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Xiao Jinguang and Mao Zedong were both comrades-in-arms and friends in their decades of revolutionary careers, and when they were in Yan'an, Mao Zedong once said: "I rely on Xiao Jinguang to eat." ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > Mao Zedong who relied on Xiao Jinguang to "eat."</h1>
In 1937, the Kuomintang decided to jointly resist Japan, and when everything was ready, the main force of the Red Army would rush to the anti-Japanese front.
One day, Mao Zedong summoned Xiao Jinguang and others to his study to study military deployment, and everyone was discussing everything you said and I, and suddenly Mao Zedong asked Xiao Jinguang: "Tell me about it, where is the central base area?" ”
This was a major matter concerning the overall situation, Xiao Jinguang did not dare to say anything hastily, he fell into thinking, at this time, he recalled what Mao Zedong said to him a few days ago.
Pictured by Xiao Jinguang and Mao Zedong
That day, Xiao Jinguang accompanied Mao Zedong out for a walk, and Mao Zedong put his hands behind his back and proudly said:
"Don't underestimate this place in Yan'an, this place, after the Tang Dynasty, is the border fortress, we have traveled twenty-five thousand miles, almost all the base areas have been lost, only this piece under our feet, this is our capital, we have to take root here."
At that time, Xiao Jinguang did not understand the meaning of Mao Zedong's words, but now he understands. After the meeting was adjourned, Mao Zedong did leave Xiao Jinguang behind and told him: "The enlarged meeting of the Politburo of the Party Central Committee is ready to be held in Luochuan, and you go to arrange a place for the meeting." ”
According to the chairman's wishes, Xiao Jinguang finally chose Fengjia Village, which is more than ten miles away from Luochuan, as the meeting site, and on August 22, the comrades attending the meeting successively went from Yan'an to Luochuan.
At the meeting, Mao Zedong made a report on the situation and tasks, and the last question on the report was the location of the anti-Japanese base areas, and he proposed that after the main forces of the Red Army went to the front, they needed a unit to stay and consolidate the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base area, so that Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia would become the base camp of the anti-Japanese resistance throughout the country.
Picture 丨 Mao Zedong in Yan'an
However, some people also put forward different opinions on the idea of establishing a base camp in Yan'an, believing that the poor people in northern Shaanxi were not suitable for being an anti-Japanese base camp, and after the main force left, the remaining troops may not be able to hold on, or suggested that the Party Central Committee go with the main force.
Mao Zedong still insisted that he felt that the establishment of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base area was of great significance, that if there was a "home" behind it, there would be room for maneuver, and that the stay of the Party Central Committee in Yan'an would also be conducive to guiding the establishment of the anti-Japanese base area behind enemy lines.
The differences between the different opinions were very big, and everyone was arguing endlessly, and suddenly, Xiao Jinguang stood up: "I agree with Chairman Mao's opinion." ”
Xiao Jinguang fully understood Mao Zedong's ideas, and also felt that Mao Zedong's ideas were correct, and at the meeting, he was not good at refuting other people's ideas, so he could only analyze them from a military point of view and help them sort out the pros and cons.
Xiao Jinguang once studied military in the Soviet Union, and he is still very convincing when he talks about military.
"The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base area is the only base area left behind in the ten-year civil war and the only sustenance for our expedition; the party Central Committee has the conditions to take root here; from the perspective of geographical conditions, transportation is inconvenient and blocked by the Yellow River, which is a weak link in the enemy's offensive; moreover, it is not far from the north China front, which is convenient for command; besides, the masses here have a high ideological consciousness, we have already had a two-year work foundation, the main force has gone to the front line, and it is entirely possible to leave a unit to gain a foothold in the northwest."
Xiao Jinguang's remarks reached the hearts of many people, including Mao Zedong, who and Xiao Jinguang had said their thoughts many times, and they did not expect that Xiao Jinguang understood so thoroughly and could openly support himself in such a way on such an occasion.
Finally, the meeting passed the decision to keep the Party Central Committee in Yan'an.
The letter of appointment of the commander of the Eighth Route Army issued by Chiang Kai-shek
Three days later, the Revolutionary Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee issued the Order on the Reorganization of the Red Army into the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and three divisions of the reorganized Eighth Route Army rushed to the front, and Xiao Jinguang was appointed director of the Rear Guard Office of the Eighth Route Army.
