can be imported or purchased from abroad. However, even so, ** was still not at ease, so he asked *** to visit the hospital in Shanghai in person and advise him.
**Rushed to the hospital as soon as possible, and Dr. Liu Yalou had already gotten the news, and specially put on a new set of clothes for the arrival of ***, washed and tidy, and went downstairs to wait in the hospital hall.
**'s doctor warned him not to leave the ward, but instead he reprimanded the doctor, convinced that he would never wait in the ward even if the prime minister arrived. Finally, the prime minister came to the hospital hall and saw Liu Yalou waiting there, and before Liu Yalou could speak, the prime minister hurriedly stepped forward, held Liu Yalou's hand, and asked him with concern why he left the ward.
After Liu Yalou heard the premier's words, he smiled and said to the premier: "Prime Minister, you are so busy and still come to visit me, I can't help but come down to greet you." However, the Prime Minister stopped him from continuing and took him back to his ward, solemnly reminding him that he had to rest well and could not continue to work.
Liu Yalou promised with a smile on his face that he would strictly follow the requirements of the prime minister. He also recalled the Long March period, even though the medical conditions were difficult, everyone still survived, and he believed that the pain would soon pass.
**Considering Liu Yalou's body, he only chatted for a while before proposing to leave. However, Liu Yalou insisted on sending the prime minister downstairs, no matter how others persuaded him, and even made the prime minister feel angry.
Looking at this 55-year-old senior general, although he was in the ** period of his life, he unfortunately suffered from an incurable disease, and he was extremely sad. He held Liu Yalou's hand tightly, and once again told him to rest more, take care of his body, and not work hard anymore, and promised to come back to visit him after a while.
The staff remembered that ** had said when he visited Liu Yalou last time that he would come to visit. Now, Liu Yalou is critically ill, and the staff is worried that *** may not be able to see it, so they asked him if he plans to visit again.
Unexpectedly, it was only more than half a month since the last visit, and Liu Yalou's condition deteriorated sharply. Despite this, ** decided not to visit again.
He explained to the staff that Liu Yalou's condition was already very serious, and if he visited him again, Liu Yalou might insist on going downstairs to see him off, and even if he couldn't move, he would be very emotional.
**I couldn't bear to see Liu Yalou overworked because of this, so I decided not to visit again.
**After hearing the words of Liu Yalou, the second from the right, I was so sad that I couldn't speak, so I could only choke up and ask the staff to let Liu Yalou have a good rest. It's a pity that this decision made *** lose the last chance to meet Liu Yalou.
On May 7, 1965, the brave and warlike general Liu Yalou unfortunately died of illness at the age of 55.