Among the "March 8" type cadres, those who were awarded the title of founding major general are very rare. Lei Yingfu is one of them, which shows that he is talented and has made great contributions. And his growth and progress are inseparable from Mao Zedong's careful training.
—Mao Zedong wrote an inscription for the 17-year-old Lei Yingfu
In August 1938, Lei Yingfu, who was only 17 years old, came to Yan'an, , where he yearned for day and night, and was soon assigned to study in the first team of the Sixth Brigade of the Anti-Japanese University.
At this time, the biggest and most urgent wish of these new students in Yan'an was to see the great leaders Chairman Mao Zedong and Commander-in-Chief Zhu De.
Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Lei Yingfu have known the names of these two people's army commanders with legendary experiences since they were children.
In a sense, young men like Lei Yingfu, who were full of spirit, went through all kinds of hardships, risked beheading and losing their heads, broke through the blockade from the rear and came to Yan'an, they defected to the revolution and Mao Zedong. .
But what kind of person and appearance Mao Zedong was, they had only seen it in books and newspapers before. Therefore, as soon as I came to Yan'an, I was eager to see Mao Zedong's style.
However, after thinking about it and talking about it, everyone knew in their hearts that they would not see Mao Zedong immediately.
First, a group of students have just arrived and have not contributed much to the revolution. How can the leader casually receive a group of new recruits?
Secondly, the situation of the Anti-Japanese War is tense now. As the supreme commander of our army, Mao Zedong is always working on major affairs of the party and the army. I am afraid that I have no time to think that there are a group of student dolls in Anti-Japanese University who want to see him.
It was a dream come true. Just when Lei Yingfu and his classmates were quietly discussing it as an extravagant wish, a piece of exciting news came from the school: Chairman Mao is coming to meet everyone tomorrow afternoon.
When the surprising news came, Lei Yingfu felt like he was in a dream. Some students didn't believe this was true and asked the team cadres seriously if they were joking.
When the team cadres told everyone that this was the definite news, Lei Yingfu and his classmates jumped for joy one by one, like celebrating a grand festival.
The afternoon of the next day finally arrived amidst the wait and expectation of the students. In early autumn in northern Shaanxi, the sky is sunny, the water is clear, and the gentle breeze makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Just after lunch, Lei Yingfu and several students from the same team put on clean clothes and came to the main square of Yan'an Normal University to sit neatly on the ground, waiting for Chairman Mao's arrival.
The captain and instructor saw that the time was not up yet, so they led the students of their own team to compete in singing with students of other teams. Everyone raised their voices and sang the " anti-college school song " they had just learned. Zhangliang's majestic singing voice made people's blood rush, and the sound of singing competitions between teams continued one after another. Suddenly someone in the team shouted:
"Look, Chairman Mao is here!"
The lively venue suddenly fell silent, and hundreds of people looked in the same direction.
"Classmates!" Mao Zedong waved to everyone and began to speak. The speech was interrupted from time to time by warm applause from the students.
He warned everyone to have lofty ideals and to be mentally prepared to temper themselves in the arduous and fierce struggle.
Before meeting Mao Zedong, Lei Yingfu had always painted the image of Mao Zedong in his mind.
Lei Yingfu thought that as a leader and commander-in-chief of the people, although he could not grow up to have three heads and six arms, he must still be a majestic, eloquent, and preach some profound truths.
What Lei Yingfu didn't expect was that Mao Zedong was wearing patchwork clothes and smoking cigarette butts. His speech was so approachable, simple and easy to understand, and allowed people to appreciate the truth.
This made Lei Yingfu even more convinced that he had truly embarked on a bright road after going through hardships from thousands of miles away to Yan'an. He felt sincerely pleased with his choice of life path.
Amid warm applause and cheerful laughter, Mao Zedong’s speech lasted for more than an hour, and everyone listened with great interest.
Another burst of thunderous and lasting applause came, and the applause reminded Lei Yingfu that Mao Zedong's speech was over.
Before the school leader finished speaking a few words to announce the adjournment of the meeting, the students cheered and all stood up. The students in the front row rushed to shake hands with Chairman Mao Zedong.
Lei Yingfu was the closest to Chairman Mao, only a few steps away, so he naturally had unique conditions. I saw him step forward and stretch out his hand.
Mao Zedong smiled and held Lei Yingfu's hand. His eyes were kind and kind, which made Lei Yingfu feel extremely warm.
At this moment, Lei Yingfu had an idea and handed over the notebook just issued by the school. He wanted to ask Chairman Mao to write a motto, but he was so excited that he could not speak for a long time.
Mao Zedong looked at Lei Yingfu and smiled. He already understood Lei Yingfu's request. He took Lei Yingfu's notebook, happily wrote two powerful characters on the title page: "Struggle", and then signed himself Name: "Mao Zedong".