One night, Mao Zedong found Xiao Jinguang: "Now the situation in the whole country is very grim, the task of staying behind is also very arduous, the bandits in the border areas are rampant, the people's lives are very bitter, you must defend the border areas, eliminate the bandits, stabilize the people's lives, defend the Party Central Committee, and expand the revolutionary base areas..."
The two of them talked until the middle of the night, and Xiao Jinguang became more and more confident about what he was going to do.
In view of the serious problem of bandits in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region, Xiao Jinguang proposed a method of combining pursuit, interception, and combined attack to suppress the bandits, and this method was contrary to Li De, who prided himself on being a military expert.
Figure 丨 Li De
After Mao Zedong learned about the situation, he did not answer Xiao Jinguang positively, but only asked: "Can't it be without Li De?" ”
Xiao Jinguang did not respond, and Mao Zedong continued to ask: "How are you going to liquidate and suppress?" ”
"Every bandit area concentrates forces and unifies command, and once it comes into contact with the bandits, it is lightly armed and tailed, and once the bandit road is determined, it is blocked and attacked in separate ways."
"Do what you think is right, and the most feared thing to do is to look ahead and look backward."
Soon after, at the meeting at which the left-behind corps was formally promulgated and appointed cadres, Mao Zedong patted Xiao Jinguang's shoulder and told everyone: "Comrades, I am in Yan'an, and I rely on this old man and on your left-behind corps to eat." ”
Xiao Jinguang and the comrades who remained in the regiment all laughed.
Mao Zedong also stressed the military importance of the left-behind corps: "The army is an indispensable armed force for the existence of the base areas, and you need to regard the tasks of the left-behind as important as the front-line anti-Japanese operations...".
Xiao Jinguang was greatly encouraged and wrote down 6 big words with a stroke of his pen: "Task is more important than life".
In order to cultivate the remaining troops into a first-class unit, Xiao Jinguang applied the military theoretical knowledge and combat experience he had studied and accumulated over the years to the education and training of the troops; he went to Mao Zedong every night to talk about the progress of the troops' training and the problems they encountered.
One day, Mao Zedong walked into Xiao Jinguang's cave: "Jinguang, I heard that you have a lot of treasures here?" ”
"Baby?" Xiao Jinguang couldn't understand, "What? ”
Mao Zedong set his eyes on a stack of books, and Xiao Jinguang understood what Mao Zedong meant by "treasure": "Chairman, you are talking about my books, there were many good books in the past, but unfortunately they were lost during the Long March, and now it is really difficult to find a book." ”
"Yes, things are more expensive than rare", mao zedong picked up the top book and looked at it: "You are a military student, what do you say is the most important thing for a campaign?" ”
"I think the most important thing is the issue of military guiding principles," Xiao Jinguang used the results of his study in the Soviet Union: "How to fight a campaign, we must consider the overall situation and the local situation, we must have a correct guiding ideology, whether to attack or defend, what kind of attack, what kind of defense ..."
"Well, what you said makes sense, you prepare this topic, let's find time to discuss it well," Mao Zedong said as he picked up the two books "The Battle Question" and "Battle Ordinance", "I want to study the military issue, I will take these two books to see first." ”
Picture 丨 Mao Zedong's bedside book
Xiao Jinguang did not speak, mao zedong picked two books that he regarded as "treasures", these two books, followed him for twenty-five thousand miles, did not want to throw them, and now the training troops are using it.
At the same time, Xiao Jinguang knew Mao Zedong, and with his book-loving personality, these two books may have gone and never returned, so Xiao Jinguang seemed very hesitant.
"What's wrong, reluctantly?" Mao Zedong deliberately teased him, "So stingy." ”
Xiao Jinguang said matter-of-factly, "I am a little reluctant to do so, I have these two military books, and the education of the troops still depends on them as a crutch." ”
"You can rest assured, borrow your affirmation to pay back, but also let me be a crutch, how about it?"
"The chairman must borrow, then borrow it" Xiao Jinguang deliberately said the word "borrow" very heavily.
