History has its own life, it is like a person, both easy-going and self-respecting. ——Yu Qiuyu
During the war, countless generals killed the enemy on the battlefield, and as long as they performed well enough, they could get promoted. Today's protagonist of the story, Li Desheng, has slowly changed from squad leader to a zhengguo-level cadre, and it should be known that his old superior, Chen Xilian, is a deputy state-level, which is really a creation and trickery. But the opportunity is reserved only for the prepared, how did he get such an opportunity?
Li Desheng, born in April 1916, is the child of a poor peasant family in Xinxian County, Henan Province. In 1928, the Red Army liberated his hometown, which gave him the idea of joining the revolution at a young age. After that, he became the leader of the Boy Scout Regiment and actively participated in activities. In 1930, he joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, joined the regiment in 1931, and joined the Party the following year.
After that, he actively participated in the battle, because he was not afraid of sacrifice, he was assigned to the regimental headquarters as a messenger, and later promoted to the secretary of the traffic team branch of the Tenth Division of the Red Fourth Army. During this period, he was injured in the left chest and left his left hand disabled, and during his convalescence, he did not forget to read progressive books to improve his cultural level, and he should continue to be promoted with such a consciousness, but in 1935 he encountered a very big setback.
At that time, the Red Army successfully met the division, and Zhang and others had ambitions and tried to go south. Although Li Desheng is not very old, he has seen a long time. Faced with such unrealistic ideas, he objected and directly pointed out the mistakes, so he was suppressed and demoted to the position of commander of the commanding corps and transferred to the Red Tenth Division.
Chen Xilian, commander of the Red Tenth Division, who cherished talents, learned about Li Desheng's situation and took the initiative to talk to him and help him open his heart. During the conversation, he found that Li Desheng also had a talent for command, so he often taught him combat experience, and Li Desheng also grew rapidly. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Xilian served as the commander of the 769th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and Li Desheng served as the company commander.
In gratitude for the appreciation of his leaders and the proof of his ability, he became more active in the battle, participating in hundreds of battles, once damaging a large japanese brigade with the strength of a battalion.
During the Liberation War, Li Desheng, commander of the 17th Brigade of the 6th Column of the Central Plains Field Army, and the Central Plains Field Army, waged an arduous struggle, and he had a strong command ability, and many times he skillfully used strange troops to win victories, and later participated in the suppression of bandits in the southwest.
After the founding of New China, he threw himself into the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, successively serving as commander and deputy commander of the 35th Division of the 12th Army of the Volunteer Army, always fighting on the front line, repelling hundreds of enemy attacks in the Battle of Shangganling, and it can be said that he made great contributions to the victory of the Korean War.
Shortly after returning to China, he was awarded the rank of major general, and in 1957 he entered the Higher Military Academy of the People's Liberation Army for further study, and after graduation, he has been working in the army, successively serving as commander of the Anhui Provincial Military Region, deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, commander of the Shenyang Military Region, etc. In August 1973, he was elected as a member of the Standing Committee and vice chairman of the Politburo of the Central Committee, with an official position of zhengguo. His former leader, Chen Xilian, was elected a member of the Politburo and served at the rank of vice-admiral.
Although his position is now higher than that of Chen Xilian, he still has great respect for the old leader, often calls to greet him, and visits him every important holiday to express his gratitude. Such revolutionary friendship is really touching.
General Li Desheng finally achieved great success in adjusting his mentality during the bottleneck period, so he really can't talk about heroes with temporary success or failure.