At the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission in 1958, Commander Su, who was then the commander-in-chief of the three armed services, was wrongly criticized for the issue of "individualism", and he was unable to pass the examination after eight consecutive reviews, and the situation was very critical. Since thousands of people participated in the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission, and General Peng, Chen Shuai, Nie Shuai, Huang Kecheng, Tan Zheng, and other generals all severely criticized General Su, not many people dared to stand up and speak out for the parties concerned, and even many people said things against their hearts at the meeting. But there was a veteran coach who participated in the whole meeting, but he was always able to stick to his inner thoughts and take an attitude of not saying a word. This person was the famous Luo Shuai, why didn't Luo Shuai speak at that time?
First of all, the old coach's working style and working attitude are determined. Luo Shuai has a generous temperament, his character is well known in the military, and he has been the image of an old and good man for decades. It's not that Luo Shuai likes to cover up problems, but on issues that he is not sure about, Luo Shuai will not speak easily. Looking at the military careers of Luo Shuai and Commander Su, we can see the clues: During the Red Army period, Luo Shuai was a cadre of the Central Red Army, and Commander Su stayed behind to organize troops to fight in the south, which later developed into a new fourth army; while during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Commander Su served as a division commander in the New Fourth Army, and Luo Shuai was the director of the political department of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army. It has created very outstanding military achievements.
Both made significant contributions to the Chinese revolution during the war years, but it is clear that there are not many specific intersections. Without understanding, there is no right to speak. Under such circumstances, Luo Shuai would not speak rashly at a criticism meeting involving the future of his comrades-in-arms and major work issues: neither gave a critical attitude nor blindly defended anyone. From this point, we can see Luo Shuai's rigorous work style. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Luo Shuai served as the director of the General Cadre Management Department, even if the founding general really had a problem, the first thing he thought of was to try his best to help and save, and it was not easy to train a senior cadre. Luo Shuai was bent on justice and did not want to criticize anyone, he opposed the use of the whole person's way.
The second reason is personality. Luo Shuai has always disliked such occasions as participating in the criticism meeting, he always hopes to get along in a gentle and equal way for his superiors, colleagues, and comrades-in-arms, even if the other party has mistakes, he also hopes to be able to redeem and leave room for the other party, rather than a pole to fall. Here are two examples that show Luo Shuai's magnanimous character.
In the early days of the Liberation War, when Luo Shuai first arrived in the northeast to take up his post, Cheng Shicai was already a famous general, he had never met Luo Shuai, nor did he know his details. After Luo Shuai came, he did not tell Cheng Shicai about his origin and position. The other party is more arrogant, seeing That Luo Shuai is not proud, and constantly interrogates some of Luo Shuai's work and life details. Several staff officers and staff members next to them were very disdainful, thinking that this was rude to the leader, but Luo Shuai did not let the others squeak, and patiently answered Cheng Shicai's questions one by one, and in the end did not reveal his identity. Later, after Cheng Shicai learned the truth, he felt remorseful, reflected on his attitude and apologized to Luo Shuai. Luo Shuai took care of the feelings of his subordinates, and since then he has never mentioned this matter again, and he and Cheng Shicai have also got along very well, without any official frame.
In the Battle of Liaoshen in 1948, Duan Suquan, commander of the 8th Column of Dongye, lost an important position outside Jinzhou City, and wanted to retake the position and report to Noji, but was informed by Noji in advance. Lin Shuai was furious and asked the chief of staff, Liu Yalou, to clarify discipline before the battle, in fact, to deal with Duan Suquan and other errant generals. Luo Shuai stopped the young chief of staff in time, and personally went to the 8 column position to find Duan Suquan, he did not criticize Duan Suquan, but told Duan: You want to take back the position, and then report to Lin Zong, in fact, it has been proved that you know that you have made a mistake. Or keep your position and wait until the battle is over. Duan Suquan was grateful and saluted Luo Shuai vigorously.
Under Luo Shuai's mature handling methods, Duan Suquan performed well in the later course of battle, leading 8 columns to make battle achievements when attacking Jinzhou City. Luo Shuai did not change the general because of a mistake made by his subordinates, which shows the strength of his overall situation and the thoughtful handling of problems. At the same time, he also took good care of the feelings of the wrong generals, and the educational effect was very good.
In addition to the above reasons, at the scene of the "approval of millet" in 58 years, Lin Shuai, the former chief of the four fields, did not make any remarks that were unfavorable to General Su, and many people attributed this to the sympathy of the two military wizards, and Lin Shuai was not willing to embarrass The Chief Su who had made great achievements in the battle. As the heads of the four wildernesses, Luo Shuai and Lin Zong also agreed at this criticism meeting. This may be a coincidence, or it may be intentional, but in any case, Luo Shuai did not fall into the well when Commander Su was wrongly criticized, showing the noble character and far-reaching insight of the old marshal. In 1994, Commander Su's "individualism" problem was completely rehabilitated, and the criticism of that year would be characterized as wrong by the central authorities.