In 1955, ** served as the commander of the Third Corps of the Second Field Corps, was promoted to the rank of general, and became the founding general. However, he did not rely on his fame, but on his personal tireless efforts to become one of the founding generals. **Born in poverty, he used to herd cattle when he was young, and was exploited by landlords. However, he resolutely joined the revolution and became the founding general of the country by virtue of his outstanding military exploits. His achievements are inseparable from diligence and studiousness.
Before joining the revolution, he had little formal education and little literacy. However, after joining the Red Army, he made rapid progress and was hailed as a battlefield genius with his superb understanding and command ability. He took part in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" battles in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base areas, and later participated in the anti-"three-way siege" and anti-"six-way siege" in the Sichuan-Shaanxi base areas.
** I know that fighting depends on courage and understanding, and reading requires literacy. He deeply realized the importance of culture, and took advantage of the military break to learn to read and write, and took the initiative to ask literate people for reading books. This kind of diligent study and hard training laid a solid foundation for him to enter a leadership position in the future. **Attach great importance to learning, carry a notebook with you, and record the battle experience and review results on it.
In 1943, he went to Yan'an ** Party School to study, which was his first formal education. During this period, **I met the great man for the first time*** and went to meet *** with Chen Geng Because of the close relationship with Chen Geng, the two were able to meet *** together
**When I first met***, I was quite nervous, but fortunately, Chen Geng's humorous demeanor by the side eased his nervousness and reassured him a lot. **I was very happy to see them, and asked about *** cordially At first, ** was a little restrained, but as he talked with ***, he gradually found that this great man was approachable, so he gradually relaxed himself.
As a person who loves learning, I took the initiative to ask *** some questions about learning. Tell him two things: the first is to get the right routeSecond, it must be supported by the masses. Whatever you do, stick to these two points. Recalling this experience, ** said: "I took the teachings of * to heart, and later I thought about it again and again and benefited a lot. "* is a good learner.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as commander of the Shenyang Military Region for a long time, and then transferred to the commander of the Beijing Military Region, and later held the post of vice premier. In 1980, ** resigned from his position on his own initiative. In his later years, he also served as a member of the ** Advisory Committee and a member of the Standing Committee until his death due to illness in 1999 at the age of 84.