It was at this Congress that Deng Xiaoping, who was working at the Jiangxi Tractor Factory, was elected as a member of the Central Committee. Deng Xiaoping returned to Beijing, resumed presiding over party and government work, and played a role in national development and constru

In August 1973, the Tenth Congress of the Communist Party of China was held ahead of schedule. The early convening of the conference was a decision that had to be made due to the Lin Biao incident!

It was at this Congress that Deng Xiaoping, who was working at the Jiangxi Tractor Factory, was elected as a member of the Central Committee. Deng Xiaoping returned to Beijing, resumed presiding over party and government work, and played a role in national development and construction.

Shortly after Deng Xiaoping returned to Beijing, Chairman Mao suddenly asked Wang Hongwen and Deng Xiaoping a pointed question: "What will China be like after I die?"

Wang Hongwen, then Vice Chairman of the Central Committee, replied very respectfully: Chairman's The revolutionary line will continue forever.

After thinking for a while, Deng Xiaoping replied thoughtfully: "We may repeat the mistakes of 'Warlords fighting, the world is in chaos'."

Chairman Mao seemed to be more interested in Deng Xiaoping's answer after hearing this, and he continued to ask questions : "If this situation really happens, how to solve it?"

Deng Xiaoping did not answer, switched his teacup with Chairman Mao's.

Chairman Mao nodded understandingly and said with a smile: "Heroes see the same thing."

So, why did Deng Xiaoping's answer make Chairman Mao think that "the heroes see the same thing"? What is the deep meaning behind this small act of swapping Mao and Deng’s teacups?

Talking and laughing, changing the major ills of New China

In 1971, two years before the Tenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Chairman Mao went to inspect the People's Liberation Army's troops in central and southern China.

During the inspection, Chairman Mao discovered that there were problems within the People's Liberation Army at that time. Many heads of military regions had actually worked in their military regions for a long time. Three to five years is considered short, but more than ten years are firmly established. There are many important people who control one side's army.

Whenever trying to coordinate work within the military region, these officers would bring their cronies with them.

Some of these senior military officers with real power have formed their own independent "hills", which makes it impossible for political commissars to accurately convey the spirit of the central government's documents.

Chairman Mao was very alert to this kind of military ecology. If the PLA commanders and fighters only focus on the defense work in one area, their working methods will inevitably become path-dependent, which will lead to officers lacking creativity and flexibility in military management. This will undoubtedly It will become a major and stubborn problem for the future development of our army.

But Chairman Mao's physical condition was not particularly optimistic at that time, and he had no intention of leading the new reform plan. At this time, he needs to find someone who can truly replace his own will to complete this reform activity.

However, an accidental question, made Chairman Mao discover that Comrade Xiaoping actually had the same worries as himself.

This made Chairman Mao determined to rectify the problems within the army, so he announced the convening of a Politburo meeting.

Comrade Deng Xiaoping, who was just elected, is more suitable to be the person to complete this historical mission.

From December 12 to 22, 1973, Mao Zedong presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and proposed that Comrade Deng Xiaoping serve as a member of the Military Commission and the Political Bureau.

For the late Chairman Mao, such a ten-day meeting was undoubtedly a difficult tug-of-war. However, his performance at the meeting was quite sharp and decisive, and he did not show fatigue at all.

Facing these military and political officials, Mao Zedong said straight to the point: "I want to discuss a military issue here today. The commanders of the major military regions across the country will be swapped."

Without waiting for the reaction of the Politburo members present, he then led All participants at the venue sang "Three Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention" together.

Chairman Mao’s thoughts were very clear. All members of the Politburo present had simple revolutionary sentiments.

The moment this song, which represents the lofty moral ideals and noble party spirit of the Communist Party of China, is sung in their mouths, any selfish desires in their bodies will be extinguished.

after singing this song. Mao Zedong continued to express his thoughts.

In order to be able to realize the large-scale transfer of military regions across the country, each military region needs to be replaced. He said this: "Only in unison can we win, but it will not work if one person is inconsistent."

In order to be able to persuade those who have objections to the transfer of military region commanders Comrades, he added: "It is not good for one person to stay in one place for a long time. It will get oily after a long time!"

Faced with the doubts of the political commissar, he said again: "About the transfer I have been thinking about this issue for many years."

Chairman Mao talked a lot about his views on military mobilization. Then he invited Deng Xiaoping, who had just been transferred back to the Central Committee, and said: "Now we have invited a chief of staff to come back. . It was not I who invited him back, but the Politburo who invited him back."

Indeed, as early as March 10, 1973, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made the "On Restoring Comrade Deng Xiaoping's Party Organizational Life and the Position of Vice Premier of the State Council" "Decision" report, This report just proves the rationality of Comrade Deng Xiaoping's responsibility for this reform.

Since it is a collective decision made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, it is naturally difficult for others to say anything.

But Deng Xiaoping still had doubts. After all, he had just restored his political status and now he was going to shake the positions of these military leaders.

