In 1971, an old peasant came to the door of the Jinan Military Region and asked to see the commander of the military region, and we all know that the two basically cannot have any intersection, but after the commander of the military region learned of this news, he personally greeted the old peasant.
So, what's going on? What is the identity of this old farmer?
This old farmer's name was Hou Lixiang, but in fact he was an old Red Army soldier and a subordinate of Yang Dezhi. On this day, in order to be able to see Yang Dezhi, commander of the Jinan Military Region, he came to the door of the Jinan Military Region. He wanted to ask if Commander Yang was there, the sentry at the door asked him to go to the communication room to ask about it, and the person who conveyed him saw that he was dressed simply, so he directly told him that Commander Yang was not there, but Hou Lixiang was very unwilling to see Commander Yang, and asked the soldier who conveyed when Commander Yang would return, but the soldier coldly replied "no comment." However, after Hou Lixiang revealed his identity, his attitude changed, because Hou Lixiang was Commander Yang's comrade-in-arms, and he did not dare to be sloppy, so he told him about Commander Yang's going out to a meeting. Hou Lixiang saw that Commander Yang was not there, and could only leave temporarily.
In the evening, Hou Lixiang came again, and at this time, after the staff learned of Hou Lixiang's situation, they immediately called yang Dezhi to tell him about the matter, and arranged for the old farmer to stay in the guest house. After Yang Dezhi finished the meeting, he immediately returned to Jinan and sent someone to invite Hou Lixiang. After the two of them met, they were very excited and asked each other a lot about each other.
And Hou Lixiang found Commander Yang another thing this time, that is, to prove his identity. Because during the war years, Hou Lixiang was arranged by his superiors to be inside the enemy and was responsible for intelligence work. But at that time someone in their underground party organization defected to the enemy, and this party organization was very badly damaged, and the files of their staff members who were lurking behind enemy lines were destroyed, and he also lost contact with the organization, so he could only choose to be a peasant.
His identity has not been confirmed for a long time, and in 1959 he was attacked for his former hostile status. Originally a hero, but became an enemy of the masses, this identity change Hou Lixiang is difficult to accept, so he tried to find a way to find an organization. Finally, he heard that his old chief Yang Dezhi was serving in the Jinan Military Region, so he tried every means to come to Jinan to find Commander Yang. After Yang Dezhi learned about this matter of the old subordinates, he quickly helped him confirm his identity and enjoyed the treatment of heroes.