However, in June 1972, a large number of veterans finally had the opportunity to come back after experiencing a series of complicated political affairs. Some veteran cadres were in trouble again due to the decline from major military regions.

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New China was established, but the reform has not stopped. Many founding heroes and authoritative veterans temporarily withdrew from the political stage due to some political changes. However, in June 1972, a large number of veterans finally had the opportunity to come back after experiencing a series of complicated political affairs. Some veteran cadres were in trouble again due to the decline from major military regions. What are the hidden secrets of all major positions that reject experienced veteran cadres? What kind of disputes will Premier Zhou face when he coordinates with himself?

After the founding of New China, the turbulent reform path had just stabilized. In June 1972, Chairman Mao ordered the then General Political Department to begin planning a list of 175 generals to come back, and the specific work fell on Premier Zhou.

In October 1972, according to the list of generals reported to the Central Committee, Premier Zhou convened a meeting of the Politburo. At the meeting, he conveyed Chairman Mao's wise decision, urged all departments to actively implement the cadre policies, and allocate tasks to different departments on the spot. The soldiers who are about to come back will be responsible for the coordination and arrangements based on different levels. In principle, it is "from top to bottom, from easy to difficult."

This mission was personally supervised by Premier Zhou, but there were too many generals who came back. At first, they were searched one by one, but later they became one by one. Even so, they were still busy every day and were unable to do anything. So Premier Zhou thought of finding two capable assistants. How to find it? This is a technical job, because we must serve veteran cadres fairly and justly, and we cannot have selfish intentions. Tian Weixin, director of the General Political Department of , played a significant role with the Third Field General Wei Boting.

The central government sent staff from all over the country to the cadres’ hometowns, met and communicated with the cadres’ families, and discussed specific matters of arranging work. Some cadres' whereabouts are unknown, and they also provide important clues due to letters from their families to the central government and information provided by local personnel.

Tian Weixin

With everyone's efforts, many generals have gradually restored their original positions. However, the embarrassing thing is that the jobs of many generals on the list have long been replaced. It is quite difficult to find a job that matches their rank and abilities in the military. For example, the three founding generals Chen Zaidao, Wang Jian'an and Li Zhimin were all rejected by major military regions, which gave the staff a headache, so Premier Zhou had to take action himself.

Chen Zaidao was born in Macheng City, Hubei Province. He participated in the Huangma Uprising. He participated in the revolution at the age of 17. He performed well in the military and was promoted step by step. He followed the Communist Party to defeat Japanese imperialism and forced the Kuomintang to retreat until the founding of New China. He won the title of general in 1955 and was later transferred to Wuhan to serve as commander of Wuhan Military Region.

It is regrettable that after hearing the radio from Taiwan and the United States, his son had some rebellious ideas and boldly betrayed the intelligence to our enemy camp, so that he was executed by a counter-revolutionary crime. He was repeatedly slandered and unfairly treated. Although he retained his loyalty, he was still revoked due to his huge influence.

Chen Zaidao

Chen Zaidao never lost his expectations for the party. Until 1972, Chairman Mao rehabilitated the old general and he was able to return to work. Since Chen Zaidao once served as the commander of the Wuhan Military Region, he had already had a new position, so he had to arrange another position for him, but it was not easy for him to continue to serve as deputy commander in the Wuhan Military Region, so he had to fight for his position in another military region.

But the problem is that as an old comrade with a high prestige, Chen Zaidao was once the boss of many military commanders. If he wanted to carry out new work, many people were worried that work might be hindered by former colleagues or superiors. Therefore, Chen Zaidao's comeback was rejected by many military regions. Premier Zhou had to deal with this matter himself. At a loss, he thought of the commander-in-chief of Fuzhou Military Region Han Xianchu .

The veterans came back and encountered difficulties, and major military regions refused. Where will they go? Premier Zhou personally does the work, what guarantees will the veteran have in his later years?

han Xianchu

han Xianchu once performed outstandingly in the War of Liberation. He personally supervised the battle of the 38th Army in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. He also opened up the tactics of crossing the sea to fight, liberated Hainan, and was once given the title of "General Changsheng" by the army. Such an excellent general has an open mind. Although he was hesitant when he heard Premier Zhou’s arrangements, he was able to understand the difficulties of the veterans and generously extend an olive branch. This is the style of a general. In the end, Chen Zaidao joined Fujian Military Region and served there.

is similar to Chen Zaidao's fate, and he is also arranged to work in Fujian and has a veteran Li Zhimin. Li Zhimin was born in Liuyang, Hunan in 1906. He studied in a private school for several years when he was young. Later, he found a job as a teacher in the village and also served as a local principal to teach and educate people.

But later, the gentry acted erratic and oppressed the people, but ordinary people lived in poverty and hardship, and their basic food, clothing, housing and transportation were not guaranteed. God's injustice and the numbness of the people, the literati at that time had different choices. For example, Lu Xun abandoned medicine and practiced literature to awaken people's inner passion, while Li Zhimin chose to abandon his pen and join the army, and joined the Red Army team in Hunan at that time, and protected the country with a gun.

After that, Li Zhimin survived these difficulties and obstacles, whether it was the Long March 6, the Anti-Japanese War, or the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Zhimin survived and was awarded the rank of general. Before being removed from his post, he worked as a political commissar and served as the Director of the Organization Department of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. During his tenure at the university, he trained a large number of military and political talents for the country and was very prestigious.

