On December 12, 1973, an important political conference was being held in the Ziguang Pavilion in Zhongnanhai, and as soon as the meeting began, Chairman Mao solemnly said: "The Politburo discusses politics, and the Central Military Commission discusses the army." But now that neither the Politburo nor the Central Military Commission speaks their own words, I have no choice but to hold a Politburo meeting and talk to you here. ”
As soon as Chairman Mao's voice fell, the whole venue fell into a dead silence, and all the participants could not understand the meaning of Chairman Mao's words, but there was a person in the corner of the meeting room who was thoughtful, and only he understood Chairman Mao's "voice-over," and this person was Deng Xiaoping, who was then a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Central Military Commission.
Deng Xiaoping
Not long ago, Chairman Mao deliberately called Deng Xiaoping to his office, and as soon as Deng Xiaoping sat down, Chairman Mao asked a little impatiently: "At present, the situation in our country is very special, internally, our military, economic, and scientific and technological aspects need to develop as soon as possible. ”
Obviously, Deng Xiaoping was not surprised by Chairman Mao's question; in fact, Deng Xiaoping already had the answer in mind, but he did not know how to answer it to Chairman Mao, and after hesitating for a few seconds, Deng Xiaoping made a move that Chairman Mao praised unceasingly.
I saw that Deng Xiaoping had reversed the teacup in front of him and Chairman Mao, and then he heard Chairman Mao laughing in his office and saying, "What the hero sees is a little the same!" ”
Chairman Mao and Deng Xiaoping
Soon after, under the order of Chairman Mao, the eighth major military region of the country underwent the largest "military change" since the founding of New China, and until many years later, Deng Xiaoping still could not help but sigh: "Chairman Mao is really powerful!" ”
What decision did Chairman Mao make in 1973? What was the reason for this decision? Why did Deng Xiaoping lament that Chairman Mao's decision was really powerful? Today, Bo Ge will take you to relive Chairman Mao's "wise decision" in 1973.
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In Chairman Mao's view, military strength is the foundation of a country's strength, and the ability of the army leaders will directly determine the combat effectiveness of a unit, so all along, Chairman Mao has demanded that all major personnel movements in the army need to be reported to him, and even the transfer of leaders at the battalion and company levels needs Chairman Mao's personal approval, which is not only responsible for the troops, but also responsible for national security.
Chairman Mao
As early as the end of the 1960s, Chairman Mao had considered the question of reassigning the commanders of the major military regions, but could not find a suitable opportunity until 1973, after a conversation with Deng Xiaoping, Chairman Mao finally made up his mind.
One day in early December, Deng Xiaoping was working on documents in his office when he suddenly received a phone call from the Zhongnanhai Secretariat: "Vice Premier Deng, Chairman Mao has an important matter to discuss, please come to Zhongnanhai immediately!" ”
After hanging up the phone, Deng Xiaoping immediately rushed to Zhongnanhai, and within half an hour, he appeared in front of Chairman Mao; before Deng Xiaoping could speak, Chairman Mao said: "At present, we are worried about internal and external difficulties, there are military constraints inside, and there are strong enemies of the Soviet Union outside. ”
Deng Xiaoping did not know how many times he had thought about Chairman Mao's question, although he already had the answer, but when facing Chairman Mao, Deng Xiaoping did not know how to answer for a while, and when Deng Xiaoping was considering, the secretary suddenly brought in two glasses of water, only to see Deng Xiaoping reverse the position of the two glasses of water in front of him and Chairman Mao, and Chairman Mao suddenly smiled and said: "The hero sees the same thing!" ”
The next day, under Chairman Mao's instructions, the Central Military Commission issued an order to all major military regions across the country: On December 12, a meeting of the Politburo would be held in Beijing, and all military commanders and political commissars would not be allowed to be absent.
