Chairman Deng Xiaoping worked very hard during his lifetime, and he played a very huge role in the economic construction of the Chinese people and the development system of industry and agriculture. During his reign, the wealth of the people of the whole country increased significantly, and the living standards of the people became richer. And through some powerful means, China's military has also become more powerful.
At that time, Deng Xiaoping had to do all kinds of work himself, which made him very difficult. So it was decided to entrust some of the jobs at hand to other capable old party members to prepare to step down as chief of the general staff. When Deng Xiaoping selected talents, he thought of a person and firmly believed that it was most appropriate to entrust this work to this comrade.
There was no shortage of talent among the party workers, and there were many veteran generals who were there at that time, such as Yang Yong and Yang Chengwu, who were known as the "three Yangs", who were all experienced veteran revolutionary talents in the party and were also the pillars of the country at that time. As for why Yang Dezhi was chosen, there are actually many considerations. And the work of appointing Yang Dezhi as chief of the general staff is indeed determined to be achieved.
Sanyang is an old hero who participated in the revolution very early, whether it is his birth or his military achievements are incomparably outstanding, and the party spirit has nothing to say. But among the three of them, Yang Dezhi is the oldest in the party, and he is already a member of the Communist Party at the age of 17. Not only does the party age have the advantage, But Yang Dezhi's seniority in the Communist Party is also the most advantageous.
In 1928, Yang Dezhi followed Mr. Zhu to Jinggangshan to participate in the war at that time. Compared with the other two Yangs, Yang Dezhi's party spirit and qualifications are more worthy of scrutiny, and in the case of not losing to them, it is natural to appoint Yang Dezhi to an important position. On the other hand, the other two cannot compare.
Yang Dezhi not only made outstanding achievements in the agrarian revolutionary war, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the War of Liberation, but also participated in the most battles among the three. Natural experience is also very rich. It can be said that it has played a very important leading role in defending the country and building the country after the founding of New China and after liberation. At the time of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Yang Dezhi, as a vanguard general who entered Korea, was promoted by the party Central Committee to deputy commander and commander of the Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Even Chairman Mao praised Yang Dezhi, and the two were not just fellow countrymen. In the early years, Yang Dezhi resolutely led his friends to join the revolutionary rebel army without doing any ideological work, and since then he has embarked on the road of revolution and become the forerunner of the revolution.
This can also be seen that Yang Dezhi has been very anxious about the rise and fall of the country since he was a child, and he is bent on saving the country's psychology. This also made Yang Dezhi's party spirit of not being afraid of life and death very noble after joining the Communist Party. Because Chairman Deng Xiaoping chose Yang Dezhi as a staff officer, it was also a matter of course.
In February 1980, Yang Dezhi, who was already a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission and vice minister of national defense, had a conversation with Deng Xiaoping. Deng Xiaoping informed Yang of his desire to appoint him chief of the general staff. Yang Dezhi replied to Deng Xiaoping that he had never done similar work and was afraid that his ability was limited, so he recommended some capable people to Deng Xiaoping to serve as chief of the general staff.
However, Deng Xiaoping righteously rejected Yang Dezhi's proposal, and soon Yang Dezhi received a letter of appointment from the chief of the general staff. In fact, Yang Dezhi did not lie, after he joined the Communist Party of China, he has been rushing to the front line to fight, never been exposed to similar work requirements, naturally has no experience.
When he first took over the job, it was tricky. Because of this, we can discover another advantage of Yang Dezhi. At that time, Yang Yong served as deputy chief of the general staff and was very skilled in staff business. This Yang Yong has great respect and admiration for Yang Dezhi, so at the beginning of Yang Dezhi's work, yang Yong was basically responsible for his work, and Yang Dezhi was mainly familiar with the work status and experience of the chief of staff in half a year.
Because Yang Dezhi and Yang Yong appreciate each other, admire each other, and are very serious about their work, the two have become good partners. This also enabled Chairman Deng Xiaoping to play a great role in the great campaign of disarmament of one million. Not only has disarmament been successfully completed, but it has also greatly contributed to equipment, personnel, and military strength. This has enabled the People's Liberation Army to take a long step toward modernization in a short period of time.
Conclusion: When Yang Dezhi was 79 years old, her original wife Shen Gejun died of illness. Shen Gejun was a college student at that time, and she was also a very famous talented woman at that time. The two met and fell in love because they loved the motherland together and resisted the goal of Japanese aggression, so in April 1940, the two entered the palace of marriage hand in hand.
After the death of his original wife Shen Gejun, Yang Dezhi met Shi Li under the introduction of Li Xuesan and his wife. The two married in 1990, when Shi Li was 55 years old, but because she admired Yang Dezhi's talent, she took care of Yang Dezhi's last four years.