In 1965, when Chairman Mao met Han Xianchu, he asked him a question: "I haven't seen Hong Xuezhi for a long time. Do you have any news about him? Where has he gone?"

In 1965, when Chairman Mao met Han Xianchu, he asked him a question: "I haven't seen Hong Xuezhi for a long time. Do you have any news about him? Where has he gone?"

Han Xianchu heard Chairman Mao ask about Hong Xuezhi , not surprised at all, said: "I haven't seen him for a while. I heard that he is in Jilin now."

Chairman Mao also asked Han Xianchu to tell Hong Xuezhi when he saw him: "The Lushan Conference is not a big deal, don't pay too much attention to it." .”

Why did Chairman Mao care so much about Hong Xuezhi? When asked about Hong Xuezhi, why was Han Xianchu not surprised at all?

Chairman Mao asked Hong Xuezhi many times

"Do you want to go out to work?" This is a question Chairman Mao asked in 1937.

In October 1936, Hong Xuezhi entered the Red Army University to study. In March of the following year, the Anti-Japanese War broke out.

He told everyone: "No matter who you evaluate, one size fits all. Everyone will make mistakes. We should pay attention to materialism ."

Chairman Mao knew that they had been wronged, so in order to comfort them, he asked them if they had any requests.

Perhaps they were worried that disaster would come from their mouths, so everyone chose to remain silent.

Chairman Mao knew their concerns and said: "What they said does not represent the Party Central Committee, but only represents themselves. You don't have to worry."

"Do you want to go out to work?" Chairman Mao continued to ask .

But still no one answered.

"If you want to go out to work, I can arrange for you to work in the border area."

After a while, Hong Xuezhi said: "If the organization allows it, I hope to continue studying. I was too busy fighting in the past to take care of it. I think I need to continue learning and improve my cultural level."

started with Hong Xuezhi, and others also agreed.

Chairman Mao agreed to their request, but hoped that they would wait a moment and arrange for them to study at the next class meeting.

This meeting was the first contact between Chairman Mao and Hong Xuezhi. Although they did not talk much and the time was not long, for Hong Xuezhi, it was something worth remembering for a lifetime.

It is said that no one remembers the icing on the cake, and the friendship is deep when it is time for help.

For Hong Xuezhi, Chairman Mao was like a noble person in his life, falling from the sky when he needed it most.

When Hong Xuezhi recalled this incident, he always emphasized Chairman Mao's care and concern for them. The second time

asked about Hong Xuezhi was in October 1945.

As the deputy division commander of the New Fourth Army, Hong Xuezhi and Huang Kecheng led the troops into the Northeast. When the troops passed through Linyi, Shandong, Commander Chen Yi conveyed to them the spirit of the "Seventh Congress" meeting.

After conveying the significance of the troops' arrival in Northeast China, Chen Yi found Hong Xuezhi alone and told him about the task assigned to him by Chairman Mao.

"When I went to Yan'an this time, Chairman Mao specifically told me that I wanted to meet you. He is very concerned about your current situation."

Hong Xuezhi didn't expect that he had left Yan'an for six years, and Chairman Mao was still worried about him. He was very grateful for this care and concern.

Chen Yi also said: "Chairman Mao is worried that you are not satisfied with your current work arrangement. Let me ask you, if you are not satisfied with your current position, he can help you adjust it at any time."

Hong Xuezhi did not feel that he was Mr. Huang Kecheng's assistant. Regardless of any grievances, there is no friction between the two at work, but they complement each other.

What's more, Huang Kecheng's health is not good. If he leaves at this time, it will be irresponsible to the army.

Considering this, he declined Chen Yi's kindness and was willing to stay in Third Division to continue working. He also asked him to convey his gratitude to Chairman Mao. The third time

intervened was during the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea and period.

As the deputy commander of the Corps, Hong Xuezhi followed General Peng Dehuai, who was ordered to do so in danger, across the Yalu River and began his life to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea.

Because of necessity, he, who had always been engaged in military politics and military work, started doing logistics work when the US military was under fire.