Lei Yingfu was so happy that he quickly stood at attention and saluted Chairman Mao. Mao Zedong reached out and held Lei Yingfu's hand tightly again.
The two powerful characters "struggle" have been engraved in Lei Yingfu's heart ever since.
2. When Zhou Enlai asked for someone, Mao Zedong said: "I will recommend one to you."
In addition to diligence and talent, opportunities sometimes play a very important role in how much a person can achieve in his career, and sometimes can even determine a person's success. A person's life.
For Lei Yingfu, it was Mao Zedong who gave Lei Yingfu the greatest opportunity. His words brought Lei Yingfu into the circle of high-level decision-makers in the Chinese revolutionary army.
By November 1938, Lei Yingfu had been living and studying in Yan'an for more than two months without knowing it. Yan'an on the northern Shaanxi Plateau was already in the cold and windy season. One day, Jiang Dasheng, the instructor of the First Team of the Sixth Brigade, cheerfully said to Lei Yingfu:
"In order to strengthen the staff work of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, the Central Military Commission decided to set up a staff training team at the Anti-Japanese University Headquarters and select two trainees from each squadron. Go and study. After some organizational research, we decided to let you go."
Jiang Dasheng
Lei Yingfu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he felt an indescribable feeling. To be honest, Lei Yingfu was reluctant to leave the Sixth Brigade.
He is very nostalgic for his study and life here, as well as his comrades and comrades-in-arms. It was here that Lei Yingfu joined the party.
But Lei Yingfu understands that joining the training team is a more complex and arduous learning task. The first requirement of the army led by the Communist Party is to obey the command in all actions. Lei Yingfu said to Jiang Dasheng:
"Since the organization has decided, then I will resolutely obey."
Jiang Dasheng seemed to see Lei Yingfu's thoughts. He patted Lei Yingfu on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Xiao Lei, To tell you the truth, Chairman Mao and the Central Military Commission decided to set up a training team to train staff personnel for our Eighth Route Army, New Fourth Army, and the People's Army against Japan. Others can't go if they want to!"
On the day of registration for the training team, Only then did Lei Yingfu understand that Mao Zedong, the Central Military Commission, and the General Staff Headquarters all attached great importance to the training teams, and the list of trainees was strictly reviewed by the relevant central departments.
must be a party member and an intellectual. Many of them are veteran workers and peasants cadres who have gone through the Long March to . Mao Zedong, Chen Yun, Teng Daiyuan, Wang Ruofei and other senior leaders all personally teach part-time.
In the blink of an eye, in the spring of 1939, the ice on the ground melted, everything turned green, and northern Shaanxi was full of vitality.
One morning, the training team of the Anti-Japanese University Headquarters outside the north gate of Yan'an City had a festive atmosphere. The proud members of the training team of the Anti-Japanese University were very lucky. Mao Zedong had to give lectures to them again.
Early in the morning, the training team gathered. The youth class with Lei Yingfu as monitor was the first to finish the procession.
Young people are full of energy. They always compete for the top prize and be at the forefront of any activities they do. Group lectures are no exception, not to mention Chairman Mao Zedong giving lectures in person!
As the monitor of the youth class, Lei Yingfu naturally had to sit in the front row according to the queue requirements.
Mao Zedong is going to talk to you today about strategy and . As usual, he looked around at his classmates first. Lei Yingfu clearly remembered that when his eyes glanced at him, they only glanced over and did not stop in particular.
Mao Zedong cleared his throat, waved his arms habitually and said: "Today I will tell you about the strategic issues of the Chinese revolution..."
After saying this, Mao Zedong paused and listened to the following people flipping through their notebooks and taking notes. Rustling sound.
Mao Zedong did not bring his speech notes. He just took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and placed it on the small stool in front of him. When everyone was ready, he picked up the porcelain vat, took a sip of boiled water to moisten his throat, and then continued talking with great interest.
When Mao Zedong was lecturing, he did not just talk on his own, but was scanning every listener during the lecture.
Among the attendees, some students never raised their heads and were busy taking notes; a few with lower education levels were obviously anxious that they could not take notes, and some even had beads of sweat on their foreheads.
Lei Yingfu was young and a new recruit who had not participated in the revolution for a long time. He was afraid of missing a word, but he wanted to seize the time to take another look at Mao Zedong.
While seizing the time to take notes, Lei Yingfu looked up from time to time at Mao Zedong on the podium with a pious mood.
When Mao Zedong's looking eyes collided with Lei Yingfu's, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
At this moment when their eyes met, Lei Yingfu was pleasantly surprised to find that Mao Zedong was paying attention to him. Especially during the pauses in lectures, his eyes always fell on Lei Yingfu;
When he was in high spirits, he seemed to be asking questions He looked at Lei Yingfu, as if he wanted to discuss a certain issue with Lei Yingfu.
