One night in mid-September, 11971, Zhang Wannian, the commander of the Iron Army Division, suddenly received a call from the military political commissar. The military political commissar told him that the superiors said that there was a problem with your division political commissar, and you should prevent him from escaping, committing murder, committing suicide, and mobilizing troops without authorization.
After saying this, the military political commissar reminded Zhang Wannian to say that you can only know this matter and don’t tell anyone. So, who is the political commissar of the Iron Military Advisor, and what problems will he have?
His name is Guan Guanglie, a native of Liaoning. During the War of Liberation, he participated in the Northeast Field Army . He experienced the Liaoshen Battle and the 4th Field Army and the 4th Field Army went south to fight. In 1965, he served as the political commissar of the 127th Division of the 43rd Army. At that time, Zhang Wannian was the division commander. This division is also the famous Iron Military Advisor, and its earliest history can be traced back to the Ye Ting Independent Regiment during the Northern Expedition. What's the problem with Guan Guanglie? In 1959, he served as secretary of Lin Biao's office. When the September 13th incident broke out, Lin Biao had problems, and Guan Guanglie naturally had to become the target of censorship.
So the superior called Zhang Wannian urgently. Guan Guanglie is Zhang Wannian's partner, but now he says he has a problem. How should Zhang Wannian deal with it? At that time, the September 13 incident had not been announced yet, and he could not think of any problems with Guan Guanglie, but he had to follow the instructions of his superiors resolutely.
Zhang Wannian Analysis: Guan Guanglie will definitely not be able to commit crimes and mobilize troops. He is just a political commissar of the division and needs to ask for instructions. Zhang Wannian was not worried that Guan Guanglie would commit suicide. What he was most worried about was that Guan Guanglie ran away and he could not explain it to his superiors.
For this reason, Zhang Wannian arranged for the guard platoon leader to focus on Guan Guanglie and report any situation immediately. On the morning of September 23, Zhang Wannian received another call from the military political commissar. The military political commissar notified him and Guan Guanglie to go to Zhengzhou for a meeting, and specifically reminded Zhang Wannian: Be careful on the way to .
At this time, Guan Guanglie seemed to have noticed it. On the train, he repeatedly asked Zhang Wannian what meeting he had? In order to stabilize him, Zhang Wannian replied, I don’t know what meeting to hold, we will know where we will.
At 3 pm, the train drove to Luoyang , and the military political commissar also got on the train, and they arrived in Zhengzhou together. Henan Provincial Party Committee directly sent a car to take them to the Provincial Party Committee’s small guesthouse. The leaders of other military leaders arrived together.
At around 4 pm, Liu Jianxun, Secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee and Political Commissar of , Wuhan Military Region, conveyed the central government’s emergency documents to everyone and announced the September 13 incident. Zhang Wannian and others were shocked.
Then, Liu Jianxun asked everyone to express their opinions. Guan Guanglie, with a pale face, said, "I have been his secretary for seven years, blowing the trumpet and carrying the sedan chair, but I didn't expect it to be like this."
This is a fairly serious political issue. Zhang Wannian interrupted and asked, "You went to Lin Biao's office a few days ago, but you don't know at all?" Then he expressed his firm support for the central government's decision and maintained a high degree of consistency with the central government.
Everyone finished their statement, and Liu Jianxun called Guan Guanglie aside to talk. In the evening, Liu Jianxun came to inform Zhang Wannian and the military political commissar that Guan Guanglie stayed and continued to study the problem, and you can go back now.
What is the problem with Guan Guanglie? Liu Jianxun did not say. In fact, Guan Guanglie was quarantined and investigated as soon as he went out. Then he was detained as a retaliatory criminal and sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment 10 years. In 1981, Guan Guanglie was released and placed in Luoyang.
As an old revolutionary, he can receive several hundred yuan in living expenses every month and usually pick up some waste paper to sell. In 2008, Guan Guanglie passed away at the age of 82.
Guan Guanglie had a problem, and as his partner Zhang Wannian inevitably came to censorship. Fortunately, Zhang Wannian was full of integrity and was not afraid of being slanted. He was not dismissed from his post and continued to lead the army with the pressure.
In 1973, after the commanders of the eight military regions were transferred, Yang Dezhi came to the Wuhan Military Region to be the commander. At that time, the review of Zhang Wannian had not yet ended. After understanding, Yang Dezhi made the final decision and announced that Zhang Wannian had no problem. The Iron Military Advisor was the party's army, not his Lin Biao's army.
Zhang Wannian’s burden was completely put down.Many years later, Zhang Wannian took the leadership position of commander of the of the military region, served as the chief of staff, and later served as vice chairman of the military commission. He was always grateful to the founding general Yang Dezhi.