"Okay, okay, I'll borrow and pay it back", and then Mao Zedong took two books and left satisfied, but later, probably because of his busy work, Mao Zedong never returned it, which really hurt Xiao Jinguang for a while.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="46" > naval parade</h1>
Figure 丨 Xiao Jinguang
After the founding of New China, Mao Zedong issued an order to Xiao Jinguangxin, and this order really surprised Xiao Jinguang:
"At present, the operational task of liberating the whole country is still quite arduous, but the task of forming an air force and navy has also been put on the agenda, and the preparation of the air force is almost over, and the central authorities have decided to send Liu Yalou to be the commander, and now they are going to start preparing for the construction of the navy, and they want you to be the commander, first say hello to you, and listen to your opinions."
"Chairman, I'm a dry duck, and I don't know the navy, so how can I be a naval commander?" And I'm so seasick that I can't even sit on a sea boat. ”
"The commander of the Navy is seasick, the commander of the Air Force is seasick, this is my cadre policy, I just have a crush on you dry duck." Mao Zedong smiled and said, "It is for you to command, not for you to go to sea all day." ”
In this way, this appointment that made Xiao Jinguang himself a little confused was determined, and Qingdao, as the largest port in the north, became a key base for preparing for the construction of the navy.
Figure 丨Xiao Jinguang (middle)
In May 1950, Xiao Jinguang went to Qingdao to inspect the port and coastal defense facilities on the spot, and began to prepare for the establishment of a base organization. Xiao Jinguang found that not only was Qingdao's port intact, the wharves and warehouses had not been destroyed by artillery fire, and the facilities built by the Japanese and the Kuomintang before, such as water runways, naval radios, hospitals, schools, and the like, could still be used.
After learning about the local situation, Xiao Jinguang immediately asked Zhou Enlai to submit all buildings and facilities belonging to the navy in the Qingdao area to the navy.
After receiving approval, Xiao Jinguang opened a hard-working model in Qingdao, successively establishing the East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet, the Qingdao Base, the Lushun Base, as well as more than a dozen naval schools and corresponding leading organs and various business departments.
That same year, the Central Military Commission decided that the Navy would hold a naval parade in Qingdao, scheduled for August 4.
On July 13, Mao Zedong finished his tour of the south and arrived in Qingdao via Nanjing, this time Mao Zedong had come to Qingdao to recuperate, and his wife and children also came together, but except for swimming a few times in the baths of the sanatorium, Mao Zedong had little leisure time and had been busy.
Picture 丨 Mao Zedong
On the eve of the Founding Day, Xiao Jinguang came to the hotel where Mao Zedong was staying and briefly reported on the preparations for the military parade at sea: "... The main naval branches of the naval parade held in Qingdao this time must be dispatched..." Mao Zedong was very happy after hearing this and said that he would personally visit the scene of the military parade.
Qingdao in July and August, not very hot, but every morning and evening, because of the sea breeze and slightly cool, Mao Zedong suffered from cold, dizziness, nausea, took medicine for several days did not see good, the central government took into account his physical condition, worried that his personal presence at the scene led to aggravation of the disease, so he entrusted Zhou Enlai to inspect the navy Qingdao troops.
When Xiao Jinguang told the leaders of the Qingdao base that Zhou Enlai would inspect the naval unit on behalf of Mao Zedong, everyone was very excited, and in order to enable Zhou Enlai to see all kinds of submarines in the navy, Tao Yong, commander of the East China Sea Fleet, led China's self-assembled frigate "Kunming" and another warship from Shanghai to Qingdao.
On the morning of August 4, the troops were waiting in strict formation, and after Xiao Jinguang learned that everything was ready, he went to greet Zhou Enlai, who said: "You should proceed according to your own plan, but you must seize the time, and I still have to speak at the afternoon meeting." ”
Pictured: Xiao Jinguang and Zhou Enlai
At 9 o'clock, Xiao Jinguang accompanied Zhou Enlai to the naval dock, the sea parade officially began, Zhou Enlai inspected the officers on the dock, and then sailed out of the big port in a review boat, one ship and submarine after another were neatly arranged, with various flags hanging on them, the commanders lined up to stand up, and every time they passed a ship, there was a shout that resounded through the air: "Hello comrades! "Hello Prime Minister!"