At that time, Lei Yingfu didn’t think much about it, he just wanted to take another look and remember more.
During the break, Mao Zedong drank water and pointed at Lei Yingfu and asked Teng Daiyuan, the acting chief of general staff, as if he was asking Lei Yingfu's name.
After a short while, Teng Daiyuan came to see Lei Yingfu. He said, "Chairman Mao wants to see your notebook to see if you have remembered all the key points." Several other students were asked to take away notebooks from Xiang Shi.
Shortly thereafter, something happened that had made Lei Yingfu feel very strange for many years. For such a large anti-Japanese university, his superiors named Lei Yingfu, a small soldier, to work next to Chief of Staff Ye Jianying of the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China in Chongqing.
At that time, the students talked privately, saying that this was recommended by the top leadership of the central government. Lei Yingfu believes that this is just a conjecture and cannot be true at all.
However, I really understood the details of how I entered the headquarters.
That time Mao Zedong came to the training team for a strategy class. During the class break, after reading the notes of several students, he pointed to one of the notes and asked the acting chief of staff Teng Daiyuan: "Do you know about this doll?"
Teng Daiyuan saw at a glance that Mao Zedong was referring to Lei Yingfu's notebook, and immediately said confidently:
"His name is Lei Yingfu, I understand. He is from Mengjin, Luoyang, Henan. He came to Yan'an because he was forced to go to Liangshan."
Mao Zedong heard this. He became interested, took a sip of water and continued to ask: "Hey, tell me, how did someone get forced to come to Liangshan!"
Mao Zedong always admired the "Liangshan heroes" who had a spirit of resistance, so when it came to Lei Yingfu, he was Those who are forced to go to extremes seem to have special interests and feelings.
Teng Daiyuan
Teng Daiyuan knew Lei Yingfu well and told Mao Zedong;
"He originally studied in Luoyang Middle School and only attended junior middle school for one and a half years. Because he was only 16 yuan short of paying the tuition, the school ordered him to pay it in full on time, otherwise I can only drop out of school."
"Oh." Mao Zedong frowned slightly, with some sympathy in his eyes. Maybe he remembered what it was like when he went to Changsha to study and borrowed money. Maybe he remembered the hardships he went through to raise travel expenses when the party sent people to France for work-study studies in the early days...
As a former teacher, Mao Zedong had a deep understanding of He has a special compassion for everyone who is studying.
"What happened next?" Mao Zedong asked.
"Later, with the help of relatives and friends, he was introduced to a cloth shop as an apprentice. It took four years to leave the apprenticeship, but he only worked for one year before he fell out with the greedy boss. Seeing that there was no way to survive, he ran in the dark at night.' Liangshan is coming."
"The cloth shop does not keep you, it has its own place to keep you." Mao Zedong was quite emotional when he said this.
Mao Zedong touched his fingers lightly on the table and said without thinking, "When he graduates, transfer him to my side and serve as my staff." After saying that, Mao Zedong looked at Teng Daiyuan with a questioning look.
Teng Daiyuan admired Mao Zedong's ability to identify talents, and immediately added:
"This kid has a quick mind, even though he has not graduated from junior high school. He always has his own unique insights when things happen. He never follows what others say, and he can write well. A good article."
Mao Zedong smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Oh, President Teng is a little reluctant to let go?"
Teng Daiyuan smiled, and he told the truth: "To be honest, it's not that I didn't keep him around to work. Now that the chairman has taken a liking to the idea, of course it is the most appropriate arrangement!"
Mao Zedong smiled, so comfortable...
However, later Lei Yingfu failed to serve as an adviser to Mao Zedong. The changes were also discovered decades later when Lei Yingfu visited Sister Deng.
In the autumn of 1939, Zhou Enlai returned to Yan'an from Chongqing. When reporting his work to Mao Zedong, he said: "Ye Jianying has already started working in Chongqing. The Southern Bureau's current tasks are arduous, and he urgently needs two capable staff officers to help with the work."
Mao Zedong patted his forehead, He kept saying "Hmm" softly, and then, as if after careful consideration, he said:
"Okay, I'll recommend one to you. There is an 18-year-old kid on the training team of the Anti-Japanese University. His name is Lei Yingfu. He is very good. Very outstanding, has certain research on military affairs, especially in theory, very promising... What do you think?"
"Can the chairman's recommendation be worse? It's him!"
In August 1939, Lei Yingfu and Zhang Qinghua came to The Eighth Route Army Office in Chongqing reported to work as a staff officer for Ye Jianying. His public identity was the staff officer of the 18th Group Army.
