There was once a commander who, according to the tasks assigned by his superiors, to support the defense work in the later stages of the Battle of Shangganling, was only a small front-line commander at that time, and now he was promoted to deputy commander of the Twelfth Army.
In November 1952, orders to withdraw were received to repair the troops. However, on the way to lead his troops to retreat, he received instructions from his superiors to make preparations for the Battle of Shangganling at any time. He is Li Desheng, humble and honest, and practical in doing things. He eventually assumed the post of vice chairman of the party.
First, Li Desheng's background
Li Desheng was born in a poor family in Dabie Mountain, when the family was poor, his mother let him learn the craft with the tailor master, and sewing was mostly learned by girls. He felt that sewing was boring, too constrained, could not be free, and had to help the sewing master to do housework, cleaning and cleaning, and it was better to do sewing than to herd cattle.
Although cattle herding is a chore, do not give money, only manage food, but do not have to be bored at home all day, next to the sewing machine, compared to dry sewing, cattle herding is very free, unrestrained. So he became a cowherd and helped others herd cattle. But since he was a lively and clever child, he is not willing to do nothing all the time, thinking that he must always have a body of achievement.
In 1927, Li Jiawa opened a children's club, and Li Desheng stood out from 20 children and was elected as the leader of the children's group. The task of the children's regiment was to deliver letters and lead the way for the Red Army, so Li Desheng knew many Red Army soldiers. He saw that among the soldiers of the Red Army there were small soldiers who were not old enough to be him, and he had the idea of wanting to become a Red Army.
This idea intensified in his mind, so he boldly told Uncle Li Jiahui, because at that time, Li Jiahui was a branch secretary of the Communist Youth League. There was a certain amount of power, and he was the uncle of Li Desheng's own family, and he could talk to the soldiers and leaders of the Red Army.
Soon, the commander of the Red Army came to the village to inspect the work and contact the masses. Li Jiahui called Li Desheng over and asked him to personally tell the battalion commander what he wanted to do to join the army. After Li Desheng finished narrating and the battalion commander knew him, he knew that he was the leader of the local children's regiment, and he looked smart and clever, and liked him very much. But he was too young to be a soldier.
So, the battalion commander had an idea, let the two of them run in a race, as long as Li Desheng won the messenger he brought, let him join the army. They climbed mountain roads and ran dirt roads so they were physically strong. However, Li Desheng easily outperformed the messenger, and the battalion commander looked at Li Desheng with a serious expression and agreed to join the army.
Second, Li Desheng's record
In May 1935, when the Long March began, Li Desheng angered the secretary of the Ye Political Committee and the anger of his superiors because of an ideological report. In the face of anger, the leaders revoked Li Desheng's position, dealing a heavy blow to Li Desheng, making Li Desheng also angry.
By February 1936, after the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee revoked the punishment of Li Desheng, so that Li Desheng, who had been hit for many years, rekindled his hopes and rejoined the party. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Li Desheng actively threw himself into the revolutionary cause and fought for the country.
Among them, Li Desheng is most famous in the world for the Battle of Shangganling, where he assisted the commanders in sending troops to the Fifteenth Army to carry out strategic layout and discuss countermeasures, and was known as "the person who locked in the Battle of Shangganling". After the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Li Desheng was named "Major General," and since then, Li Desheng's path has shown an upward trend all the way and has been known by more and more people.
Third, Li Desheng was questioned twice
In 1968, during the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, when Premier Zhou read Li Desheng's name, Chairman Mao suddenly interrupted and asked which was Li Desheng. Li Desheng stood up and gave Chairman Mao a military salute and bowed. Chairman Mao was very pleased, because he had visited Yan'an under the pseudonym "Li Desheng". Feeling familiar with his name, Chairman Mao asked Li Desheng how old he was, and Li Desheng replied that he was 52 years old.
After Chairman Mao finished chatting with him, he learned about Li Desheng's position age and so on, and he felt that Li Desheng was a good candidate, and he was secretly happy. Because Li Desheng was still middle-aged at that time. In 1969, at the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, when Premier Zhou called out Li Desheng's name, Chairman Mao wanted to know Li Desheng again, and Li Desheng stood up, stood upright, and saluted Chairman Mao.
Asked the same question again, how old is this year, he replied that he was 53 years old. It can be seen that Chairman Mao twice asked about Li Desheng's age, and how much attention he attached to this! Li Desheng actively participated in each battle and made a major contribution to the defeat of the enemy by the Party Central Committee.
4. Li Desheng became vice chairman
Since then, Li Desheng has become an alternate member of the Politburo of the Party Central Committee and the only Communist Party member from the field. Li Desheng did not want to be an official, he only wanted to live a peaceful life in the countryside. In July, he met Chairman Mao, and as soon as they met, he told Chairman Mao that he did not want to take up a position because he had already held several positions.
I hope chairman Mao will remove some of his posts, but he feels that he cannot bear so much responsibility. But Chairman Mao said, "Don't be exempt, don't be exempt from any of them." Tell him that you can spend time studying, visiting the grassroots, working at the same time, and going to the cities and villages below to investigate and research. In September 1970, Li Desheng was appointed commander of the Beijing Military Region.
In 1973, Chairman Mao proposed the combination of the old, the middle, and the young, because at that time there were four people, Premier Zhou, Wang Hongwen, Kang Sheng, and Ye Jianying, as the candidates for vice chairmanship. There are young people, there are old people, but there is no middle age. At that time, under 40 years old was young, 40 to 60 years old was middle age, and over 60 years old was old age.
In fact, Chairman Mao already had a candidate in mind, and he told several people that "Zhong" would be selected from within the army, so Premier Zhou proposed the candidate Li Desheng, who was 57 years old and belonged to the army. In 1973, at the Tenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Li Desheng also participated, and he was very surprised to hear his name read. He immediately stood up and said that it was not appropriate, and said that his qualifications were too shallow and his ability was not enough.
He also elected Li Xiannian in the party, who was 64 years old at the time, which did not conform to Chairman Mao's "Middle" proposal. Li Xiannian sat next to Li Desheng and pulled the corner of his clothes to tell him not to say anything more, because Chairman Mao had already decided, and it would make his face ugly if he continued to talk. Li Desheng accepted the appointment and became the first founding general to serve as vice chairman of the Party Central Committee.
summary
Li Desheng's life was ordinary and great. In 1993, he went back to the village to visit and chat with the villagers, asking them how the village was now, how the houses were, and how the food was. After Li Desheng listened, his face was full of guilt, because the transportation here was inconvenient, the income was not very good, and the house was very dilapidated.
But Li Desheng was honest and honest all his life, and he didn't have much savings, so he took out all the money that could help the village and did his best. Two more schools were built for the village for the children, because he knew that education could change people and make their lives better. A few years have passed, and the villagers are very grateful to Li Desheng.