Deng Hua, former deputy chief of the general staff and commander of the Shenyang Military Region, was transferred to the post of vice governor of Sichuan at the end of May 1960.
Because of his sensitive identity, Deng Hua received a cold reception among some familiar comrades of the Chengdu Military Region and the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, and some even deliberately avoided him. However, Li Jingquan, secretary of the provincial party committee, gave him full care and support, equipped him with cooks, guards, etc., so that his living treatment was quite good, which made Deng Hua deeply grateful.
Deng Hua has an upright personality, in order not to implicate others, he rarely goes out, except for necessary work and work, most of the time stays at home to study. Over the past two months, Deng Hua has gradually adapted to life here, but his mood has become worse and worse.
That afternoon, just as he was concentrating on his studies, there was a sudden noise outside the door. Then, the doorman led an emaciated comrade into the courtyard, reasoned with him, and tried to prevent him from entering.
Deng Hua looked at Deng Hua in Sichuan, hurriedly put down the book and went out. When the visitor saw Deng Hua hurriedly standing upright, he saluted him with a standard military salute, and said to Deng Hua: "Chief, I'm late, you let me in!" ”
So, who is coming? dared to break into Deng Hua's house, he was Wei Jie, deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region. Deng Hua had mixed feelings, held Wei Jie's hand tightly, and said to him: "I'm very sensitive here now, I said it in **, you still don't want to come, why don't you listen?" ”
Wei Jie immediately said to Deng Hua: "Chief, you have been in Chengdu for two months, I have been running the construction of positions outside, and I just came back in the morning, I think I am late!" Deng Hua took his hand and told him that he should just be busy with his work, and said that he was worried that he would be gossiped about by others and affect his future.
Wei Jie decided to visit the old chief Deng Hua, and he said that if he didn't go, he would feel sorry for the old chief and look down on himself. When Deng Hua heard Wei Jie's words, his eyes were suddenly full of tears, and it took a long time to calm down.
He stayed at Deng Hua's house for an afternoon, ate together, and did not leave until dark. In the following days, as long as Wei Jie has time, he will come to visit Deng Hua.
On the one hand, he very much wanted to chat with the old chief and reminisce about the past. On the other hand, He Bingyan, the commander of the military region, died shortly after Deng Hua arrived, and before his death, he specially instructed Wei Jie to take good care of Deng Hua.
Wei Jie had a deep revolutionary comradeship with his lover, and this affection led him to visit Deng Hua as soon as he returned to his hometown and called him the old chief.
Their intersection was not much during the Agrarian Revolutionary War, but their acquaintance was during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, when Deng Hua served as the political commissar of the Independent Regiment, and Wei Jie was the head of the Special Service Group of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
They cooperated with each other in the battle and established a deep friendship. During the War of Liberation, they all served as column commanders, and their development was almost the same. And on the Korean battlefield, they met again, Deng Hua served as the deputy commander of the Volunteer Army, and Wei Jie served as the commander of the 60th Army, and his position was significantly higher than Wei Jie.
Therefore, Wei Jie called Deng Hua the chief, and the continuation and depth of this affection reflected the deep revolutionary comradeship between them.
On the Korean battlefield, Wei Jie experienced the worst defeat of his life. In the second phase of the Fifth Campaign, for a number of reasons, the 180th Division was almost scattered, and more than 7000 people were captured or killed.
The commander was extremely angry about this, and even reproached Wei Jie, "A commander like you should be killed!" However, Deputy Commander Deng Hua calmly analyzed the situation at that time, explained to *** the reasons for the failure of the 180th Division, and believed that Wei Jie was not the main person responsible.
**After calming down, he agreed with Deng Hua's analysis, and Wei Jie avoided a harsher punishment because of this.
Deng Hua's help to Wei Jie at a critical moment will always be remembered by Wei Jie. This also made Wei Jie full of respect for the old leaders who performed well on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea. Therefore, when Wei Jie returned to Chengdu, he insisted on visiting him despite Deng Hua's opposition.