Chairman Mao had a total of 10 children, only 4 of whom remained after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and Mao Anying, as his eldest son, had high hopes for him, and his death also made the chairman very sad.
In 1951, when Chairman Mao and his former classmate Zhou Shizhao mentioned the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea during small talks, this old classmate asked the chairman: Is Mao Anying's death related to Peng Zong?
Yang Kaihui and Mao Anying
Mao Anying, the chairman's first son, was only 8 years old when Yang Kaihui was arrested and was also arrested by reactionaries in prison.
Yang Kaihui was tortured in prison, but she was still reluctant to reveal the news of Mao Zedong, and the enemy brought 8-year-old Mao Anying to her.
Seeing that his mother was covered in scales, Mao Anying couldn't help but shed tears, and Yang Kaihui also reprimanded his son: Don't cry, you can't shed tears in front of the enemy.
Before the execution, Yang Kaihui instructed his son: We must continue to fight for the revolution, and then calmly become righteous.
Mao Anying later escaped from prison with the help of patriots and was sent to Datong Kindergarten, where he spent some time, where the White Terror became more severe and the kindergarten was disbanded.
Zhou Enlai and his wife visited the Mao Anying brothers in the Soviet Union
Mao Anying and his younger brother Mao Anqing lived on the streets together, sleeping on bridges and holes, turning over garbage, and living a very miserable life.
Later, with the help of Li Du of the Northeast Army, Mao Anying and his brother went to the Soviet Union as orphans to study together, where they did not dare to disclose the identity of their father.
At that time in the Soviet Union, he was a good fighter. When the Great Patriotic War broke out in the Soviet Union in 1941, Mao Anying could have disobeyed military service, but he took the initiative to ask to participate in the war, and was later approved to enter the military academy.
He graduated in 1943 with the rank of lieutenant, and Stalin received him and gave him a pistol.
In January 1946, he finally returned to the motherland and met his father, who had been away for many years, when Mao Zedong's health was not very good, and when he learned of Mao Anying's return, he personally went to the airport to greet him.
The father and son only stayed for two days, and Mao Zedong sent the eldest son to the home of the labor model to learn to farm the land and "make up for the lesson of the labor university."
In accordance with his father's request, Mao Anying also carried out land reform and propaganda in the Liberated Areas.
In October 1949, he and Liu Siqi formed a family. After marriage, he never asked for special treatment because of his status, and always appeared on the front line of the grassroots.
Chairman Mao and Peng Dehuai
On October 1, the second year after the founding of New China, we received a telegram from North Korea, hoping that we would send troops to help.
On the second day, Chairman Mao held a meeting, and on the question of whether to send troops to Korea, the central leadership held a series of discussions, but it was always difficult to achieve results.
Later, Chairman Mao sent a telegram to send a plane to invite Peng Dehuai from Xi'an to Beijing, hoping to hear his opinion, and Peng Dehuai's propositions were consistent with the chairman's, and he felt that troops should be sent to rescue the DPRK.
On October 5, the central government held talks again, at which Peng Dehuai expressed his firm support for the chairman's decision to send troops to aid the DPRK. He said that North Korea, as our neighbor, is now in trouble, and if we don't pay attention, we will have one less ally.
Even if we were to prepare for the worst, in the course of our invasion of Korea, Chiang Kai-shek and the United States fought again, and even dropped atomic bombs at us, which is nothing, at most it should be a victory in the War of Liberation a few years later!
His words drew applause from everyone, and Peng Dehuai was later appointed commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army and led the Volunteer Army to Korea.
When the central government made a decision, Mao Anying took the initiative to go to the battlefield and was called "the first volunteer soldier" by Peng Zong.
After entering the Korean battlefield, Mao Anying fought for only 37 days before he was unfortunately killed.
In the Korean battlefield, the American army has a great advantage, they are well equipped, well-armed and supported by the air force, and our volunteer soldiers are often harassed by their aircraft missiles.
At that time, Mao Anying was working with Peng Dehuai in the headquarters.
On November 25, 1950, the US military once again sent aircraft to launch an air strike, dropping dozens of petrol bombs around our headquarters, and the headquarters was instantly plunged into flames.
At that time, Peng Zong and the guards around him escaped, but Mao Anying was far away from the door and did not escape from the headquarters, and died honorably.
On January 2, 1951, the Chairman was informed of this news.
After 19 days, Peng Dehuai returned to Beijing from the Korean battlefield, reported to the chairman in person on the circumstances of Mao Anying's sacrifice, and later said with great guilt: Mao Anying should bear responsibility for the matter.
After listening, Mao Zedong was silent for a while, but instead comforted the other side: If you fight a war, you always have to die.
In 1951, zhou Shizhao, an old classmate, asked Chairman Mao again: If Mao Anying had not been sent to the Korean battlefield, he would not have sacrificed himself, and was it related to Peng Dehuai's failure to fulfill his responsibilities?
The chairman said: Is The death of Kishi Ying related to Lao Peng's failure to fulfill his responsibilities? That's not what it says at all.
The culprit of Kishi-young's sacrifice is US imperialism, who sacrificed it to protect the Korean people and defend China. His death was glorious.
When it comes to responsibility, Peng Dehuai has no responsibility, no one can blame him, if someone blames him for this matter, it is not right.
After Mao Anying's death, some people suggested that his body be returned to China for proper burial, but the chairman also refused. Today, Mao Anying's mausoleum is still standing in the Hinokura Volunteer Army Cemetery in North Korea, and many Koreans come to worship every year.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Peng Dehuai was also appointed minister of national defense. On November 29, 1974, Peng Dehuai died.