Zhang Guotao said: Lin Biao is a very skillful and ambitious person, and it is difficult to get along with others peacefully.
Huang Kecheng said: If Lin Biao was really worthless, how could he become the founding marshal?
Huang Kecheng
The one who is most afraid of Lin BiaoChiang Kai-shek said: He is a living war demon.
American reporter Snow said: Lin Biao was an outstanding tactician. The government troops who came to fight him from the Kuomintang all ended up in shit.
Thousands of words are said, but it is difficult for everyone to agree. What kind of person is the real Lin Biao?
Today, let’s take a look.
Stalin toasted Lin Biao directly refused to drink
When the Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950, the new China that was about to be established was just about to be reborn, and it was not long before it emerged from the suffering.
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The public entry into a state of war caused China to destroy the economic construction plan that it had finally started. In such a bleak situation, China needed the support of the Soviet Union.
Because of this, before the Politburo meeting was over, Premier Zhou left the meeting early and took a plane to the Soviet Union on October 8. Lin Biao's name was not on the list of accompanying persons, but at the banquet, Lin Biao's upright figure was very eye-catching.
Because in 1950, Lin Biao was recuperating in Moscow .
Lin Biao
Although the relationship between China and the Soviet Union has always been good, since it is asking for help, the Soviet side has also made it clear that it will assist the Chinese tanks and artillery in fighting in North Korea. Although it is not flattering, it still needs to be polite.
but Lin Biao did not.
Even if Stalin took the initiative to break the ice to show his goodwill, even if what he held was just a glass of ruby sweet wine, even if Stalin had already said funny and helpless "There is no poison in the wine, it's okay to take a sip" , Lin Biao still kept his radar indifferent and insisted on saying "I won't drink it."
Stalin
Stalin was not expecting such an inconsistency, but Lin Biao didn't care. What he always cared about was how he viewed others, not how others viewed himself.
This can be proven by Lin Biao's deeds as early as 1925 when he was admitted to the fourth class of Huangpu Military Academy.
In the enlisted student group, Lin Biao was in the same class as Premier Zhou's younger brother Zhou Enshou, Wen Qiang and Li Yunchang. Wen Qiang was the squad leader, but Lin Biao didn't take him seriously at all.
zhou Enshou
One day after the shooting class, Lin Biao was in a hurry to eat without inspecting the gun. After returning to the dormitory, he stuffed the gun under his pillow. After turning off the lights at night, Lin Biao lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. With nothing to do, he took the gun in his hand and played with it to familiarize himself with the feel.
Wen Qiang wanted to persuade him that it was unsafe, but knowing Lin Biao's weird temper, he didn't dare to say anything. But just when Wen Qiang turned over and was about to turn around, Lin Biao's gun went off, and directly punched a big hole in the pillow on the upper bunk bed. Fortunately, the person sleeping in the upper bunk went out to use the toilet, otherwise it would have been more serious.
Lin Biao
The instructor who heard the gunshot quickly ran over with a flashlight, "Who is shooting?"
Since he made a mistake, there was no point in escaping. Lin Biao took the initiative to admit his mistake, but Wen Qiang added at this critical moment, "Lin Biao has been playing around for a long time."
The angry instructor asked Lin Biao to go to solitary confinement the next day. As soon as the instructor left, Lin Biao said to Wen Qiang "You Hunan mule, how can you add insult to injury?" From then on, he never talked to Wen Qiang again until Wen Qiang took the initiative to break the ice during the Nanchang Uprising and the two reconciled.
Lin Biao
Obviously he acted unreasonably first, but he was unkind in his self-consistent excuses. This alone destined Lin Biao to have few close friends, but friendship in this world is not only about sincerity for sincerity, but also about admiration and mutual sympathy.
As we all know, Chairman Mao has two "protecting gods" for his security. One is Su Yu, who " has the most tricks and is extremely difficult to eliminate", and the other is the "war devil" Lin Biao.
Because of these two figures, Chiang Kai-shek deepened his sadness, but the powerful combination made the Chinese People's Liberation Army invincible.