After the meeting officially began, Chairman Mao first criticized in a serious tone some improper practices of the Politburo and the Central Military Commission, and then directly stated the purpose of the meeting: "I have thought for a long time that it is better to adjust the commanders of the various military regions. When the commanders of all the military regions were wondering, Chairman Mao immediately said: "Anyone who stays in a certain position for too long, the mode of thinking is easily rigid, and it is not conducive to the long-term development of the army." ”
Then, Chairman Mao pointed to Deng Xiaoping on the side and said, "This is a new chief of the general staff that I have invited you, and many of you are afraid of him, but I think he is very decisive in handling things, and this is your old superior." ”
Finally, Chairman Mao said to Deng Xiaoping on the side: "Yu Gang yu soft, hide needles in the cotton!" A little gentler on the outside, a steel company inside. Although there were shortcomings in the past, it is good to correct them slowly! ”
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In order to understand the views of the commanders of the military regions on the transfer plan of the Central Military Commission, on the afternoon of December 21, 1973, Chairman Mao specially received the commanders and political commissars of the major military regions in the study room in Zhongnanhai.
On that day, in order to keep all the commanders and political commissars in a relaxed state, Chairman Mao specially put on a pair of pajamas; before the commanders came, Chairman Mao ordered people to fill the study room with stools, and also prepared tea early.
When everyone had arrived, Chairman Mao patted Marshal Zhu De's shoulder and said with a smile: "This is our good commander, and even more our red commander." ”
Afterwards, Chairman Mao shook General Chen Shiyu's hand and asked, "Are you in good health?" Chen Shiyu replied very solemnly: "Thanks to chairman's blessing, his health is not bad." Chairman Mao couldn't help but sigh: "There are not many people coming down from Jinggang Mountain!" ”
When he shook the hand of Tian Weixin, then deputy director of the Military and Political Department, Chairman Mao smiled and asked, "Where is Comrade Weixin's home?" Tian Weixin immediately replied, "Shandong Dong'a! After just two words of homely conversation, Chairman Mao suddenly said: "The General Political Department will be handed over to you with confidence!" But Tian Weixin resigned: "Director Li Desheng has just been transferred, and now there is only one deputy director of the General Political Department, please ask the chairman to send a new director." ”
Tian Weixin's implication was that he was not suitable to serve as director of the General Political Department, but Chairman Mao said very firmly: "If you will not send another director, you will be responsible for the General Political Department." Tian Weixin wanted to say something more, but at this time Chairman Mao had already walked up to Ma Ning, who was then the commander of the Air Force.
Tian Weixin
After shaking hands and greeting the 43 military and political leaders one by one, Chairman Mao began to arrange for everyone to sit down, and the commanders of the eight major military regions who were preparing for the transfer were specially arranged to be the closest positions to Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao's meeting with everyone this time was not so much a meeting as a chat.
In the whole process, Chairman Mao's speech did not have too strong coherence, and often talked about other topics. Among them, when talking about the four famous works, Chairman Mao suddenly pointed to General Xu Shiyou in front of him and asked, "I let you read Dream of the Red Chamber. Xu Shiyou replied without hesitation: "I have already completed the task given by the chairman!" When Chairman Mao asked him to read it several times, Xu Shiyou replied, "I have read it again." Chairman Mao smiled and said, "One time is not enough, at least three or five times." When it came to the rise, Chairman Mao actually recited a large passage from "Dream of the Red Chamber" in front of everyone.