In order to allow Deng Xiaoping to start his work, Chairman Mao said to Deng Xiaoping: "People always make mistakes when doing work. If you don't do work, you won't make mistakes. But if you don't do work, it is a mistake in itself."

Although These words may sound like urging and blaming, but in fact Chairman Mao encouraged Deng Xiaoping, hoping that he could carry out this military mobilization efficiently.

I met more than forty old comrades in one breath.

On December 18, a highly confidential notice was delivered to the hands of the responsible comrades in each military region.

At the end of this top-secret notice, he wrote: "Please do not pass on the meeting, Beijing will send a plane to pick it up."

Afterwards, the commanders of the eight military regions immediately took a plane and went to Beijing.

This shows how much the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China attaches great importance to the order to mobilize these military region commanders.

Next, Chairman Mao sat together with members of the Political Bureau, commanders of major military regions, and political commissars.

At a glance, the room was filled with old comrades who had fought side by side with Chairman Mao in the turbulent years.

The chat between the comrades was simple and affectionate. As Chairman Mao reminisced with the commanders, the atmosphere gradually became lively. Recalling the meeting that day, Chairman Mao always said with emotion: "Don't you see Chaoge Butcher resigned from Jijin and came to Weibin from the eighty-year-old. I am now eighty years old, and I am the one who fished you all." Coming to Zhongnanhai."

More than 40 years later, this great initiative is still a good talk. Everyone praised Chairman Mao's superb political operation for being able to easily transfer these military officials out of their own territories.

On December 22, the political meeting ended. Comrade Deng Xiaoping, as Chairman of the Military Commission, issued the "Order of the Central Military Commission on the Exchange of Commanders of the Eight Military Regions", which officially began to operate from that day on.

The orders issued by the Central Military Commission are strict, requiring that during the transfer of commanders of each military region, the time should not exceed 10 days, and the accompanying personnel should not exceed 10 people.

The content is concise but powerful, and all military regions immediately took action.

Soon, these military and political officials completed their military mobilization tasks as scheduled. It must be said that Deng Xiaoping's political skills were still very powerful.

Under Chairman Mao's "responsibility should be welcomed, not deserted" call, all the old revolutionary comrades have gone to the new environment and found their place in the new military region.

Looking at Deng Xiaoping’s political wisdom from the exchange of military orders

Since the reform in 1955, the commanders of China’s major military regions have basically not changed much.

For example, General Xu Shiyou, who was responsible for the defense of the Nanjing Military Region, served as the commander of the Nanjing Military Region from 1955 until 1973.

During his tenure, General Xu Shiyou made considerable contributions to military training and cultural construction. However, 18 years of life in the Nanjing Military Region also made him gradually feel unfamiliar with other military regions.

The commander exchanged with General Xu Shiyou is called Ding Sheng. General Ding Sheng, who is in charge of the Guangzhou Military Region , is a general with a very brave fighting style and is a leader among the founding fathers.

There was a reason why Deng Xiaoping considered swapping the two men. General Xu Shiyou's combat style and principles were also vigorous and resolute. Swapping these two jobs ostensibly means letting the two veteran generals move to new places, but their styles are similar, and the style of managing the army will not change much.

In addition, General Han Xianchu of the Fuzhou Military Region faced Taiwan directly. In order to prevent Chiang Kai-shek from taking action in Taiwan, the pressure was great. After swapping with General Pi Dingjun of the Lanzhou Military Region , Being in the relatively stable Lanzhou Military Region can help him recuperate.

General Chen Xilian of the Shenyang Military Region and General Li Desheng of the Beijing Military Region were swapped very quickly. Not only were the territories in charge of these two generals connected, but General Li Desheng and General Chen Xilian also belonged to the same second field, so they were familiar with each other and moved to new jobs. It’s even more handy.

But if we say that the most handy ones are none other than General Yang Dezhi and General Zeng Siyu. General Zeng Siyu was once an old subordinate of General Yang Dezhi. Not only did they have a similar mind, but they also knew their respective personalities.

The job swap of these eight generals helped the Chinese army usher in a new atmosphere in 1973, and brought a fresh sense of work to these generals.

As Chairman of the Military Commission, Deng Xiaoping was very aware of the problems that might arise from such a large-scale transfer of commanders. Under his idea of ​​"stability overriding all else," although there were adjustments to the eight military regions, these adjustments were not random adjustments; The adjustment plan is made on the premise that the commander can adapt to the new environment as quickly as possible as smoothly as possible.

With the smooth progress of the work, the commanders of the eight military regions have realized large-scale transfers, and the rigid problems within the military regions have also been resolved.

Summary

Chairman Mao’s sudden question to Deng and Wang after the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was not a whim, but a question made after careful consideration.

Comrade Deng Xiaoping, as an old revolutionary who has experienced ups and downs, witnessed great storms, and experienced bullets, has the mind to "worry about the world first, and rejoice after the world is happy."

He has had the experience of working at the grassroots level and being close to the people more than once. These experiences have enabled him to grasp the direction of history with a pragmatic attitude.

Therefore, Chairman Mao and Deng Gong "have the same heroic views."