At the end of the 70s, before the start of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, the Military Commission specially sent people to solicit Deng Hua's opinion, wanting him to take command of the expedition. The stage of the soldier is on the battlefield, and in the face of this opportunity to fight for the country and kill the enemy to make meritorious contributions, Deng Hua politely refused, he couldn't go. Why is that?
By the end of the 70s, New China had not fought a major war for more than 20 years, and it was a question of whether the army could still fight. Thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find. The question of who should command the operation is a bigger one.
Marshal Peng Dehuai, who participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and General Chen Geng, are the top gods of war, but unfortunately they have all passed away. Other veterans who can fight are also old, such as Su Yu, Han Xianchu, etc., and their health is not very good.
Who was the commander of the Volunteer Army after Peng Dehuai? Deng Hua was the only founding general who commanded an army of more than a million to fight. He is both military and political, and he is a rare good general, so the Military Commission thought of Deng Hua and wanted him to go to the south to command the war against Vietnam.
At this critical moment, Deng Hua was proud that the Military Commission could think of himself. This shows that the country has not forgotten him. When the country needs soldiers, soldiers must rush forward without hesitation. Shrouded in horse leather, drunk and lying on the battlefield.
In an instant, Deng Hua was really a little excited, but soon reason overcame emotion. Deng Hua thought that he could not go. After returning from North Korea, Deng Hua served as the commander of the Shenyang Military Region and guarded the northeast for the country.
But only 4 years later, it caught up with the Lushan Conference. Deng Hua, as Mr. Peng's very important general, was inevitably implicated by Mr. Peng and was forced to leave the army and go to Sichuan to become the vice governor in charge of agricultural machinery.
That's been 18 years. Deng Hua has changed from a middle-aged soldier in the prime of life to an old man with white hair, and he is nearly seventy years old. Both physically and mentally are not as good as they used to be. War is a competition of physical strength and mental power, and both are indispensable.
The most important thing is that Deng Hua has been away from the army for 18 years, and in the past 18 years, Deng Hua has no idea what changes have taken place in the army, what new characteristics have emerged in the war, what new weapons are available, and even which generals can fight.
It is impossible to win a battle if you are not familiar with the troops and the generals. In 1977, Deng Hua returned to work and served as the vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences.
The wish is beautiful, the ambition is commendable, but the reality makes him very helpless. Deng Hua studied hard and found that he was too far behind and too much knowledge was missing. He now has the aura of a famous general, and if he really goes to the battlefield, he will not even have the bottom in his heart.
Fighting a war is not a child's play, one general is incompetent and exhausts thousands of troops. Deng Hua is very grateful for the trust of the Military Commission, and he is also very eager to take command and fight for the country, which is the highest honor for a soldier. But he can't go, he can't delay national affairs.
So Deng Hua declined. History proves that Deng Hua was right. Because he soon fell ill. In 1977, Deng Hua attended a meeting of the Military Commission, suddenly felt unwell, gritted his teeth and insisted, and as soon as the meeting ended, Deng Hua was admitted to the hospital.
He suffers from severe emphysema and coughs frequently. After treatment, Deng Hua was discharged from the hospital. But in 1979, Deng Hua was admitted to the 301 Hospital again, and he knew that his days were numbered, and Marx's invitation had already been received. The following year, Deng Hua passed away.
Just imagine, what would happen if Deng Hua really commanded a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam? Not to mention that he was not familiar with the generals and troops, whether his own body could persist was a big question. Deng Hua couldn't go, so the Military Commission had to choose two other veterans, both of whom were founding generals.
One is Xu Shiyou, and the other is Yang Dezhi. Their command ability is on a par with Deng Hua, among which Yang Dezhi served as the commander of the Volunteer Army after Deng Hua, and Xu Shiyou is a famous tiger general in the world.
Their bodies are still tough, and even so, the battle was fought very hard, and the victory was not easy to come by. Deng Hua didn't go, right. He must not harm the interests of the country for the sake of greedy for his own military exploits.