In 1976, Marshal Liu Bocheng was seriously ill and his physical condition was deteriorating, he felt that time was running out, so he specially confessed a sentence to Comrade Hua Guofeng, who came to see him, which was a testament about Deng Gong, hua Guofeng heard it, shook Liu Shuai's hand, and assured him that he would help him convey it to him. What exactly did Marshal Liu Bocheng say to Comrade Hua Guofeng? What kind of deep revolutionary friendship did Liu Deng have?
(Marshal Liu Bocheng)
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Born in 1892 in Kaixian County, Sichuan Province, Liu Shuai was a general in the Sichuan Army in his early years, had soviet learning experience, and was a highly accomplished military commander. Speaking of Liu Shuai's revolutionary experience is still relatively legendary, as a thoughtful young man of that era, after the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, he was full of books and was full of anger and politeness, he could no longer sit still, saying that he had to go to the army to participate in the revolution, and the family members tried their best to dissuade him, but Liu Shuai ate the scales and iron heart, resolutely cut off his braids, and plunged into the army, this year Liu Shuai was 19 years old.
In the subsequent revolutionary road, Liu Shuai first came into contact with the democratic ideas of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and under his leadership, Liu Shuai increased his seniority in the army step by step, accumulated combat experience, and gradually worked hard to create a piece of his own career, repeatedly used and promoted by his superiors, and was also well-known in the army. In 1916, Yuan Shikai, who stole the fruits of the revolution, acted perversely and restored the feudal system to become emperor, which caused dissatisfaction throughout the country, and warlords everywhere responded one after another and went north to beg Yuan.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen appointed Liu Bocheng as the commander of the first detachment of the Defending Army in eastern Sichuan, leading the Sichuan Army to Yunnan to support Cai Yi, Liu Bocheng used Fuling as the center of activity, instigated the uprising of the local garrison captain, blocked the beiyang army's march into Sichuan-Chongqing, and at the same time repeatedly made great achievements in intercepting the "Dachuan" and other battles, depicting a strong and colorful stroke in the patriotic war. Later, in the Battle of Fengdu, Liu Shuai led the Eastern Sichuan Army to inflict heavy damage on the enemy again, that is, in this battle, he was shot in the head while commanding the battle, causing a wound to his right eye, and his eyesight began to decline from then on.
In the ensuing battles, Liu Shuai came into contact with communism by chance, and was deeply impressed by its ideas, gradually moving closer to our party, and officially joined the Communist Party of China in 1926. When the Nanchang Uprising broke out in 1927, Liu Shuai followed the rebel army all the way south to Guangzhou, guiding the local revolutionaries and taking up arms to counter the atrocities of the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek.
At the end of 1927, under the arrangement of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Liu Shuai was sent to the Soviet Union for further study, and Deng Gong, who studied in France this year, also began to study in Moscow, and the trajectory of the two gradually drew closer, laying a solid foundation for the revolutionary friendship in the following decades.
We often use the phrase "Jiao is not far from Meng, Meng is not away from Jiao" to describe the good relationship between the two people, and there were also many good comrades-in-arms with deep revolutionary friendship in the combat ranks during the revolutionary period, Liu Shuai and Deng Gong happened to be such a existence, and Liu Deng's army also created immortal achievements in the history of our army.
(Liu Shuai and Deng Gong)
It is said that although Liu and Deng were both compatriots from Sichuan, the two did not have any intersection earlier, when Liu Shuai became famous in the army, Deng Gong was still studying in France, and for Many revolutionary comrades such as Deng Gong, Liu Shuai was a myth in the army, and it was also an example of combat and revolution. In 1931, the two met for the first time, and they each heard about each other's deeds and admired each other.
In Liu Shuai's eyes, Deng Gong was steady and steady, although young but very experienced in doing things, Deng Gong also felt that Liu Shuai was a kind person at first glance, not like the iron-blooded tough guys in the army that he had heard before, but there was a hint of elegance, the two saw each other at first sight, and in the following war years, they became an indestructible pair.
In 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the Red Army team was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, Liu Shuai served as the commander of the 129th Division, and the following year Deng Gong was appointed as the political commissar of the 129th Division, and the two officially began a 13-year partnership career. Liu Shuai was experienced in commanding battles and had his own set of playing styles, while Deng Gong had quite a method in building the contingent, not only putting forward opinions in battle, but also stabilizing the rear and ensuring that Liu Shuai commanded the battle without distraction.
Many times, the degree of trust between two people is difficult to believe. During the Liberation War, Liu Deng's army, as the vanguard unit that opened up the battle situation, led a large army to approach Dabie Mountain under the instructions of the central authorities; this road was fraught with crises, a decision was made carelessly, and the losses of the troops were enormous; when Liu Deng's army crossed the Ru River, it happened to encounter the pursuit of the Kuomintang, there were turbulent waters in front of it, and there were fierce pursuits in the back, and the PLA was in a dilemma, and wherever it went would be a vicious battle.
At the critical moment, Liu Shuai immediately made a decision and demanded an immediate battle to break the current dilemma. At that time, the other commanders in the team were a little hesitant about this decision, did not dare to take risks, and after the meeting, they even found Deng Gong one after another, hoping that he could dissuade Liu Shuai from changing his mind, who thought that Deng Gong did not agree to everyone's request after listening to everyone's opinions, but instead persuaded everyone to believe Liu Shuai's every decision, Liu Shuai's combat ability and level were beyond doubt.