Although obeying orders is the bounden duty of soldiers, there are some emotions in my heart.

Somehow this matter reached Chairman Mao's ears. At a meeting, Chairman Mao asked him: "I heard that you have opinions on logistics work."

"Yes, Chairman." Hong Xuezhi in front of Chairman Mao , and there is nothing to hide.

"Then why are you unwilling to do logistics work?"

"Chairman, I have been engaged in military work before, and you asked me to do logistics work..."

Chairman Mao comforted him, no matter what he did, he would do it for himself. There is no distinction between high and low in revolutionary work. The fourth time

asked about Hong Xuezhi was in August 1966.

Why did Chairman Mao repeatedly care about Hong Xuezhi? This also starts from his life experience.

福星Hong Xuezhi

In 1929, 16-year-old Hong Xuezhi participated in the uprising and was later incorporated into the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army . From the moment he became the Red Army , he was not afraid of sacrifice.

Every time he encounters a dangerous battle, he will rush to the front.

The Battle of Sujiabu was a bitter battle experienced by the commanders and soldiers in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area, and it was also an unforgettable battle for Hong Xuezhi.

Both commanders of his heavy machine gun company were sacrificed under the enemy's gunfire. Since commanders could not be lost in battle, Hong Xuezhi was appointed as the third company commander.

The heavy machine gun company is the enemy's primary attack target. The first two company commanders died because they commanded the heavy machine gun company to bear the brunt of the attack.

After Hong Xuezhi took over, he became the enemy's target as expected. On the day before the end of the battle, he was shot in the left chest by the enemy. The bullet hit the lung , and the blood flowed uncontrollably.

Generally, bullets pass through the lobes of the lungs. If not treated in time, life may be lost due to difficulty breathing.

Fortunately, the captured enemy military medical director had medical medicine in his pocket, and he saved his life.

While crossing the grassland during the Long March , he caught wind and cold and was in danger.

Although I consulted a well-known local old Chinese medicine doctor, there was a shortage of medicines during the Long March. The soldiers searched for medicines all over the mountains and fields, and only then found a few scarce medicinal materials.

Hong Xuezhi survived successfully, and he was also called the lucky star.

Creates a Logistics Miracle to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea

After the outbreak of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Hong Xuezhi was appointed deputy commander of the Volunteer Army.

In the US military, on average, thirteen logistics personnel provide one soldier, while in our army, one logistics personnel supplies six to ten soldiers, which is incomparable with the US military.

The strength of any regiment of the US military can be stronger than the strength of an army of our army. Especially the US military has absolute dominance in the navy and air force. In order to reduce casualties, our army can only launch attacks at night.

Many times, our volunteers fought bloody battles to retake their positions, but as soon as U.S. military planes were dispatched during the day, the positions would be retaken by them again.

Although the Volunteer Army is inferior to the United States in terms of weapons, ammunition and equipment, our Volunteer Army guards the country and the people, and will never retreat even if it is at a disadvantage.

The US military could not defeat the volunteers head-on, so it used aircraft and artillery to bomb our army's transportation lines in an attempt to increase the number of casualties of our volunteers by destroying materials.

Under the bombing of the US military, logistics and transportation were extremely difficult. The volunteers often lacked guns and ammunition during battles, let alone supplies of food and clothing.

The volunteers fought outdoors in temperatures of more than 20 degrees below zero, but could not even get a bite of hot food.

Sometimes they could only get a few hard frozen potatoes. In order to fill their stomachs, they would eat fried noodles mixed with snow.

Although there will always be casualties on the battlefield, our army's non-combat attrition situation is becoming more and more serious. Food and material supplies are insufficient, resulting in a significant decline in our army's combat effectiveness.

How to avoid US bombings and successfully deliver supplies to the front line has become the top priority of the logistics department.

In April 1951, Hong Xuezhi came to Zhongnanhai after a long journey from the Korean battlefield. He had only one purpose for his trip, hoping that the country could establish a logistics department.

