In 1955, on the eve of the first award ceremony of New China, He Long got the list of candidates for general in advance, and after carefully reading the list, He Long pointed to a person's name and said to the secretary: "His military rank is too high and needs to be reduced." ”
When the secretary saw the name of that person, he showed a look of surprise, because this person was none other than He Long's nephew Liao Hansheng.
mentioned He Long's nephew, it is simply a "copy" of his uncle, the same strong and brave, the same stubborn and stubborn.
The biggest reason why Liao Hansheng was able to embark on the road of revolution was not He Long, but his father Liao Lanxiang.
Liao Lanxiang was originally just an ordinary teacher in Sang Zhi, but after Liao Hansheng was born, Liao Lanxiang only wanted to take care of his family and had no revolutionary ideas.
By chance, Liao Lanxiang heard a speech by He Long, and the sentence "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband", ignited the blood in Liao Lanxiang's heart.
He signed up for He Long's army and became He Long's secretary, because he was honest and sincere, meticulous and thoughtful in doing things, and won He Long's trust and appreciation.
Because of Liao Lanxiang's relationship, He Long has always been very concerned about Liao Hansheng, and later married his niece to Liao Hansheng, which really became a family.
In 1921, Liao Lanxiang's death dealt a great blow to Liao Hansheng, thanks to He Long's help and taking care of Liao Lanxiang's widow and 3 children.
At a very young age, Liao Hansheng regarded He Long as a role model in life, and was determined to be like He Long when he grew up, charging and killing the enemy on the battlefield and serving the country.
After He Long's eldest sister He Ying died, 22-year-old Liao Hansheng led the remnants of his troops to carry out guerrilla warfare against the reactionary enemy in the Hunan-Hubei-Sichuan-Guizhou Soviet Region, and made great achievements.
Everyone in the army knew that Liao Hansheng was He Long's nephew, but no one questioned that Liao Hansheng was promoted under the banner of He Long, Liao Hansheng was famous for his "death" and bravery, not to mention that He Long's style was very famous, and it was impossible to get out of the matter of seeking personal interests for his nephew.
In 1947, Liao Hansheng took the lead in popularizing the education of "complaining about grievances and three investigations" among the troops, successfully uniting those Kuomintang officers and soldiers who were captured in the War of Liberation, greatly improving the cohesion of the army and greatly enhancing its prestige in the army.
Later, Peng Dehuai discovered Liao Hansheng's talent in political work and appointed him as the political commissar of the First Corps of Yiye. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liao Hansheng concurrently served as the political commissar of the Qinghai Military Region, and in 1954, the Central Military Commission appointed Liao Hansheng as vice minister of national defense.
Qualifications, military exploits, and ranks, Liao Hansheng all met the requirements for the evaluation of generals, so in the preliminary list of candidates for generals in 1955, Liao Hansheng's name was there.
After He Long saw this list, he thought that Liao Hansheng's military rank had been awarded a higher rank, and proposed to demote him. Liao Hansheng himself felt that the general was a little too high, and took the initiative to write a letter to the Central Committee, applying for the award of the rank of lieutenant general.
Although Liao Hansheng's military rank is relatively low, this does not affect his position, and among the seven vice ministers of national defense in New China, except for Liao Hansheng, he is either a general or a general, which shows that the central authorities attach importance to and trust Liao Hansheng.