Su Yu
The two people have many similarities. Not to mention their ruthlessness on the battlefield, they are both more like "white-faced scholars". smokes, drinks, plays cards, and dances. is equally unaffected. His biggest hobby in life is reading maps. Lin Biao would give half of the soybeans he grabbed from his pocket to Su Yu, and Su Yu took them without hesitation, studying them while looking at them.
Lin Liheng once said, "Among high-level military cadres, the one my father has the most contacts with is Su Yu." Lin Biao, who regarded himself as aloof, attached great importance to Su Yu's opinions and suggestions. When they met in early October 1927, the hot-blooded Lin Biao often wrote and drew mysteriously in the notebook. It was not until Nie Rongzhen recalled it many years later that all written on it were the numbers of Lin Biao's annihilation of enemies in battle.
Nie Rongzhen
Of course this was not what he saw, but Lin Biao secretly poking and competing with Su Yuzai, who was also a company-level cadre.
With his outstanding military talents, Lin Biao made great progress and became Chairman Mao's number one general. His official position was higher than that of Su Yu, but Lin Biao never spoke with panache when talking to Su Yu, just like in the past.
Contact with Chiang Kai-shek Lin Biao seizes the initiative
Chiang Kai-shek is famous for his shady character and deep-rooted government, but Lin Biao, the "disciple" , is something he will never let go of in his life.
Lin Biao
One was the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, and the other was an unparalleled student. Chiang Kai-shek had never thought of recruiting Lin Biao to serve him. If Chiang Kai-shek really succeeded, it is unknown that China's history would be rewritten.
It's a pity that when faced with the olive branch thrown by Chiang Kai-shek, Lin Biao's "Not a word of speculation" stabbed him directly in the heart, not even giving him a chance to speak.
Lin Biao did not talk much, but every sentence he said casually was on point and did not talk nonsense.
Lin Biao
When he led a small column to inspect the Jinxi battlefield in November 1946, Lin Biao, who did not have a communication "code book", could not even contact the troops. When he happened to meet Huang Kecheng and Liang Xingchu, who had not seen their old subordinates for several years, Lin Biao still didn't say a word of nonsense. He went straight to the point and asked about the situation of the troops. When he was about to leave a "code book", he didn't even say a polite word to help the tired people.
So meticulous, Lin Biao may have only told a joke once in his life.
It was after the battle of Xiushuihezi in February 1946, the People's Liberation Army held a Northeast Bureau meeting in Fushun . While sitting in a restaurant to eat, Lin Biao told a joke about a dialogue between "Soviet people and Chinese people".
Lin Biao
Soviet: Do you want to drink? Chinese: No! Soviet: Do you smoke? Chinese: No! Soviets: Then what’s the point of living?
The boring joke did not make anyone laugh. Even Lin Biao did not smile on his face, because he is the "Chinese" and because he knows what is the meaning of life without smoking and drinking.
That’s the battle!
Others like to fight battles with numerical superiority. Even when the strategic decisive battle kicked off in 1948, Chiang Kai-shek, who relied on his strong manpower, believed that victory must belong to him. However, Lin Biao was different from others. He liked to fight the battle in which the weak defeated the strong.
Lin Biao
He won the first battle against the "encirclement and suppression" campaign on November 5, 1930, ambushed Huangpi Caotaigang and annihilated the 52nd enemy division in three hours, and broke the myth of the Japanese army's invincibility in one day on September 25, 1937, 1947 Taking back the initiative in the Northeast...
Every one of Lin Biao's subordinates has enemies to endure hardships. It is precisely because of his absolute strength that even though Lin Biao is often cold-faced, he is also very cold when interacting with others. No matter how late the commander reports to work, Lin Biao will not let him have a meal, or even get up to see him off, and no one will show dissatisfaction.
Lin Biao
Even Liu Yalou , who had a reputation for having a bad temper, used to look down on everyone, but when working under Lin Biao, let alone dawdling, as long as Lin Biao said "call Staff Liu here to discuss matters", Liu Yalou would run away all the way.