Hong Xuezhi went to Premier Zhou and told him a request: "Establish a volunteer army rear service command."

This topic successfully attracted Premier Zhou's attention: "Tell me what you think."

Hong Xuezhi told Zhou his thoughts Prime Minister: "Modern war is a three-dimensional war, covering ground, air and sea, before and after the war.

At present, the United States is carrying out all-round bombing on our rear. It is a war after the war. As logistics, we must avoid the US bombing. This requires the full cooperation of the air defense department, communications troops and railway troops, and even more requires a leading organization for rear war.

We recommend the establishment of a rear service command to facilitate the protection of our supplies in battle and fight against the enemy during the support."

After Premier Zhou heard about it, he thought this suggestion was very good. Under his arrangement, Hong Xuezhi climbed to the Tiananmen Gate Tower and observed the grand mass demonstration.

Three days later, Hong Xuezhi returned to North Korea and drafted instructions on the supply of volunteers. He pointed out that logistics work is an important link in all our current work.

Although he knew that logistics work was very important, he did not want to take this task on himself at this time.

He proposed that Han Xianchu be responsible for logistics and he would supervise the battle before the war.

That night, when Hong Xuezhi asked Commander Peng Dehuai to resign, Peng Dehuai did not agree. He still trusted Hong Xuezhi the most.

Just like that, he was forced to stay and become the person in charge of logistics.

After the fifth battle, the Military Commission specially sent Minister of Logistics Yang Lisan, Air Force Commander Liu Yalou, Artillery Commander Chen Xilian and others to understand the logistics difficulties and study how to strengthen support for the logistics department.

In July 1951, the U.S. military took advantage of the floods in North Korea and launched an "air blockade campaign" against the rear of our army in an attempt to completely cut off the volunteers' rear transportation lines and allow our army to surrender without a fight.

After learning of this situation, Commander Peng Dehuai asked Hong Xuezhi to give him an important task: "The enemy is moving the war to the rear. This is a war of destruction and counter-sabotage. The front positions are mine, and the rear positions are mine." I leave it to you! No matter what, you have to win for me!"

The U.S. military dispatches nearly 1,000 planes to wildly bomb our transportation lines every day. Hong Xuezhi led the volunteers to invent comprehensive transportation, combined operations, underwater bridges, etc. Transportation tactics established a formalized transportation system so that enemy artillery shells could not find our military supplies.

Even if the US military bombs, our army's transportation lines will not be threatened in any way, and the soldiers finally don't have to go to the battlefield hungry.

Even the commander of the US military Van Fleet had to admit that even if they had absolute dominance in the air, they still could not stop the volunteers' transportation routes.

Although they did not understand how the Communist Party did it, they had to admire the leaders of the Communist Party for creating such an incredible miracle.

And all this is thanks to Hong Xuezhi and other leaders.

In October 1951, on the first anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers' entry into North Korea, Commander Peng Dehuai was awarded the First Class National Flag Medal .

But he was always uneasy about this honor. He felt that this medal should be given to Gao Gang and Hong Xuezhi, who worked day and night to find ways to transport the volunteers' food and ammunition supplies.

went to Northeast China to take up a post

In 1960, Hong Xuezhi took his family to Changchun, where he was appointed director of the Jilin Provincial Agricultural Machinery Department.

For Hong Xuezhi, no matter where he is or what his position is, as long as he can contribute to the country, he will be satisfied.

He was able to switch from the military department to the logistics department, but now he can take off his military uniform and work at the grassroots level with several other supervisors and leaders.

Since becoming the director of the Department of Agricultural Machinery, he has focused all his work on the development of grain. He knows that grain development is the most important task at present.

In order to develop agriculture, he suggested developing our own agricultural equipment. It is difficult to solve the country's food shortage dilemma by relying solely on human planting.

He handed over this important task to Siping Agricultural Machinery Factory, and also led other leaders to study agricultural machinery day and night.

It is precisely because no matter where he goes or in which position he works, he will spare no effort and fulfill his duties for the country, so Chairman Mao pays special attention to this general.

