In 1986, China's reform and opening up undertakings were carried out to the eighth year, the focus of work throughout the country has shifted to economic construction, all kinds of skyscrapers that have never been seen before, high-rise residences have sprung up in the land of China, and in Shenzhen, where reform and construction are carried out, there is an average of 5 days to have a high-rise building completed in Shenzhen.
Shenzhen International Trade Building under rapid construction
In 1986, which was also an important year for consolidating and deepening the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Deng Xiaoping conveyed to all party members and deputies at the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee the spirit of the meeting on the need to grasp the building of spiritual civilization at the same time as grasping economic construction; the "863 Plan" aimed at the field of high-tech science and technology was launched, and the great concept of the socialist market economy was also being experimented with and prepared.
Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of reform and opening up, arrived in Shenzhen to inspect economic construction
It was in 1986, when China's economic take-off was so crucial, that Marshal Liu Bocheng was lying on a hospital bed fighting against the disease, unable to watch the Chinese people strive to achieve a well-off life, let alone continue to bow down for the soaring Chinese economy as before.
Marshal Liu Bocheng in his later years
Before his death, Marshal Liu Bocheng tightly held the hand of Comrade Hua Guofeng, who usually presided over the work, and then showed that he had one last thing to ask Hua Guofeng, Marshal Liu Bocheng thought very hard very loudly, but his physical condition could only let him whisper to Hua Guofeng about his instructions.
After Hua Guofeng left, he went to visit Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of reform and opening up, and conveyed the instructions of Marshal Liu Bocheng; after Deng Xiaoping learned of the last request of his old friend Liu Bocheng, he was left in tears of heartache, and Liu Bocheng's last instruction was to let Deng Xiaoping preside over his memorial service, otherwise he would never enter the Babao Mountain.
The relationship between Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng has a long history
Deng Xiaoping during his study abroad
Deng Xiaoping became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in 1924 and Liu Bocheng joined the Communist Party of China in 1926, both of whom were almost the same cadres of party membership at the same time.
Deng Xiaoping studied in France in his early years, went to Moscow in the Soviet Union in 1926 to study, Liu Bocheng also went to Moscow in the Soviet Union in 1927 to study, and when Deng Xiaoping returned to Jiangxi in 1929 to carry out revolutionary work, Liu Bocheng was also transferred to Shanghai in 1930.
Although the journey of the two is very close in time, unfortunately, the two have never met, and the experience of this time has become a common memory of the two when they join hands in the future.
Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng in their youth
The first meeting between the two men was in 1931 at the Red Army School in the Central Soviet District, but this meeting was only a meeting between the two of them, and there was no spark of thought, after which the two went to Ruijin one by one and the other to the military region.
The real acquaintance of the two people was the Zunyi Congress in 1935, which was held in Zunyi, which was related to the fate of the Party and the fate of the Chinese revolution, and which both Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping attended.
Deng Xiaoping's figure is relatively thin, and the first feeling given to people is often amiable and easy to approach, but Deng Xiaoping's character is firm and rapid, very decisive when doing things, and does not procrastinate. Liu Bocheng's personality, like Deng Xiaoping's appearance, is approachable and treats Deng as a brother.
The two found that the personalities of both sides were very similar to each other, so they established a friendship relationship, and both sides recognized each other very much and treated each other as relatives and friends.
The image of the Red Army in a work of art
After that, it was the Long March of the Red Army and the opposition to Zhang Guotao's separatist behavior, the two struggled on their respective fronts, and finally both of them won the final victory, Deng Xiaoping arrived in northern Shaanxi to meet the main force of the Red Army, Liu Bocheng opposed Zhang Guotao's separatist behavior, and adhered to the policy of going north to resist Japan.
Finally, at the end of 1937, the two finally met at the foot of the Taihang Mountain, and thus began the next partnership career, the two cooperated with each other, supported each other, became a group of golden partners, shined in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, and made great contributions to the cause of the Chinese revolution together.
