In the summer of 1950, the sun was blazing. At that time, Nie Fengzhi, as the dean of education of East China Military and Political University, was accompanying ** to swim in the school's swimming pool. Suddenly, the staff came over to inform ** that Beijing was calling and asked him to answer**.
* received a letter from the director of the General Political Department, who told him that the person who had been arranged to serve as the commander of the Air Force in East China had changed temporarily, and he needed to find a suitable candidate and report it to his superiors.
* Shocked and realized that this might be an urgent matter. He immediately walked to the ** room, ready to start looking for the right person.
*After receiving **, I was a little unhappy. He muttered to himself as he walked: "The organization has already decided on the candidate, why do you have to change?" Re-selecting talent is not an easy task. ”
His expression became serious and he began to sort out the situation of the cadres of the East China Military Region in his mind. When he arrived at the pool, Nie Fengzhi and the others were swimming happily, not noticing the change in ** mood.
* Stared at Nie Fengzhi and pondered for a while. Nie Fengzhi is a smart, studious, witty and changeable person, he takes everything extremely seriously, is competitive, sharp, not only dares to fight, but is also good at fighting.
He joined the Red Army in 1929 and the organization in 1931. He participated in many important campaigns and battles, such as the organization and command of Laiwu, Menglianggu, Nanma, Linqu, Jinan, and the liberation of Shanghai.
The troops he led made great contributions in the Battle of Menglianggu, the conquest of Jinan, the Battle of Crossing the River, and the liberation of Shanghai. Heroic collectives and individuals such as the First Regiment of Jinan and the First Boat Crossing the River emerged in his troops.
In addition, he also served as a faculty member at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University for six years, and also served as the president of the Jiaodong branch of the Anti-Japanese University, and trained many outstanding military cadres for the anti-Japanese armed forces in the Shandong base area.
Nie Fengzhi is an all-round person, and his merits are very prominent. After careful consideration, it was decided to hand over the heavy responsibility of the commander of the Air Force of the East China Military Region to him. ** Said to Nie Fengzhi: "Nie Fengzhi, come here!" ”
Nie Fengzhi quickly swam over. ** said: "Nie Fengzhi, you don't want to be in the military university, just do the air force and become the commander of the air force of the East China Military Region." Nie Fengzhi was stunned for a moment: Air Force commander?
He knew nothing about airplanes except that he was overwhelmed by the indiscriminate bombardment of enemy planes.
Nie Fengzhi was a little hesitant about **'s proposal, he thought that he was just a cattle herder, only had a primary school education, and knew nothing about aircraft, so it was really difficult for him to be qualified for the position of commander of the Air Force.
However, ** told him in all seriousness that not understanding does not mean that he cannot do it, and that he was deeply saddened by the fact that many fighters died in the war as a result of the bombing of enemy aircraft.
He realized that if our army had its own air force, it would be able to better protect the country and its people.
Nie Fengzhi fell into deep thought, he had personally watched countless comrades-in-arms die in the bombing of enemy planes in the flames of war, and his heart was full of regret and helplessness. He had a deep desire for our army to have its own aircraft as a way to promote our country's prestige.
Now that the organization has entrusted him with this challenging task, he feels a great responsibility. Nie Fengzhi decided to bravely take over the heavy responsibility of ** delivery, and said firmly: "Mr. Chen, I obey the organization's arrangement and am willing to serve as the commander of the Air Force." ”
After learning about the current situation of the East China Air Force, Nie Fengzhi sighed: "This is a difficult task! "At that time, the East China Air Force had not yet formed a complete team, and the air force command organization had not yet been established.
Therefore, Nie Fengzhi's first major task was to immediately set about establishing the command structure and troops of the Air Force, and at the same time, he also needed to learn all the command knowledge as an Air Force commander.
After completing full preparations, the Air Force of the East China Military Region was formally established on August 1, 1950, and Nie Fengzhi was appointed commander and delivered an inaugural speech at the inaugural meeting.
At the request of the Chinese side, the Soviet Union sent a mixed air defense force to Shanghai to ensure the safety of Shanghai's air defense. The unit is led by the commander of Moscow's air defense, Lieutenant General Bakisky, and has fighters, bombers, attack aircraft, artillery, radar and other equipment.
Nie Fengzhi was assigned to take over and manage this air defense force.
Nie Fengzhi has shown a tenacious will and persistent spirit in the study of command knowledge in the Air Force. Although he is not amazing in stature, his thoughts are deep and determined.
Faced with a huge amount of study materials and theoretical terms, he was not intimidated, but determined to master them all. He listened carefully to General Bakiski's explanations during the day, and at night he continued to think and review until he fully understood.
A month passed in a flash, and Nie Fengzhi actually completed all the required learning content. He reported to ** that he was ready for the exam. ** was a little skeptical about this, but he still agreed to Nie Fengzhi's request, hoping to verify his strength.
The difficulty of the examination is very great, and it is necessary to control 24 planes to go to the sky according to the specified order, airspace, and formation, and then land at the specified time and place. But this was not a problem for Nie Fengzhi, who successfully completed the exam with his excellent command skills and firm determination.
Looking at Nie Fengzhi's performance, General Bakisky spoke highly of him, saying that none of the students he brought were bad. And ** was also moved by Nie Fengzhi's intelligence and spirit, and was full of admiration for him.
* During a conversation with Bakisky, he revealed the results of Nie Fengzhi's exam, expressing his confidence in the future victory of the Air Force. Nie Fengzhi knows that the real test is still on the battlefield.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the People's Air Force, lacking theory and experience, explored its own strategy and tactics and used the superiority of irregular and guerrilla warfare to counter the regularization and regularization of the enemy, causing the enemy to suffer.
Nie Fengzhi left a glorious page in the history of the People's Air Force.