Then, the sea drill officially began, more than two hours of performance, Zhou Enlai praised one after another, after the end, Zhou Enlai wrote with a stroke of his pen: "Chinese comrades of the People's Liberation Army Navy, celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, celebrate the growth and expansion of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy!" I hope you will continue to fight for a more powerful navy that can defend the Far East and world peace! ”
After Zhou Enlai was entrusted by Mao Zedong to inspect the navy, Mao Zedong's cold gradually improved, and later, they received officers above the rank of lieutenant at the Qingdao base and took a group photo with everyone.
Pictured Zhou Enlai with an officer
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="64" > Xiao Jinguang please eat</h1>
Although Mao Zedong did not personally see the grand situation of the people's navy's first naval parade, this trip to Qingdao was worth it to meet with his old friend Xiao Jinguang.
On August 1, Xiao Jinguang was sitting at his desk, thinking about issues related to the naval parade, when suddenly footsteps came from the courtyard, and Mao Zedong appeared in the courtyard of Xiao Jinguang's house.
As he walked inside, he shouted, "Commander Xiao, I'm here to rub rice!" ”
Xiao Jinguang jumped up from his chair with a fish, "Chairman, that day you said that you had something to do, but today you are not prepared for anything." ”
It turned out that when Mao Zedong first arrived in Qingdao, he joked with Xiao Jinguang and said, "Xiao Jinguang, I have arrived in Qingdao today. I'm going to come to your house for a meal. ”
Mao Zedong also said: "Go back and tell your wife and ask her to make a few dishes herself, eggplant in sesame sauce, fried duck with bitter melon, a plate of chili peppers, a bowl of rice, quite good." ”
Upon hearing that Mao Zedong was going to eat from home, Xiao Jinguang was overjoyed: "Chairman, you are too busy, I am embarrassed to bother you, so let's eat at home at night." ”
As a result, in the evening, Mao Zedong's work arrangements were too busy to take time to go, and he did not expect a surprise attack today.
Mao Zedong did not pay much attention to eating, he said to Xiao Jinguang: "There is nothing to ask for, just fill your stomach", perhaps, Mao Zedong engaged in a surprise attack, it is precisely because he is worried about Xiao Jinguang's feast.
Xiao Jinguang still felt too sudden, and Mao Zedong's guards came over and leaned over to Xiao Jinguang's ear and said, "The chairman is really eating here today." ”
Xiao Jinguang's face was embarrassed, "Why didn't you notify earlier?" ”
"Without notice, what do you do, what do I eat, do you have peppers?" Mao Zedong waved his hand, "Eating is the next step, let's talk about your situation first." ”
Therefore, Xiao Jinguang explained the preparations for these days, Mao Zedong listened to the instructions while listening, and Xiao Jinguang's kitchen began to be busy because of this sudden visit.
Xiao Jinguang's chef in the family, Master Han, is a second-level chef, the cooking level is very good, he wants to get some mountain treasures and seafood to take the opportunity to show his hand, so he went to Qingdao's most advanced Donghai Hotel to buy a lot of high-end ingredients.
Xiao Jinguang knew Mao Zedong's temper, and when he saw Master Han's posture, he said: "Just eat home-cooked rice", Master Han could only return the ingredients that Zhang Luo bought in half a day, and finally only made 6 home-cooked dishes, three fresh vegetables, a braised pork, a sea cucumber, a fish, and two small butterfly side dishes, peppers and soy sauce tofu.
Mao Zedong was chatting with Xiao Jinguang, when the staff walked in and reminded Xiao Jinguang in his ear: "The meal is ready", Mao Zedong heard it, and proposed to talk while eating.
Mao Zedong ate this meal very satisfied, has been saying that the food is very delicious, very suitable for his own appetite, in fact, this table of dishes, many of them are Brought by Mao Zedong himself.
It turned out that after knowing that Mao Zedong was going to eat at Xiao Jinguang's place, the navy immediately contacted the staff of Mao Zedong's residence, and that side did not know that Mao Zedong was going to go out to eat, and had already prepared the meals, and the two sides coordinated a little, and then said that they would take the meals that Mao Zedong had prepared to eat together.
Mao Zedong's daughter Li Ne recalled, "Father rarely went to other people's homes to eat, which is a characteristic of him, but in 1957, he went to the residence of Admiral Xiao Jinguang, the commander of the Navy, and ate a family banquet. ”
(From Qingdao News Network)
At the same time, this meal is also an affirmation and condolence to Xiao Jinguang's busy preparations for the maritime parade.