Zhang Aiping is one of the founders of new China's cutting-edge weapons, and he has been responsible for atomic bombs, satellites, and intercontinental missiles.
In his life, he once fell twice, refused the invitation of Song Shilun and Ye Shuai, why was he so "stubborn"?
In 1967, Zhang Aiping, who was deputy chief of the general staff and deputy director of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, was accused of being a "three anti-elements" and said that he was a fake party member and a Japanese special.
So many hats were put on his head, and he was imprisoned in isolation, and five years later, in 1972, due to leg disease, he was released from isolation road 301 Hospital for treatment.
In November 1972, Premier Zhou asked the leaders of the General Staff Department: Where has Zhang Aiping gone, and has his question been clarified? There is no problem to quickly liberate people, and we still pay attention to the policy of the real traitor, let alone our own notice, we need him very much.
A few days later, the members of the special case group read out the decision of the General Staff And rehabilitated him from the hat of "three anti-elements," but there were still some tails left.
When he returned home from the hospital, he walked on crutches, and in 1974 his old subordinates took him to the Fuzhou Military Region to find an old Chinese medicine doctor to treat bone injuries. After more than 3 months of treatment, Zhang Aiping's legs gradually improved, and finally lost her crutches. After returning to Beijing, the old comrades-in-arms were surprised to see it.
At the 1974 National Day reception, his public appearance meant that the comrade had no problems and could come out to work at the right time.
At the reception, the old comrade-in-arms Song Shilun said, you should come out to work, come to me, first be my political commissar, and in a few years he will take over from me. Zhang Aiping said: I don't have this skill, and I don't want to work.
Three days later, Ye Shuai met Zhang Aiping at the Jingxi Hotel and said to him: We want you to go back to work in the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, and would you like to go to the Song Dynasty to take the turn of the Academy of Military Sciences or the National Defense Science and Technology Commission?
Zhang Aiping did not have a choice, but said that my leg is still under treatment, my health is not good, and it is better not to work for the time being. Ye Shuai knew that he was not really because of his concern, but because he had suffered a lot of grievances in the past few years.
In the end, Ye Shuai still insisted: The National Defense Science and Technology Commission needs you, and many of the plans you originally formulated were basically unrealized and very chaotic. Zhang Aiping said: I can't do a good job when I go, the faction is very strong, and I am turned over and over again.
A few days later, Ye Shuai called him again and said that the retrievable satellite had crashed 20 seconds after takeoff. Hearing this news, it was like hitting Zhang Aiping's sore spot. The retrievable satellite was originally scheduled to be launched in 1969, but it only happened in 1974 to prepare for the founding of the country, but the final reason was that a wire was not connected.
Zhang Aiping was silent for a long time, and he did not refuse Ye Shuai again. Ye Shuai said to him: Let Tao Lufu be the political commissar and you be the director of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission.
With the efforts of Zhang Aiping, a major rectification of the Science and Technology Commission for National Defense and its subordinate units began, and all work gradually began to move toward regularization.