Welcome to Shiyuan History Column No. 2433. The four wild generals Zhong Wei were admired, not because of his military rank and position, nor entirely because of his outstanding military achievements during the war years, but because he was not only power and not superior, adhered to the truth, and followed his inner thoughts and principles. At the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission in 1959, Zhong Wei fiercely defended Peng Zong and General Huang Kecheng, which left an extremely deep impression on people.
Zhong Wei was the only general who defended Peng Zong in 59 years. People like Deng Hua, Hong Xuezhi, Wan Yi and others in the old Siye all made their positions clear at the meeting, and at the same time, they were implicated and dismissed from their posts and delegated. Among these generals, Major General Zhong Wei's attitude was the most excited, and he did two more amazing things: first, he slapped the table at the meeting and offered to shoot General Peng with him; second, he scolded General Luo Ruiqing, who was then vice premier and minister of public security, before being forced to leave the scene (because the other party did not testify for Zhong Wei in time).
To be fair, both of these things are acting too impulsively, and they are more outrageous behaviors. Even if it is to maintain the old chief, we should pay attention to the occasion and pay attention to the methods and methods in order to have a real help to the chief. Zhong Wei has such a move, but it is likely to be aggravated. However, in fact, this was not the case, and Zhong Wei was eventually given a light rein, and although he no longer served as the chief of staff of the Great Military Region, he became the deputy director of the Agricultural Department of Anhui Province, and still retained a certain position and status. Why?
For the generals involved in the 59 years, the most influential are two chiefs, one is the chairman, and the other is Lin Zong. If the chairman and Lin Shuai decide to deal with it seriously, Zhong Wei's situation will be very difficult. Although Zhong Wei's attitude was tough and his words were out of line, the two key chiefs just appreciated Zhong Wei more and did not have the intention of dealing with him strictly, which was the main reason why Zhong Wei was able to escape the disaster.
On Lin Shuai's side, although General Siye had such words and deeds at the meeting, he felt very inappropriate and unhappy in his heart, but Lin Shuai did not intend to suppress Zhong Wei. On the contrary, he has always had some opinions about Deng Hua, so Lin Zong's treatment of Deng Hua is more strict. Zhong Wei was once a general personally promoted by Lin Shuai during the Siye period, during the Liberation War, he was originally only a division-level position, Lin Zong planned to promote Zhong Wei, who had made many military achievements, to the deputy commander of the column (deputy commander), but Zhong Wei did not accept it, believing that the deputy post had no real power, either let him continue to be the division commander, or let him directly become the column commander.
Lin Zong's prestige in Shino is very high, and usually no one dares to contradict him. Listening to Zhong Wei talk like this, Lin Shuai was very happy, and almost without hesitation, he directly appointed him as the commander of the Twelfth Column, and later became the commander of the Forty-ninth Army. Lin Zongzhong admired this warrior with a straight personality and ability in his heart, so he would not suppress him in 59 years because he made a "mistake" in his position. When Zhong Wei tried to defend Peng Zong, Lin Shuai did not rebuke him.
On the chairman's side, zhong wei's impression was also very profound. When he was awarded the title in 1955, Zhong Wei had hoped to obtain the rank of lieutenant general, so he sought out Lin Shuai, but the last announcement was still major general. Zhong Wei used to be the main commander of The Four Wilds, so his heart was relatively high, and when he was evaluated, he said that he would hang his medal on the dog's tail, claiming that the medal was of no use. This sentence is amazing, but it has his personal style, and it has a fight with the attitude of the chief in 59 years.
Lin Shuai angrily criticized Zhong Wei for this matter, and the chairman also heard this sentence. But what was surprising was that the chairman really "got used to" this general, not only did not punish him, but gave him a certain amount of comfort, and later transferred him to the Beijing Military Region as chief of staff. The post of chief of staff of the Grand Military Region was beyond the allocation of the founding major general at that time, and it was obvious that Zhong Wei had received the attention and love of the chairman. Even if Zhong Wei said impulsive words in 59 years, the chairman did not really blame him, but gave him a certain amount of protection, and later asked about Zhong Wei's work many times, which showed that the chairman was concerned about him.
In the late 1970s, Zhong Wei was rehabilitated and his treatment was restored to the rank of a regular corps, and later promoted to the rank of deputy of the Grand Military Region. Although the conditions have completely improved, his upright and upright character has not changed at all, refusing to arrange work for his own grandson, but instead making proper arrangements for his nanny and guards. Sun Tzu was unconvinced, and General Zhong Wei solemnly educated his descendants: I hate corrupt elements the most, and Grandpa cannot use his power for personal gain and go through the back door. You go back and work your own, don't rely on your family. If I had a machine gun, I would have "suddenly" all the corrupt elements! The grandson laughed when he heard the words. From this incident, we can see the valuable character of the old general, which runs through his life.
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