3. Honor: Mao Zedong came to see Lei Yingfu
Shortly after the "Southern Anhui Incident", Ye Jianying was transferred back to Yan'an to serve as the chief of staff of the Central Military Commission. Before leaving, he said to Lei Yingfu: "Come back to Yan'an with me. There will be a position more suitable for you in Yan'an." He established the Information Room of the War Department and served as the director of the Information Room for a period of time.
Due to Chief of Staff Ye's work needs, he was later transferred to him as military secretary. He also served as the editor of the military supplement of "Liberation Daily".
In late June 1942, Lei Yingfu, under the orders of Chief of Staff Ye Jianying, wrote an article entitled "One Year in the Soviet-German War". He made some comprehensive analysis of the situation in the Soviet-German War in the past year and put forward some personal suggestions. the opinion of.
Unexpectedly, "Liberation Daily" serialized it as an important article in a prominent position for two days.
One day, Ye Jianying went to see Mao Zedong and found a copy of "Liberation Daily" on Mao Zedong's desk. That newspaper published an article titled "One Year of the Soviet-German War" with Mao Zedong's circled marks on it.
During the conversation, Mao Zedong asked Ye Jianying: "Have you read this article?"
Ye Jianying leaned over and looked at it and said, "I have, I have. It was written by Xiao Lei."
"Is this the Lei Wazi I recommended to you?" "
"Yes." Ye Jianying nodded repeatedly.
"You are promising, you are promising!" Mao Zedong nodded approvingly while lighting a fire and smoking.He then asked: "How is this doll doing now?"
Ye Jianying briefly reported on Lei Yingfu's experience as section chief, director of the reference room, and secretary after returning from Chongqing and said: "The chairman gave I recommended a good talent!"
Mao Zedong smiled and nodded slightly: "I want to meet him!"
Ye Jianying was startled and thought she had heard wrong. When she saw Mao Zedong waiting for her answer, she became confident that she had heard correctly. . He immediately replied: "Okay, okay, I will bring him right away."
In Yan'an at that time, being summoned by Mao Zedong was a very high honor. Even some veteran Red Army soldiers could not easily enjoy this honor. , not to mention Lei Yingfu is a very junior recruit. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand Ye Jianying's surprise.
After hearing Ye Jianying say that he wanted to bring Lei Yingfu to see him, Mao Zedong immediately shook his hand and said:
"No, I'd better go to your place, and also go to Wangjiaping for a walk."
Wangjiaping
The news soon spread to Wangjiaping Word spread. Ye Jianying was an extremely astute leader. Mao Zedong wanted to summon his secretary, which was naturally a very honorable thing, so he seemed particularly happy.
That day fell on the weekend, and the leaders of the Eighth Route Army headquarters specially organized a weekend dance to welcome Mao Zedong's arrival. Chairman Mao met Lei Yingfu before the dance, and then everyone danced together.
Lei Yingfu was thinking about what to say when he saw the chairman. Suddenly, a palm patted Lei Yingfu's shoulder. When he looked back, he realized that Commander-in-Chief Zhu and Chief of Staff Ye were standing behind him. Chief of Staff Ye said with a smile:
"The chairman is already here, waiting for you!"
Lei Yingfu's face suddenly turned red, excited and panicked. While walking with Commander-in-Chief Zhu De and Chief of Staff Ye Jianying, he murmured in his mind: "What should I say?"
was muttering, a tall figure appeared in front of Lei Yingfu, Mao Zedong with long hair and a dark face He is red, with piercing eyes. Although his clothes are shabby, he is also neat, and his behavior is even more chic and casual.
A few meters away, Mao Zedong was already nodding and smiling at Lei Yingfu.
"Chairman, this is Comrade Yingfu ." Ye Jianying introduced Lei Yingfu to Chairman Mao. "We know each other." Mao Zedong smiled and looked at Lei Yingfu. The caress and gentleness of the elder on his face instantly made Lei Yingfu feel relieved.
"Comrade Yingfu, how are you?"
"Okay, Chairman..." Lei Yingfu was obviously a little flustered when he answered. I just felt the blood rushing upwards and my whole body was sweating.
In panic, Lei Yingfu suddenly remembered to salute the chairman. Immediately he knocked his feet and raised his hands in salute. Oddly enough, this standard military salute calmed him down.
Mao Zedong extended his hand to Lei Yingfu. He held Lei Yingfu's hand and said:
"I read your book "One Year in the Soviet-German War". It is very good. It accurately reflects the situation of the war and the views of our party. The writing is also smooth, persuasive and useful." Attractive, I read it in one breath."
"No, no, it's not well written!"
Lei Yingfu was sweating and felt ashamed of the chairman's praise.
"We still have to be realistic. If the article is well written, it is good. If it is not good, I won't say it is good!" Mao Zedong smiled and patted Lei Yingfu on the shoulder.