After hearing that Chairman Mao still cared about him, he said excitedly: "It turns out that Chairman Mao still cares about me. Please tell Chairman Mao that I worked very well in Jilin and learned a lot."

August 1977, The Eleventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held, and Hong Xuezhi received a notice asking him to pack his bags and rush back to Beijing as soon as possible. He had new work assignments.

After the plane stopped at Xijiao Airport, a director of the Central Organization Department told him: "From now on, you will be responsible for the army and not the local government."

Hong Xuezhi nodded and said nothing. From that moment on, he didn’t know how many times his job had been transferred, but every time he obeyed the arrangements of his superiors.

For him, as long as he has a job to do and can contribute to the people, that is enough.

At this meeting, Hong Xuezhi was appointed as a member of the Military Commission. This time he was asked to come to Beijing to attend the meeting.

After the meeting on the second day, everyone took a group photo. Everyone else had military uniforms, but he was the only one wearing coarse linen.

The leader of the Military Commission offered to make him a military uniform. Hong Xuezhi told them: "Don't bother me. I don't have a military uniform. I can just stand at the back."

The leader refused and insisted on finding him a brand new military uniform.

Fortunately, the military rank system had been abolished at that time. It was very easy to find a military uniform. You only need to add the cap badge and collar badge to wear it.

After national deliberation, it was decided to send him to work in the National Defense Industry Office and asked him to return to Jilin as soon as possible to hand over the work at hand.

Recollections of his later years

When he recalled his revolutionary career in his later years, he felt excited.

joined the revolution with the Communist Party when he was a teenager. From the Hubei, Henan and Anhui base areas to Sichuan and Shaanxi, he followed the Red Army to participate in the Long March.

During his more than 20 years of fighting, he fought to the death with the enemy every day. Although

was later transferred to Jilin to work in agriculture, he had a high prestige among the workers.

Several times after get off work, he would see some freshly picked mushrooms placed in front of his house.

He was confused at first, why would someone put these at the door of his house?

Finally one time, he saw the man who came to deliver mushrooms. He was a mute from the farm. He often picked fresh mushrooms in his spare time and gave them to Hong Xuezhi.

Because he is grateful for everything Hong Xuezhi has done for them, but his power is limited and he can only give back in this way.

Although the things were not expensive, they best reflected the true feelings of the world and moved him the most from the heart.

Anyone who is familiar with him knows that Hong Xuezhi did not have any bad habits in his life. He neither liked playing cards nor chess. He doesn't like dancing, drinking, or going to the theater.

He is a kind-hearted and broad-minded man, and even his conversations are humorous.

In December 1987, the General Office of the Military Commission held a New Year's greeting party and invited Hong Xuezhi to give a speech.

Although he was old, he stepped onto the stage in high spirits and blurted out: "As soon as you get on stage, you have to think about getting off stage!"

Because of his loud voice, the audience in the audience were amused by his words. This man who has experienced life The old man who has experienced ups and downs is indeed no ordinary person.

On his 90th birthday, in order to avoid others celebrating his birthday, he took his wife to live in the south.

But he did not expect that the SARS outbreak would happen. He heard unconfirmed news from outside and many negative news in Shenzhen, so he did not panic.

He always believed that the Communist Party and the government could lead us to win this war without gunpowder. While living in Shenzhen, he actively cooperated with the local government in epidemic prevention and control.Although

has retired, he still studies with the staff around him every day, watches national news every day, and always pays attention to the country's construction and military development.

When he saw the news about poor students published in the newspaper, he went to his wife to discuss how to support poor students.

Hong Xuezhi, his wife and their children have donated money to eight poor students from different areas. Every year during the holidays, Hong Xuezhi and his wife will give holiday gifts to the students and send their blessings.

The couple was generous when preparing gifts for students, but they were harsh on themselves.

Hong Xuezhi always wears simple and shabby clothes. His wife also pays for the soles of her own shoes and uses all the extra money to support poor students.

His spirit has also influenced the next generation, and the children will carry forward his simple, hard-working and helpful spirit.