A golden companion in wartime
In 1937, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping met at the Taihang Mountain base area, which was the first time the two worked together. In the same year, the Sino-Japanese all-out war broke out, the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack on North China, the fate of the country was in danger, and the combination of Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping also threw themselves into the War of Resistance Against Japan, jointly leading and commanding the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. The two know each other very well, which can be said to be a match made in heaven.
Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng during the Taihang Mountains
In 1942, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression reached the stage of stalemate, the Japanese army was unable to continue to advance westward, so it had to be trapped in the plain area, our army also suffered heavy losses, and insisted on resisting Japan in the revolutionary base area built on the mountain. Liu Bocheng was also approaching his 50th birthday, and in order to wish Liu Bocheng a happy birthday and to boost the morale of the vast number of soldiers and civilians, Deng Xiaoping decided to give Liu Bo a birthday celebration.
The organization quickly agreed to Deng Xiaoping's application, and the officers and men of the 129th Division and the broad masses of working people in the base areas persisted in the struggle for a long time, just to take this opportunity to let everyone feel the atmosphere of celebration. However, Liu Bocheng resolutely disagreed, indicating that now is the arduous period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and we cannot be extravagant and wasteful, let alone engage in such a big celebration because of our own birthday.
The staff had made preparations, but when the protagonist did not agree, everyone was helpless, and after Deng Xiaoping learned about it, he took the initiative to run to Liu Bocheng and ask Liu Bocheng to give a speech to everyone.
Deng Xiaoping in his youth
Sure enough, Deng Xiaoping knew liu Bocheng's temper best, and Deng Xiaoping said that this birthday meeting was approved and requested by the party organization, mainly to take the opportunity of your birthday to bring some festive atmosphere to the vast number of soldiers and civilians, to celebrate the merits of persisting for so long, and by the way, to boost morale, and everyone is ready, just waiting for you.
Liu Bocheng replied that since it was the intention of the party organization, he could only obey it, just to give a reward to the soldiers and people who insisted on fighting.
In this way, Liu Bocheng's birthday meeting was held, colorful flags were hung everywhere in the Taihang Mountain base area, the sound of gongs and drums was everywhere, the soldiers and the people were laughing and laughing, and an atmosphere of joy was everywhere, and the confidence of the broad masses of the military and the people in winning the final victory was greatly enhanced.
The "Xinhua Ribao" and "Liberation Ribao" and other newspapers and periodicals under the leadership of our party also published the news of Liu Bocheng's 50th birthday; guests from all sides gathered in the Taihang Mountain anti-Japanese base area, and many guests from afar sent congratulatory letters and telegrams.
Prior to this, the Japanese army had raised a large army to launch an attack on the Taihang Mountain anti-Japanese base area, and in order to unite the front, Deng Xiaoping, who was the political commissar, decided to go to the Taiyue area to work, but at this time the Taiyue area was facing the enemy's two-sided attack. Before Deng Xiaoping set out, Liu Bocheng specifically approached Li Da, chief of staff, and asked him to ensure the safety of Political Commissar Deng.
Figure 9 Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng pose
The Japanese army's sweeping was getting closer and closer, and our army's anti-sweeping struggle was also heroically unfolding, Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng commanded the battle separately, and both sides were very concerned about each other's safety, and often used telegrams to maintain contact.
In a battle, Deng Xiaoping's department lost contact with other bases, the headquarters and other base areas have begun to break through the battle, but Deng Xiaoping's department has been delayed in answering, Liu Bocheng is very anxious, constantly sending investigators to learn about the outside news, and at the same time has been using the radio to try to call. Liu Bo, worried about Deng Xiaoping's safety, feared losing this partner, and waited for a reply from the radio and an investigator's report.