"It was a task given to me by the newspaper society, so I reluctantly accepted it." Lei Yingfu said embarrassedly.
"Very good, very good." Mao Zedong glanced at Ye Jianying and continued: "Listen to Ye Shen's lecture. You also wrote the speech in which he quarreled with the Confucian scholars, as well as the Southern Bureau's leaflet revealing the truth about the Wannan Incident. You wrote them all?"
"No, no, the principles, policies and strategies are formulated by the Chairman and the Party Central Committee, and have been mentioned in newspapers and documents. Vice Chairman Zhou and Chief of Staff Ye also have written materials. I It's just copying and writing, and I rushed out in one night..."
Mao Zedong took a puff of cigarette, exhaled the smoke, and expressed his opinion:
"Of course, there are a lot of articles in the world. It depends on whether you can copy. , there is copying, but the main thing is writing, so don’t underestimate yourself.Ye Shenzuo made great contributions to the party by fighting with the Confucian scholars, so naturally you also have a share of the credit! "
Lei Yingfu's eyes were moist as he listened to Mao Zedong's heartfelt words.
Lei Yingfu did not expect that Mao Zedong understood so clearly that he had done such a small amount of work. He would give you full affirmation and praise if you achieved a little bit.
When working next to such a leader, what reason is there for not doing your best to do a good job? And what self-interest is there that you are reluctant to abandon?
5. Lin Biao criticized Lei Yingfu, Mao Zedong criticized Lin Biao
August 18, 1943, The military supplement of Yan'an's "Liberation Daily" published an article titled "Military Education Must Be Based on Reality" in large letters, signed by Zhu De.
This article was written by Lei Yingfu based on Mr. Zhu's ideas and views. The general idea of the
article is that our army's combat morale has always been strong, but we should also pay attention to mastering good combat techniques. Combining strong combat morale with good combat techniques, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be greatly improved. After the
article was published in the newspaper, Senior Cadres received a great response, and everyone unanimously praised Mr. Zhu for publishing this article in a timely manner. However, Lin Biao disagreed. He clearly opposed Zhu De's views.
It was not impossible to talk to Mr. Zhu in person if he had any opinions, but Lin Biao Taking another approach, at a meeting of senior cadres, he said with ulterior motives that this article was a purely military point of view and violated the principles of political construction of our army. The cadres present at the meeting were very surprised when he put on this label
. From Lin Biao's words, everyone clearly got a different taste.
The morning after this meeting, Lin Biao summoned Lei Yingfu and gave him a scolding:
"The article you wrote is principled. This mistake violates the principles of political construction of our army. You should check it carefully and find problems from the perspective of the world view. "
After returning from Lin Biao, Lei Yingfu thought twice and decided to report Lin Biao's instructions to Mr. Zhu and Chief of Staff Ye.
Lei Yingfu first made self-criticism and admitted that he had not done a good job and felt very guilty.
After listening to Lei Yingfu's report, Mr. Zhu smiled slightly and comforted Lei Yingfu and said:
"Don't be nervous or afraid. The article was written under my instruction. I read it personally before publishing it and signed my name. You are responsible for the article." , why do you need to worry! "
Lei Yingfu saw Mr. Zhu smiling, and he felt a little relieved.
Zhu De continued: "We are a revolutionary team. Anyone within the party and the military can raise their objections. Military democracy . Truth is truth, and truth cannot be refuted. History will have its own judgment on who holds the truth, and the eyes of the masses are sharp. "
Mr. Zhu's broad mind not only impressed Lei Yingfu, but also felt that a lot of pressure was relieved.
Later, Mao Zedong found out about this incident and criticized Lin Biao: "You haven't seen the problem comprehensively like Lei Wazi. He wrote What's the problem with combining morale and combat skills? Your understanding of political army building is too one-sided. "
5. Mao Zedong: Promote Lei Yingfu to colonel. If it is still too low, promote him to major general
On January 10, 1946, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party signed an armistice agreement. Immediately afterwards, the United States and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party jointly established the Military Coordination Office.
Military As soon as the U.S. representative member of the mediation
Military Adjustment Department was established, Lei Yingfu followed Ye Jianying to work in the Military Adjustment Department in Peking. In June of this year, a rather difficult case directly alarmed Chairman Mao Zedong and the main leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. This is "The Death of Major Lei Fenqiang" Incident.
Probably in early June, Lei Yingfu, who was the acting director of the Planning and Execution Division of the Military Adjustment Department, suddenly received a report that Lei Yingfu, the Kuomintang representative of the implementation team of the Military Adjustment Department to Yancheng, Shandong Province, Major Fenqiang was shot dead by our army.
This was a shocking thing at the time, because it was a Kuomintang major who was shot dead, especially a staff member of the Military Adjustment Department. Lei Yingfu knew the weight of this incident, and immediately He reported to Ye Jianying and quickly telegraphed to Yan'an.
