In 1959, after stepping down as Minister of Defense, he was constantly selecting the right person to come. After thinking about it, he decided to ask ***'s opinion. Why ask him about something so significant? Who is this person?
In 1927, ** had already joined the organization. During the Autumn Harvest Uprising, he met ***, and later went to Jinggang Mountain with him. Since then, the two of them have established a deep revolutionary friendship, and he has said that he is the one who has worked with him all his life.
All along, ** has a very high evaluation and recognition of him. At the Gutian Conference in 1929, the organization wanted to elect representatives of the second column, and there were several candidates, but when he spoke, he said, "There is only one candidate in my heart." Finally, someone asked, "Why him?" ** replied "He is an honest man and very principled, better than most people!" In this way, ** smoothly became the leader of the second column.
After the meeting, ** bumped into him while walking with his secretary, and after greeting each other, ** left in a hurry. Looking at his departing figure, ** stopped, and then said to the secretary on the side, "This is a good comrade, but we found out too late." ”
At work, ** did not live up to ***'s expectations. **After serving as the commander of the Red Fourth Army, who will be the political commissar has become a question again, and at the critical moment*** stood up and said, "This position is the most suitable." ”
However, many people feel that *** has a dull personality, and ** is notoriously difficult, and often has conflicts with the political commissar, so I am afraid it will be difficult for him to do this job well. In response to these doubts, ** only said three words: definitely can.
Although his personality is honest and dull, he is very good at uniting comrades, and it is just right to work with such a person with a strong personality. Later facts also proved that ***'s choice was correct. Since he arrived in the Red Fourth Army, all aspects from military training to propaganda and education to political work have been taken care of in an orderly manner, and even if it is **, there is nothing wrong with it. After the two of them have cooperated for a period of time, they have run in very well in all aspects, and in terms of military command, **fully respect**'s opinions, and he will take the initiative to undertake other work. ** The new political commissar is also convinced, and even relies on him a little bit in his work. The two have been together for 10 years without any major contradictions, if it weren't for *** later, Siye would not have changed the political commissar.
In 1945, ** had been diagnosed with severe kidney disease, and at that time he also held many important positions such as secretary of the Shandong Branch, commander and political commissar of the military region. Although the Liberation War was at a critical moment, *** still suggested that he go to the hospital to accept **, and also sent telegrams many times to ask him to suspend work and go back to rest, and other people would be assigned to take charge of the task of robbing the Northeast.
But *** knows that the war ahead is urgent, and even if it is a hard support, he must lead the troops from Shandong to the northeast. After arriving in the northeast, he immediately arranged for the work of the army, and only after everything was settled did he go to the hospital to receive **.
In his later work, due to overwork, he suffered from heart disease, high blood pressure and other diseases, and even fainted unexpectedly many times during work. **I have always been very concerned about ***'s physical condition, and he also specially sent his own doctor to Tianjin for ***.
After the liberation of the country in 1949, he served as the director of the General Political Department. In order to raise the cultural level of the troops, he conducted a comprehensive investigation in the army, and later personally presided over the cultural education work in the army. This move has received strong support from the people, and judging from the subsequent developments, it has indeed promoted the modernization and regularization of the army.
Not only is the work done well, but the charisma in the army is also very high. This was mainly because he dared to speak out and protected many revolutionary cadres. Even *** trusts him very much, and often takes his opinion into account when making some important decisions.
But by 1956, his health was getting worse and worse, and he had to resign from his job as head of the General Headquarters. But even so, it does not affect his status in ***'s heart in the slightest. In 1958, ** attended the Chengdu Conference accompanied by his wife. Before the start of the meeting, he repeatedly told him that if he felt unwell during the process, he could leave at any time, and he should not force himself.
In 1959, when the new Minister of Defense was selected, he was specially asked for his opinion. At that time, *** chosen**, but *** thought he was not suitable, and also recommended **. Although he was not nominated in the end, he was also valued by *** after being strongly recommended, and at the end of 1959, he served as the director of the National Defense Industry Commission, which became the main driving force for the national defense construction of New China. And this once again demonstrates the wisdom and keen vision of the best in national defense and military.
In 1960, Tan Zheng**. Subsequently, *** and others proposed that *** continue to hold the position, and ** also agreed to his comeback. But considering that ***'s health is not very good, **sent the best doctor for him**. In this way, he worked at the post for more than two years.
After battling the disease for several years, ** completely collapsed in the autumn of 1963. At this time, he had an angina attack, kidney failure, and high blood pressure, although the doctors tried their best to save him, but the medical level at that time was limited after all, and he could not even perform a kidney transplant, so soon after he was hospitalized, the hospital issued a critical illness notice. On December 16, in the company of his family and comrades-in-arms, **'s heart stopped beating.
But in September of the same year, **proposed to be replaced by ** to preside over the daily work of the Military Commission. Under his leadership, the army took a great turn for the better in less than a year. **After arriving at the training ground, I applauded and gave a thumbs up on the spot. During that period, a large number of backbone forces were cultivated in the army, which greatly promoted the regularization and modernization of the army.
* During his tenure, he was frank and frank, and his work results were unanimously recognized by everyone, which once again shows that the suggestions given to *** are indeed very valuable for reference.