It was not until he learned the news that Deng Xiaoping had broken through that Liu Bocheng's mood gradually relaxed, and it was the mutual concern and mutual concern between the two that made the two establish a friendship that spanned life and death.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the two men once again cooperated hand in hand in the War of Liberation, and in the early stage of the War of Liberation, when the enemy attacked and defended, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping led four columns and the main force of about 130,000 people rushed all the way from the rear, straight into the enemy's hinterland, and entered the Dabie Mountains to establish a revolutionary base area.
This was a military operation of extraordinary significance, and Chairman Mao himself said that this was a dangerous move; a unit going deep into the enemy's rear will inevitably encounter layers of encirclement, and at the same time it will encounter sieges from multiple directions of the enemy, and every battle encountered will inevitably be a solid and hard battle.
Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng cooperated to fight the enemy in the Dabie Mountain base area, and at the same time the central authorities mobilized other armies to actively cooperate with the actions of Liu and Deng's large armies. Under the control of Liu and Deng's large armies, our army won decisive victories in several battlefields, including the northeast region, the northwest region, and the northern China region.
Dabie Mountain base area
After several years of joint struggle, Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng, the golden partner, fought on Dabie Mountain until 1948, during which they experienced countless hard encounters with the enemy, and when they left Dabie Mountain in 1948, there were less than 50,000 soldiers left in the original four columns of 130,000 soldiers, less than half of what they came.
Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping were fellow villagers in Sichuan, and from their time in the Taihang Mountains in 1937 to their departure from the Dabie Mountains in 1948, they worked together for more than a decade during the war years, and the enemies, from the feudal warlord forces to the Japanese imperialists to the Kuomintang reactionaries, were defeated one by one by one.
Deng Xiaoping presided over a memorial service for Liu Bocheng
On October 7, 1986, Marshal Liu Bocheng died of illness. After the family took care of the matter, Deng Xiaoping first came to Liu Bocheng's spiritual hall and presented a flower basket to Liu Bocheng as an old friend, and Deng Xiaoping recalled the past in front of the spiritual hall, from the first time they met in Ruijin, to now it can be said that he is a lifelong best friend.
Deng Xiaoping recalled the first acquaintance between the two men at the Zunyi Synagogue, and recalled the years of working together in the Taihang Mountains, Liu Bocheng was an optimistic man; in the arduous Taihang Mountains, most of the officers and men of our army used millet as their main grain, and the living conditions were difficult; the powerful Japanese army, although unable to advance westward, was still entrenched in the North China Plain; the Nationalist army, after encountering the attrition of the frontal battlefield, was also trapped in the mountainous areas of the southwest, and no Chinese force seemed to be able to launch an attack on the Japanese troops entrenched in the land of China and drive them out of China.
Wax statue of Marshal Liu Bocheng in the memorial hall
But Liu Bocheng has always been optimistic, he believes that although our conditions are difficult, but the time is on our side, although the Japanese occupy a large number of production areas, but once consumed with us, it is bound to be out of strength, and eventually will be defeated. Liu Bocheng always inspired Deng Xiaoping with an optimistic spirit.
A few weeks later, a formal memorial service at the national level was held in Beijing, and Deng Xiaoping presided over the grand memorial service at the behest of Liu Bocheng, at which Deng Xiaoping recalled the years of working with Liu Bocheng, praised Liu Bocheng's personality and merits, and won the voice of the participants. Both Liu Bocheng's family and Deng's family attended the memorial service, a symbol of friendship between the two families.
After the memorial service, Deng Xiaoping turned his meeting and thoughts on Liu Bocheng into an article, written on paper, and said, "I have been working with Liu Bocheng for 13 years, starting from the 129th Division on the Taihang Mountains to the Central Plains Field Army on the Dabie Mountains, we have always cooperated very well. ”
The article was compiled and published in the People's Daily, announcing to the world the friendship between the two men, and just as Liu Bo had hoped, a memorial service for Marshal Liu Bocheng was held under the auspices of his close friend Deng Xiaoping.