The Kuomintang seemed to have taken stimulants in an instant, and was preparing to use this incident to make a big fuss, in order to take the opportunity to stop mediation and launch a civil war. What is going on with
? What should we do in the face of the current situation? Everyone is very anxious.
Mao Zedong also attached great importance to this matter and proposed that the truth should be clarified first and then dealt with. Before the truth was clarified, the Kuomintang unilaterally made conclusions and made a fuss about it. This is absolutely unacceptable to us.
Following Mao Zedong's instructions, Ye Jianying first sternly refuted the Kuomintang's rumors, slanders and demands for justification at the Military Commission, and then proposed that a special team composed of the United States and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party go to the scene to investigate and find out the truth of the incident before making a conclusion.
The Kuomintang and the United States had no choice but to agree to send a special team to Shandong.
Before the special group was established, Ye Jianying and Li Kenong talked to Lei Yingfu and sent Lei Yingfu to handle the matter on behalf of the CCP.
Lei Yingfu felt that the situation was too difficult this time, and he was afraid that he would not be able to complete the task and would not be able to explain it, so he proposed to replace it with a senior comrade.
Li Kenong told Lei Yingfu: "This was decided by Chairman Mao himself, so you should not hesitate any longer. Consider that you are familiar with the work of the Military Adjustment Department and have experience in dealing with representatives of the United States and Chiang Kai-shek. Besides, there are advantages to having a lower military rank. "
Ye Jianying and Lei Yingfu joked: "Have you seen "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has the story of Sun Quan Lu Xun defending Lukou. Now I am going to Shandong to defend Lukou!"
Lei Yingfu quickly waved his hands and said: "I am not as talented as Lu Xun. Since Chairman Mao asked me to go, I will resolutely obey the order." In this way, Lei Yingfu became the representative of the Communist Party of China in the three-person special group.
The representative of the Kuomintang is an old spy of the Military Command named Wen Tianhe, who is famous for his tricks and conspiracies. The U.S. representative is Colonel Ma Ting, who is the U.S. deputy chief of staff of the Military Adjustment Department and a U.S. military engineer.
Lei Yingfu and his party set out on June 19 and arrived in Jinan that day. Immediately transferred to Linyi , conveyed the mission to the commanders of both sides, and requested to assist the special team in handling the Lei Fenqiang case.
During the investigation of the case, although the Kuomintang prepared perjury, it could not withstand Lei Yingfu's repeated cross-examination. Finally, after being riddled with loopholes, he was forced to tell the whole story.
It turned out that when Lei Fenqiangtian went from Yancheng to Jinan, he took a roller coaster . Although he was a representative of the Military Adjustment Department of the Kuomintang, he did not carry any identification of the Military Adjustment Department.
Especially after entering the liberated area, Lei Fenqiang ignored the warnings of our sentries and refused to stop for inspection. Lei Fenqiang went on a rampage, causing bloodshed.
The hard facts forced representatives of the United States and the Kuomintang to admit that the responsibility lay with Lei Fenqiang. The special team made two main conclusions: first, the responsibility for the accident lies with Lei Fenqiang himself; second, no other action will be taken on this matter.
This completely overturned the Kuomintang's rumors and slanders, causing the Kuomintang to lose face again in front of the people of the country, and Chiang Kai-shek 's conspiracy to provoke civil war again as an excuse went bankrupt.
When the news reached Chiang Kai-shek, he was furious and called Zheng Jiemin, the head of the Kuomintang side of the executive department, a stupid pig and a loser.
At the same time, he immediately ordered that Wen Tianhe, the Kuomintang representative of the special team, be escorted to Nanjing and handed over to the Military Unification Bureau for justice.
This veteran Kuomintang agent did his best for his master. Anci went to Shandong to investigate. It can be said that he tried his best to create perjury and assassinate our personnel, but after all the agencies were exhausted, he was eventually punished by his master. punish.
Mao Zedong and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China saw through that the military mediation between the United States and Chiang Kai-shek was a fake peace talk and a real civil war conspiracy. The organization of the Military Mediation Department needed to be streamlined. Lei Yingfu took the opportunity to propose to the leaders that they should be decentralized from the front to the grassroots level for training.
Because he knows very well that he has been working in the headquarters since he joined the army and lacks practical experience at the grassroots level, especially at the front line. If he does not use this time to exercise and catch up on the reality of the grassroots level, he will easily make mistakes in his future work.
But the superiors initially did not approve Lei Yingfu’s request due to work needs. In October 1946, after the full-scale civil war broke out, Lei Yingfu once again proposed to go to the front line for training. Unexpectedly, he was approved by Ye Jianying.