Liu Yalou
In addition to these, Lin Biao is still famous for not being able to tolerate sand in his eyes.
In August 1947, Lin Biao, who led the Northeastern Democratic Alliance , launched an attack on the Kuomintang. When the battle line reached Meihekou , in order to compete for this fortress, Du Yuming sent the ace 184th Division.
Du Yuming thought he was sure of victory, but when he saw clearly who was coming, Lin Biao's anger level was indeed maxed out, and he shouted "Annihilate them all, no uprising allowed."
Such an approach goes against our army's attitude towards prisoners, but in Lin Biao's eyes, the 184th Division, which took advantage of the situation, did not deserve a second chance of trust.
Lin Biao
Because in 1945, the 184th Division chose to surrender, Zhu De even personally expressed his welcome and condolences. However, when the Kuomintang army mobilized its forces to launch a fierce counterattack, the 184th Division rebelled again.
The bad tactics of intrigues betrayed the trust of our army. Lin Biao, who could not tolerate the sand in his eyes, roared out "total annihilation" with endless anger.
driver Fang Shunan disagrees with saying that Lin Biao is a warlord
As Lin Biao's full-time driver, in the eyes of many people he is just a sports car. From Fang Shunan's perspective, Lin Biao is a very principled person.
He doesn't like to do things without a plan. No matter where he goes, Fang Shun'an must follow the planned route. Once, the road ahead was congested and Lin Biao was taking a nap behind him, so Fang Shun'an took a detour on his own initiative.
Lin Biao
After waking up, Lin Biao felt that something was wrong, so he told Fang Shun'an about it, but even so, Fang Shun'an did not think Lin Biao was difficult to approach, but he was a cold-tongued and warm-hearted type.
There is an old mother in Fang Shunan's family. It is said that the mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles away. The old mother often asks someone to send letters to her son. However, because it has to be forwarded internally, it was transferred to Fang Shunan, and what the mother said even happened several months later.
Lin Biao
But after seeing the letter, Fang Shunan hurriedly ran to Lin Biao: "Chief, I want to ask for leave and go home."
"What's the matter?" Lin Biao's tone was as cold as ever.
"My mother wrote that someone is going to build a house in my drying area, which will affect the drying of things. I want to go home and see the situation."
"No need to go, it has been solved."
It turned out that after learning the news, Lin Biao had already asked his secretary to contact the leaders of Fang Shunan's hometown to inquire about the situation, and persuaded him to build only one bungalow, which would not affect Fang Shunan's family to dry food.
Lin Biao and his family
Thinking that Fang Shun'an would have little chance of returning home, Lin Biao also used his salary to give money to his secretary to buy something to visit Fang Shun'an's mother, and told her that if she inquired about his son, she should tell her that Fang Shun'an had done a good job and he would not be willing to let him go.
Lin Biao's considerate side of human nature is reflected in Fang Shunan's mother, but his simplicity is reflected in his body.
After all, he was a high-ranking cadre, but Lin Biao wore whatever he could. The leather shoes were issued by the army. A pair could last for several years. The people's lives were getting better, but Lin Biao's clothes were still patched.
Lin Biao
Someone advised him to buy clothes, and Lin Biao always said "As long as you have something to wear, why do you need so much?"
Lin Biao was never gluttonous in terms of diet. Every meal was a vegetable, a steamed bun, and two ounces of meatloaf.
Someone brought fresh seasonal fruit to Lin Biao. Lin Biao was kind enough to accept it, but he stuffed the food to his secretary without even looking at it, saying "Give everyone a share."
Lin Biao
Although he does not have a wide circle of friends and his style of doing things is different from the "standard answer", Lin Biao is at least not unpleasant. His military talents have attracted many suitors. His valuable quality of talking less and doing more also consolidates his prestige when interacting with others.
Unkindness, withdrawn personality, aloof and conceited are all labels on Lin Biao, but they are not all. His outstanding military ability, his illustrious military exploits, and his stability despite being dull and unsociable are also the components of this person who is "not good at talking nonsense".