Under the unremitting ideological work of Deng Gong, the crowd reached an agreement to meet the battle. In the course of the battle, according to the predetermined plan, the two needed to lead the team separately, and Liu Shuai also expressed his strong concern for Deng Gong, constantly asking Deng Gong's movements, lest he fall into danger.
In the battle to liberate the Great Southwest, Liu Deng's army secretly went south under the instructions of the Central Military Commission, and the team once again faced many dangers, and the dangers in the battle were fraught with dangers, and the complex terrain coupled with the cunning of the enemy increased the difficulty of the battle, but Liu Deng and Liu Deng, relying on the multi-faceted tacit understanding between the two men, repeatedly killed the opportunity in difficulties and obstacles, relying on this trust that they had known for many years.
If the two are just cooperative, tacit understanding can only be said to be a golden partner, but the friendship between Liu and Deng is more than a simple tacit understanding, their relationship is more like a pair of close friends in life, mutual care, and even naming children is an unusual tacit understanding, not only personal, family is also the best of the family, the backyard of the 129th Division in Yan'an still retains the stone table where the two families often talk together, becoming a witness to their firm friendship.
In 1945, Deng Gong brought his son to the military department, the husband and wife have not seen each other for a long time, Mrs. Zhuo Lin told her husband that the sons are two years old, and they do not even have a big name, and they are called "fat and fat", which is really a bit unusual, Deng Gong reacted to this, meditated for half a day, and said to his wife: You see we have been in the Taihang Mountains for so long, there is no need to bother, or it is called Tai xing.
Who thought that Liu Shuai, who was sitting next to him, laughed directly, Deng Gong reacted to this, Liu Shuai's son had already been named Liu Taixing as early as 1939, he rushed out of his mouth, directly forgot, and was a little embarrassed, and then he smiled at Liu Shuai and said: Master, you are robbing my son's name, so that you are responsible for changing my family's fat name. Liu Shuai shirked, but he wrote down the four big characters of "Simple and Square" on the stone table, and told Deng Gong that if he or he was called Park Fang, Deng Gong and his wife were also very satisfied when they heard this name, and this story of taking names from each other was also passed down as a good story in the history of our army, and also witnessed the deep friendship between the two families.
Since Liu Shuai was wounded in the Battle of Fengdu, his physical condition has not been very good. Whether in battle or life, Deng Gong always remembered Liu Shuai's body, in order to let Liu Shuai reduce the pressure of work and rest more, Deng Gong during the war took on a lot of complicated work for Liu Shuai, and often replaced Liu Shuai on duty in the middle of the night, in order not to disturb Liu Shuai's rest, and even let the soldiers lengthen the telephone line of the headquarters, as soon as there is an emergency call, they will quickly pull it to the courtyard to answer, and those who can handle and be the master will never bother Liu Shuai.
Liu Shuai's eyesight is not good, and Deng Gong always reminds the guards around him over and over again that when Liu Shuai needs to read documents and look at maps, light the lamp early, in this case, do not be too frugal. During the Hundred Regiments War, the headquarters of the 129th Division often studied the strategy all night, Liu Shuai needed to observe the military map from time to time, the conditions were limited at that time, the map was too small, the words were not very clear, Deng Gong was afraid that Liu Shuai looked laborious, whenever Liu Shuai wanted to look at the map, Deng Gong was even more intimate to help him hold up the candle, and undertook the "translation" work, Where Liu Shuai pointed out, Deng Gong directly read out the place name with everyone, very intimate.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu deng and Liu Deng were assigned to work in different regions and continued to serve the people. When Deng Gong encountered difficulties, Liu Shuai always asked others about Deng Gong's recent situation and worried about him every day. Even if his physical condition is not good, he still does not forget to care about Deng Gong's life.
Marshal Chen Yi
After the death of Marshal Chen Yi, Deng Gong lost his old friend, coupled with Deng Gong's absence, Liu Shuai's physical condition was even worse, and people's mood was also very low, and soon after he was admitted to the hospital, and even several times critically ill, when the state leader Comrade Hua Guofeng came to visit Liu Shuai on behalf of the Central Committee, Liu Shuai on the hospital bed grabbed Hua Lao's hand and made a request of his own: He hoped that after his death, the memorial service would be presided over by Deng Gong, otherwise he would rather die in the wilderness.
Comrade Hua Guofeng also felt a thousand emotions in his heart when he heard Liu Shuai's request, and the old man was so ill that he still did not forget to care for his old friend and always thought of taking care of him. Hua Guofeng relayed this passage to Deng Gong who was far away, and Deng Gong was even more emotional after hearing it, and could not help but shed tears, having such a friend, what regrets are there, and what difficulties can not be overcome?
On October 7, 1986, Liu Shuai died in Beijing, Deng Gong brought his whole family to the memorial service site, he bowed to the body of his former best friend, tears fell non-stop, everyone present felt nostalgic, just like some soldiers said before, "Liu Deng" can not even put down a number, such a revolutionary friendship, how can people not sigh? They are all heroes of China and have used their lives to create a better China.