However, when Ye Jianying talked to Lei Yingfu, she told him: "It is okay to go to the front line for training, and it is also in line with Chairman Mao's guiding ideology, but there is a condition, that is, you can come back when you are called, and you cannot negotiate the price."
Lei Yingfu nodded happily and said to Ye Jianying: "Resolutely obey the order."
In the Huaye 10th Column (later reorganized into the 28th Army), Lei Yingfu has been working in the regiment and division, and participated in the Jinan Campaign, Huaihai Battle , Battle of Crossing the River , Battle of Shanghai , Battle of Fuzhou and many other important battles, I really experienced the feeling of continuous artillery fire.
After the attack on Fuzhou, the whole country was basically liberated. Zhou Enlai sent a telegram to transfer Lei Yingfu to Beijing, and he was appointed as Military Secretary and Director of the General Staff War Room in his office.
6. "Isn't this our Lei Wazi? Come, sit here"
On June 24, 1950, several major leaders including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, etc. held a meeting in the Qinzheng Hall in Zhongnanhai.
Zhongnanhai Qinzheng Hall
During the break of the meeting, Premier Zhou suddenly stopped Lei Yingfu and said that Chairman Mao would see him soon. Lei Yingfu seemed very excited, because since he went to the front line, he had not had the opportunity to be alone with Chairman Mao for a long time.
Mao Zedong was sitting on the sofa, flipping through documents. When he saw Lei Yingfu coming over, he quickly put down the materials in his hands, patted the sofa next to him and said:
"Isn't this our Lei Wazi? Come, sit here."
Lei Yingfu happily Sit down next to Mao Zedong.
Mao Zedong asked Lei Yingfu: "Where have you been in the past few years?"
Lei Yingfu replied: "Going to the grassroots level for training!"
"In which army?"
"In the Huaye 10th Coong led by Song Shilun."
"In the agency or at the grassroots level?"
Song Shilun
Lei Yingfu reported in detail: "In the division and regiment, the main time is in the regiment. After the liberation of Fuzhou, I did a period of military control commission work. I have always thought of working in the company at the lowest level, but I can go up to the top. He refused, saying that it was only allowed in units above the regiment level."
Hearing this, Mao Zedong asked with great interest: "Why is this?"
Lei Yingfu replied:
"The above said that this was based on the instructions of Mr. Chen. The reason is I have been a section chief in the Military Commission and an acting section chief in the Military Adjustment Department. I am a relatively influential person on both sides of the enemy and ourselves. I am afraid that if something goes wrong if I go down, I will not be able to explain it to the Military Commission."
Mao Zedong haha He laughed: "This Chen Yi has considered the problem quite thoughtfully!"
Mao Zedong then asked: "Then have you ever been a regiment leader?"
Lei Yingfu replied: "Being a regiment leader is both a leader and a leader. I'm a student."
Mao Zedong nodded and said, "Okay, just become one. The regiment is a very important part of the army. When you become the leader of the regiment, you can get a variety of experience in leading troops. Your regiment is in What major battles did East China participate in?"
Lei Yingfu replied: "Basically, he participated in some major battles in East China."
Mao Zedong narrowed his eyes, stared at Lei Yingfu and asked:
"On the front line, artillery fire continued all day long, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. Yes, are you scared?"
Lei Yingfu really didn't expect that the chairman would ask such a seemingly strange question. He didn't know how to answer it for a moment, so he had to say whatever came to his mind:
"I'm not scared, but it's a little bit... Afraid!"
Most people would say they are not afraid of this topic, but Lei Yingfu said he was neither afraid nor afraid. Mao Zedong showed great interest in this: "Tell me more carefully, why are you afraid and not afraid?"
Lei Yingfu truthfully reported his thoughts:
"Strategically speaking, we are a revolutionary army, there is nothing to fear. . However, when the situation went against me in certain aspects and tactics, I was indeed a little afraid. I was afraid that because of my inexperience, I would discredit Chairman Mao and the leaders."
Hearing this, Mao Zedong leaned on the sofa and burst into laughter. When Mao Zedong laughed, Lei Yingfu's face suddenly turned red and he quickly said: "Chairman, I talked too much and was very immature, making you laugh. .
Mao Zedong smiled and patted Lei Yingfu on the shoulder and said:
"Xiao Lei, I think your training in the army was not in vain. You have gained something. You are telling the truth, honestly." I also have times when I'm scared. "
" If you are not afraid of anything, it is unreliable. It is either bragging or empty optimism, and it is irresponsible for the work. "
" We are the winners now, with great power and many people supporting us, but there are also many things that make people afraid. Especially the economy, diplomacy, etc., are areas we have little contact with, but the situation forces us to do it. How can we not be afraid? "
Afterwards, Ye Jianying said to Lei Yingfu: "Xiao Lei, the chairman will test you in person this time to see if you are honest or not. Your test answers were pretty good! "
7. Lei Yingfu accurately predicted the situation of the Korean War. Mao Zedong spoke highly of it: This is rare in military history.
