In 1971, Wang Shusheng came to visit his daughter's unit, probably because he was dressed too plainly, the guards at the door did not recognize his identity, after listening to Wang Shusheng's explanation, the guards gave him a family visit form for him to fill out, and then let him wait in line outside.
Wang Shusheng did not complain in the slightest, nor did he reveal his identity, he was like an ordinary family member who came to visit his family, waiting in line outside according to the procedure.
When her daughter received the call, it was already an hour later, it was still winter, and Wang Shusheng's daughter Wang Jichi saw her father being frozen outside like this, and she was distressed and a little angry, but she knew that it was absolutely impossible to show her identity for convenience with her father's personality.
In fact, there are countless things like this, and the founding general Wang Shusheng is such a principled and selfless person.
Wang Shusheng, born in 1905 in Macheng, Hubei Province, was admitted to The Macheng Higher Primary School in 1923, under the guidance of the principal and cousin, Wang Shusheng began to read progressive books, participated in the anti-imperialist patriotic movement, and embarked on the revolutionary road.
After graduation, Wang Shusheng stayed in his hometown as a teacher at a private school, and soon after was promoted to the principal of Chengmagang Junior High School.
In 1926, Wang Shusheng officially joined the party and served as the head of the organization of the peasant association in the Chengmagang area, leading the peasants to start an armed movement.
During this period, he led the Peasants' Self-Defense Forces to crack down on local tycoons and inferior gentry and punish bandits and bullies on many occasions, and the bandits and evil forces of nearly 10,000 people fought head-wrenchingly and never dared to return to their hometowns to make trouble.
In 1927, Wang Shusheng participated in the organization of the Macheng Uprising, and after the war, the rebel army was reorganized into the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army's Edong Army, with him as the commander of the Second Route Army, and then Wang Shusheng led this unit to start a guerrilla struggle in the Mulan Mountain area.
In 1930, the CPC Eyu-Anhui Border Special Committee was formally established, wang Shusheng was appointed as a member of the special committee, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the 1st Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, fought jointly with fraternal troops, and successively participated in the raids on the Beijing-HanKou Railway, Yangjiazhai, Yangpingkou, Huayuan Town and other places, and achieved good results in three battles and three victories, annihilating more than 2,600 enemy troops.
In November 1931, the Red Fourth Front used the tactic of "encircling points to fight for reinforcements" to launch the Huang'an Campaign, and Wang Shusheng was ordered to take charge of the most difficult part of "fighting reinforcements" and leading the troops to block the reinforcements.
After a long battle, reinforcements from three divisions were repelled, 15,000 enemy fighters were annihilated, and the battle was a complete victory, and Huang'an was officially liberated.
In 1936, the Red Fourth Front crossed the Yellow River in the east, set up the Military and Political Committee of the Western Route Army, and prepared to launch the Ningxia Campaign, although Wang Shusheng was still ill at that time, he insisted on participating in the war with the army, and successively served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, a member of the Military and Political Committee, and participated in the command of the battles in the Hexi Corridor many times.
Unfortunately, the Western Route Army eventually failed miserably, and Wang Shusheng, a senior commander and fighter, blamed himself, and chairman Mao heard about his situation and took him to Yan'an, asking him to temporarily stay away from the front line and go to kang da for further study.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Shusheng returned to the front line and successively served as deputy commander of the Jinji-Hebei Yu Military Region, deputy commander of the Taihang Military Region, commander of the Henan Military Region, and deputy commander of the Central Plains Military Region, leading the troops to wage a bloody war with the Japanese army, and making tremendous contributions to the development of the anti-Japanese base areas and the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.
During the Liberation War, Wang Shusheng participated in the breakthrough of the Central Plains, leading the Left Route Army to break through the two railway lines of the enemy's key defenses, destroying the enemy's transportation convenience, and then he advanced into the Central Plains with Liu Deng's army, clearing the obstacles for the reconstruction of the Dabie Mountain base area.
In May 1949, Wang Shusheng was promoted to deputy commander of the Hubei Military Region and commander of the Eyu-Anhui Border Bandit Command, commanding the Hubei Military Region and the Sanye and Siye troops in a unified manner, completely annihilating the remaining Kuomintang troops in Dabie Mountain, and capturing the Kuomintang lieutenant general Wang Xian alive.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Shusheng still struggled in the front line of army construction and management, organized the research and manufacture of ordnance, formulated modern army management regulations and training content, and successively served as commander of the Hubei Military Region, deputy commander of the Central and Southern Military Region, vice minister of national defense, and director of the General Ordnance Department.
As Wang Shusheng's official position rose higher and higher, more and more people were looking for him to climb relatives and go through the back door, hoping that he could use his position of power to help get an official and a half-post, these people obviously still stayed in the old society's "one person gets the way to the chicken dog ascension to heaven".
Wang Shusheng was an extremely serious person, and he sternly rejected such unreasonable acts, saying: "My authority and power are given by the party and the people, and the main purpose is to serve the people. ”
In addition to relatives and friends, Wang Shusheng is also very strict with his children's land restrictions, and does not allow his children to enjoy any special treatment because of his status.
When the country is in difficulty, many grain materials can only be purchased with tickets, and the number of these tickets is limited, Wang Shusheng, as a senior leader, the tickets he has received are naturally relatively generous, but he forbids his family to use these grain stamps and cloth tickets, and the degree of eating and wearing is in accordance with the signs of ordinary people, and it is not allowed to engage in specialization.
As a senior leader, he has a car, but he never allows his children to go out in his car, and even when he takes his own car, he demands that the fare be deducted from his salary every month, and he is determined not to account for a single cent of the country.
During his tenure as vice minister of national defense, Wang Shusheng often visited or received foreign guests, and often received gifts from foreign guests.
Foreign guests sometimes bluntly say that this gift is for individuals, but Wang Shusheng has never accepted it, even if he receives a soybean, he will hand it over to the state.
When Wang Jichi entered the army, no one knew that she was the daughter of a general, and she did not have any preferential treatment, and all the achievements in the army were achieved by herself.
On January 7, 1974, the iron-blooded general who dedicated his life to the country and was upright and died of a serious illness at the age of 69, and the Party Central Committee held a solemn memorial service for him in Babaoshan, Beijing, and the whole country mourned.
Wang Shusheng's last request before his death was to send his ashes back to his hometown and return to the place where he first fought, and the superior leaders approved his request and brought some of his ashes back to the Macheng Martyrs' Cemetery and buried with his comrades who had fought side by side.