Lin Biao is one of the top ten marshals of the People's Liberation Army. He is a fourth-term graduate of Huangpu University. After the failure of the Great Revolution, Lin Biao participated in the Nanchang Uprising and participated in the construction of the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base. During the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, Lin Biao fought in the north and south, witnessing the birth of New China.
There are four people around Lin Biao who are called his "Four King Kongs". These four people are Huang Yongsheng, Qiu Huizuo, Li Zuopeng and Wu Faxian. In the late 1960s, these four people all held important positions in the People's Liberation Army. Today we are going to talk about the story of Huang Yongsheng, one of Lin Biao's "Four King Kongs". How was Huang Yongsheng in his later years?
In the early morning of September 13, 1971, the September 13th Incident occurred. On September 24, Huang Yongsheng was placed under quarantine for review. In 1981, when reviewing the "Two Cases", Huang Yongsheng was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of 218. However, shortly after the sentencing, Huang Yongsheng was released on medical parole because of his serious illness. In his later years, he was placed in Qingdao, where he lived an ordinary life.
As we all know, Huang Yongsheng’s censorship was mainly related to the September 13th incident. When the September 13th Incident occurred, he served as the Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army. In fact, according to Huang Yongsheng himself, he did not want to serve as Chief of General Staff. It was March 1968, and Huang Yongsheng was urgently called to Beijing to attend a meeting. At this meeting, Yang Chengwu, then acting chief of general staff, was dismissed, and Premier Zhou announced on the spot that Huang Yongsheng would replace Yang Chengwu.
Huang Yongsheng was not mentally prepared, but it was hard for him to say anything at the meeting. When Huang Yongsheng recalled the meeting afterwards, he said to his son: "Should I refuse in front of Yang Chengwu?" After the meeting, Huang Yongsheng immediately told Premier Zhou that he was not suitable to serve as Chief of General Staff, and Premier Zhou asked him to He reported to Lin Biao.
After Huang Yongsheng met Lin Biao, Lin Biao took out a letter of appointment. The letter of appointment stated Lin Biao's suggestion: "It is recommended that Huang Yongsheng serve as acting chief of general staff." However, Chairman Mao instructed Huang Yongsheng to directly serve as chief of general staff and no longer need to be "acting chief of staff." ". Seeing Chairman Mao's personal instructions, Huang Yongsheng couldn't say anything. After that, he officially took office and became the new Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army. After
became the chief of general staff, Huang Yongsheng had more contact with Lin Biao. He needed to report his work to Lin Biao. Because the two were closely related, Huang Yongsheng also became one of Lin Biao's "Four King Kongs." However, the September 13th incident completely changed their fate.
It is said that Huang Yongsheng was very surprised when he learned about the September 13th incident. He really did not expect such a result. Perhaps out of self-preservation, Huang Yongsheng put the photos of himself and Lin Biao and some documents at home in a vat and burned them. During the burning process, there were too many things and even a vat exploded. The guards discovered Huang Yongsheng's behavior.
On September 24, 1971, Huang Yongsheng was placed in isolation for examination. He remained in detention until he was released on medical parole due to poor health after the sentencing. After being released from prison, Huang Yongsheng was placed in Qingdao. Soon after, he was diagnosed with liver cancer. This disease is basically caused by anger. From this aspect, we can also infer that Huang Yongsheng lived a depressed life in his later years.
On April 26, 1983, Huang Yongsheng died of illness in Qingdao People's Hospital at the age of 73. Among Lin Biao's "Four King Kongs", Huang Yongsheng was the first to die, and the other three all lived longer. When he was dying, Huang Yongsheng was lying on the hospital bed, with his son by his side. Huang Yongsheng kept shouting: "I demand redress, I did not rebel against the chairman." His son quickly comforted him, and Huang Yongsheng shouted again, "Military uniform, Military uniform..."
After Huang Yongsheng passed away, his son put him in the Type 55 military uniform that he wore when he was awarded the title. This military uniform left this world with Huang Yongsheng.