During the Liberation War, he served as the political commissar of the Field Column of the Hebei Central Military Region and the 2nd and 3rd Columns of the Jin-Cha-Hebei Field Army, and participated in many important battles such as Pingsui Road, Baonan, Zhengtai, Baobei, Qingfengdian , Qingcang, Shijiazhuang, Chasui, Pingjin, etc. In the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, he served as the political commissar of the Volunteer Army, but unfortunately he was involved in the subsequent political turmoil and was removed from his post. By the time he returned to the embrace of the party, he was already 56 years old.

In 1972, Chairman Mao cleared the generals' names, so Li Zhimin once again served as the political commissar of the Fuzhou Military Region. Because there were some problems with the political tendency of the Fuzhou political commissar at that time and had been quarantined for review, although Li Zhimin's "re-taking office" had also gone through twists and turns, it was much smoother than the other generals.

Li Zhimin

Wang Jian'an was born at the end of 1907 in a small village called Taohua Shahe, Huang'an County, Hubei Province. His family was poor in his early years and his life was very difficult. He even had to beg on the street for a living. Later, he became a cattle-herding boy from the landlord's family, and was always bullied and exploited by local tyrants and evil gentry, but he was very strong. At that time, the local gangsters deducted wages for various reasons. If ordinary people were to accept it, they would have accepted it and gradually became the "numb masses" written by Mr. Lu Xun. However, Wang Jianan was born with a rebellious . He heard from his predecessors that Cangzhou have outstanding martial arts abilities, and he was very fascinated.

In order to avoid being bullied, he went to Li Diantang, Bajimen, Cangzhou to learn from his master. After learning, he returned to his hometown to beat the bully who had bullied him and dispersed all the gold, silver and jewelry of the rich to the people. However, Wang Jianan also knew the truth that "a strong dragon will not suppress a local snake". In order to get rid of the entangled and revenge of evil forces and at the same time protect more people, he went to Wuhan to join the army, and at the same time changed the "see" in his name to "construction" of construction, which means serving the motherland and building a home.

Wang Jian'an

At that time, the warlords were strong, and Wuhan was under the jurisdiction of Wu Peifu . However, Wang Jian'an, who joined the army in Wuhan, could not stand suppressing the people, conserving money, and training his loose habits, and did not want to become what he once hated the most. So he returned to his hometown in anger and formed a unit of more than 60 people in his hometown to recruit some homeless refugees and villagers who spontaneously united to defend their homes.It was also such a unit that became part of the Red Army and contributed considerable strength to the later Huangma Uprising.

The veterans who were embarrassed have found their homes. General Wang Jianan, who was born in poverty and the chivalrous, will "whose family" fall in love with the flowers? Which military region will he go to work? Let's wait and see~

Wang Jian'an is not only brave and responsible, but also knows the overall situation very well. He is such a hero who accompanied the Red Army to fight at the age of 19, and passed the hurdles and defeated the generals. He fought fiercely until the end of 's resistance to the U.S. aggression and aid Korea. He won the title of general with the hope. He has a reputation in the army, both in terms of qualifications and prestige. He was once seriously injured and lying on the hospital bed, but he still insisted on commanding the battle. Finally, under his guidance, the war to liberate Jinan was successful.

Later, after experiencing political turmoil, Wang Jian'an left. His last position was in Jinan Military Region . Due to his former position, there were many old subordinates there. Premier Zhou had to go to another military region to check it out. At this time, he thought of Commander Han Xianchu of Fuzhou Military Region, but thought that Commander Han Xianchu had already accepted a veteran, it would probably not be so easy to ask again. Han Xianchu himself also said on the other end of the phone: "I already have an old comrade on this side, so other military regions can also arrange it!"

General Han Xianchu's rejection was very tactful, but the meaning was obvious. When Wang Jianan was the political commissar during the Red Army, Han Xianchu was still a division commander. He had only awe of his former superiors, so how could he have the nerve to let others work under his command? Seeing that things could not be done, Tian Weixin had to let Premier Zhou make a decision again. Premier Zhou listened and pondered for a long time before he told Tian Weixin that he would arrange Colonel Wang Jian'an to Tian Weixin first and do the subsequent ideological work by himself.

A few days later, Premier Zhou called Han Xianchu to his office. Tian Weixin thought it would take a lot of verbalism to convince Han Xianchu, but unexpectedly, Han Xianchu walked out with a smile. It turned out that after Premier Zhou's guidance, General Han Xianchu readily agreed to accept Wang Jian'an together. Tian Weixin couldn't help but convince Premier Zhou. Three years later, Chairman Mao recommended Wang Jian'an to the Central Committee as a military adviser.

In this way, several veterans became General Han Xianchu's deputy and went to the Fuzhou Military Region to work for Han Xianchu. What is admirable is that although the veterans have a deep experience and great military achievements, they do not rely on their seniority, which makes Han Xianchu difficult to deal with. Instead, they are full of energy and adapt to the new work very quickly. They are very generous and open-minded about their former subordinates becoming their current superiors.

The veterans have been in full swing for most of their lives and no longer care about the so-called fame and fortune. General Han Xianchu is even more broad-minded and sympathetic to the elderly's desire to continue returning to their posts, giving care to the generals. They also achieved mutual success, which not only brought benefits to the Fuzhou Military Region, but also reflected the excellent qualities of the soldiers.