After the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, the Korean People's Army drove away the US and Lee puppet troops in just two months. The area around the Nakdong River in the southeastern corner of North Korea.
Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai estimated the situation relatively calmly, and instructed that at this time, it is more necessary to take precautions against unexpected events.
When studying the situation of the Korean War, Lei Yingfu believed that the US military would not be willing to fail and might use the two forces stationed in Japan. The Individual Division (Strategic Reserve) suddenly landed at Inchon Port at the waist of North Korea, cutting off the Korean People's Army's retreat.
Lei Yingfu told Zhou Enlai this idea, saying: The victory of the People's Army will not be around the corner, and there is a great danger now. , the United States has great strategic intentions.
Then Lei Yingfu talked about his views from six aspects.
Before Lei Yingfu finished speaking, he saw Zhou Enlai striding towards the phone. Just at this moment, the phone rang. .
After answering the phone, Zhou Enlai immediately said to Lei Yingfu: "Comrade Yingfu, you and I will go to see Chairman Mao immediately. "
Lei Yingfu later learned that the dangerous move of the US military had been anticipated by Mao Zedong.
When the Korean People's Army reached the Nakdong River, he had already seen the disadvantages from the victory at that time and proposed that the Korean People's Army We should take a break and make an objective and accurate estimate of the war situation.
When the US and puppet troops were deployed on the Pusan front line but failed to move, and Truman personally sent advisers to Tokyo, he predicted that the war was likely to undergo unexpected changes.
As a great Strategist, Mao Zedong prepared for rainy days and estimated today's Korean war situation more than half a month ago.
Due to the rapidly changing battlefield situation, it is not easy to draw conclusions easily, but Mao Zedong is already doing some work.
August 5, 1950 He immediately ordered that the Northeast Border Guard Army must complete war preparations in August to prevent unexpected events. On August 18, he once again requested: "All preparations must be completed by September 30. "
It was already August 23. Mao Zedong was studying a large stack of telegrams about the latest developments of the U.S. military in Juxiang Bookstore.
He called Zhou Enlai to exchange opinions on the Korean War. Unexpectedly, Zhou Enlai had to talk about the war. In the Juxiang Bookstore, Mao Zedong smoked while listening to Lei Yingfu’s report on the six opinions on the Korean War. From time to time, he used a pencil to write on the manuscript in front of him. A few strokes.
Juxiang Bookstore
Lei Yingfu finished his report in one breath. Mao Zedong just nodded without interrupting. He kept looking at Lei Yingfu. At the end, he solemnly said six words: "It makes sense and is very important. "
After Zhou Enlai expressed the same view, Mao Zedong got up and walked around the room. He smoked and said:
"According to reports, the US and British fleets are mobilizing to the Korean Strait, and aircraft are also mobilizing. It seems that if the US military has a major action, probably very recently. "
After finishing speaking, Mao Zedong turned his attention to Lei Yingfu.Lei Yingfu summoned up the courage to express his opinion: "Chairman, we have also made predictions about the landing time of the US military. September 15th is a spring tide day, and the US military is very likely to launch the Incheon landing on this day."
"Ah. , so precise. Can you be more specific?" Mao Zedong seemed to be very interested in this landing time.
Lei Yingfu said matter-of-factly:
The U.S. military landed in Inchon
"We have studied the tides on the west coast of North Korea from September to November. If September 15th is taken as the landing day, the highest tide times on that day will be twice. Therefore, We think it is very likely that the US military will choose that day to land."
Mao Zedong lit another cigarette and took a deep breath. When he slowly blew out the smoke in his chest, he immediately issued an order that had been brewing in his heart for a long time:
"Immediately notify the Thirteenth Corps in the Northeast to step up preparations. If something happens in August or September, they can take immediate action." ."
On the day he expected, that is, at 5 a.m. on September 15, 1950, the U.S. military's Inchon landing, which was most unfavorable to the Korean People's Army, was implemented.
After the U.S. military landed at Inchon, Mao Zedong praised Lei Yingfu and the General Staff War Room he led in front of Zhou Enlai.
Mao Zedong praised: "The Americans are nothing special. Our small staff can predict the time and location of MacArthur's landing, and it is so accurate."
Mao Zedong also specifically pointed out that Lei Yingfu should be used with more skills in this conversation. Focus on combat command work. If you have any important situations or opinions, you can report them to the Prime Minister and him at any time without any worries.
As a staff officer of the headquarters, Lei Yingfu was greatly encouraged by Mao Zedong's praise and encouragement, and at the same time he felt that the responsibilities on his shoulders were heavier.
