Although Peng Lao was always the commander of Yiye and the deputy commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army, and his prestige was very high, what was surprising was that many of Yiye's senior generals did not accept him back then, and even a few people clashed with him in public.
In the Battle of Qingjian in October 1947, the first column of the Northwest Field Army encountered strong resistance from the enemy, and the progress was slow and disastrous. For this reason, Mr. Peng questioned why the first column failed to quickly capture the enemy.
The commander of the First Column, He Bingyan, was a famous one-armed general, who fought bravely and had a violent personality, and was anxious about front-line affairs at this time. After hearing Mr. Peng's questioning, he didn't control his emotions and replied loudly: "The army is ** big, there are difficulties!" ”
After finishing speaking, he even fell **, which made Mr. Peng feel very embarrassed on the ** side.
On another occasion, Mr. Peng convened a meeting of the leaders of each column to criticize the retreat of the first column without authorization.
Liao Hansheng, the political commissar of the first column, immediately stood up to defend himself, and asked Mr. Peng why he gave orders directly to the regiment by crossing the two levels of command, and it was a verbal order, and he did not notify him afterwards.
He also said that if Mr. Peng did not trust the leader of the column, he could go directly to command the regiment, and even suggested that the column and brigade be abolished. Hearing this, He Bingyan also stood up and scolded angrily: "You are like this to us, you are wrong and scolded, right and scolded, is it only you who is the most correct?" I'm quitting too! ”
Mr. Peng overstepped his command in this battle and gave orders directly to the regiments below, without notifying the column headquarters, which is a problem. Moreover, Mr. Peng has a hot personality and often trains people, which makes people unbearable, for example, in August 1947, the first column encountered difficulties in attacking Yulin, Shaanxi, and had to retreat.
The people below are not convinced by Mr. Peng, and there is indeed a reason. Mr. Peng should find the reason from himself.
Mr. He showed his selfless dedication in the development of the Northwest Field Army, and took the initiative to hand over the command to Mr. Peng, while he focused on logistics support. Mr. He is convinced of the party's philosophy and has repeatedly emphasized that all commands must obey the party.
Regarding the disobedience of He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng, Mr. He personally went to the First Column to seriously criticize and resolutely safeguard the party's command authority.
The two senior generals have a deep relationship with Mr. He, He Bingyan has been with Mr. He from beginning to end, and Liao Hansheng is Mr. He's nephew and son-in-law, and the two can be said to be Mr. He's cronies.
Therefore, they have opinions on Mr. He's handing over the troops to Mr. Peng, which is also reflected in their work. However, they are all people who understand the overall situation, and after Mr. He's education, they realized their mistakes and took the initiative to apologize to Mr. Peng, saying that they would resolutely carry out his orders.
Mr. Peng was magnanimous, and he was not angry at their confrontation, but appreciated their straightforwardness, and later paid more attention to them. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the two of them were exceptionally promoted, He Bingyan was awarded the rank of general, and Liao Hansheng was appointed vice minister of national defense, which is inseparable from Mr. Peng's cultivation and respect for them.