Xu Shiyou
Just when everyone was reveling in the "Dream of the Red Chamber" that Chairman Mao had just recited, Chairman Mao suddenly changed his words: "After I have thought about it again, I still think that the commanders of the major military regions have the need to make a counter-adjustment. ”
Immediately afterward, Chairman Mao was relieved: "Every time you go to a place, there always needs to be a stage of adaptation, and any of you who encounter any difficulties can tell the organization at any time, and together we will find a way to overcome it." ”
Before the crowd could react, Chairman Mao suddenly turned his gaze to Li Desheng, who was then the commander of the Beijing Military Region, and Chairman Mao said humorously: "Changing to a new place is not necessarily a bad thing, Desheng did not stay in the Beijing Military Region for too long, but I think you should still go to Shenyang for a while." ”
Among the commanders of the major military regions, Li Desheng was the youngest; he was not only the commander of the Beijing Military Region, but also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee; when he heard Chairman Mao's words, Li Desheng immediately stood up and replied: "I obey the orders of the organization and have no opinions." ”
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Chairman Mao went on to say: "After so many years in the former unit, everyone has deep feelings, and I understand all this, but everything still has to be under the command of the party. ”
At the end of the meeting, Premier Zhou suddenly proposed: "Or everyone will sing a song!" Chairman Mao said, "Then sing "Three Major Disciplines and Eight Attentions." Immediately after, there was an imposing singing voice in the small study. After singing the first paragraph, Chairman Mao smiled and said: "Still singing well in the song, the first major discipline must be kept in mind: act together and listen to the command." ”
Premier Zhou
Finally, Chairman Mao once again consulted everyone on the transfer of commanders from the major military regions, and this time, everyone expressed very firmly: obey the decision of the organization. It took only an hour and a half of talking for Chairman Mao to solve such a difficult problem, and we had to admire Chairman Mao's great wisdom.
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Under the special circumstances at that time, Chairman Mao was most worried about the situation of the troops, so after the conversation with the military and political leaders of the major military regions was over, Chairman Mao immediately issued an order for counter-adjustment.
On December 12, Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou once again convened a meeting of the commanders of the military regions, and to the surprise of all the commanders, the Central Military Commission made specific adjustment arrangements overnight.
At the meeting, Premier Zhou read out on the spot the arrangements for the exchange of exchanges: Li Desheng of the Beijing Military Region and Chen Xilian of the Shenyang Military Region; Yang Dezhi of the Jinan Military Region and Zeng Siyu of the Wuhan Military Region; Xu Shiyou of the Nanjing Military Region and Ding Sheng of the Guangzhou Military Region; Han Xianchu of the Fuzhou Military Region and Pi Ding of the Lanzhou Military Region.
At that time, there were 11 military regions in China, but only 8 military regions were involved in this transfer arrangement, because the remaining three commanders of the Chengdu Military Region, the Kunming Military Region, and the Xinjiang Military Region had just taken office, so there was no need to re-mobilize them.
At the same time, in order to ensure the speed of the transfer, Chairman Mao also stressed: "This transfer work must be completely completed within 10 days, and during the process of each commander's transfer, the entourage of each commander is not allowed to exceed 10 people." ”
Chairman Mao, who has always rejected formalism, uncharacteristically stated this time: "When the two military regions are transferred, they must be lively and lively, and they must welcome each other and not create a cold and clear parting scene." ”
At the end of the meeting, Chairman Mao took Li Desheng and Chen Xilian's hands and said: "After the two of you are transferred, we must communicate more with each other; after Li Desheng arrives in Shenyang, Chen Xilian can take him around the Shenyang Military Region; after Chen Xilian arrives at the Beijing Military Region, Li Desheng can also brief him on the specific situation, which will be helpful to the development of your follow-up work." ”
Chen Xilian
After the meeting, the 8 commanders of the military region who were ordered to be transferred immediately entered into intensive preparations, and in less than 10 days, all of them successfully completed the handover of work and quickly adapted to their new positions.
Chairman Mao's well-thought-out measure of governing the army and the country has not only injected new vitality into the major military regions, but also enhanced the innovation of the troops and strengthened the exchanges and cooperation among the various units. More importantly, it took Chairman Mao only 10 days to completely stabilize the tense political situation in The country at that time.
Until many years later, whenever Deng Xiaoping talked about Chairman Mao's decision on this reversal, he still couldn't help but sigh: "Chairman Mao is really powerful, this is his great art of leading the army, and even more his special wisdom in managing the troops." ”
No one knows better than Chairman Mao how to lead the troops, and no one is more familiar with every leader of the major military regions than Chairman Mao. History proves that every decision of Chairman Mao was not a whim. No matter when, our great Chairman Mao will always consider issues from the perspective of the country and the people, and it is precisely because we have such a great leader as Chairman Mao that our country will gradually get rid of difficulties and usher in the radiance that belongs to the new China.
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